GOT WISDOM?

Wisdom the ability to perceive or determine what is good, true or sound, common sense;sound judgement

Yesterday I mourned the partial loss of my wisdom which has carried me up to middle age. One of my impacted wisdom teeth was extracted and considering the discomfort I am currently experiencing the tooth fairy should leave a rather huge chunk of cash as a bit of consolement for the inconvenience.

Wisdom Tooth last molar tooth on either side of of the upper and lower jaw usually appearing between the ages of 17 and 25.

Interesting that I have been one of those rare people who at my age would still have a wisdom tooth to lose which then got me to thinking a bit more about the other meaning of wisdom and how some strive for it and others just naturally gain it during the course of life.

I found on the Internet some quotes about wisdom attributed to certain people and thought I would test your knowledge. But need to mention how disappointed I was that that out of all the questions on this one trivia test not one women was mentioned so I had to look at other sources to present a balanced sampling.

1. Genius is one percent inspiration and ninety-nine percent perspiration.

Alexander Bell

Gandhi

Freud

Thomas Edison

2. Honesty is the first chapter in the book of wisdom.

Frances Scott key

Ben Franklin

Thomas Jefferson

3. A picture is worth a thousand words

Napoleon

Leonardo da Vinci

Michaelangelo

4. Speak softly and carry a big stick and you will go far

Franklin Roosevelt

Woodrow Wilson

Theodore Roosevelt

5. You can't build a reputation on what you are going to do

Henry Ford

J.D. Rockefeller

W. Vanderbilt

6. Because men and women are the complement of one another we need a woman's thought in national affairs to make a safe and stable government

Elizabeth Cady Stanton

Sarah Palin

Eleanor Roosevelt

7. We are pencils in the hand of God -writing love letters to the world.

Emily Dickerson

Golda Meir

Mother Teresa

8. You are unique, and if that is not fulfilled then something has been lost.

Whoppi Goldberg

Martha Graham

Amelia Earhart

9. Lasting change is a series of compromises. And compromise is all right, as long as your values don't change.

Jane Goodall

Abigail Adams

Hillary Clinton

10. Sometimes questions are more important than answers.

Maya Angelou

Margaret Thatcher

Nancy Willard

Answers: Just in case you need them

1. Thomas Edison 2. Thomas Jefferson 3, Leonardo da Vinci 4. Theodore Roosevelt

5. Henry Ford 6. Elizabeth Stanton 7. Mother Teresa 8. Martha Graham 9. Jane Goodall

10. Nancy Willard

Recipe request for using a slow cooking pot/crockpot

Three Bean Casserole

Ingredients:

• 1 lb. ground beef cooked and drained or pork sausage can be substituted
• 1 cup of chopped celery
• 1/2 cup chopped onion
• 2 cans of baked beans in tomato sauce (21 oz.)
• 1 can (150z.) lima beans drained
• 1 can (150z.) kidney beans drained
• 1 TB. dry mustard
• 2 TB. white vinegar
• 1 cup ketchup
• 1 can chunky tomatoes basil/garlic/oregano
• 3/4 cup brown sugar
• about 8 pieces of bacon cooked crisp

Directions:

• Fry bacon and set aside
• Cook hamburger or sausage and drain
• Mix the meat mixture with all other ingredients
• Place in slow cooker and cook on low heat 1 1/2 hours covered
• To serve sprinkle bacon on top