Keeping it Simple

I left formal religion some time back - I had lots of good reasons - Jim Bakker, Jimmy Swaggart, smiles - preachers and parishioners who believed God was a wish book and gave out his goodness based on words uttered. Just not my cup of tea - sorry.

I took a test about 10 years ago - said I believe 100% like a liberal Quaker - then came liberal Christion or Unitarian and I choose to look up Quakerism and its tenets - Quakers are very tolerant. When this country was founded, the only place a Catholic could immigrate to this nation was Pennsylvania. When the slaves were escaping and heading north - it was the Quaker's underground railroad that helped them get there. One of their tenets is to keep things simple - clothing, speech, life. Chuckles - my life simple - no. But would I like it to be - oh, my yes.

I maintain a checking account for the Jenks and Downtown Tulsa Farmers' Markets - I have a farm diversification grant and I have blackberries here that I track separately from the other income because I rely on U-Pick access from customers. Jenks Market donates 5% of its net to the Jenks Public School for location/educational purposes.

That's way too much of an accounting nightmare. I won't take donations to run this campaign for office as your State Rep. The legalistic rules of accounting - the forms you must get back based on certain amounts in donation -just too much for this time of year and for my life in general.

I am planning on keeping it simple - I will spend about $200 for my campaign - it is the filing fee money I got back because I am not going to have to run a primary against another democrat. I thought that money was gone to pay for the election process but no, it is already back in my hands and being spent on redoing an old banner. I am getting two teeshirts - one for David and one for myself.

Everyone speaks of there being a need for Election Reform - but no one does one thing about it - they hold out their hands, donations are given by PACs who want favors and you and I get nothing out of this huge money pit.

So don't send me funds - I am keeping it simple. If you believe in what I do, then get a shirt that says - Donna - State Rep, Dist 30. Pay for it yourself - enjoy it - make it a green shirt too - something tie dyed - Shine On Design is making the two I ordered - get yourself one while your at it. She's in Sapulpa - buy local.