Thanksgiving

On this day, the eve before the big feast, I know many of you are busy getting things prepared for tomorrow. Or you may be on the road or getting ready to travel. What ever you are doing, I hope that sometime between today and tomorrow evening you take a minute or two and think of all the things you have to be thankful for.

I would like to list a few of mine:

• For all those who have sacrificed and defended our country in the past and who are now doing so, which enables us to have the freedoms we enjoy.
  
• For righteous leaders who have guarded those rights.
• For government officials who have been and are more concerned about what is just for all people in the long run, not just for today, and who are more concerned about fulfilling their responsibilities than the next election.
• For ancestors who had the courage to move to this country, do the hard work that it took to become established here, and then leave it a better place for their descendants.
• For parents who didn't give us all that we wanted, but rather taught us the ethics and rewards of a hard days work.
• For families who are always there for you no matter what turns the road takes.
• For medical personal, and their families, who have put in the years of study that enables them to treat medical conditions that were untreatable not that many years ago.
• For those in research that makes our lives better and more enjoyable.
  
• For the blessings of my own health.
• For our children and their families who bring us much joy.
• For the beauty of the land, no matter where we may live.
• For the opportunity that we have had to travel and see family, friends, things and places that man has made and done, and the wonders that the Lord created.
• For phones and computers that allows us contact with our loved ones in seconds.
• For conveniences that we have in our homes, electricity, running water, heat, etc.
• For a spouse who continues to love and support me.
• For all the delicious and varieties of food that we have so readily available to us; and of which, tomorrow, I will probably eat too much.
  

I could probably keep going on, but if you aren't already bored you would be.

Just let me add that I wish each of you a Happy Thanksgiving.

To Los Angeles

We made a trip into Los Angeles to see our nephew K. It has been about three years since we have seen him.

He is working for a company that edits the sound and picture for productions. They edit the films and also make copies of the originals. He gave us a tour of the business. It was quite impressive. They have a lot of machines.

K also took us up to the observatory. One really has a good view from up there. I thought the most impressive part was the show in the planetarium. At times I felt like we were flying.

K had been wearing his hat all day so he says he has hat hair in this picture.

It was good to see him and we had a great time.

Hoover Dam

While we were in Nevada, we went out to Hoover Dam. It is amazing that blocking off such a small, narrow canyon can back up so much water. The dam could have been even higher than it was. I’m not sure why they didn’t build it higher; too much water to hold back or too much area covered by the backed up water.

They are building a controlled access road in the area and this is the bridge that will span the canyon just below the dam. I thought that this was amazing.
Here is the dam and power house. It is a good drop. Because of time, we didn’t take the tour.

I also thought that the fault line in the rocks was of interest.