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 

GIRL POWER

photo by Maryland GovPics

I generally like my cash money  --coins, chocolate with gold foil around them.  But I'm also okay with paper note $20 bills, with Harriet Tubman pictured.  "Harriet Tubman and Andrew Jackson lived on opposite sides of the American experience. . . .  Tubman, a black woman, escaped slavery to become a conductor on the Underground Railroad, risking her life to lead slaves to freedom.    news                                   

Principle in the type:  "She is clothed in strength and dignity."    Scripture

POWER NO POWER

photo by Arturo Pardavilla III

Not a big fan of the government-run-gambling-thingy-programs that go on.  I know, it can be tempting though.  I didn't cave, did you?   Here's what you were thinking when you threw your hard-earned money at the Powerball, right? 



                                  

Principle in the type:  "May I plead with us not to be hurt--and certainly not to feel envious--when good fortune comes to another person?   We are not diminished when someone else is added upon.  We are not in a race against each other to see who is the wealthiest or the most talented or the most beautiful or even the most blessed."  Jeffrey R. Holland    

SUCH A DEAL

photo by Roland Tanglao

Not sure how much Black Friday'ing you did.   But know "some of those Black Friday "deals" are not deals at all.   In fact, you could end up spending more for an item."   A WalletHub report "has some hard and fast figures to back that up."     . . . Oh heck, you guys know this.   Keep your eye on the ball.    news         
  

Principles in the type:  "Were it not for challenges to overcome and problems to solve, we would remain much as we are, with little or no progress.           Thomas S. Monson

 

GET IN MY BELLY

photo by Ricardo Diaz

At Porto's bakeries in Glendale and Burbank, California, "It's not about building money or becoming rich, that's just a byproduct of hard work," says Betty Porto.   story       And I can attest that their hard work makes a divine cheese and guava danish!   You can just take my word on this.

Principle in the type:  "That is not to say that you have to experience everything to find truth and fulfill your potential. . . . Thankfully, or own experiences are not the only ones we have to rely on.  This is one of the reasons we pass down wisdom from generation to generation . . . "               Jennifer Burrows Nielson           

PENNY PINCHER

photo by Jeffrey

A penny for his thoughts?  Okay, he'll add it to his collection.  After 45 years, Orth Anders, 73, cashed in "563,614 of them."  Anders, of Ruston, Louisiana, "amassed the amazing total after collecting the pennies since the 1960s and this week deposited $5136 worth into his bank account."  It took bank cashiers over five hours to process the "impressive collection."       story       

Principle in the type:  "On any one day, you can *change* the direction of your life."    Jim Rohn   

WHAT PLANET ARE YOU FROM?!

photo by Ron Cogswell

The weekend's poor performing movies, "left room for holdovers to take top spots."   Reclaiming its thrown, "The Martian" pulled in "15.9 million" in sales.   news            Maybe folks relate to feeling like they are from a different world?    

Principle in the type:  "Action is a great restorer and builder of confidence.  Inaction is not only the result, but the cause, of fear.  Perhaps the action you take will be successful; perhaps different actions or adjustments will have to follow.  But any action is better than no action at all.        Norman Vincent Peale