We needed tough lessons as children. An occasional playground fight was expected as the norm, and if we complained to our mother that we were being teased, we were treated to this glorious aphorism: “Sticks and stones may break my bones, but names will never hurt me.” My mom used to say that all the time, one of the seemingly endless adages she had at her disposal to deal with any of life’s problems. To this day I think long and hard about the practical application that dogma had on my life.
The idea that you could actually choose whether or not to be hurt by words: that was huge for me. Even though it has been repeated ad nauseam for generations, “sticks and stones” really is a powerful bit of philosophy to a kid. That’s one of the great things about being a parent: you can spout nothing but clichés, and yet, to your child, you come off as one of the great thinkers in Western culture.
–from MEAN DADS FOR A BETTER AMERICA, by Tom Shillue
You may be wondering, why are you not on the beach Tom ? I generally don’t go to the beach between 10 AM and 4 PM.
Thank you for reminding me. I wanted to talk about our post-show hangout in Memphis and here it is:
Greg G announced on "The Five" that Tom Shillue will be on "Gutfeld!" Monday night, referring to it as a "Nerd A Thon"
“Quinn’s”
Hot springs resort.
About 35 minutes from where we stay here in MT is Quinn’s Hot Springs. Established in 1885.
The last stop of our tour.
We’ve visited the following NPS properties;
Grant-Kohrs ranch
City of rocks
Craters of the moon
Mindoka (WWII Japanese Internment camp)
Grand Tetons
Yellowstone
Glacier
Quinn’s uses a volcanic hot springs to fill 7 pools of varying temps from 96F to 104.5F.
There are overnight accommodations and an excellent restaurant.
We’ve a room with a balcony that overlooks the Clark Fork River.
2.,3.,4., our view of the Clark Fork
5.,6. Our room
7-10 the Hot Springs pools.
