I decided early on to not state my choice when I voted. To keep my thoughts to myself. I do not like conflict!! I'm to thin skinned to be a politician!! But it was great to vote!!
Did you or your children have an Etch A Sketch? My children did. they would start off endeavoring to draw something with the two buttons- one for horizontal and one for vertical. and slowly it would deteriorate and end up scribbles all over. Then..Hesto Presto...a shake and the screen was cleared. Hours of entertainment and challenge...fun and frustration...temper and calmness--all sorts of emotions.
I can relate this effort/work to the intensity of the political campaign that has resulted in a historic event...a non-politician will be our new President.
After the final decision, powerful people made heartfelt supportive speeches, in trying to garner civility, in way of treating/respecting, this novice...The Speaker of the House/the opposing candidate/the winner himself and the current President. It was only took a few hours later and the citizens ignored those requests and proceeded forth with opposition.
My well used Etch A Sketch political screen is now cleared and packed away.
I hung our American flag for all to see, to which I do pledge alliance- under God- and will now proceed to support our new leader as he and his team work to improve our country.
The vitriol of politics filtered down to using today's social media to unfriend friends is so shocking to me. Really?!
I think that Article of Faith #11 really gives us the guide for politics in addition to religion!
I support the Church leaders....
Following the presidential election, the First Presidency and Quorum of the Twelve Apostles released the following statement on November 9, 2016, on Mormon Newsroom:
We congratulate President-elect Donald Trump on his election as President of the United States.
We invite Americans everywhere, whatever their political persuasion, to join us in praying for the president-elect, for his new administration and for elected leaders across the nation and the world. Praying for those in public office is a long tradition among Latter-day Saints. The men and women who lead our nations and communities need our prayers as they govern in these difficult and turbulent times.
We also commend Secretary Hillary Clinton and all those who engaged in the election process at a national or local level. Their participation in our democratic process, by its nature, demands much of those who offer themselves for public service. May our local and national leaders reflect the best in wisdom and judgment as they fulfill the great trust afforded to them by the American people.
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| Its bright red frame isn't showing signs of gray. Its silver-gray drawing surfaces hasn't lost its shine. Its width still measures a trim of 9 ½ inches… but the Etch A Sketch Magic Screen® is almost 40 years old. It seems like only yesterday when the first Etch A Sketch® toys were produced on July 12, 1960. Here's the story… | |||
| In the late 1950's, a man by the name of Arthur Granjean invented something he called ``L'Ecran Magique", the magic screen, in his garage. In 1959, he took his drawing toy to the International Toy Fair in Nuremburg, Germany. The Ohio Art Company saw it but had no interest in the toy. When Ohio Art saw the toy a second time, they decided to take a chance on the product. The L'Ecran Magique was soon renamed the Etch A Sketch® and became the most popular drawing toy in the business. In the 1960, Ohio Art used television to advertise the Etch A Sketch®. |  | ||
| The response was so incredible that the company decided to continue manufacturing them until noon Christmas Eve 1960. The Etch A Sketches® were then immediately shipped to the West Coast so people in California could buy Etch A Sketch® on Christmas Eve and have them for Christmas.The Etch A Sketch® has changed very little over the years. In the 1970s, Ohio Art offered hot pink and blue frames. But people still wanted the bright red frames that were so popular. The print on the frame has changed slightly, but the inner workings have remained exactly the same. The screen's reverse side is coated with a mixture of aluminum powder and plastic beads. The left and right knobs control the horizontal and vertical rods, moving the stylus where the two meet. When the stylus moves, it scrapes the screen leaving the line you see. The knobs have changed slightly. The new shape has a different edge for easier handling and turning. What makes the Etch a Sketch® so popular? It has influenced a generation of artists who have made a road for themselves to press; magazines, newspapers, and TV. The Etch A Sketch® club often features these artists in its newsletter. The Etch A Sketch® Club was formed in 1978 and has an average of 2000 members, ranging from age two to eighty-two. | |||
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