And a little child shall lead them --- God

 An  atheist was seated next to a little girl on an airplane and he turned to her  and said, "Do you want to talk?  Flights go quicker If  you strike up  a conversation with your fellow passenger."

 The  little girl, who had just started to read her book, replied to the total stranger, "What would you want to talk about?"

 "Oh,  I don't know," said the atheist.  "How about why there is no God, or no Heaven or Hell, or no life after death?" as he smiled smugly.

 "OK,"  she said.  "Those could be interesting topics but let me ask you a question  first.  A horse, a cow, and a deer all eat the same stuff - grass. Yet a  deer excretes little pellets, while a cow turns out a flat patty, but a horse  produces clumps.  Why do you suppose that is?"

 The  atheist, visibly surprised by the little girl's intelligence, thinks about it  and says, "Hmmm, I have no idea."

 To  which the little girl replies, "Do you really feel qualified to discuss why there is no God, or no Heaven or Hell, or no life after Death, when you don't know crap?"  She went back to reading her book.

Rocking Foot Stool

Rocking Foot Stool

Today, I made this rocking foot stool. It works great. Now, I can put my feet up and rock at the same time. I saw something like this at the Mast General Store in Greenville. I didn't stop to examine it. I saw them at a distance as we were leaving the store. But, I did a search online and came up with some ideas. So, this is the result of my thinking. I made it from materials I had on hand. The rockers I cut out of a piece of treated 2x6. The verticals I split out of the same 2x6. The top and bottom cross members were cut from 2x4 treated. The berber carpet was cut from a piece I had left over from carpeting the computer room.

Suryia and Roscoe

Roscoe and Suryia

Suryia, the orangutan, and Roscoe, the Blue Tick dog, are unlikely friends that live and play in The Institute for Greatly Endangered and Rare Species (TIGERS) , Myrtle Beach, South Carolina.  You can see a video and read all about their friendship at this site: http://www.suryiaandroscoe.com/index.php

Suzie's drawers are at home

Today, we made the trek to Simpsonville to deliver Suzie's change table.  It is now in its home awaiting Suzie's arrival in November.  Mamma Becca has done a marvelous job with the room. Two walls are in stripes, and the other two are polka dots. It's going to be a happy room.

I have added a finished picture to the Stuff I've Built page.

New Page: Skin Cancer

Today, I created a new page chronicling my history of skin cancers. I did a systematic search for some pictures from the past to illustrate. Click here to see the page.

Here is my most recent one. It was a melanoma.

I would be happy to not have to put any more additions to that page.

Almost there

 More sanding and finishing. It is getting there. You can see the reflection of the knobs in the drawers. Also, I put labels in the drawers:  Made by Grandpa Roe 2011.

Rose knob

Becca, the opening is 30.25 wide x 9.25 high x 17.75 deep.  I anticipate that it may be ready to come home this weekend sometime.