‘Tis the season of promises. ‘Tis also the time when those making their promises know memory of the public is short. The office seekers to the highest office in our land fill the airways and print media with cliches, phrases and hope-to-be-forgotten messages.
And, it seems that when reminded of statements made in campaigns when elected, they find ways to say their words were misinterpreted, taken out of context or meant for the situation at that time.
So, it is time for me to once again point out how important we really are in this world, and how we will be missed, as defined in the poem ‘The Indispensable Man.?
‘Sometime – when you’re feeling important,
Sometime – when your ego’s in bloom.
Sometime – when you take it for granted,
You’re the best in the room.

Sometime when you feel that your going,
Would leave an unfillable hole,
Just follow this simple instruction,
And see how it humbles your soul.

Take a bucket and fill it with water,
Put your hand in it, up to your wrist;
Pull it out, and the hole that’s remaining,
Is a measure of how you will be missed.

You may splash all you please when you enter,
You can stir up the water galore,
But stop and you’ll find in a minute,
That it looks just the same as before.

The moral in this quaint example,
Is do just the best that you can,
Be proud of yourself, but remember,
There is no indispensable man.
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The program at Oxford Rotary Club this week was about water. In particular it was how, in the past 30 years, people have become aware, involved and frightened by things being found in drinking water.
Most current is the amount and variety of over-the-counter, and prescription medicines, being found in our drinking and swimming water. The studies are too current to have been researched to the point of telling the effects, if any.
Which brings me to a ‘But That’s What It Says on the Label? item, and under that, ‘Your lawn or your life.?
The label says: ‘Pesticide ingredients? and then lists them.
You assume: All the ingredients – particularly the toxic ones – are in the list.
Actually: According to a recent study, more than ?600 toxic chemicals included in pesticides aren’t displayed on the brand labels.?
Why not? ‘Under federal pesticide regulations, these chemicals don’t have to be disclosed when they are inert ingredients, chemicals that assist in killing bugs and weeds, but aren’t the active agent of destruction.?
And, why aren’t they listed? Pesticide companies say they need to protect trade secrets.
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Life is not about how fast you run, or how high you climb, but how well you bounce.
A pastor to his flock, and a politician’s plea, ‘We welcome all denominations, especially tens and twenties.?
In case you missed the current number one country song, here it is: ‘It’s hard to kiss the lips goodnight that have been chewing on my behind all day.?