HEADLINES & VERSE. Wednesday. August 16. 2017

BLUE COLLAR WORKERS ARE A VANISHING BREED IN AMERICA

The blue collar worker today

Is threatened in many a way:

By robots and skill

That’s over the hill --

Robbing him of decent pay.

HOLLYWOOD BIAS AGAINST THE OBESE CONTINUES UNCHECKED

Since Hollywood treats the obese

As less than a spot of old grease,

I’ll boycott their work

Till they learn to shirk

A viewpoint that’s only for geese.

BALTIMORE AVOIDS UGLY PROTESTS BY STEALTHILY REMOVING CONFEDERATE STATUES IN THE DEAD OF NIGHT

A statue of Robert E. Lee

In Baltimore fell quietly.

As darkness descended

The Colonel’s reign ended

And B’more gained more liberty.

The Classic Uses of Essential Oils

Since men first crossed the Euphrates and Nile rivers in ancient times, thoughtful and compassionate healers have distilled and used essential herbal, floral, and other natural oils in the treatment of physical, mental, and spiritual distress. In the great subcontinent of India, sages of old used the oil of lemons to enhance emotional and mental focus in their patients and attar of lavender for relaxation and relief from mental distress.

Aromatherapy using essential oils dates back to Solomon’s Temple in Jerusalem, and earlier, with the use of incense made from a variety of essential oils from such pure botanicals as sandalwood and aloes. And in the Old Testament, specifically in Exodus. Instructions are quite clear that the priestly caste was to use the oil of cassia, and other sacred oils in their godly duties inside the holy sanctuary for the purification and blessing of the people. Severe penalties were set for those who meddled with the ‘sacred’ oils without proper authority.

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"What I Saw at the Circus" A Mail Art Project

How do modern artists view the vision and idea of the circus?  Below, several noted postal artists share their vision of "What I Saw at the Circus." This Mail Art project is open until the end of December, 2017, if you or someone you know wants to participate.
Enjoy:

HEADLINES & VERSE. Monday. August 14. 2017

          SURPRISE!  TAXES ARE CLIMBING AGAIN

A tax is a marvelous thing --

It never declines, but takes wing.

Though modest at first

It always will burst

Its bounds our poor wallets to wring.

BIBLE MUSEUM TO OPEN IN WASHINGTON D.C. TALK ABOUT A FISH OUT OF WATER . . .

They’re launching a place in D.C.

Where tourists the Bible sightsee.

No one’s required

To be much inspired --

As long as they donate a fee.

DAIRY FARMS UNWELCOME IN HAWAII

Some billionaires say that the cow

Is meant for Hawaii somehow.

But resident balk

At such dairy talk --

It’s odor that wrinkles their brow.

Photo Essay: The High Priest's French Toast Breakfast Extravaganza.

According to Steve Sabins, Group Leader for the North Park Stake Second Ward High Priests, the secret to the best french toast is: "Seal and sear; then flip twice." Manipulating the gas grill like a concert pianist, he provided nearly a hundred slices of the stuff to Ward members this Saturday morning to prove his point. Since all gourmets agree that 'the proof of the pudding is in the eating,' it can be stated with full sincerity and truth that the results were Délicieux à l'extrême.


The Master Chef at work:

Who doesn't like french toast? this happy young face implies:

It's all about the good fellowship (and calories):

The hungry crowd begins to gather:

Young love and table syrup: What could be sweeter?

Dining al fresco amidst the morning dew has many charms:

Never get between a man and his french toast:

It takes a lot of concentration to get the french toast, fruit topping, and whipped cream to stay together until it reaches the mouth:

The servers were Primary students:

For some obscure reason, Steve Sabins felt the need to conduct a mock interview:

Little kids like to play almost as much as they like to eat:

 "Thou preparest a table before me in the presence of mine enemies: thou anointest my head with oil; my cup runneth over"
Psalm 23:5

HEADLINES & VERSE. Saturday. August 12. 2017

NOW TRUMP WANTS TO BOMB VENEZUELA. SO WHAT ELSE IS NEW?

Good neighbors help each other out --

No matter what the trouble.

So we will help Caracas out --

By bombing them to rubble.

Our President believes in arms

To settle problem nations --

It always helps a country when

They have a few cremations.

TOBACCO INDUSTRY UNVEILS NEW TYPE OF SMOKELESS TOBACCO.

Tobacco is a noxious weed --

We shouldn’t ought to use it.

But many who know better, still

Cannot but abuse it.

If man were made to emit smoke

Like dragons in old stories,

Little boys would never meet

To puff in lavatories.

MASSIVE BOREDOM EPIDEMIC SWEEPS USA

A young man who suffered ennui

Did make it his only study.

He got so expert

That he could avert

Excitement by drinking weak tea.

Omarosa Minigault

WHITE HOUSE LIAISON BLOWS HER TOP AT PRESS CONVENTION

Reporters who turn on their own

Use rhetoric that’s over-blown.

If they cannot weather

Some hanging together

Their foe sits more strong on his throne.

“. . . the righteous shall sit down in his kingdom, to go no more out . . .”

Friday afternoon, the work is never getting done.

It won’t be filed away until the setting of the sun.

We huff and puff and whistle like a steam pot on the range;

Running round in circles like a dog who has the mange.

And then the weekend offers very little requiescence;

We mow the lawn and go to Church, acquiring senescence.

There’s shopping and there’s yoga; then to dentist we must go.

Is there nothing that can stop this long nomadic show?

But snatch a moment any way that you can manage, friend --

To remember that this turmoil really has an end.

Soon or late we wipe our feet and enter Father’s home;

There rejoicing in His love, and never more to roam.

You and I will sit together at Jehovah’s feet,

And listen to the cosmos singing low and singing sweet.

HEADLINES & VERSE. Friday. August 11. 2017

🐉
CHINA TO NORTH KOREA:  "TAKE A CHILL PILL, AMIGO"

China has told North Korea

“Adios pal -- we will see ya.”

They think Kim Jong Un

A good man to shun --

Adding “We don’t want to be ya!”

🔥

IT AIN'T THE AGE OF AQUARIUS -- IT'S THE AGE OF TRUMP

The Era of Trump has arrived --

So shallow and sham and contrived.

It makes one assume

A media doom --

With small chance it can be revived.

👱

UNITED STATES' POLICY CLASSES GLOBAL WARMING WITH SANTA CLAUS

Uncle Sam never will hinder

Earth from becoming dry tinder.

Our country, alas,

Makes such greenhouse gas

We might as well live on a cinder.


😍
WHILE WORLD FALLS INTO CHAOS, TRUMP AND PUTIN EXCHANGE INVITATIONS TO TEA

Like Damon and friend Pythias, like ham and eggs on toast --

Putin and the Donald are an ‘item’ coast to coast.

With others he is blunt and rude; his manner is alarming.

But when it comes to Putin, Donald Trump is very charming.

He hasn’t got an axe to grind, there’s no chip on his shoulder --

And so old Putin plays with Trump, growing bold and bolder.

The two of them are ‘BFF’ for ever and a day --

When one is eating nachos, then the other shouts ‘Ole!’

And so when Kim Jong Un begins to ease out of his tether,

Don and Vlad will stroll the wreckage -- holding hands together.