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Quote of the Day!  “God’s Gifts put man’s best dreams to shame.”  Elizabeth Barrett Browning  “Our small minds really have trouble recognizing
God’s gifts.”  Fred Sponseller

Better Late Than Never!!  For the past several years the Little League
Senior Softball World Series has been held in Roxana, DE.  This 10 team tournament, 6 US qualifiers and
4 international qualifiers, came down to teams from Laurel, De and Puerto
Rico.  The championship game was played
on August 13^th and Laurel won 2-0.  CONGRATULATIONS GIRLS!!!  Whitney Toadvine, Sara Jo Whaley, Alexis
Hudson, Emily Puset, Erin Johnson, Alyssa Givens, Alison Pusey, Bree Venables,
Kortney Lee, Nicole Ullman, and Regan Green

Quote of the Day!  “All things come round to him who will but
wait.”  Henry Wadsworth Longfellow “Someone
has to grab the brass ring-waiting can be boring.”  Fred Sponseller

Delaware’s Motor Cycle Helmet Law is again open
for debate.  I believe that all motor
cycle riders and passengers be required to have a helmet when riding a motor
cycle.  But the Libertarian in me, would
make wearing a helmet optional.
Insurance companies could have different  rates for people who wear helmets and those
who do not.

 

The same should be true for motor vehicle seat
belts.  They should be available to those
who want to use them, but it should not be illegal to not use them.  Again, insurance companies could charge
different rates for those who use seat belts and those who do not.  The police report for an accident usually
states if the parties in a car accident are wearing seat belts or in the case
of a motor cycle accident, It’s clear if the rider or passenger were wearing a
helmet or not.

 

It is time to get government out of our personal
lives, if people want to be stupid, the government cannot stop them.  Fred Sponseller

Quote of the Day!  “He who sees the truth, let him proclaim it,
without asking who is for it and who is against it.”  Henry George
“Be wary of those who always see the truth, for they might see things
thru rose colored glasses.”  Fred
Sponseller

Where is it Lewes, Bowers Beach, Woodland Beach, Slaughter Beach or Pickering Beach?

Answer:  http://fredsporch.com/fredsblog/2011/07/where-is-it-2/

Where is It:  Dover, New Castle, Laurel, Georgetown, Millville or Milton.

Answer:  http://fredsporch.com/fredsblog/2011/07/where-is-it-3/

“It is one thing to show a man that he is in error, and another to put him in possession of the truth.” John Locke  “Truth is sometimes difficult to be communicated without bias.”  Fred Sponseller

“Education begins a gentleman, but reading, good company and reflection must finish him.”  John Locke  “Education creates a foundation and opens some doors, but experience fashions the structure.”  Fred Sponseller

“How success changes the opinion of men!”  Maria Edgeworth   “Everyone wants to be on the winning side, however, success without honor is hollow.”  Fred Sponseller

“ An orator is the worst person to tell a plain fact.”  Maria Edgeworth  “An exception might be A. Lincoln, an extremely rare orator.”  Fred Sponseller

“Everything that happens happens as it should, and if you observe carefully, you will find this to be true.”  Marcus Aurelius  “Sometimes things spin out of control and I would hate to think the end result is as it should be, instead of best intentions gone wrong.”  Fred Sponseller

In a letter to the U.S. Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs hearing on credit union lending, NAR urged lawmakers to pass S. 509, the “Small Business Lending Enhancement Act of 2011,” introduced by Sen. Udall (D-CO).  This bill would increase the cap on member business lending from 12.25% of total assets to 27.5% of total assets for well-capitalized credit unions.  This will increase access to credit for NAR’s commercial membership.

Congressional Reform Act of    2011
1.. Term Limits. 12 years only, one of the possible options below..

    A. Two Six-year Senate    terms

    B. Six Two-year House terms

    C. One Six-year    Senate term and three Two-Year House terms
2..  No Tenure / No Pension.

    A Congressman collects a salary while in office and receives no pay when they are out of  office.

3.. Congress (past, present & future) participates in Social Security..  All funds in the Congressional retirement fund move to the Social Security system immediately.  All future funds flow into the Social Security system, and Congress participates with the American people.
4.. Congress can purchase their own retirement plan, just as all Americans do.
5.. Congress will no longer vote themselves a pay raise.  Congressional pay will rise or fall by the lower of CPI or 3%.

6.. Congress loses their current health care system and participates in the same health care system as the American people.

7.. Congress must equally abide by all laws they impose on the American people.
8.. All contracts with past and present Congressmen are void effective 1/1/12.

Fred Sponseller

The Ferry has been outfitted with new thrusters and might be in service soon.  We have heard that before.  This million dollar boat just has not cut the mustard, it has been out of service more than in.

 The villain was fishing line caught in the thrusters.  Let’s hope they put screens on the intake side of the thrusters.  There is no way to get all of the fishing line out of the Nanticoke River.

This is one telephone number that should be in every household.  Please keep it close to your phone.    1-800-222-1222.

The economy seems to be in slow motion.  Everyone is watching Washington to see the outcome of the debt ceiling debate.  This is the first time in my memory that this debate is not just a footnote on page 10 of the newspaper. 

How many water tight compartments were compromised before the unsinkable Titanic was doomed.  An iceberg does not have the smarts to avoid a collision.  The question is do our elective officials have the smarts to avoid the racing Titanic or do we go down with the ship?