Jeff Nelson

He isn’t good enough to be a bitch.

"War is mankind's most tragic and stupid folly; to seek or advise its deliberate provocation is a black crime against all men. Though you follow the trade of the warrior, you do so in the spirit of Washington -- not of Genghis Khan. For Americans, only threat to our way of life justifies resort to conflict." Graduation Exercises at the United States Military Academy, 6/3/47 "Possibly my hatred of war blinds me so that I cannot comprehend the arguments they adduce. But, in my opinion, there is no such thing as a preventive war. Although this suggestion is repeatedly made, none has yet explained how war prevents war. Worse than this, no one has been able to explain away the fact that war creates the conditions that beget war." Remarks at Carnegie Institute, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, 10/19/50 [DDE's Pre-Presidential Papers, Principal File, Box

Was browsing the Eisenhower Library site this morning trying to find a quote I remembered.

President Eisenhower, WW2 military hero:

“In my opinion, there is no such thing as a preventive war… none has yet explained how war prevents war.”

Moon,clouds and a fir tree

Morning clouds dance with the moon #mornineditation #blueskymoon #cloudscape

Excellent news!

Three wild turkeys in a spring wheat field

The turkeys are ready for spring #morningmeditation #birds #wildturkey #gobblegobble

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Cradinal in a crabapple tree

A little red for your morning. #morningmeditation #birds #blueskyphotography

Fog in the morning

Foggy morning. #morningmeditation #blueskyphotography #fog

Cow near the KSU stadium complex

Cow walking down the street

So leaving a basketball game on Sunday and this lady was trying to direct traffic. #morningmeditation #kansaslife #cows #blueskyphotography

The world is a less interesting place today. Fare thee well old friend.

Computer end program!

Iron Horse headed west

Morning on the rails. #morningmeditation #blueskysunrise #railroads

Sunrise through a copse of trees in winter

Sunrise #morningmeditation #blueskysunrise #wintertrees

Rural mailbox at sunrise

Mail call. #morningmeditation #USPS #blueskysunrise

Leafless trees in black and white

Before rebirth. #morningmeditation #blackandwhite #blueskyphotography

Frosty pasture with grain silo and leafless tree

Winter hangs on. #morningmeditation #blueskysunrise #blueskyphotography #rurallife

Squirrel at sunrise

I have a perfectly normal attention spa…..Squirrel!!! #morningmeditation #blueskyanimals #Squirrel

Pony and blue barn at sunrise

Sunrise in the year of the horse. #morningmeditation #blueskysunrise #yearofthehorse

Orange cat on guard

Orange cat on guard. #morningmeditation #blueskycats

2 cats 1 orange and 1 gray

Robin in a crabapple tree.

#birds #birdbutts #morningmeditation #robins #blueskyphotography

Small woodpecker looking for breakfast

Woodpecker doing work on his condo #morningmeditation #birds #woodpecker #blueskyphotography

Sunrise on the plains with some leafless trees

Sunrise on the plains. #morningmeditation #blueskysunrise #photography

Geese headed north

The geese are headed back north. #morningmeditation #blueskyphotography #birds

Robin perched high in a tree awaiting spring

#morningmeditation #birds #bluesky #robininatree

I am happy so many people find this image pleasing.

Moon set behind trees

Moonset #morningmeditation #blackandwhite #blueskymoon

The mayor left a suicide note that said in part “We didn’t know, but we knew.”

Get over the pedantic bullshit. They should not be on consecrated grounds. Full stop.

Hazy and somewhat ominous grey and white clouds hiding the sunrise

The morning commute to fulfill my lapse in funding duties