ONE FOR YOU ONE FOR ME ONE FOR YOU ONE FOR ME

photo by Rachael Towne

Built in 1853 for socialite Elizabeth Schermerhorn Jones in Rhinebeck, New York, Wyndclyffe Castle sold this month for a mere $120,000.  Most interesting fact is the currently rundown and deserted estate gave "birth to the idiom 'Keeping up with the Joneses,'" when first built.    I guess Joneses come, and Joneses go.    news

Principle in the type:  "Comparison is the thief of joy."   Theodore Roosevelt 

GOOD CHEER

photo by Stefan

A New York college student has visited "the same Santa Claus for 19 years!"  Hey, it's what her mom wants for Christmas ---   " 'In high school it was really embarrassing, but now I think it's really funny,' "  said McKenzie Doig.     story 

                

Principle in the type:  "It is a glorious thing to have old St. Nicholas in our hearts and in our homes today, whether he enters the latter through the open door or creeps down the chimney on Christmas Eve.  To bring happiness to others without seeking personal honor or praise by publishing it is a most commendable virtue."   David O. McKay

PERFORMING FOR YOUR SUPPER

photo by arvind grover

Performance anxiety anyone?  One has to audition even to be a performer in the New York subway stations.  Dozens and dozens made the first cut and showed up at NYC's Grand Central Terminal, ". . . vying for permission to set up their underground acts for tips.  They appeared before a jury of musicians and transit employees."    news link      New York, New York.  I hear if you make it there you can make it anywhere.   
               

Principle in the type:  "Hard work pays off - hard work beats talent any day, but if you're talented and work hard, it's hard to beat."  Robert Griffin III