An Old Farmer's Words..Life from the seat of a tractor

Life from the seat of a tractor.. An old Farmer's Words of Wisdom we could all live by....... The last quote fits everyone...I don't care who you are.

Your fences need to be horse-high, pig-tight and bull-strong.

 Keep skunks and bankers at a distance.

 Life is simpler when you plow around the stump. 

 A bumble bee is considerably faster than a John Deere tractor.

 Words that soak into your ears are whispered....not yelled.

 Meanness don't just happen overnight. 

 Forgive your enemies; it messes up their heads. 

Do not corner something that you know is meaner than you.

 It don't take a very big person to carry a grudge. 

You cannot unsay a cruel word.

 Every path has a few puddles. 

When you wallow with pigs, expect to get dirty. 

The best sermons are lived, not preached.

 Most of the stuff people worry about, ain't never gonna happen anyway.

 Don't judge folks by their relatives.

 Remember that silence is sometimes the best answer. 

Live a good and honorable life, then when you get older and think back, you'll enjoy it a second time.

 Don't interfere with somethin' that ain't bothering you none.

 Timin' has a lot to do with the outcome of a rain dance.

 If you find yourself in a hole, the first thing to do is stop diggin'.

 Sometimes you get, and sometimes you get got. 

 The biggest troublemaker you'll probably ever have to deal with, watches you from the mirror every mornin'. 

 Always drink upstream from the herd.

 Good judgment comes from experience, and a lotta that comes from bad judgment.

 Lettin' the cat outta the bag is a whole lot easier than puttin' it back in. 

 If you get to thinkin' you're a person of some influence, try orderin' somebody else's dog around.

 Live simply, love generously, care deeply, Speak kindly, and leave the rest to God.

 Don't pick a fight with an old man. If he is too old to fight, he'll just kill you. 

 And, finally......................................... 

Some days all you can do is smile and wait for some kind soul to come pull your ass out of the bind you have gotten yourself into....  
 so, with that said have a delicious day...

take a moment and stop by my tobacciana/advertising collectible boutique called

Supergrannys Treasures.

  My boutique is at the mall called Online Auction
...Where America Shops...

Immigration Is An Age Old Problem

I just came across this short piece by Theodore Roosevelt


Theodore Roosevelt's ideas on Immigrants and being an AMERICAN.

'In the first place, we should insist that if the immigrant who comes here in good faith becomes an American and assimilates himself to us, he shall be treated on an exact equality with everyone else, for it is an outrage to discriminate against any such man because of creed, or birthplace, or origin.

But this is predicated upon the person's becoming in every facet an American, and nothing but an American...There can be no divided allegiance here.

Any man who says he is an American, but something else also, isn't an American at all. We have room for but one flag, the American flag... We have room for but one language here, and that is the English language.. and we have room for but one sole loyalty and that is a loyalty to the American people.'

Theodore Roosevelt 1907

Makes perfect sense to me!

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Political Correctness...What is the origin?

Terrorism is now called 'overseas contingency operations'.

The 9 11 attack is now called a 'man-caused disaster.'

Global warming is now 'clinate change'.

Merry Christmas should now be 'happy holidays'.

Blacks are now African Americans...(what if they are not from Africa?) We're going to have to be careful or we will not be able to ask for black coffee! I am American and consider ALL citizens of the U.S. as Americans.

Act of terrorism is now 'Fort Hood murders'.

The list could go on and on.

In an effort to find out just where the term 'political correctness' originated I started doing some research...(OK, I could be doing some laundry or some other household engineering project), I was surprised to find a wealth of information.

The theme remained constant and I thought this article from 2002 told it best. Click here to read the entire article.

This is just a small portion of this article:

"Agustin Blazquez with the collaboration of Jaums Sutton
Monday, April 8, 2002 "

"Does anyone know the origins of Political Correctness? Who originally developed it and what was its purpose?

I looked it up. It was developed at the Institute for Social Research in Frankfurt, Germany, which was founded in 1923 and came to be known as the "Frankfurt School." It was a group of thinkers who pulled together to find a solution to the biggest problem facing the implementers of communism in Russia.

The problem? Why wasn't communism spreading?

Their answer? Because Western Civilization was in its way.

What was the problem with Western Civilization? Its belief in the individual, that an individual could develop valid ideas. At the root of communism was the theory that all valid ideas come from the effect of the social group of the masses. The individual is nothing.

And they believed that the only way for communism to advance was to help (or force, if necessary) Western Civilization to destroy itself. How to do that? Undermine its foundations by chipping away at the rights of those annoying individuals.

One way to do that? Change their speech and thought patterns by spreading the idea that vocalizing your beliefs is disrespectful to others and must be avoided to make up for past inequities and injustices.

And call it something that sounds positive: "Political Correctness."

Political Correctness remains just what it was intended to be: a sophisticated and dangerous form of censorship and oppression, imposed upon the citizenry with the ultimate goal of manipulating, brainwashing and destroying our society.

With profound dismay, I have seen how the scourge of Political Correctness has taken hold in the U.S. It is very well entrenched in our educational system, at scientific, religious and community levels, the media, the workplace and even our government.

It is changing the American society from within, and the citizens of this nation are increasingly censoring themselves and losing their freedom of speech out of fear of Political Correctness repression.

All citizens who cherish liberty must reject the scourge of Political Correctness. Freedom of speech must be preserved in America if we are to continue to be free.

It's one thing is to be educated, considerate, polite and have good manners, and another to be forced to self-censor and say things that are totally incorrect in order to comply with the arbitrary dictums of a deceiving and fanatical far-left agenda.

Let's preserve our freedom and say NO to the scourge of Political Correctness."

I guess the best definition by an unknown person is this....."Political correctness is a doctrine, fostered by a delusional, illogical minority, and rabidly promoted by an unscrupulous mainstream media, which holds forth the proposition that it is entirely possible to pick up a turd by the clean end."

I have spent so many decades keeping myself safe and living under my own personal 'rock' being a 'sheeple'. Now I am using my brain the way it was intended to be...used.  I'm just backing it up to the 'loading dock' and opening the doors to the facts...just the facts. 

Now a brief commercial post. I have boxes of ashtrays, advertising items, tobacciana that need to be sold. I have over 200 items for sale at Supergrannys Treasures . Valentines day is coming and wouldn't a little 'vintage' something make a nice gift? I guarantee all items are bargains.

 
BTW, mark your calendar for the beginning of this Stimulus Extravaganza January 31st to March 13th.

Bush vs Obama

Bush vs Obama

Let's get one thing straight right off...I was not a Bush proponent nor am I an Obama proponent.  I think for myself and when I received this...I thought on it for some time and have come to the conclusion that it makes sense....what do you think?

If George W. Bush had been the first President to need a teleprompter installed to be able to get through a press conference, would you have laughed and said this is more proof of how inept he is on his own and is really controlled by smarter men behind the scenes?

If George W. Bush had spent hundreds of thousands of dollars to take Laura Bush to a play in NYC, would you have approved?

If George W. Bush had reduced your retirement plan's holdings of GM stock by 90% and given the unions a majority stake in GM, would you have approved?

If George W. Bush had made a joke at the expense of the Special Olympics, would you have approved?

If George W. Bush had given Gordon Brown a set of inexpensive and incorrectly formatted DVDs, when Gordon Brown had given him a thoughtful and historically significant gift, would you have approved?

If George W. Bush had given the Queen of England an iPod containing videos of his speeches, would you have thought this embarrassingly narcissistic and tacky?

If George W. Bush had bowed to the King of Saudi Arabia, would you have approved?

If George W. Bush had visited Austria and made reference to the non-existent "Austrian language," would you have brushed it off as a minor slip?
If George W. Bush had filled his cabinet and circle of advisers with people who cannot seem to keep current in their income taxes, would you have approved?

If George W. Bush had been so Spanish illiterate as to refer to "Cinco de Cuatro" in front of the Mexican ambassador when it was the 5th of May (Cinco de Mayo), and continued to flub it when he tried again, would you have winced in embarrassment?

If George W. Bush had mis-spelled the word "advice" would you have hammered him for it for years like Dan Quayle and potatoe as proof of what a dunce he is?

If George W. Bush had burned 9,000 gallons of jet fuel to go plant a single tree on Earth Day, would you have concluded he's a hypocrite?

If George W. Bush's administration had okayed Air Force One flying low over millions of people followed by a jet fighter in downtown Manhattan causing widespread panic, would you have wondered whether they actually get what happened on 9-11?

If George W. Bush had failed to send relief aid to flood victims throughout the Midwest with more people killed or made homeless than in New Orleans , would you want it made into a major ongoing political issue with claims of racism and incompetence?

If George W. Bush had created the position of 32 Czars who report directly to him, bypassing the House and Senate on much of what is happening in America , would you have approved.

If George W. Bush had ordered the firing of the CEO of a major corporation, even though he had no constitutional authority to do so, would you have approved?

If George W Bush had proposed to double the national debt, which had taken more than two centuries to accumulate, in one year, would you have approved?

If George W. Bush had then proposed to double the debt again within 10 years, would you have approved?

So, tell me again, what is it about Obama that makes him so brilliant and impressive? Can't think of anything? Don't worry. He's done all this in 12 months -- so you'll have three years to come up with an answer.

They are just 2 more human beings in a powerful position....do we need government to control nearly every aspect of our lives?  We must think carefully and make informed decisions.  Don't believe everything you see, hear, or read....be responsible and make informed decisions.  If it's a politician telling you  they are doing 'stuff' for your benefit..beware!!!

Now for a brief commercial plug...I am making an effort to sell the remainder of my Collectible Advertising Tobacciana Ashtrays. I've sold alot, have a bunch listed for sale and have about 3 more boxes to get listed.

Collecting Tobacciana, or smoking paraphernalia, has been growing and while most items are still readily accessible at garage sales, second hand stores and flea markets, there are many long discontinued Smoking Collectibles that are hard to find. The most popular collectibles today in this category include the early Advertisments both on and off the products, Novelty items, Gambling and Casino, Gold and Sterling plated items, limited production items such as Commemorative and Political items, and certainly anything marked "Occupied Japan" which was manufactured only from 1945 to 1953.

Here are some examples:
CLICK HERE to View this Ashtray


How about a beautiful Lufthansa Advertising Ashtray in a cobalt blue


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Collectible Hotel Statler Matchstand Ashtray

Remember when every home and place of business had ashtrays of one kind or another sitting around?

With the demise of smoking, ashtrays and advertising tobacciana items are rarely being made any more and they will, one day soon, become a hot collectible. Add to or start your collection today.

EX-SMOKERS, HOLD ON TO YOUR SMOKING COLLECTIBLES
When you quit smoking, keep your tobacciana collectibles. Tobacco stands without the top parts are good plant stands. Cigarette cases are popular as small purses that will hold a credit card, driver's license and a little money.

Tobacco tins and boxes are interesting storage containers, and the box labels and cigar bands work well for decoupage projects. Best of all, ashtrays can be used to hold short stemmed flowers or kept in the bedroom to hold earrings and rings overnight.

A very classy Hotel Statler Ashtray



If you are a collector, visit Supergrannys Treasures. I have been a collector for many decades and I just must dispose of my collection.

If you see several you are interested in...send me an omail with your choices and I will do my best to give you a super bargain.

Remember buy vintage...these will never be made again....

Happy New Year....

Geriatric Erotica? You've got to be kidding....

This morning I was very innocently looking at an article on tobacciana advertising items and somehow ended up at Treasury of Geriatric Erotica .... I nearly lost my teeth...almost embedded them in the far wall...from laughing...

Check out these tintillating titles...
Alzheimers Jezebel...She mates - and she forgets.
Homecare Harlot...Nursing just got naughty.
Scottsdale Nights...Arizona hot - retiree steamy.
Granny Trannies...Post-op Elder Action.
Geritol Heat...Super-spunky forever.

Here's a spicy excerpt from....

Winnebago Swingers
by Imogene Schlemmer
ISBN #0-466-93-2489
$2.95 U.S./$3.95 Canada

"Riding on the Freeway of Lust"

"While outwardly calm, Wilhelmina's thoughts were racing. True, she and Hortence had been in the Yosemite Super8 RV lot for only 12 hours, but already Wilhelmina sensed an erotic charge more powerful than any other they'd yet encountered.....Could she have imagined the hungry glances of the couple in the 20 foot Airstream two lots down? She hoped not. Him, with his rugged all-terrain walker - and her, wrapped seductively in an alpaca shawl. Yes, they were swingers all right. And Wilhelmina knew just which jello mold she would take over to break the ice..."

Here's another Spicy Excerpt from...
Scottsdale Nights
by Douglas Fernwhistle
ISBN #0-677-20-6996
$2.95 U.S./$3.95 Canada

"Prescott wasn't about to let any goddamned pacemaker slow him down."

"Sensing her hesitation, Prescott implored, 'Don't you see, Delores? It doesn't matter that our children don't approve, or that our medication schedules aren't entirely complementary — or even that I'm allergic to the polymer shells of your bladder control pantaloons. It doesn't matter at all - because you make me hot! That's right, hot like gravy on pork chops, hot like a van without air conditioning, hot like Sanka in an insulated travel mug. And if I make you hot too, then come with me now - right away! Come with me to Marguerite Volpare's condominium, where the three of us can make hot funky music together!"


You know, we spent 7 years living in our motor home with a super slide...you know the snowbird routine...south in the winter..back to Colorado in the summer. We've been in some pretty ritzy RV resorts and some Motel 6 type RV trailer parks....but, I gotta tell ya, we never saw anything going on like this! Is this for real? I don't know...but since I have nothing else to think about today...guess I'll muse on it for awhile.

Do some Holiday shopping at Supergrannys Treasures




Here's a thought...an IDEA...some folks collect ornaments...how about one from the USPS...


How about a ceramic 1997 Hallmark Keepsake Victorian Christmas from Thomas Kinkade..it is quite beautiful...





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I am sad and worried...wanna help me pick out a new t-shirt?

Between being so sad that my only three grandsons have gone home to New Jersey (I am in Colorado) and worrying about the dreadful future of our country, along with sighing and reminiscing of the way things used to be....I am searching for coupons for Depends!! I've lost my 'rose-colored' glasses and am now seeing things in glaring color!! I wonder if that is why so many folks prefer to stay under their rock and not face the facts?

No matter how long and treacherous your life's journey may seem.....Remember there is a light at the end of the tunnel!

On a lighter note, I am a senior citizen that likes t-shirts with sayings on them. I just found some I have not seen before....check them out...ya think any of them would be good for me?
(I think she's cute!)
I hate when that happens
WOW, guess I wouldn't smile either!

Hey, gals, we aren't the only ones with pieces and parts heading south

Alright, I'll quit...BTW, you may or may not know I have a large collection of Advertising, Casino, Vintage Ashtrays that I have listed at my store at...Supergrannys Treasures. I have many boxes that are not listed. I frequently visit other sites to check on ashtrays. I have to say ebay is getting some action and the prices are good...many are selling much higher than what I have them listed at on OLA.com. I almost always shop for the best price...but these buyers just see it and bid on it! Guess I could sell them on ebay, but their fee schedule is getting truly gruesome and this ole filly can't afford the fees. If you can find it at OnlineAuction, it is generally a bargain...I know mine are. Take a gander and browse around... Supergrannys Treasures.

Keep a cool head and try not to hemorrhage through your eye sockets when you read or hear the news...

Need a stress reliever...or a new way to go Insane?

Here's a way to completely rid your mind of worries and stress...this was sent to me by Di of ABigMixedBag (she's got over 500 items listed you should check out-all quality and priced right)

CLICK ON THE BALL (IF YOU CAN) AND IT WILL CHANGE COLOR...It can be done...Try it and let me know how many different colors you managed to change... This is insane!!

Insanity Ball..Click to play

So, how'd you do?

Now, allow yourself a little down time and there is no better way to do that than to sit with your favorite beverage in front of your friendly computer and spend a little quality time shopping at OLA
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Check out some of my advertising memorabilia like this Tullamore Dew small pitcher. Isn't it cute? A great addition to your bar or barware - bargain priced!

I have another Tullamore Dew pitcher but it is a small pottery ceramic pitcher...equally as attractive! Check them and my ashtrays out!

Don't forget to buy VINTAGE!!

Corporations Scrambling to Economize and Streamline.....Collecting Tobacciana Ashtrays

Corporations Scrambling to Economize and Streamline

If you've ever worked for a boss that reacts before getting the facts and thinking things through, you will love this!

Arcelor-Mittal Steel, feeling it was time for a shakeup, hired a new CEO. The new boss was determined to rid the company of all slackers. On a tour of the facilities, the CEO noticed a guy leaning on a wall. The room was full of workers and he wanted to let them know that he meant business.

He walked up to the guy leaning against the wall and asked, 'How much money do you make a week?'

A little surprised, the young man looked at him and replied, 'I make $400 a week. Why?'

The CEO then handed the guy $1,600 in cash and screamed, 'Here's four weeks' pay, now GET OUT and don't come back.'

Feeling pretty good about himself, the CEO looked around the room and asked, 'Does anyone want to tell me what that goof-ball did here? '
From across the room came a voice, 'Pizza delivery guy from Domino's.'

Now that's what I call a GENEROUS TIP!!

ON A MORE SERIOUS NOTE...........
I have been working "overtime" listing a whole whack of ashtrays that I have been collecting for years. A lot of them bring back memories....others just tell a little story about where they came from.


Actually, the term for a receptacle to dispose of your ash and butts ....... "ashtray" was conjured up in Great Britain about 1880. Smoking tobacco has been used since the 1500's. As the different eras were born, so were different ashtray designs. Materials used to make them ranged from the precious gold, silver, marble, etc to cheap metals, ceramics, porcelain, glass.


As smoking increased in popularity, businesses got the idea to advertise their business or product on ashtrays. After all, ashtrays were everywhere. Advertising ashtrays were born and folks started "borrowing" them as mementos of stays in hotels, motels, vacations, etc. Pretty soon every business had them on tables, in lobbys, kitchen tables, gas stations, mom and pop diners to the most luxurious of places.

Vintage ashtrays that are high on collectors' wish lists include those from early- and mid-20th century luxury hotels and popular nightspots, like New York's Stork Club; automobilia (especially tire companies); defunct casinos; and planes, trains, and ocean liners. For example, a Pullman Company smoking stand (free-standing ashtray) recently sold online for $710, while a MetalCraft airplane smoking stand went for $995!


Here is a list of the Casinos in Las Vegas that are no more......
Aladdin Hotel & Casino
Barbary Coast Hotel & Casino
Binion's Horseshoe
Boardwalk Hotel & Casino
Bourbon Street Hotel & Casino
Castaways Casino
Castaways Hotel & Casino
Desert Inn
Duns Hotel & Casino
El Rancho Hotel Casino
El Rancho Vegas
New Frontier Hotel & Casino
Hacienda Resort
Holiday Casino
Klondike Hotel & Casino
Lady Luck Hotel & Casino
Landmark Hotel & Casino
MGM Grand Hotel & Casino
Marina Hotel
The Mind Las Vegas
Moulin Rouge Hotel
Northern Club Casino
Pioneer Club Las Vegas
Sands Hotel
Silver City Casino
Silver Slipper
Silverbird Hotel
South Coast Casino
Stardust Resort & Casino
Thunderbird
Vegas World
Westward Ho Hotel & Casino

I am sure there are more that I do not know about, but this is a start. If you come across an ashtray from a little unknown Casino from some obscure place, snap it up.

You can learn lots of trivia researching ashtrays. I have one listed at Onlineauction.com from the oldest hotel casino in Las Vegas. Opened in 1906 and in 1907 was the first telephone customer and their phone number was 1.....
Here's the link...CLICK HERE to View My Item


Today, we all know smoking has become a generally unacceptable habit and health risk. There are very few places where one can light up. "No Smoking" signs are everywhere and even some new cars no longer have Lighters and Ashtrays as interior equipment.

It only makes sense that since advertising dollars are no longer spent on ashtrays, the value of these items from earlier eras are becoming more valuable and one day will be highly sought after.

I have to stop buying them and clear out boxes of them...so if you want to start collecting or add to an existing collection, here's an opportunity to find some deals. Start with buying one a week and grow it from there....
It would just tickle me if everyone would check out My OLA House CLICK HERE for my store