Simple Truths

• You cannot bring about prosperity by discouraging thrift.
• You cannot strengthen the weak by weakening the strong.
• You cannot help little men by tearing down big men.
• You cannot lift the wage earner by pulling down the wage payer.
• You cannot help the poor by destroying the rich.
• You cannot establish sound security on borrowed money.
• You cannot further the brotherhood of man by inciting class hatred.
• You cannot keep out of trouble by spending more than you earn.
• You cannot build character and courage by destroying men’s initiative and independence.
• And you cannot help men permanently by doing for them what they can and should do for themselves.

Author: William J. H. Boetcker. Via they.mislead.us.

Small-town Wyoming hits the big time

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This is pretty cool. The lady who runs this place, Cheryl, used to cater for EnerCrest, so I can vouch for her cooking. Her sister, Tanya (who is also featured in the video), was EnerCrest’s accounts receivable specialist, and our next door neighbor in Marbleton. I’m looking forward to visiting.

P.S. There is a 32 second ad before the video starts.

How cool is this?

The family has gone to SLC for spring break, and I have to work. So, I decided to clean up the 23 gigs of photos on the hard drive, and start deciding which were really worth keeping. I think this is definitely a keeper.

From left to right: Grandpa, Carl Clark; Me, Aaron Clark; Great-grandpa, Wilford Clark; Dad, Jed Clark.

We took a four generation picture like this with James, me, Dad, and Grandpa when James was about this age, but I haven’t seen it for quite a while. If you have any knowledge of its whereabouts, please let me know.

Ft. Bridger, Wyoming

We went down to Ft. Bridger today for an Easter Egg Hunt. It didn't go so well. We missed the opening horn by about two minutes, and as a result, we didn't end up with any eggs. Bummer.

We got over that pretty quickly, though, and decided to go for a walk around the old Fort. It's a fascinating place, with a lot of history. It's name comes from the Jim Bridger, a trapper and trader who helped explore much of the west, and, if memory serves, helped discover South Pass. That discovery helped enable the significant migration of thousands of persons throughout the west. Other than that, I don't know much about the Fort. Sorry.

I ended up shooting a few pictures, and I thought this one was kind of interesting:

 

It's not much to look at on its own, but after a little post processing, I thought it was kind of fun.

 

Weather today

We may be down later than planned.

AC

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