Disconnecting

It might appear that I am becoming "indifferent." I'm not. I'm just becoming somewhat detached.  I have an interest in world affairs, what is going around me, our country and what is going on in our church but they are becoming more and more not my business.  It is more the business of the younger folks (i.e. the future). The younger generation doesn't necessary do things like I would (i.e. sometimes including our children) but there a lot of younger folks, including our children and their spouses, who are very good folks. Things in our culture change folks. But I really think we are in good hands (i.e. that is from my point of view).  Well, do-be-do!

You might think I'm becoming cynical.  I don't think I am but I
could be.  Maybe I'm just ricocheting off my life's experiences (e.g like a ball in a pin ball machine). Maybe some things just aren't very important to me anymore; that could be.  Maybe I'm finally maturing.  Could be.  Maybe my dreams have changed.  Could be.  Maybe my world is different. Could be.  Maybe my goals have changed.  Could be. Such is life.

I rode my bike over to Silver Ridge 55+ Community to play some pickleball.  SamTheGatekeeper opened the gate for me.  I said to him--good to see you Slammin'Sam--Good to see you young fella--I don't know about the young fella bit--You're young alright, I have underwear older than you!

I was at church recently when a pastor was preaching who seemed artificial to me (i.e. not real).  He didn't seem to capture the attention of the folks (i.e. was disconnecting). He seemed to lose the trust of the folks and it became boring (i.e. it sure felt that way--not good).  I thought maybe it was just me but a lady in our section said quite loudly--COME ON during his preaching (i.e. she told it like it was)!  Ouchy ouchy!  I have never ever heard folks say something vocally like that before in church. Maybe folks have wanted tooooo, but didn't have the guts to say it! ItchieBitchie says--Did you know that 93% of communication is non-verbal?  The non-verbal component is made up of body language (i.e. 55%) and tone of voice (i.e. 38%).  Huh, interesting.

A friend from back home sent me this last Saturday--I am doing weight ins for the PeeWee wrestling tourney. Interesting to observe the different kids. I'm in the locker room and a dad and son come in after his match. The boy was crying. They don't know I'm around the corner. Dad says, "stop crying. You did great. You got second place and that is great. I mean that girl was good. She was a very good wrestler. Now stop crying."

Saturday question--Are you a monkey on a chain? ItchieBitchie says--It might be clear to all except the blind!  Do you ever feel like your life is an internal civil war?  How about your life being a duplicity? Maybe it's helter skelter. How about your life being full of malarkey? Does your life ever give you the heebie-jeebies?  AverageJoe asks--erv, land sakes, who in Sam Hill knows that! Let's just say you might be a monkey on a chain.  Would it feel, oh soooo good, to break the chain (i.e. disconnect).

An pickleball player acquaintance from last year was at the courts--How come you are not playing--gained 10 pounds and 10 pounds of muscle turned to fat sooooo now I'm over weight with fat of 20 pounds; my wheels can handle that sooooo I can't play.  Saturday question--What can a person learn from that story?

I was running up 'er in 'em mts and met a mother and maybe her 18 year old daughter who had a little dog on a lease.  I said--hi girls.  As I passed them, the girl, said hi in a deep voice.  I said hi guy.  I was gobsmacked and didn't know if she was a she or a he or something else.  She/he had an amorphous look! Man-o-man I learned a lesson.  From now on, I'm going to say hi folks.  I felt like I made an heel out of myself.  I hope I didn't offend those folks. But, I still don't know for sure what that person was.  It was really difficult to tell.  Such is life.

Joesixpack says--Make kindness a way of life. Give folks the benefit of the doubt.  Everyone has a bad day; give them a break.  That is kindness.  You know what folks, we are all a little screwed up. LuckieEddie says--Don't kid yourself, you are tooooo!  If you don't think soooooo, your are naive but think you are exceptionally wise.  You have a problem. Ouchy ouchy!

The old baseball scouts are disconnected; there is no longer a demand for Moneyball movement! Teams are relying on analytics and sabermetrics than at any other time and are treating pro scouts like they are eight track car stereos.  I wonder if they are forgetting about the human side like how they are going to fit in and what their character is (e.g. Bengal's Vontaze Burfict and Adam "Pacman" Jones really lost control and lost their playoff game).  I wonder. A good example of this (i.e. my opinion) is the Phoenix Suns.  It's really hard for me to continue to be their fan.  They traded many of their good players and kept some rotten apples.  It started last year already when the rotten apples were continuously complaining and were Millennium babies (i.e. not much fun to root for those kind of folks).  The Suns management have made a mess of the situation.  It's soooo bad that I had to tape over "Suns" on my cap (i.e. pretty close to disconnect as a fan)!  Such is life.
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An old golf buddy/friend from IA was heading to FL.  He needs to learn to disconnect!  He wrote--Welcome center in Florida. I tried it but I got the floor wet! Hey guy, you need to get out more!

ItchieBitchie says--It's easy to get disconnected when we don't understand.  I read the book of James. I like this book.  The Bible does seem to have some contradictions like, "you are saved by faith" but in James it says, "faith without action is dead." My study Bible has footnotes and the footnote says there is a difference between genuine saving faith and faith like "even demons believe in God" faith. That seems to explain it that we are not saved by deeds but by genuine saving faith.  I had to read the footnotes to have it explained to me.  Of course, I realize I'm not very smart; I'm just a little old farm boy from a mile and a fourth south of Roseland, MN.

I read while eating my oatmeal with half a banana on it--Adult humans have 206 bones, 640 muscles, 78 internal organs (12 organ systems), 900 ligaments, thousands of tendons, and 100 trillion cells. Humans also have four major appendages (arms, legs), each of which has five separate digits (fingers, toes). Now that is a lot of parts to have something go wrong with!  It's no wonder that me knee hurts a little once in a while (i.e. some type of disconnect).  I also read that no man can tame the tongue. It is restless evil, full of deadly poison.  Ouchy ouchy! Such is life.

A buddy, said to me--erv, we have casual friends, short time friends, seasonal friends, and then we have long time friends.  She said--The long time friends are the best.  I can vouch for that but I have made some real good friends here in AZ.  Another picleball friend told me that he is an introvert; he said--erv, I think you are somewhat toooo.  I am.  We are friends and appreciate each other for who we are.  I think there are many things I don't know about my seasonal friends.  I don't need to know either.  After playing pb the other day, a buddy asked it I wanted a beer.  He then told me that at the age of about 65 he became a vegetarian for his health.  It has really changed his numbers for the better.  Bingo!

A friend went to the public library here in Sun Valley and was looking up the latest baseball news (i.e. he's a big baseball fan).  He clicked on a side pop-up that said--10 hottest baseball wives.  A pornography web site shows on the screen with loud music.  The librarian came over and told him he can look as such things here in this library.  He told her he wasn't trying (i.e. she thought--ya right you dirty old man).  Sooo the librarian tried to disconnect the web site but couldn't and it kept showing and playing.  My friend finally got up and left!  Such is life.

She is connected to her dogs she said.  I went to Carriage Manor 55+ Resort to play some pickleball last Saturday with my buddies.  I talked to this gal who was giving her dogs a ride to the dog park.  I asked her if I could take a picture of her dogs--sure--they seem to have a free ride--they are spoiled rotten!  Such is life

I asked a pickleball buddy what he did for an occupation in the real life. ...how in the world did you get in that business--I married the right girl and into the right family (i.e. he got connected).  He rode the pony right into the winner's circle. Whoooeee!

I read in the paper soooo it must be right--That for some of you folks, Fitbit might not be soooo good for you.  The "unintended consequences of personal quantification" can cause folks to enjoy life less.  Some folks are constantly comparing themselves to others. Some folks, when going for a walk, lose their enjoyment because they are always looking how far and fast they are going.  It might be doing more harm than good the paper said (i.e. causing stress). Soooo maybe some of you might want to disconnect from your Fitbit.  You make the decision.  SusieQ says--Don't start tracking for your ego by thinking a pink-colored Fitbit will look good on your arm (i.e. to impress folks). So there you go folks!

Have a FUN day my friends unless you have other plans. (-:

erv

MyFriendJean says--The friends we meet on the path of life make the trip worthwhile.