Scrapbooking - Natural Objects
Various natural objects can be used as interesting and creative embellishments for your scrapbook page. Choose items that will add to your theme of outdoors or personal hobbies.
Keep in mind that objects such as shells, pine cones, leaves, and twigs become quite brittle and messy. These items are not appropriate for long lasting scrapbooks.
The Fighter
If life were all easy, we should degenerate into weaklings - into human mush. It is the fighting spirit that makes us strong. Nor do any of us lack for a chance to exercise this spirit. Struggle is everywhere; as Kearny said at Fair Oaks, “There is lovely fighting along the whole line.”
I fight a battle every day
Against discouragement and fear;
Some foe stands always in my way,
The path ahead is never clear!
I must forever be on guard
Against the doubts that skulk along;
I get ahead by fighting hard,
But fighting keeps my spirit strong.
I hear the croakings of Despair,
The dark predictions of the weak;
I find myself pursued by Care,
No matter what the end I seek;
My victories are small and few,
It matters not how hard I strive;
Each day the fight begins anew,
But fighting keeps my hopes alive.
My dreams are spoiled by circumstance,
My plans are wrecked by Fate or Luck;
Some hour, perhaps, will bring my chance,
But that great hour has never struck;
My progress has been slow and hard,
I’ve had to climb and crawl and swim,
Fighting for every stubborn yard,
But I have kept in fighting trim.
I have to fight my doubts away,
And be on guard against my fears;
The feeble croaking of Dismay
Has been familiar through the years;
My dearest plans keep going wrong,
Events combine to thwart my will,
But fighting keeps my spirit strong,
And I am undefeated still!
By S.E. Kiser
Use the Internet to Lowest Gas Prices
Using the Internet to find the lowest gas prices is a great way to have all the information that you need before getting into your car to fuel up.
There are several sites on the Internet that will help you find the cheapest gas in your area. One of these sites is GasBuddy. GasBuddy has all the information for both the United States and Canada to help you find the lowest gas price on the day that you are filling up your gas tank.
GasBuddy has over 170 websites that it uses to get you the recent best prices.
The price of gas is always changing so having the latest information is going to save you money over a period of time.
There are times that the price of gas will vary by up to 20% within a short radius so it’s important to you to stay current with the lowest price of gas.
The information provided by GasBuddy is quite comprehensive. For example, after indicating that you live in the Washington state area you are directed to sites for Seattle, Tacoma, and Spokane.
Choosing a specific town, gives you the following information:
- lowest price in the last 48 hours
- gas station name and address
- time the last price was posted.
So, next time you need gas, remember to fire up your internet, and take a couple of minutes to find the best gas price: it will add up over time.
