King Farm

11/22/2017

Thanksgiving is tomorrow. Are you traveling or staying local? Have a great Thanksgiving!

10/18/2017

Fun facts - California has counties that are larger than Delaware and Rhode Island combined.

09/24/2017

Gold Star Mother’s Day is observed in the United States on the last Sunday of September each year. It is a day for people to recognize and honor those who have lost a son or daughter while serving the United States Armed Forces.
The tradition of the Gold Star began during World War II. During the early days of the war, a blue star was used on service flags and hung in homes and businesses to represent each living active-duty member. As men were killed in combat, the gold star was superimposed on the blue star to honor the person for his ultimate sacrifice to the country. Eventually, the mothers of those fallen service members became known as Gold Star Mothers, and their families Gold Star Families.

08/14/2017

Today is Victory in the Pacific Day or V-J Day which in the US was August 14, 1945. Here's a film that was shot in Honolulu, HI when it was announced.

From Richard: My Dad (USN) shot this beautiful color Kodachrome 16mm film footage before, during and after VJ Day, August 14, 1945, in Hawaii. My Dad's rude ...

07/06/2017

So pucker up - It's International Kissing Day!

05/24/2017

This is what I call Truth in Advertising!

04/18/2017

Easter is past and now all the left over Easter candy is on sale. Are you out shopping for more chocolate?

03/14/2017

Who would have thought looking outside that spring was only a few days away. I know the cherry blossoms are waiting for warm weather again. Would you like to forget to come home?

02/01/2017

As the calendar flips over to February 1st many peoples thoughts start to turn to spring and summer. Wouldn't it be great if your health insurance covered time at the beach to get rejuvenated?

01/11/2017

Random Acts of Kindness Wednesday - We can get so caught up in the hustle and bustle of everyday life that we often forget to think of others. But a small gesture of kindness can not only make someone else's entire day, but it can also make you feel good. So why not spread the love and try a random act of kindness today? This weeks suggestion. Reach out to someone you haven't talked to in a while..

11/11/2016

In September of 2005, a social studies schoolteacher from Arkansas did something not to be forgotten. On the first day of school, with permission of the school superintendent, the principal, and the building supervisor, she took all the desks out of the classroom. The kids came into first period. They walked in - there were no desks.

"Ms. Cothren, where are our desks?"

She replied, "You can't have a desk until you tell me how you earn the right to sit at a desk."

They thought, "Well, maybe it's our grades."

"No," she replied.

"Maybe it's our behavior"

She told them, "No, it's not even your behavior."

And so they came and went, the first period, second period, third period - still no desks in the classroom. Kids called their parents to tell them what was happening and by early afternoon television news crews had started gathering at the school to report about this crazy teacher who had taken all the desks out of her room.
The final period of the day came and as the puzzled students found seats on the floor of the desk-less classroom.

Martha Cothren said, "Throughout the day no one has been able to tell me just what he or she has done to earn the right to sit at the desks that are ordinarily found in this classroom. Now I am going to tell you."

At this point Martha Cothren went over to the door of her classroom and opened it. Twenty-seven (27) veterans, all in uniform, walked into that classroom, each one carrying a school desk. The vets began placing the school desks in rows, and then they would walk over and stand alongside the wall. By the time the last soldier had set the final desk in place those kids started to understand, perhaps for the first time in their lives, just how the right to sit at those desks had been earned.

Martha said, "You didn't earn the right to sit at these desks. These heroes did it for you. They placed the desks here for you. They went halfway around the world, giving up their education and interrupting their careers and families so you could have the freedom you have. Now, it's up to you to sit in them. It is your responsibility to learn, to be good students, to be good citizens. They paid the price so that you could have the freedom to get an education. Don't ever forget it."

By the way, this is a true story. And this teacher was awarded Veterans of Foreign Wars Teacher of the Year. She is the daughter of a WWII POW.

10/26/2016

Random Acts of Kindness Wednesday - We can get so caught up in the hustle and bustle of everyday life that we often forget to think of others. But a small gesture of kindness can not only make someone else's entire day, but it can also make you feel good. So why not spread the love and try a random act of kindness today? This weeks suggestion - Pay for the coffee for the person behind you..