The County Fair and the 50 yard dash

The Orange Country fair opened the other day. I have only been to the OC once and it was a fun experience. Nothing compared to the LA County Fair. Ever since we have been married (1979) I and Tricia have been to the LA County fair each year, except one year when we were on a cruise ship in the middle of the Caribbean riding out a Hurricane. By the way, Carroll and Phebe Maddole are in St Thomas right now. Hope they are not by Tropical storms, Bertha, Elda, and Fausto.

The LA County Fair starts on Sept 5 and we will go for one day again this year. It’s that time of the year all across our country. Fairs, animals, horse races, Turkey legs, spa’s for sale, cotton candy, judges for the best in show, price money, auctions, crowds, deep fried Snickers and much more. At the Allentown Pennsylvania fair they are having a 50 Dad run the 50 yard dash. The catch is that you have to run in Woman’s High heels and you can’t duct-tape your heels to your legs. What is the world coming too!

Remember the 50 yard dash in school. Today it’s the 40. Wonder were the 10 yards went? In 7th grade I came in third at my school for the 50. I won the silver metal! WOW! The first place time was 7.1 seconds. Second was 7.3 and third (me) was 7.6. The fastest time recorded for the 50 yard dash in the U.S. Woman’s Indoor Track and Field Championships was in 1957 by Isabella Daniels. She clocked a 5.7. Just think--I was off by 1.9 seconds of a woman’s indoors track championships record. I just was wondering how she kept those high heels on.

Those Born 1930-1979

A friend sent this to me.

First, we survived being born to mothers who smoked and/or drank while they were pregnant.
They took aspirin, ate blue cheese dressing, tuna from a can, and didn't get tested for diabetes.
Then after that trauma, we were put to sleep on our tummies in baby cribs covered with bright colored lead-based paints.
We had no childproof lids on medicine bottles, doors or cabinets and when we rode our bikes, we had no helmets, not to mention, the risks we took hitchhiking.
As infants & children, we would ride in cars with no car seats, booster seats, seat belts or air bags.
Riding in the back of a pick up on a warm day was always a special treat.
We drank water from the garden hose and NOT from a bottle
We shared one soft drink with four friends, from one bottle and NO ONE actually died from this.
We ate cupcakes, white bread and real butter and drank Kool-aid made with sugar, but we weren't overweight because,
WE WERE ALWAYS OUTSIDE PLAYING!
We would leave home in the morning and play all day, as long as we were back when the streetlights came on.
No one was able to reach us all day. And we were O.K.
We would spend hours building our go-carts out of scraps and then ride down the hill, only to find out we forgot the brakes. After running into the bushes a few times, we learned to solve the problem.
We did not have Playstations, Nintendo's, X-boxes, no video games at all, no 150 channels on cable, no video movies or DVD's, no surround-sound or CD's, no cell phones, no personal computer! s, no Internet or chat rooms.......
WE HAD FRIENDS and we went outside and found them!
We fell out of trees, got cut, broke bones and teeth and there were no lawsuits from these accidents.
We ate worms and mud pies made from dirt, and the worms did not live in us forever.
We were given BB guns for our 10th birthdays, made up games with sticks and tennis balls and, although we were told it would happen, we did not put out very many eyes.
We rode bikes or walked to a friend's house and knocked on the door or rang the bell, or just walked in and talked to them!
Little League had tryouts and not everyone made the team. Those who didn't had to learn to deal with disappointment. Imagine that!!
The idea of a parent bailing us out if we broke the law was unheard of. They actually sided with the law!
These generations have produced some of the best risk-takers, problem solvers and inventors ever!
The past 50 years have been an explosion of innovation and new ideas.
We had freedom, failure, success and responsibility, and we learned HOW TO DEAL WITH IT ALL!
If YOU are one of them CONGRATULATIONS!
Kind of makes you want to run through the house with scissors, doesn't it?!

Aug 4-8

Central Community is offering Vacation Bible School on Aug 4 Thur the 8th. It's open to all kids K-6th grade. Bring your friends and family. Call our office for more information and to sign up. If you would like to help call the office at (951) 689-5806. Here is one of the songs for the week. I like it!. Reminds me of some people!

July 8th

July 8 is my daughter birthday. Happy Birthday Amber! You are now old. We had dinner, cake, ice cream and sang in the new year of 25. WOW! I have a daughter that is 25, I am real old. We had a great party with family and friends. I also was invited to fish yesterday with with Joe and Dan from church. We spent the day on Diamond lake in Hemet. What a great day of fishing and and hanging out with friend.

Nothing for miles and miles and miles.

We were traveling down the rift valley in Kenya, Africa and in the distance was a store in the middle of nothing. We had seen no towns, no people, nothing, just goats, birds, baboons, trees and then a Coca-Cola stand. It sold nothing but Coke.


It tells me that Coca-Cola Company rules the world. How amazing! In the middle of nothing there is a store to grab a nice warm Coke. Ice was still another one hundred miles away. Pepsi owns the ice company in Africa. (LOL!)
We should let Coca-Cola run the United States for a few years. If they can get a bottle of coke all the way to that remote place in Africa wonder that they could do with a barrel of Gasoline. I bet it would be cheaper! Coca-Cola for President! It's the real thing!
Have a Blessed Day!
Ken

July 4th

July 4th, 2008
What a blessing to live in the United States! I am so thankful for all our forefathers and the things they did, for the sacrifice them made, and the words and wisdom they gave to each of us. I have walked were Patrick Henry, Benjamin Franklin, George Washington, Thomas Jefferson and many more had walked in their lifetime. I was honored to share in the places they worked, in their homes and the stories about their lives. Below are some quotes they have left for us to live by.
Patrick Henry
“It can not be emphasized too strongly or too often that this great nation was founded, not by religionists, but by Christians, not on religions, but on the gospel of Jesus Christ!"
Thomas Jefferson
“Determine never to be idle. No person will have occasion to complain of the want of time who never loses any. It is wonderful how much may be done if we are always doing.”
Benjamin Franklin
“Guests, like fish, begin to smell after three days.”
George Washington
“It is impossible to rightly govern a nation without God and the Bible.”
July 4th, 1776
“We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all me are created equal that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness”
Go forth into Life. Enjoy your Liberty! Pursue the Lord for all your Happiness!
Pastor Ken

My Cell Phone

Well it’s a law. We can not talk on our cell phone's in California in our cars, unless you have a hands free device. I have a Super tooth Light Blue tooth Hands free Speakerphone. It’s great! Just push the green button to talk and the red to stop. It has clear voice Capture (CVC) Digital signal processor (DSP).It has real-time audio to process any echo or background noise. It adjusts sound levels to compensate for loud engine noise. WOW!
There are two things that bug’s me about the new law. I still have to push the green button to talk to you and the red to hang up on you. I still use my hands, so the question is, Will I get a ticket for using my Super tooth Light Blue tooth Hands free Speakerphone? Second, why does this new law allow me to use my computer while driving and not my cell phone? I can blog as I go down the freeway and it’s the law!
Well it all over my head as I drive down the road pushing my green button as I eat my hamburger and fries from In-and–Out. Have to push the red button now, so I can stop talking and take a drink of my Coca-Cola.