tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29503164373005262212024-02-07T23:31:34.312-06:00SAME POWER LESS BUCKS<p>"Electricity is really just organized lightning."</p><p>George Carlin</p>LA Reeveshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00613481850233322823noreply@blogger.comBlogger95125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2950316437300526221.post-7127301739901810542014-12-30T18:04:00.000-06:002014-12-30T18:04:51.946-06:00Resolution for 2015!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSA3tyNdca-L-dTBmnd_cRj06y8W3w0mL9Z1DbXBY-jhisbqO1mA_pKVkxpNV1LWhfxPPHssUpoCmA5yd9f62xNRZ__pWHyuYTuZuxiyJ1xEpPKuHS87_pJxfguRQVRUemqDRDYR4LaldH/s1600-h/SPLB_PQ_Sign.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSA3tyNdca-L-dTBmnd_cRj06y8W3w0mL9Z1DbXBY-jhisbqO1mA_pKVkxpNV1LWhfxPPHssUpoCmA5yd9f62xNRZ__pWHyuYTuZuxiyJ1xEpPKuHS87_pJxfguRQVRUemqDRDYR4LaldH/s320/SPLB_PQ_Sign.jpg" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5375619195275782770" style="cursor: hand; cursor: pointer; float: left; height: 127px; margin: 0 10px 10px 0; width: 320px;" /></a><span style="font-weight: bold;">Power Quote for the Month</span><br />
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I choose these quotations about power as it refers to electricity, since that is what this blog is about. Sometimes though, I'll select a quotation about power, as it relates to the human condition.<br />
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Aleksandr Isayevich Solzhenitsyn (11 December 1918 – 3 August 2008) was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1970. He was expelled from the Soviet Union in 1974, but returned to Russia in 1994 after the Soviet system had collapsed. He said, "You only have power over people so long as you don't take everything away from them. But when you've robbed a man of everything, he's no longer in your power - he's free again."<br />
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<span style="font-weight: bold;">Bringing Meaning To Madness</span><br />
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Our current Congress has been instrumental in robbing the American people of our rights and have abused the office to which they have been elected. They have elevated themselves to a status of unaccountable and have given themselves and their chosen friends a treasured lifestyle at our expense, while blatantly lying to us all. Most recently there has been a change in party dominance and if true beneficial changes are going to take place we should see some positive steps in the right direction in 2015. If however those positive changes do not start to show up soon and with a major impact, they should all be impeached! The whole system needs a moral overhaul.<br />
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Never surrender, never give up! LA Reeveshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00613481850233322823noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2950316437300526221.post-58601352961283139492012-01-02T16:53:00.002-06:002012-01-02T17:16:06.373-06:00Resolution for 2012!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_L9ttF3cJsgEkjb4zJkD0y-xZa3Qky9fwF6Pit7iMHPBk5ks0h-Zar5gjBjqpRl7X-75ZnRP4VOj_6sl5oQANdyCt_q3nHjXoH4diMAo7xK_yndHK7v4tb16423mb9et-RuRPuv3208N5/s1600-h/Favicon+splb.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 100px; height: 100px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_L9ttF3cJsgEkjb4zJkD0y-xZa3Qky9fwF6Pit7iMHPBk5ks0h-Zar5gjBjqpRl7X-75ZnRP4VOj_6sl5oQANdyCt_q3nHjXoH4diMAo7xK_yndHK7v4tb16423mb9et-RuRPuv3208N5/s320/Favicon+splb.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5383969781605141090" /></a>Take Educated Action, Send the Message!<br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">This is an important year for all of us in 2012.</span><br /><br />Please educate yourself on what your Congressman and Senator did these past few years and how they voted. Then send them the one and only message they truly listen to. Remove them from office and put a more RESPONSIBLE representative in their place who will actually do something good for this country. I, for one, am fed-up with this Two-Party system that does not know how to live with a budget. I believe all representatives in Washington should have to adhere to the same financial retirement and medical institutions as their constituents. Their retirement should be Social Security just as ours is. The funds that have been set aside for their retirement should be immediately transferred into Social Security and they should also go on Medicare along with the rest of us. They need a wake-up call and a real-world check of reality. I think it is high time we sent them the proper message. <br /><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Bringing Meaning To Madness</span><br /><br />The United States of America was setup as a Republic; not a social democracy to be run by government. Please educate yourself if you do not know the difference. Big government is not the answer. Do your part and send the correct message to our leaders. <br /><br />Never give up, never surrender!LA Reeveshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00613481850233322823noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2950316437300526221.post-44499992297350142132011-12-18T18:34:00.002-06:002011-12-18T18:55:21.484-06:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_L9ttF3cJsgEkjb4zJkD0y-xZa3Qky9fwF6Pit7iMHPBk5ks0h-Zar5gjBjqpRl7X-75ZnRP4VOj_6sl5oQANdyCt_q3nHjXoH4diMAo7xK_yndHK7v4tb16423mb9et-RuRPuv3208N5/s1600-h/Favicon+splb.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 100px; height: 100px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_L9ttF3cJsgEkjb4zJkD0y-xZa3Qky9fwF6Pit7iMHPBk5ks0h-Zar5gjBjqpRl7X-75ZnRP4VOj_6sl5oQANdyCt_q3nHjXoH4diMAo7xK_yndHK7v4tb16423mb9et-RuRPuv3208N5/s320/Favicon+splb.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5383969781605141090" /></a>Christmas Celebration!<br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">The birth of Jesus Christ is the reason for this seasonal celebration.</span><br /><br />This great event, Jesus birth, directly affects all our lives and is the major reason this great nation became great; the fight and flight from religious persecution to the New World. Think about it. The Lord gave strength and guidance to our forefathers which paved the way for our freedoms here in this great nation. <br /><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Bringing Meaning To Madness</span><br /><br />Celebrate Christ's birth. Thank Him for your blessings and pray for our nation. <br /><br />Never give up, never surrender!LA Reeveshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00613481850233322823noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2950316437300526221.post-44265267166033123032011-11-03T19:24:00.001-05:002011-11-03T19:27:11.750-05:00Power To Change! (Re-Stated)<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_L9ttF3cJsgEkjb4zJkD0y-xZa3Qky9fwF6Pit7iMHPBk5ks0h-Zar5gjBjqpRl7X-75ZnRP4VOj_6sl5oQANdyCt_q3nHjXoH4diMAo7xK_yndHK7v4tb16423mb9et-RuRPuv3208N5/s1600-h/Favicon+splb.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 100px; height: 100px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_L9ttF3cJsgEkjb4zJkD0y-xZa3Qky9fwF6Pit7iMHPBk5ks0h-Zar5gjBjqpRl7X-75ZnRP4VOj_6sl5oQANdyCt_q3nHjXoH4diMAo7xK_yndHK7v4tb16423mb9et-RuRPuv3208N5/s320/Favicon+splb.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5383969781605141090" /></a>Change meets Resistance! (This was previously published and requested.)<br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Change is inevitable and resistance is necessary to accomplish lasting change.</span><br /><br />Think about it. Have you ever had change forced on you? Have you ever forced change on yourself or others? Evolution is constant change. So, the things we can count on to be consistent are: taxes, death and change. Change, in and of itself will happen. Most people here in America are hopeful that 'change' means 'better'. With our current political administration, it turns out that 'change' has been definitely for the 'worse'. The really sad part is that the people who elected those lying 'change' charlatans do not have the common sense or moral fiber to realize what a huge mistake it was and are therefore doomed to repeat their own mistake unless they are educated or wake up from the hypnotic trance that has engulfed their ability to reason and understand the dynamics of freedom and responsibility as prescribed by our Forefathers who fought for our way of life. The Constitution was written to preserve our freedoms and also protect us from our own government leaders from having too much control over our lives. It is time for real CHANGE to restore the rights and values of this great nation. <br /><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Bringing Meaning To Madness</span><br /><br />The United States of America was setup as a Republic; not a social democracy to be run by government. Please educate yourself if you do not know the difference. Big government is not the correct "Change". Do your part and send the correct message to our leaders. <br /><br />Never give up, never surrender!LA Reeveshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00613481850233322823noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2950316437300526221.post-16199728360953799622011-10-02T17:09:00.003-05:002011-10-02T17:18:14.439-05:00Power and Wisdom!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSA3tyNdca-L-dTBmnd_cRj06y8W3w0mL9Z1DbXBY-jhisbqO1mA_pKVkxpNV1LWhfxPPHssUpoCmA5yd9f62xNRZ__pWHyuYTuZuxiyJ1xEpPKuHS87_pJxfguRQVRUemqDRDYR4LaldH/s1600-h/SPLB_PQ_Sign.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 127px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSA3tyNdca-L-dTBmnd_cRj06y8W3w0mL9Z1DbXBY-jhisbqO1mA_pKVkxpNV1LWhfxPPHssUpoCmA5yd9f62xNRZ__pWHyuYTuZuxiyJ1xEpPKuHS87_pJxfguRQVRUemqDRDYR4LaldH/s320/SPLB_PQ_Sign.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5375619195275782770" /></a><span style="font-weight:bold;">Power Quote for the Week</span><br /><br />I choose these quotations about power as it refers to electricity, since that is what this blog is about. Sometimes though, I'll select a quotation about power, as it relates to the human condition.<br /><br />Albert Einstein; 14 March 1879 – 18 April 1955) was a German-born theoretical physicist who developed the theory of general relativity, effecting a revolution in physics. He said, "The attempt to combine wisdom and power has only rarely been successful and then only for a short while."<br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Bringing Meaning To Madness</span><br /><br />Power is one thing. Wisdom is another. It is rare that anyone in today's world uses either or both with integrity. Our country needs both right now. It is up to each of us to demand this from our leaders in government and in business.LA Reeveshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00613481850233322823noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2950316437300526221.post-53496256271978440722011-08-07T19:29:00.003-05:002011-08-07T19:49:16.977-05:00Power, Freedom!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSA3tyNdca-L-dTBmnd_cRj06y8W3w0mL9Z1DbXBY-jhisbqO1mA_pKVkxpNV1LWhfxPPHssUpoCmA5yd9f62xNRZ__pWHyuYTuZuxiyJ1xEpPKuHS87_pJxfguRQVRUemqDRDYR4LaldH/s1600-h/SPLB_PQ_Sign.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 127px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSA3tyNdca-L-dTBmnd_cRj06y8W3w0mL9Z1DbXBY-jhisbqO1mA_pKVkxpNV1LWhfxPPHssUpoCmA5yd9f62xNRZ__pWHyuYTuZuxiyJ1xEpPKuHS87_pJxfguRQVRUemqDRDYR4LaldH/s320/SPLB_PQ_Sign.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5375619195275782770" /></a><span style="font-weight:bold;">Power Quote for the Week</span><br /><br />I choose these quotations about power as it refers to electricity, since that is what this blog is about. Sometimes though, I'll select a quotation about power, as it relates to the human condition.<br /><br />Aleksandr Isayevich Solzhenitsyn (11 December 1918 – 3 August 2008) was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1970. He was expelled from the Soviet Union in 1974, but returned to Russia in 1994 after the Soviet system had collapsed. He said, "You only have power over people so long as you don't take everything away from them. But when you've robbed a man of everything, he's no longer in your power - he's free again."<br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Bringing Meaning To Madness</span><br /><br />Our current Congress has been instrumental in robbing the American people of our rights and have abused the office to which they have been elected. They have elevated themselves to a status of unaccountable and have given themselves and their chosen friends a treasured lifestyle at our expense, while blatantly lying to us all. They should all be impeached! The whole system needs a moral overhaul.LA Reeveshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00613481850233322823noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2950316437300526221.post-77350392461577549072011-06-26T15:42:00.002-05:002011-06-26T16:28:06.966-05:00Power To Change!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_L9ttF3cJsgEkjb4zJkD0y-xZa3Qky9fwF6Pit7iMHPBk5ks0h-Zar5gjBjqpRl7X-75ZnRP4VOj_6sl5oQANdyCt_q3nHjXoH4diMAo7xK_yndHK7v4tb16423mb9et-RuRPuv3208N5/s1600-h/Favicon+splb.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 100px; height: 100px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_L9ttF3cJsgEkjb4zJkD0y-xZa3Qky9fwF6Pit7iMHPBk5ks0h-Zar5gjBjqpRl7X-75ZnRP4VOj_6sl5oQANdyCt_q3nHjXoH4diMAo7xK_yndHK7v4tb16423mb9et-RuRPuv3208N5/s320/Favicon+splb.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5383969781605141090" /></a>Change meets Resistance!<br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Change is inevitable and resistance is necessary to accomplish lasting change.</span><br /><br />Think about it. Have you ever had change forced on you? Have you ever forced change on yourself or others? Evolution is constant change. So, the things we can count on to be consistent are: taxes, death and change. Change, in and of itself will happen. Most people here in America are hopeful that 'change' means 'better'. With our current political administration, it turns out that 'change' has been definitely for the 'worse'. The really sad part is that the people who elected those lying 'change' charlatans do not have the common sense or moral fiber to realize what a huge mistake it was and are therefore doomed to repeat their own mistake unless they are educated or wake up from the hypnotic trance that has engulfed their ability to reason and understand the dynamics of freedom and responsibility as prescribed by our Forefathers who fought for our way of life. The Constitution was written to preserve our freedoms and also protect us from our own government leaders from having too much control over our lives. It is time for real CHANGE to restore the rights and values of this great nation. <br /><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Bringing Meaning To Madness</span><br /><br />The United States of America was setup as a Republic; not a social democracy to be run by governmment. Please educate yourself if you do not know the difference. Big government is not the correct "Change". Do your part and send the correct message to our leaders. <br /><br />Never give up, never surrender!LA Reeveshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00613481850233322823noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2950316437300526221.post-42795761772540872722011-05-30T14:55:00.002-05:002011-05-30T15:26:17.219-05:00Compromise!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_L9ttF3cJsgEkjb4zJkD0y-xZa3Qky9fwF6Pit7iMHPBk5ks0h-Zar5gjBjqpRl7X-75ZnRP4VOj_6sl5oQANdyCt_q3nHjXoH4diMAo7xK_yndHK7v4tb16423mb9et-RuRPuv3208N5/s1600-h/Favicon+splb.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 100px; height: 100px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_L9ttF3cJsgEkjb4zJkD0y-xZa3Qky9fwF6Pit7iMHPBk5ks0h-Zar5gjBjqpRl7X-75ZnRP4VOj_6sl5oQANdyCt_q3nHjXoH4diMAo7xK_yndHK7v4tb16423mb9et-RuRPuv3208N5/s320/Favicon+splb.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5383969781605141090" /></a>Relationships and Compromise!<br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Relationships grow stronger when there is compromises made by both parties.</span><br /><br />Ah, yes! Where there is a union of two into the blissful idea of "us", we are now "one"; the ultimate questions that confront all of us with relationships deals with the "me" or "we" (selfish or giving)? Where is the priority and what is the long term plan? If the relationship is going to survive there must be compromises made by each and the percent of compromise should be fair and discussed early. <br /><br />My wife and I have been constantly balancing the relationship "boat-of-life" to be sure ours is sailing down a smooth river. Occasionally, there have been rough waters, but pulling together we righted the boat and were/are off again on the continuous journey of life always hopeful at what's just around the bend. <br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Bringing Meaning To Madness</span><br /><br />The Lord wants all of us to have a healthy and happy relationship with our spouses and children, and their spouses and children. It is up to each of us to find it in our hearts to be just a little more compassionate toward our family members. <br /><br />Never give up, never surrender!LA Reeveshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00613481850233322823noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2950316437300526221.post-53237466715646186392011-05-01T17:53:00.005-05:002011-05-01T18:37:49.149-05:00Choice of Power Company!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSA3tyNdca-L-dTBmnd_cRj06y8W3w0mL9Z1DbXBY-jhisbqO1mA_pKVkxpNV1LWhfxPPHssUpoCmA5yd9f62xNRZ__pWHyuYTuZuxiyJ1xEpPKuHS87_pJxfguRQVRUemqDRDYR4LaldH/s1600-h/SPLB_PQ_Sign.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 127px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSA3tyNdca-L-dTBmnd_cRj06y8W3w0mL9Z1DbXBY-jhisbqO1mA_pKVkxpNV1LWhfxPPHssUpoCmA5yd9f62xNRZ__pWHyuYTuZuxiyJ1xEpPKuHS87_pJxfguRQVRUemqDRDYR4LaldH/s320/SPLB_PQ_Sign.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5375619195275782770" /></a><span style="font-weight:bold;">My Personal Experience</span><br /><br />This Sunday's feature will address my personal choice.<br /><br />I am choosing to respond to a few emails I have received recently questioning my choice of Glacial Energy as an energy provider. In researching all the utilities/energy providers serving the great state of Texas based on service and lowest price, I discovered that variable rates was consistently cheaper than fixed rates over an annualized period of time. This holds true especially for commercial users. It took me over two months of pricing analysis going back 5 years to come to the decision of which provider was top on my list. Personally, I had been consistently overcharged by the big two in the state and was very leery of the smaller mom-and-pop providers (one who is a friend of mine) trying to get my business. For those of you who question if Glacial Energy is a good company, you are definitely paying more for energy than I am. <br /><br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Bringing Meaning To Madness</span><br /><br />I have been with Glacial over two years now, and I highly recommend them to any commercial business that really wants to save money. They probably will not even require you to sign a long term contract to try them out. Call them and ask. Tell them I sent you!LA Reeveshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00613481850233322823noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2950316437300526221.post-8229765855227286702011-03-13T08:22:00.003-05:002011-03-13T08:40:54.428-05:00Power That Is Moral!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSA3tyNdca-L-dTBmnd_cRj06y8W3w0mL9Z1DbXBY-jhisbqO1mA_pKVkxpNV1LWhfxPPHssUpoCmA5yd9f62xNRZ__pWHyuYTuZuxiyJ1xEpPKuHS87_pJxfguRQVRUemqDRDYR4LaldH/s1600-h/SPLB_PQ_Sign.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 127px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSA3tyNdca-L-dTBmnd_cRj06y8W3w0mL9Z1DbXBY-jhisbqO1mA_pKVkxpNV1LWhfxPPHssUpoCmA5yd9f62xNRZ__pWHyuYTuZuxiyJ1xEpPKuHS87_pJxfguRQVRUemqDRDYR4LaldH/s320/SPLB_PQ_Sign.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5375619195275782770" /></a><span style="font-weight:bold;">Power Quote for the Week</span><br /><br />Welcome to Sunday's semi-regular feature. This week's witty, wise, or profound quotation concerns wisdom as referred to the use of power.<br /><br />I choose these quotations about power as it refers to electricity, since that is what this blog is about. Sometimes though, I'll select a quotation about power, as it relates to the human condition.<br /><br />Martin Luther King, Jr. (January 15, 1929 – April 4, 1968) was an American clergyman, activist, and prominent leader in the African American civil rights movement. He said, "I am not interested in power for power's sake, but I'm interested in power that is moral, that is right and that is good."<br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Bringing Meaning To Madness</span><br /><br />I could not agree with him more. The seeking of power seems to corrupt by the very nature of wanting to yield ones control over another. So to find power that is in fact truly moral is a rarity in this world. Those born with the natural ability to lead others and are then elevated to a position of power would most likely posses the moral character to do the right and good thing. Beware of those who manipulate, lie and make promises they never intend to keep, for they have no morals.LA Reeveshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00613481850233322823noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2950316437300526221.post-67804338943842274022011-02-27T15:03:00.003-06:002011-02-27T15:36:35.491-06:00Unlimited Power!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSA3tyNdca-L-dTBmnd_cRj06y8W3w0mL9Z1DbXBY-jhisbqO1mA_pKVkxpNV1LWhfxPPHssUpoCmA5yd9f62xNRZ__pWHyuYTuZuxiyJ1xEpPKuHS87_pJxfguRQVRUemqDRDYR4LaldH/s1600-h/SPLB_PQ_Sign.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 127px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSA3tyNdca-L-dTBmnd_cRj06y8W3w0mL9Z1DbXBY-jhisbqO1mA_pKVkxpNV1LWhfxPPHssUpoCmA5yd9f62xNRZ__pWHyuYTuZuxiyJ1xEpPKuHS87_pJxfguRQVRUemqDRDYR4LaldH/s320/SPLB_PQ_Sign.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5375619195275782770" /></a><span style="font-weight:bold;">Power Quote for the Week</span><br /><br />Welcome to Sunday's semi-regular feature. This week's witty, wise, or profound quotation concerns wisdom as referred to the use of power.<br /><br />I choose these quotations about power as it refers to electricity, since that is what this blog is about. Sometimes though, I'll select a quotation about power, as it relates to the human condition.<br /><br />Ashleigh Ellwood Brilliant (born 9 December 1933 in London, UK) is an author and syndicated cartoonist living in Santa Barbara, California, USA. He said, "All I want is a warm bed and a kind word and unlimited power."<br /><br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Bringing Meaning To Madness</span><br /><br />Don't we all...at minimal cost!Isn't it amazing that those three wants are probably the same wants of all of us, especially at the end of a long day. The last one, unlimited power, could be personal or electricity. Regarding electricity, our dependence has become one of "taking it for granted" and "anger" when it is disrupted. And, our utilities are our fiduciaries who are there to not only provide that unlimited power, but to do it at the most efficient price. If they are allowed to make a profit, where does that conflict with their fiduciary responsibility? Maybe we should inquire with the local Public Utility Commission (PUC)!LA Reeveshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00613481850233322823noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2950316437300526221.post-35808949570049598202011-02-21T18:27:00.003-06:002011-02-21T18:43:14.651-06:00Power, Great Minds and Lust!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSA3tyNdca-L-dTBmnd_cRj06y8W3w0mL9Z1DbXBY-jhisbqO1mA_pKVkxpNV1LWhfxPPHssUpoCmA5yd9f62xNRZ__pWHyuYTuZuxiyJ1xEpPKuHS87_pJxfguRQVRUemqDRDYR4LaldH/s1600-h/SPLB_PQ_Sign.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 127px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSA3tyNdca-L-dTBmnd_cRj06y8W3w0mL9Z1DbXBY-jhisbqO1mA_pKVkxpNV1LWhfxPPHssUpoCmA5yd9f62xNRZ__pWHyuYTuZuxiyJ1xEpPKuHS87_pJxfguRQVRUemqDRDYR4LaldH/s320/SPLB_PQ_Sign.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5375619195275782770" /></a><span style="font-weight:bold;">Power Quote for the Week</span><br /><br />Welcome to Sunday's semi-regular feature. This week's witty, wise, or profound quotation concerns wisdom as referred to the use of power.<br /><br />I choose these quotations about power as it refers to electricity, since that is what this blog is about. Sometimes though, I'll select a quotation about power, as it relates to the human condition.<br /><br />Charles Caleb Colton (1780–1832) was an English cleric, writer and collector, well known for his eccentricities. He said, "It is a mistake, that a lust for power is the mark of a great mind; for even the weakest have been captivated by it; and for minds of the highest order, it has no charms."<br /><br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Bringing Meaning To Madness</span><br /><br />In the event the above thinking is in fact accurate, what does that say about our own thoughts on the subject of power? Does the lust for power consume your thoughts or are you above its lure?LA Reeveshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00613481850233322823noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2950316437300526221.post-74020228415304134462011-01-10T17:58:00.003-06:002011-01-12T18:33:53.724-06:00New Beginnings!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_L9ttF3cJsgEkjb4zJkD0y-xZa3Qky9fwF6Pit7iMHPBk5ks0h-Zar5gjBjqpRl7X-75ZnRP4VOj_6sl5oQANdyCt_q3nHjXoH4diMAo7xK_yndHK7v4tb16423mb9et-RuRPuv3208N5/s1600-h/Favicon+splb.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 100px; height: 100px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_L9ttF3cJsgEkjb4zJkD0y-xZa3Qky9fwF6Pit7iMHPBk5ks0h-Zar5gjBjqpRl7X-75ZnRP4VOj_6sl5oQANdyCt_q3nHjXoH4diMAo7xK_yndHK7v4tb16423mb9et-RuRPuv3208N5/s320/Favicon+splb.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5383969781605141090" /></a>A New Year, A New Beginning!<br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Let go of the old, make new good habits.</span><br /><br />Ah, yes! It's that time when we all look forward to making new habits in our life that will improve our health, physically and mentally, our relationships, our careers and our standard of living. What improvements do we <span style="font-weight:bold;">need</span> to make and what improvements do we <span style="font-weight:bold;">want</span> to make? Break them down into two categories and prioritize them; then take the number 1 from each category and focus on them for sixty days or until you have made them a habit. Then add number 2 on each list to your focus for the next 60 days while maintaining action on the original number 1. Continue the process of adding new ones every 60 days and that process will also become habit. Before you know it, you will be amazed at your progress and this will be a great year of new beginnings.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Bringing Meaning To Madness</span><br /><br />The Lord wants all of us to be healthy and happy. It is up to us to put action into our lives to achieve a more fulfilling life. Find the motivation to take action to improve your life and encourage other family members do the same. Never give up, never surrender!LA Reeveshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00613481850233322823noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2950316437300526221.post-5160998462894868642010-12-12T17:33:00.003-06:002010-12-12T17:45:27.982-06:00Power, Based on Love!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSA3tyNdca-L-dTBmnd_cRj06y8W3w0mL9Z1DbXBY-jhisbqO1mA_pKVkxpNV1LWhfxPPHssUpoCmA5yd9f62xNRZ__pWHyuYTuZuxiyJ1xEpPKuHS87_pJxfguRQVRUemqDRDYR4LaldH/s1600-h/SPLB_PQ_Sign.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 127px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSA3tyNdca-L-dTBmnd_cRj06y8W3w0mL9Z1DbXBY-jhisbqO1mA_pKVkxpNV1LWhfxPPHssUpoCmA5yd9f62xNRZ__pWHyuYTuZuxiyJ1xEpPKuHS87_pJxfguRQVRUemqDRDYR4LaldH/s320/SPLB_PQ_Sign.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5375619195275782770" /></a><span style="font-weight:bold;">Power Quote for the Week</span><br /><br />Welcome to Sunday's semi-regular feature. This week's witty, wise, or profound quotation concerns wisdom as referred to the use of power.<br /><br />I choose these quotations about power as it refers to electricity, since that is what this blog is about. Sometimes though, I'll select a quotation about power, as it relates to the human condition.<br /><br />Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi (2 October 1869 – 30 January 1948) was the pre-eminent political and ideological leader of India during the Indian independence movement. He said, “Power is of two kinds. One is obtained by the fear of punishment and the other by acts of love. Power based on love is a thousand times more effective and permanent then the one derived from fear of punishment.<br /><br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Bringing Meaning To Madness</span><br /><br />Let's all hope that the power inside each of us is based on love and not fear of punishment. Without compassion and love for our fellow mankind, we are all doomed.LA Reeveshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00613481850233322823noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2950316437300526221.post-81825005639696413612010-11-28T18:51:00.002-06:002010-11-28T19:12:59.465-06:00Holiday Traditions!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_L9ttF3cJsgEkjb4zJkD0y-xZa3Qky9fwF6Pit7iMHPBk5ks0h-Zar5gjBjqpRl7X-75ZnRP4VOj_6sl5oQANdyCt_q3nHjXoH4diMAo7xK_yndHK7v4tb16423mb9et-RuRPuv3208N5/s1600-h/Favicon+splb.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 100px; height: 100px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_L9ttF3cJsgEkjb4zJkD0y-xZa3Qky9fwF6Pit7iMHPBk5ks0h-Zar5gjBjqpRl7X-75ZnRP4VOj_6sl5oQANdyCt_q3nHjXoH4diMAo7xK_yndHK7v4tb16423mb9et-RuRPuv3208N5/s320/Favicon+splb.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5383969781605141090" /></a>Holiday and Time Off.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Traditions are comforting.</span><br /><br />Thanksgiving has come and gone. I do hope yours was a great one without any drama or unnecessary grief. Mine was not traditional for the first time in years. I did not have my whole family together nor was there any wonderful turkey, cornbread dressing with pecans and giblet gravy or lemon meringue pie. I did host one of my sons and his family and we ate out on Thanksgiving day. The prime rib was very good, yet it was not traditional, therefore leaving me with a hollow feeling. I really enjoyed their visit, but I really missed the tradition and ceremony. Next year it will be traditional. <br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Bringing Meaning To Madness</span><br /><br />Enjoy your family traditions wherever you can or start some to pass on to your family and friends. Be careful, be safe; Never give up, never surrender!LA Reeveshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00613481850233322823noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2950316437300526221.post-57225800446223203982010-11-01T17:49:00.002-05:002010-11-01T17:58:24.355-05:00Concentrated Power!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSA3tyNdca-L-dTBmnd_cRj06y8W3w0mL9Z1DbXBY-jhisbqO1mA_pKVkxpNV1LWhfxPPHssUpoCmA5yd9f62xNRZ__pWHyuYTuZuxiyJ1xEpPKuHS87_pJxfguRQVRUemqDRDYR4LaldH/s1600-h/SPLB_PQ_Sign.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 127px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSA3tyNdca-L-dTBmnd_cRj06y8W3w0mL9Z1DbXBY-jhisbqO1mA_pKVkxpNV1LWhfxPPHssUpoCmA5yd9f62xNRZ__pWHyuYTuZuxiyJ1xEpPKuHS87_pJxfguRQVRUemqDRDYR4LaldH/s320/SPLB_PQ_Sign.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5375619195275782770" /></a><span style="font-weight:bold;">Power Quote for the Week</span><br /><br />Welcome to Sunday's semi-regular feature. This week's witty, wise, or profound quotation concerns wisdom as referred to the use of power.<br /><br />I choose these quotations about power as it refers to electricity, since that is what this blog is about. Sometimes though, I'll select a quotation about power, as it relates to the human condition.<br /><br />Ronald Wilson Reagan (February 6, 1911 – June 5, 2004) was the 40th President of the United States (1981–1989) and the 33rd Governor of California (1967–1975). He said, “Concentrated power has always been the enemy of liberty. ”<br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Bringing Meaning To Madness</span><br /><br />Let's all hope that the concentrated power in Washington has been neutralized to the point of responding to the "people" instead of dictating our country's social agenda.LA Reeveshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00613481850233322823noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2950316437300526221.post-2948084304545982772010-10-03T07:42:00.000-05:002010-10-03T07:42:00.059-05:00Power, Properly Placed!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSA3tyNdca-L-dTBmnd_cRj06y8W3w0mL9Z1DbXBY-jhisbqO1mA_pKVkxpNV1LWhfxPPHssUpoCmA5yd9f62xNRZ__pWHyuYTuZuxiyJ1xEpPKuHS87_pJxfguRQVRUemqDRDYR4LaldH/s1600-h/SPLB_PQ_Sign.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 127px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSA3tyNdca-L-dTBmnd_cRj06y8W3w0mL9Z1DbXBY-jhisbqO1mA_pKVkxpNV1LWhfxPPHssUpoCmA5yd9f62xNRZ__pWHyuYTuZuxiyJ1xEpPKuHS87_pJxfguRQVRUemqDRDYR4LaldH/s320/SPLB_PQ_Sign.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5375619195275782770" /></a><span style="font-weight:bold;">Power Quote for the Week</span><br /><br />Welcome to Sunday's semi-regular feature. This week's witty, wise, or profound quotation concerns wisdom as referred to the use of power.<br /><br />I choose these quotations about power as it refers to electricity, since that is what this blog is about. Sometimes though, I'll select a quotation about power, as it relates to the human condition.<br /><br />Aristotle (384 BC – 322 BC) was a Greek philosopher, a student of Plato and teacher of Alexander the Great. His writings cover many subjects, including physics, metaphysics, poetry, theater, music, logic, rhetoric, politics, government, ethics, biology, and zoology. He said, “Anyone can become angry - that is easy, but to be angry with the right person at the right time, and for the right purpose and in the right way - that is not within everyone's power and that is not easy.”<br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Bringing Meaning To Madness</span><br /><br />We all know who to be angry at and for multiple reasons. It really is time to put a stop to it! Educate yourself on the people who can make improvements and get us back to basics. Protect this nation, it's Constitution, and limit government interference.LA Reeveshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00613481850233322823noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2950316437300526221.post-10146817138428267842010-09-15T19:57:00.004-05:002010-09-19T19:17:14.818-05:00So Busy!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_L9ttF3cJsgEkjb4zJkD0y-xZa3Qky9fwF6Pit7iMHPBk5ks0h-Zar5gjBjqpRl7X-75ZnRP4VOj_6sl5oQANdyCt_q3nHjXoH4diMAo7xK_yndHK7v4tb16423mb9et-RuRPuv3208N5/s1600-h/Favicon+splb.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 100px; height: 100px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_L9ttF3cJsgEkjb4zJkD0y-xZa3Qky9fwF6Pit7iMHPBk5ks0h-Zar5gjBjqpRl7X-75ZnRP4VOj_6sl5oQANdyCt_q3nHjXoH4diMAo7xK_yndHK7v4tb16423mb9et-RuRPuv3208N5/s320/Favicon+splb.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5383969781605141090" /></a>Yes, I have been extremely busy.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Life throws curves at you sometimes, whether you need them or not.</span><br /><br />I did make the time last week to complain about our natural gas company in a very long and heated blog and then put it on hold until I calmed down. I published it for all of 10 minutes, then deleted it. I am still upset with them, and rightly so, but life is really too short to get myself totally worked up. So, suffice it to say this to will get resolved. It is one thing to put up with human error, it's another to have to endure human arrogance or stupidity in action. The real gist of this commentary is to apologize for not keeping my blog regularly updated with comments just because I have been extremely busy of late trying to meet some personal goals. I am sorry! <br /><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Bringing Meaning To Madness</span><br /><br />Going into the up coming fall season has us all very busy. Be careful out there and do your best and forget the rest! Never give up, never surrender!LA Reeveshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00613481850233322823noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2950316437300526221.post-36701135304961830002010-08-15T21:14:00.005-05:002010-08-16T17:03:40.718-05:00Tired of B.S.!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_L9ttF3cJsgEkjb4zJkD0y-xZa3Qky9fwF6Pit7iMHPBk5ks0h-Zar5gjBjqpRl7X-75ZnRP4VOj_6sl5oQANdyCt_q3nHjXoH4diMAo7xK_yndHK7v4tb16423mb9et-RuRPuv3208N5/s1600-h/Favicon+splb.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 100px; height: 100px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_L9ttF3cJsgEkjb4zJkD0y-xZa3Qky9fwF6Pit7iMHPBk5ks0h-Zar5gjBjqpRl7X-75ZnRP4VOj_6sl5oQANdyCt_q3nHjXoH4diMAo7xK_yndHK7v4tb16423mb9et-RuRPuv3208N5/s320/Favicon+splb.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5383969781605141090" /></a>Commercials About Energy! Who do they really benefit?<br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Sometimes I really get upset when I hear a commercial on the radio or TV that is pure BS.</span><br /><br />The latest is from two large Texas utilities that are bad mouthing Variable Rate contracts. One even refers to Green Power as "cheap" right now. They are pushing fixed rate and calling them cheap as well. "Lock them in now before the prices start back up". Yes, they will eventually go up but not for a long time. Natural Gas is plentiful right and producers are weighing the benefits of continuing to drill since the economics are near break even or a loss in some cases. They are praying the economy improves so prices will again achieve the exorbitant levels of the recent past so they can pad their bulging pockets at middle class expense. Excuse me for digressing. Just remember that when utilities are pushing you toward a direction, it is in their best interest, not yours. <br /><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Bringing Meaning To Madness</span><br /><br />Be vigilant, alert, when commercials are trying to steer you away from or toward a specific direction, and especially when they use terms that refer to your best interest, or save you money, or lock in now before.......LA Reeveshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00613481850233322823noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2950316437300526221.post-22530588322446029712010-08-08T17:20:00.002-05:002010-08-08T17:44:17.095-05:00End of Summer!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_L9ttF3cJsgEkjb4zJkD0y-xZa3Qky9fwF6Pit7iMHPBk5ks0h-Zar5gjBjqpRl7X-75ZnRP4VOj_6sl5oQANdyCt_q3nHjXoH4diMAo7xK_yndHK7v4tb16423mb9et-RuRPuv3208N5/s1600-h/Favicon+splb.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 100px; height: 100px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_L9ttF3cJsgEkjb4zJkD0y-xZa3Qky9fwF6Pit7iMHPBk5ks0h-Zar5gjBjqpRl7X-75ZnRP4VOj_6sl5oQANdyCt_q3nHjXoH4diMAo7xK_yndHK7v4tb16423mb9et-RuRPuv3208N5/s320/Favicon+splb.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5383969781605141090" /></a>It's still August! Another season about to end and time to reflect.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">It is hard to believe another summer/season is about to come to a close.</span><br /><br />For those who have the time, peace and quiet to reflect on the end of another season, whether that season is a calendar one or a life cycle one, it is always good to take stock of where you are, where you've been and where are you headed. I do not do that enough in my life to make concrete plans to improve and really focus on just what is really important; and am I making the necessary steps to get there?<br /><br />It is so true, the saying, "In the beginning we make the habits and in the end the habits make us". My life is good and I do not celebrate it appropriately. I take most of it for granted until I really stop and analyze it. To make changes for the better takes courage and determination, sometimes referred to as character. Doing the right thing in all circumstances in today's world is almost unheard of. Do you have that kind of courage? <br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Bringing Meaning To Madness</span><br /><br />Find the courage to do the right thing throughout your daily life and make those changes that are necessary to keep you motivated, strong and an active member of our American society. Stay positive, never surrender and never give up!LA Reeveshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00613481850233322823noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2950316437300526221.post-70762161238036876762010-07-11T20:04:00.004-05:002010-08-01T22:09:04.306-05:00Time Flies!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_L9ttF3cJsgEkjb4zJkD0y-xZa3Qky9fwF6Pit7iMHPBk5ks0h-Zar5gjBjqpRl7X-75ZnRP4VOj_6sl5oQANdyCt_q3nHjXoH4diMAo7xK_yndHK7v4tb16423mb9et-RuRPuv3208N5/s1600-h/Favicon+splb.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 100px; height: 100px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_L9ttF3cJsgEkjb4zJkD0y-xZa3Qky9fwF6Pit7iMHPBk5ks0h-Zar5gjBjqpRl7X-75ZnRP4VOj_6sl5oQANdyCt_q3nHjXoH4diMAo7xK_yndHK7v4tb16423mb9et-RuRPuv3208N5/s320/Favicon+splb.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5383969781605141090" /></a>It's August! Where does the time go?<br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">It is hard to believe another summer is about to come to a close.</span><br /><br />Whether you believe 'time flies' or 'time drags on', it does neither. It is consistent about moving forward, never looking back. And, we should take a lesson from the march of time, to consistently move forward. Look back only to help yourself move forward. Do not dwell on past mistakes, but be motivated to improve.<br /><br />I have really enjoyed this summer, and hope you have had some pleasant experience as well. In looking forward, I see more opportunities to improve and have plans to do so. There are goals I want to achieve and looking forward is the only way to get there....one step at a time. I am taking mine. How about you? <br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Bringing Meaning To Madness</span><br /><br />Every day is a new day. Use this one to make it count for something you really want to accomplish. Take that first step, and don't look back unless it is just to see how far you have gone. Stay positive, never surrender and never give up!LA Reeveshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00613481850233322823noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2950316437300526221.post-64187657174808272742010-06-27T16:36:00.003-05:002010-06-27T16:44:26.360-05:00Liberty and Power!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSA3tyNdca-L-dTBmnd_cRj06y8W3w0mL9Z1DbXBY-jhisbqO1mA_pKVkxpNV1LWhfxPPHssUpoCmA5yd9f62xNRZ__pWHyuYTuZuxiyJ1xEpPKuHS87_pJxfguRQVRUemqDRDYR4LaldH/s1600-h/SPLB_PQ_Sign.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 127px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSA3tyNdca-L-dTBmnd_cRj06y8W3w0mL9Z1DbXBY-jhisbqO1mA_pKVkxpNV1LWhfxPPHssUpoCmA5yd9f62xNRZ__pWHyuYTuZuxiyJ1xEpPKuHS87_pJxfguRQVRUemqDRDYR4LaldH/s320/SPLB_PQ_Sign.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5375619195275782770" /></a><span style="font-weight:bold;">Power Quote for the Week</span><br /><br />Welcome to Sunday's regular feature. Every week you can look for a witty, wise, or profound quotation from assorted folks about power.<br /><br />I choose these quotations about power as it refers to electricity, since that is what this blog is about. Sometimes though, I'll select a quotation about power, as it relates to the human condition.<br /><br />William Hazlitt (10 April 1778 – 18 September 1830) was an English writer, remembered for his humanistic essays and literary criticism, and as a grammarian and philosopher. He said, "The love of liberty is the love of others; the love of power is the love of ourselves."<br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Bringing Meaning To Madness</span><br /><br />It is unfortunate that so many of our public servants fit the later, rather than the former. It really is time to put a stop to it!LA Reeveshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00613481850233322823noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2950316437300526221.post-26187900582362238862010-06-20T16:46:00.003-05:002010-06-22T19:06:02.481-05:00Father's Day!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_L9ttF3cJsgEkjb4zJkD0y-xZa3Qky9fwF6Pit7iMHPBk5ks0h-Zar5gjBjqpRl7X-75ZnRP4VOj_6sl5oQANdyCt_q3nHjXoH4diMAo7xK_yndHK7v4tb16423mb9et-RuRPuv3208N5/s1600-h/Favicon+splb.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 100px; height: 100px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_L9ttF3cJsgEkjb4zJkD0y-xZa3Qky9fwF6Pit7iMHPBk5ks0h-Zar5gjBjqpRl7X-75ZnRP4VOj_6sl5oQANdyCt_q3nHjXoH4diMAo7xK_yndHK7v4tb16423mb9et-RuRPuv3208N5/s320/Favicon+splb.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5383969781605141090" /></a>Father's Day! A day we honor our dads. I hope your dad was a wonderful man and father. My dad loved all of us and was a pretty good dad.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Dads are supposed to be head of the household leader and protector.</span><br /><br />What is it about most dads? They are either exceptional or lousy. Very few fall in the mediocre category. There are times when I look back over my own life as a father and think I must be exceptional for the love, patience and guidance I have given to my children. Then there are times when I examine my life in detail and the reality sets in and I say to myself, "I must be a lousy father". When all is said and done only my children can vouch for my character, be it good or lacking. All I know is that I love each and every one of them and would gladly give my life to save theirs.<br /><br />Leave it to say, my father and I had issues. I loved him very much, but I did not like a lot of things he did. The last few years of his life he lived in a nursing home and I rarely visited him. He died 31 days after my mother was taken by pancreatic cancer seven years ago. He and I never really cleared the air between us, it was sort of a mutual understanding not to really discuss it. I know he loved me, my brother and sister, but he marched to his own beat. <br /><br />Life is pretty messy sometimes and our parents in most ways either provide a positive or negative approach that we as young adults will either emulate or rebel against. <br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Bringing Meaning To Madness</span><br /><br />Dad's you set the living life standards for the family. You are to heed your wife's council and be fair and just. If you don't your family will pay the consequences. <span style="font-weight:bold;">BE</span> a parent and take responsibility for yourself and your children's actions.LA Reeveshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00613481850233322823noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2950316437300526221.post-42556129949704847722010-06-13T14:44:00.003-05:002010-06-13T15:05:59.743-05:00Powerless!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_L9ttF3cJsgEkjb4zJkD0y-xZa3Qky9fwF6Pit7iMHPBk5ks0h-Zar5gjBjqpRl7X-75ZnRP4VOj_6sl5oQANdyCt_q3nHjXoH4diMAo7xK_yndHK7v4tb16423mb9et-RuRPuv3208N5/s1600-h/Favicon+splb.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 100px; height: 100px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_L9ttF3cJsgEkjb4zJkD0y-xZa3Qky9fwF6Pit7iMHPBk5ks0h-Zar5gjBjqpRl7X-75ZnRP4VOj_6sl5oQANdyCt_q3nHjXoH4diMAo7xK_yndHK7v4tb16423mb9et-RuRPuv3208N5/s320/Favicon+splb.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5383969781605141090" /></a>Being Powerless is agonizing! Most parents at one time or another do experience this.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Powerless to do something for another is heartbreaking.</span><br /><br />When your child is in pain and there is nothing you can do to ease it or relieve it you get that horrible feeling of being powerless. My wife and I have had that sensation too many times in our lives and are going through it again. You call your family Dr. (and several others) and can't reach him, leaving a voice mail to please call you as soon as possible. You do not go to the emergency anymore, for you know nothing will be done for hours, if at all (been there and added to the frustration and expense). Somehow in the end we all survive and learn something along the way. We also learn that one can never be prepared for all situations in life. <br /><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Bringing Meaning To Madness</span><br /><br />In cases where pain, and powerless to change it occur, remain calm, use common sense and be persistent until the situation is resolved. This too shall pass.LA Reeveshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00613481850233322823noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2950316437300526221.post-38710595413703363062010-05-30T06:00:00.002-05:002010-05-30T06:00:04.393-05:00Memorial Power!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_L9ttF3cJsgEkjb4zJkD0y-xZa3Qky9fwF6Pit7iMHPBk5ks0h-Zar5gjBjqpRl7X-75ZnRP4VOj_6sl5oQANdyCt_q3nHjXoH4diMAo7xK_yndHK7v4tb16423mb9et-RuRPuv3208N5/s1600-h/Favicon+splb.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 100px; height: 100px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_L9ttF3cJsgEkjb4zJkD0y-xZa3Qky9fwF6Pit7iMHPBk5ks0h-Zar5gjBjqpRl7X-75ZnRP4VOj_6sl5oQANdyCt_q3nHjXoH4diMAo7xK_yndHK7v4tb16423mb9et-RuRPuv3208N5/s320/Favicon+splb.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5383969781605141090" /></a>Memorial Day! A day we honor our Veterans. I hope you can hold your head up high for those who payed for your privilege to do so.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Veterans, God's gift to America!</span><br /><br />IT is the VETERAN that has given us in America our Freedom and our rights and privileges to enjoy, not the Politicians, Preachers, Lawyers, Reporters or Poets. <br /><br />This Memorial is a time to honor our Veterans and all those who serve this country with pride and honor. Show them the respect they deserve for doing the job no one really wants to be associated with in a time of war. We all have family members who have served and lived to tell us about it and some who died to provide the freedom we have come to take for granted.<br /><br />I love America and honor those who helped chisel out our freedom and lay the foundation for a strong nation, one we all can be proud of. The best way to pay them respect is to make sure that those values still hold true for every American today and for our future generations to come.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Bringing Meaning To Madness</span><br /><br />Show your support for those who sacrificed their lives and time to provide us our freedom to live a life of our choosing. Love this country or leave it.LA Reeveshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00613481850233322823noreply@blogger.com0