The day is done, the swimming pools are empty, the barbecue grills have been cleaned and put away and the travellers have returned home. So ends another Memorial Day.
I wonder, during the barbecues, the swimming and the traveling were our soldiers that have passed away been remembered. Was a moment of silence observed in their honor? Was a prayer even said for them?
Myself, I took my son to the Ft. Bliss Cemetary, just so he'd learn and understand exactly who the Memorial Day Holiday was for. As we drove around the cemetary I had him take notice of exactly who was at the cemetary paying their respects to the departed. One thing we noted was that the only people there were elderly.
After a quick discussion on the difference between values and valuation I asked my son what difference he could pick up between the values of the older generation and the younger generations in reference to this holiday.
To paraphrase a 12 year old, his response was " The younger generation sees the holiday as a time for barbecues and roadtrips while the older generation sees it as a time to honor those soldiers that have passed away."
I know it might not be much, but it does give me comfort to know that at least there will be one person in the future who'll truly understand the meaning of the Memorial Day weekend and hopefully pass it on to his children.
And for those soldiers that have passed away, as well as those who are willing to pay the ultimate sacrifice while standing guard over this nation and the principles of freedom and equality for all I offer this humble prayer.
"May you rest in the bossom of the Lord's Heart and may his Love hold you steadfast. You may be gone, but you are not forgotten."
Monday, May 25, 2009
Memorial Day
Tuesday, May 19, 2009
Gas Prices on the rise – AGAIN!!!
It’s that time of year again. Starting with the Memorial Day weekend and with summer around the corner, we have the cookouts, the swimming and the vacations. Some members of the older generations can remember the once popular road trips where families would pile into the family car and hit the highways for either a far away destination like Disneyland or maybe, if you lived in El Paso, just down the road a few hours away to some attraction like White Sands, the Space Museum in Alamogordo or maybe even Ruidoso, and if you were lucky enough, all three destinations or more.
Unfortunately, as it turns out, just about the same time, with the return of the swimsuits, the barbecue grills with hot dogs, hamburgers and steaks and children running out of their schools ready for summer vacation, so too returns the “higher gas prices”.
Like a swarm of locusts it attacks. It eats away at people’s hard earned money turning road trips that older generations remember with fondness into a simple 20 to 30 minute drive to the nearest park with a swimming pool and/or barbecue grill if not just a drive to the local supermarket for supplies for a backyard barbecue with maybe some backyard camping for the kids.
Memorial Day weekend is barely upon us and for approximately the last fifteen days gas prices have increased by approximately 27 cents. That comes out to roughly an increase of about 1.8 cents per day. So maybe we shouldn't’t be surprised if by the time the Memorial Day weekend arrives, gas prices have increased another 10 to 15 cents higher. But that’s not what worries me.
What worries me is that since 2005 gas prices for each subsequent year have increased higher than the previous year. When you consider that last year gas prices in El Paso almost topped off at $4.00 per gallon, or even more in some other parts of the country, at what point should we wait to start to complain about the gas prices? After they surpass $3.00 per gallon or should we wait until the gas prices are 50 cents higher than last year’s highest prices?
http://www.elpasogasprices.com/retail_price_chart.aspx
Monday, May 18, 2009
Starting out.
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