As the story goes, the government advertised that anyone who could prove real need could win a grant for one million dollars. Among the many that applied was a farmer. When asked what he would do with the money, he replied, “I would just farm and farm and farm until it was all gone.” A farmer is a man outstanding in his field. Most only work half days – from 6:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m., plus overtime. They…
Being a good example has no better theater than in the home. Raising children requires it. You owe it to tomorrows’ teachers, leaders, lawmakers and advisors to be good parents to them now, and most of what you provide will come from not what you tell them, but what they learn from your example. Gandhi said: “be the change you wish to see in the world.” With so much bad out there, the good you provide in your…
The present is shadow of our pre-existence, and type of our post-mortal experience. That which we are progressing in now had its origins in the pre-existence and continues in the after life. Think about this – as sons and daughters of a Heavenly Father we were born to use divinely inherited powers to create. We did before, can do now and can continue to create, and, if we do it right, what we create will endure in the…
During a recent trip to Brigham Young’s St. George home, I was reminded why the pioneer beds had such long tapered legs, and the beds were so high off the floor. It wasn’t just so the “honey pot” would fit under the bed. Decon and Rat be Gone hadn’t been invented yet and rats and mice were still common house guests, spreading their germs and diseases so uncommon in our modern homes today. After natural disasters rodent populations…
“It’s still snowing and it’s clear up to here,” said the weather briefer. E-T-B-A-W followed as abbreviated suffixes to the printed aviation weather forecast that followed. (F) means fog. (S) is snow. (RI) stands for rim ice – something you never want to fly in. The weather was bad, but how bad? “What’s ETBAW,” I asked? The briefer replied: “Even The Birds Are Walking.” BAD! BAD! BAD! Some things are hard to understand about the weather. This…
Irving Berlin made the idea of a “White Christmas” a desirable, warm experience of the holiday season. For 70,000 Utahns, neither was Christmas week of 2003 warm, nor was it desirable to be without power in the aftermath of the biggest winter storm in 20 years. Some were cold for up to 7 days, with little food and drink. Barbeques were brought indoors for heat, poisoning scores of ill prepared families. Look around and find seasoned, all-weather specialists…
When it comes to the best stuff, nothing beats good homemade food. The following is the promised banana candy recipe that makes good enough stuff to even give away as Christmas presents. Using over ripe but not mushy bananas that are still sliceable, stick a fork through a ¼ inch thick cross cut piece and dip it in honey or Kero Syrup to get it sticky. You can color and flavor the honey with a table spoon or…
The easiest way to peel a banana without a knife is to start at the bottom end instead of the stem. Did you know that bananas are not only great for energy, but are an exceptional source of potassium? Additionally, home dried bananas will store until you have eaten them all. I’m not talking about the sweetened with coconut oil and honey, crispy, tasteless, commercial dried bananas. Home dried bananas need no sweeteners or preservatives, and their texture…
The typical worker bee will fly a distance equivalent to circumnavigating the globe in its’ short life time as it gathers nectar. The total production from that bee will make about 1/12 teaspoon of honey, of which the bee will consume about half to live. That’s pretty good fuel mileage for any flying craft, especially one that is aerodynamically unstable and not suppose to be able to fly because of excess weight to lift ratio. The shelf life…
Landing a Boeing 747 is to the pilot like bringing down a four story building. He sits atop a forty foot flight deck. With a wingspan of 211 feet, 5 inches, he has to find the end of a 150 foot wide runway, and often doesn’t see the runway until the last second. Approach instruments (category three) can actually land the aircraft without the pilot touching anything if he knows how to use them. At most foreign airports, the…