“I don’t look to jump over 7-foot bars: I look around for 1-foot bars that I can step over.”

— Warren Buffett

A few thoughts about little things as we visited one of the biggest things ever to happen to the United States – Mt. St. Helen’s.

• In 10 seconds Mt. St. Helen’s blew off it’s northern flank, forever altering the world.
• The 2011 Japanese earthquake took 3-5 minutes and wiped out billions of dollars.
• Bobby Thompson’s home run took about 3 seconds to leave the park.
• 80 cents can buy a family of 4 food for a day in rural Bangladesh.
• In Portland, 2 hour TriMet ride ticket for a senior citizen costs $1.
• A post card for a soldier serving in Afghanistan, or a child with a terminal illness costs less than $1 including stamp.
• $1 will buy a sandwich at McDonald’s or Burger King or Wendy’s. A homeless person isn’t picky.
• Volunteering your time still costs exactly $0.

It doesn’t take a lot of time or money to make things happen. But nothing will happen if you don’t act.

Yesterday’s gift of time … Sent a couple of post cards from Mt. St. Helen’s. One to a soldier, one to a sick child. 

Bonus today – These two photos were taken at the same spot, 20 minutes apart, at Johnston Ridge Observatory at Mt. St. Helens. 20 minutes made a huge difference.

Photo #1 of our kids taken from the Johnston Ridge Observatory at Mt. St. Helens.

Photo #2 … 20 minutes later.