Day: July 2, 2012

Ceiling painting of Christ and his apostles

Don’t we need a new economic system?

Persistent pleas come from people who are so unhappy with the way things are that they  endlessly ask:  “Don’t we need a new economic system?”  People who want more tend to say “Yes!” More prosperous people tend to answer in the negative when asked “Don’t we need a new economic system?”  They don’t want to […]
Ceiling painting of Christ and his apostles

When money drops from the sky, clever people take it.

A month ago, my wife and I spent eight hundred and fifty dollars on two sets of earrings at an auction.  We’d bought them for Christmas presents, and were stunned to find that they were appraised for$84,000.00.  The appraiser was surprised, as well, and called the manufacturer.  The value was affirmed.  Pink diamonds in the […]