MissPerfect (i.e. who has a lot of giddyup) says--LuckkieEddie is just asking for trouble. Yes he is. He is trying to charm the pants off of me! I told him, I got the time honey if you got the money but don't you bet on it LuckkieEddie. But if he succeeds, it ain't going to be pretty!
Joesixpack says--The route my sister-in-law SusieQ is leading seems to be getting her from nowhere to nothing! Ouchy ouchy! She needs to ask some questions. Ask some good folks that will give her some honest, reliable and quality answers to change her life around (i.e. that's my opinion).
AverageJoe says--It's our guys against their guys! A friend had car trouble out of town (i.e, his radiator was shot). He called the local dealer and got an estimate of $950. Soooooo he called the dealer back home and they said they do it for $650. A business acquittance where he was at said he should call a mechanic that he works with and ask him what he would do it for. Soooooooo he did. He did it for $350. He just asked folks.
Joesixpack asks his brother-in-law Goofy Adrien--Are you really trying? If you are, it doesn't appear that way. Joesixpack is concerned about the future of his sister and their children (i.e. not an Ozzie and Harriet family). Goofy Adrien, the sign language you are giving me is not good according to my values and perspective (i.e. from 10,000 feet). You don't seem like you are connecting the dots very well. Maybe I shouldn't be asking this question as you will be offended with me. And maybe it doesn't make much difference as I think I might have offended you already or maybe I can't offend you 'cause you won't catch on anyway. Such is life.
Question--Sooooooo what are you doing and what have you done with your life. Maybe it's time to throw those chips away and get your butt off the couch. What do you think? I have a saying on my walls that reads "Opportunity shall pass through this world but once. Any good therefore that I can do or any kindness that I can show to any human being, let me do it now. Let me not defer or neglect it, for I shall not pass this way again." I have told you several times that I pray for opportunities, pray that I might recognize them and pray that I have the courage to act on them. Do I miss opportunities? I'm sure I have and do. ItchieBitchie says--Givers are always happy and takers are never happy! I had a golf buddy tell me the other day that he stepped out of his comfort zone and talked to someone (i.e. asked a guy a couple of questions--took the opportunity)--sooooo how did it go--went well. I had breakfast with a friend this week. He told me that he acted on an opportunity that just fell in his lap (i.e. didn't ask for it). He and his wife sorta kinda took a risk (i.e. literally) with an individual and it ended up being a great opportunity. I complimented him on what he did--he said--there are a lot of good folks in this world. I'm certain that there are many good folks doing good stuff but do not want any recongnition. There are but there are a lot of self-centered folks too who would have passed on the opportunity! ItchieBitchie says--Every man and woman is born into the world to do something unique and something distinctive and if he or she does not do it, it will never be done. Such is life.
Have you ever been given an opportunity (i.e. a cookie of a deal--real sweet) and you blew it (i.e. didn't do anything with it); I mean really blew it? It might have been a financial deal, a relationship deal, a change to get out of your rut, a chance to expand your horizon, etc. BUT you just blew it. It's like when we play pickle ball and our opponent hits a lazy shot head high right at us and we hit it in the net (i.e. it's like a beach ball coming at us and we can't take advantage of it--ya got the shot but just can execute it). When WildWilly blows an opportunity he says--I don't get any breaks; nutten goes my way!
I don't know, I'm just asking the question! One of my senior golf buddies (i.e. I like this guy a lot) is a pretty good golfer. He was telling me that he hit a friend's new TaylorMade R11 Driver (i.e. it's a hot driver on the market). For those of you who watch pro golf on TV it's the white one. He hit it very well sooooo decides he's going to buy one as his current driver is sorta kinda old, beat up some and besides, he can afford one (i.e. he's a multi-multi-multi millionaire I think). Soooooo he goes to the golf store and picks out the TaylorMade R11 that he likes. He reaches for this credit card and his hand starts to shake. It shakes soooooo bad that he can't get his credit card out of his wallet (i.e. the reason being is the driver cost $399.99). He eventually puts the driver back on the shelf and his hand shaking goes away. The next Saturday he goes and plays golf with a group from his church. A young man who is in his foursome, has a new TaylorMade R11 Driver. This young man has no money! Question--sooooooo should he go and spend the $399.99? GeorgeTheCrook says--Before you can be old and wise, you must be young and stupid!
We were invited to a dinner party celebrating a friend's 66th birthday. The meal was just a fivestarperformance and our friendship with these couples is also a fivestarrelationship. ANYWAY we were told that one of our friend's mom fell and broke a hip this past week. She is 82 and quite a feisty woman. Her husband called the ambulance but she wouldn't go. They had to call the police. But she still wouldn't go so they left her I guess. Then after another hour laying there her husband convinced her to go to the hospital so they called the ambulance again. Our friend said her mom hasn't seen a doctor for probably 30 years (i.e. she hasn't been a drag to medcare). She drinks and smokes and our friend thought once they start testing her it might be awful what they might find. Everything was okay! Huh, interesting! This friend's husband told us about his grandmother. She was 103 (i.e. she too was a feisty woman). I knew her and really liked her. You would only need to ask and you would find out how she felt about anything! She said to him at age 103--I bet my friends think I went to the other place! An acquaintance died recently. He was 91. He was a great guy (i.e. a hard working German farmer). He smoked Camel straights probably since he was a kid. ANYWAY a friend who worked with him maybe 10 years ago told me that he said to him once--I think I'll go buy you some smokes with filters on to which he replied: Those filter cigarettes are for kids! My mentor spend a few days in the hospital. He was sitting his chair half asleep when he heard harp music-he thought he died and went to heaven--it was a volunteer coming around playing the harp! Such is life.
I really don't know beans about almost everything but sometimes I just think I do! My Daddy, Chester, told me many times--The best way to learn is to ask questions. I tell folks that I really don't know much but I have a cell phone with a lot of #s stored of folks who know a lot. I just call them and they will help me (i.e. I just ask questions). When folks ask me for information, I will probably tell them more than they want to know (i.e. most folks are eager to help you in any way they can). Sooooooo ask questions folks.
SweetMary asks her husband SlickDuane--Sometimes I wonder how you won me over my many young suitors! SlickDuane replies--You win some, you lose some! CadillacJack asks--I wonder what it would have been like if I would have married some of the girls I dated? My mentor was telling me how years ago a immigrant came to our area and intentionally married into a rich family. As the story goes--It's just as easy to marry a rich girl as a poor girl! ANYWAY did you ask many questions of your mate when you got married? Did you ever say--I wished I wouldda of asked a few more questions before we got married. SusieQ says--I wished I wouldda but I was in love; he said all the right stuff; he was the main attraction; I was blinded by his charm! He was like in the center ring or center court; he was soooooo charming! He charmed the pants off of me. He promised me the land flowing with milk and honey. Yabut SusieQ, some times you just need to trust your gut feeling. Take a peek at many marriages that have been around for many many years, they worked out and they didn't have all the answers answered before they got married. Maybe if you wouldda asked more questions, things might not have been any different. BUT common sense tells us that some things aren't good going into a marriage. That's why, maybe, years ago the parents planed the marriage partner for the kids (i.e. they thought they knew more about what's best for their kids than they did). Maybe they were more worried about keeping the money in the family as they even married cousins. BUT it appears to me that some folks have really been blessed by marring the person they did (i.e. made their life way better than if they would have married some different person). BUT it also appears that some folks seem to have ended up with the short end of the stick (i.e. made their life miserable). AND many times there is no way of telling that when they marry. A friend told us--I gave up a secure job to get married to Mr. Wonderful only to find out that he had college left and had no idea what he wanted to do (i.e. they have been married 42 years). Another friend told us this--I was a city girl and when they taught us drivers training, they took us on a gravel road; I thought that was ridiculous as I was never going to drive on any old gravel road; I went to the university and married a farmer (i.e. never had a clean car since) Such is life.
Trivia questions. A hundred years ago, how often did most women wash their hair? Answer--Once a month, and used Borax or egg yolks for shampoo. What was the average life expectancy for men? Answer--It was 47 years. What was the average US wage? Answer--22 cents per hour. What was the illiteracy rate? Answer--Two out of every 10 adults couldn't read or write and only 6 percent of all Americans had graduated from high school. Wow, things have really changed or have they not! Hey, I asked a guy who was in his 30s why he doesn't go to church--It's boring. I don't want to make my kids sit through boring services like I had too. JoeBlow says--I bet in many churches if you would find a bulletin of 100 years ago it would look much like the same service today. Ouchy ouchy! YaBut old folks like boring stuff and young folks don't. And besides, a boring service takes a lot less time to prepare (i.e. don't have to be creative or innovative). Such is life.
Okay okay! There are a lot of questions that I don't have the answers too; I absolutely have no idea. I know some folks who think they know all the answers but they really don't (i.e. just blowing smoke). They are like a motto I had in my office which said--If you are sooooooo darn smart, why ain't you rich!
Have a FUN day my friends unless you have other plans. (-:
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MyFriendJean says--Be not afraid of going slowly. Be afraid of standing still.
BONUS READ--IF YOU HAVE TIME READ THIS--Here is a story about opportunity: It's a good one folks. He is on my bus only occasionally, a worn man in crumpled clothing with disheveled hair. His life looks different from the rest of ours. We are mostly middle income. His face is etched with exhaustion and he carries virtually no belongings. We drive ourselves to the parking lot. He appears along a busy road seemingly out of nowhere. We sometimes wonder where he slept the night before. A few weeks ago he boarded the bus, took one of the side facing front seats and as he typically does and looked down at the floor. A few stops later a young woman boarded, a regular rider who speaks good but not native English. She swipes her bus pass only to find the machine would not accept it. The driver told her she would have to deposit the $2.25 fare. "I just bought this card," she said, "I paid the money." The driver said she could take the card back to the sales office and explain the problem. In the meantime she would have to pay the fare for today. The woman became distressed and didn't understand why she would have to pay the fare. The rest of us just watched wondering how the problem would be solved. Suddenly the crumpled clothed man rose from his seat, dropped a jingle of coins into the fare box and sat back down, his eyes returning to the floor. His act was so unobtrusive that the distressed passenger didn't even realize what had happened. You're good," the bus driver said quietly, "he paid for you." The bus driver repeated it and pulled away from the curb. A hush fell over the bus. The rest of us had watched the woman's discomfort, he felt it. We wondered absently how the dilemma would be resolved. He resolved it. We lawyers, journalists, business people were headed downtown to help fix the world. He fixed her world. We could have paid the $2.25 and never missed it. It's easy to imagine that was his fare home. You never know when you'll be in the presence of greatness or of grace. To the world my fellow passenger looked like a man in need of solutions. I had looked at him and saw only what he lacked. By the time he stepped off the bus that morning, it was obvious that he was a richer man then the rest of us. He had enough to open his eyes and his heart to a stranger, enough to give of what he had and trust life for the rest. I haven't seen him since that day. Some people believe angels occasionally drop down and move among us. All I know is that I have a new respect for the simple act of kindness. It keeps the bus rolling, it speeds us along the way."
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