Props to George Washington Carver, inventor of peanut butter and 324 other products from peanuts, ''108 applications for sweet potatoes, and 75 products derived from pecans." And do't forget his contributions with the soybean.
Carver was a Godly man with a deep apreciation for God's creation:
"I love to think of nature as an unlimited broadcasting system, through which God speaks to us every hour, if we will only tune in."
Two more of my favorite quotes from him are:
"Learn to do common things uncommonly well; we must always keep in mind that anything that helps fill a dinner pail is valuble."
and,
"It is not the stlye of clothes one wears, neither the kind of automobiles one drives, nor the amount of money one has in the bank, that counts. These things mean nothing. It is simply service that measures success."
So thanks to you Mr. Carver, for all you gave.
Monday, April 25, 2005
Tuesday, April 12, 2005
With the knowledge that it has been ages since i have posted i will post something rather pointless just to make sure the blog is still alive. I have to give a presentation on the Austro-Prussian war. I am going to have to remember to speak slowly becuase it is not as long as i had hoped it would be. This Friday we have a half day at school. I, however, will be their for two hours after we are dismissed because we begin our AP review sessions. I will still get out early, and classes will be shorter. The review should be fun because i love history and i would rather spend two hours on that than on, say, science or math. The "Pay it Forward" club at school is meeting at school early tomorrow to hand out candy, assuming someone got permission from admin. I can't find my big, green bouncy ball, which makes me sad. Has anyone ever thought about why, when describing something, you don't say the color first? For instance, i should not have said "my green, big bouncy ball." i wonder why that is? I actually read that from Tolkien at some point. he didn't understand why it was unacceptable either.
I suppose this is enough pointless rambling for one night. enjoy!
I suppose this is enough pointless rambling for one night. enjoy!
Sunday, April 10, 2005
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