Bob,
How are you? Things are well here in the belly of the beast--Washington, DC.
Could you put a note on the Paseo blog:
Looking at Twila's outstanding art work, I wonder if she's keeping in mind the big Art heist at The Modern Art Museum in Paris last week or so and upping her insurance or at least hiring a watch-dog. Great work on an international scale from a home town gal! I wonder what she's gong to do with the Sunflower.
Monday, May 24, 2010
Thursday, May 13, 2010
Something to consider from Roger Rains
Bob....Pass this on to the other Pirates if you like....Roger
The recent problems experienced by Goldman Sachs highlight just how far the financial system has lapsed from the days of gentlemanly capitalism. Change in itself is neither good nor bad – it is an inevitable feature of human life and it must be managed. Change on Wall Street has by and large been managed poorly by being left to the most self-interested forces.
This quote from Adam Smith should be etched into the brains of every Wall Street CEO and included in the oath of office of every new member of Congress. The quote is from Adam Smith, who is best known as the author of the bible of capitalism, The Wealth of Nations, but who wrote an equally important book two decades earlier entitled The Theory of Moral Sentiments. Smith wrote the following:
"This disposition to admire, and almost to worship, the rich and the powerful, and to despise, or, at least, to neglect, persons of poor and mean condition, though necessary both to establish and to maintain the distinction of ranks and the order of society, is, at the same time, the great and most universal cause of the corruption of our moral sentiments."
What Adam Smith pointed out more than two hundred years ago is equally true today – our society, fed by the media, worships wealth at the expense of other values that are far more important to a cohesive and healthy society. The entire mission of The Wealth of Nations was to try to recognize man for what he is – a social animal who is reliant on the good opinions of his neighbors – and to develop the optimal economic system to harness that human essence for the good of all mankind. Smith believed that system was a free market, and history has by and large proven him correct. But the United States has strayed from a free market model to a system that privatizes gains and socializes losses.
The recent problems experienced by Goldman Sachs highlight just how far the financial system has lapsed from the days of gentlemanly capitalism. Change in itself is neither good nor bad – it is an inevitable feature of human life and it must be managed. Change on Wall Street has by and large been managed poorly by being left to the most self-interested forces.
This quote from Adam Smith should be etched into the brains of every Wall Street CEO and included in the oath of office of every new member of Congress. The quote is from Adam Smith, who is best known as the author of the bible of capitalism, The Wealth of Nations, but who wrote an equally important book two decades earlier entitled The Theory of Moral Sentiments. Smith wrote the following:
"This disposition to admire, and almost to worship, the rich and the powerful, and to despise, or, at least, to neglect, persons of poor and mean condition, though necessary both to establish and to maintain the distinction of ranks and the order of society, is, at the same time, the great and most universal cause of the corruption of our moral sentiments."
What Adam Smith pointed out more than two hundred years ago is equally true today – our society, fed by the media, worships wealth at the expense of other values that are far more important to a cohesive and healthy society. The entire mission of The Wealth of Nations was to try to recognize man for what he is – a social animal who is reliant on the good opinions of his neighbors – and to develop the optimal economic system to harness that human essence for the good of all mankind. Smith believed that system was a free market, and history has by and large proven him correct. But the United States has strayed from a free market model to a system that privatizes gains and socializes losses.
Monday, May 10, 2010
Twila's Art
Twila (Arnett) Moody has taken up oil painting and is sharing some of her art with us. Now that she has time for extra curricular activities, she enjoys golf and painting.
She is obviously doing well with her painting.
Twila's first painting for her son and daughter in law.
Tuscany scene for her daughter and son in law.
painted for Sally Dewey.
painted for Claudine
a repeat painted for her daughter
painted for a friend in Tuscon
Sedona scene painted for Bob & Lana Chapman
painted for Twila's kitchen
painted for Twila's niece in California
painted for John & Sandy Claflin in Kentucky
Painted for Twila's Cousin in Missouri.
She is obviously doing well with her painting.
Twila's first painting for her son and daughter in law.
Tuscany scene for her daughter and son in law.
painted for Sally Dewey.
painted for Claudine
a repeat painted for her daughter
painted for a friend in Tuscon
Sedona scene painted for Bob & Lana Chapman
painted for Twila's kitchen
painted for Twila's niece in California
painted for John & Sandy Claflin in Kentucky
Painted for Twila's Cousin in Missouri.
Sunday, May 2, 2010
Obituary
Richard Lee (Dick) Kenworthy
KENWORTHY Richard Lee (Dick) Kenworthy, 69, of Kansas City, MO, passed away surrounded by his family on Thursday, April 22, 2010 to go to a Better Place.
Memorial Services will be 3:30 p.m., Saturday, June 5, 2010, Ridgeview Christian Church, 8640 Sni-A-Bar Rd., KCMO 64129. Burial will be at a later date in Red Oak, Iowa. In lieu of flowers, the family suggests donations In Memory of Dick Kenworthy to the American Liver Foundation, contact (800) 223-0179 x231.
Dick was born on April 1, 1941 in Red Oak, Iowa, to Roscoe B. & Loella (Robison) Kenworthy. He played Pro Baseball for the Chicago White Sox in the 1960's; plus received the MVP trophy in 1966, from the Indianapolis Indians. Dick was also a Star Athlete for Paseo HS in KC Class of 1959.
He was preceded in death by his mother, Loella (Robison) Kenworthy; & brother, Danny Kenworthy. His survivors include his 3 sons: Kurt Lee Kenworthy, Kyle Kenworthy, & Mark Allen Hedges; his father, Roscoe B. Kenworthy; & 3 brothers: Paul Kenworthy, Timmy Kenworthy, & Chris Kenworthy; grandson, Kane Kenworthy; & numerous nieces, and nephews. He will be Remembered and Loved Forever. Arr. Marts Memorial Services, (816) 561-8181.
Published in Kansas City Star on May 2, 2010
KENWORTHY Richard Lee (Dick) Kenworthy, 69, of Kansas City, MO, passed away surrounded by his family on Thursday, April 22, 2010 to go to a Better Place.
Memorial Services will be 3:30 p.m., Saturday, June 5, 2010, Ridgeview Christian Church, 8640 Sni-A-Bar Rd., KCMO 64129. Burial will be at a later date in Red Oak, Iowa. In lieu of flowers, the family suggests donations In Memory of Dick Kenworthy to the American Liver Foundation, contact (800) 223-0179 x231.
Dick was born on April 1, 1941 in Red Oak, Iowa, to Roscoe B. & Loella (Robison) Kenworthy. He played Pro Baseball for the Chicago White Sox in the 1960's; plus received the MVP trophy in 1966, from the Indianapolis Indians. Dick was also a Star Athlete for Paseo HS in KC Class of 1959.
He was preceded in death by his mother, Loella (Robison) Kenworthy; & brother, Danny Kenworthy. His survivors include his 3 sons: Kurt Lee Kenworthy, Kyle Kenworthy, & Mark Allen Hedges; his father, Roscoe B. Kenworthy; & 3 brothers: Paul Kenworthy, Timmy Kenworthy, & Chris Kenworthy; grandson, Kane Kenworthy; & numerous nieces, and nephews. He will be Remembered and Loved Forever. Arr. Marts Memorial Services, (816) 561-8181.
Published in Kansas City Star on May 2, 2010
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