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Really folks, this “It’s Saturday” is much about nutten. And there are no asterisks! 

WildWillie say--The benefits of meditation are compelling--better decisions, improved people skills, enhanced creativity, increased productivity, and less stress, to name a few. I try to meditate every day for about 20 minutes. Which, on paper, doesn’t sound so demanding, but in reality it’s often hard. You think it really helps your life WildWillie? Really! I’m in our arena WildWillie! It’s a great investment for me. I read it the paper, soooo it must be right--This might sound like mystical nonsense, new-age naval-gazing. But undertaken wholeheartedly, mindfulness meditation offers rewards beyond all expectations.

This reminds me of the line by poet Robert Burns: “The best laid schemes of mice and men often go awry.” Mrs.Bull says--The political theater just continues with all the bull! GeorgeTheCrook says—We have had poor presidents before and we made it.  You are right GerogeTheCrook but here is something that MissPerfect has pointed out—If FakerDonnie (i.e. as Hillary calls him) or CrockedHillary (i.e. as Donnie calls her) becomes President, they will be very influential in selecting our Supreme Court justice(s) and the majority of those justices will control the moral and values of our future.  Think about that.  Think through that folks before you expose your children and grandchildren to somethings that might not be soooo good to live with.  Just think about it.  It appears that neither one represents my values very well.  Sooooo...! It appears to me that both Donnie and Hillary are trying to sneak the sunrise past the roaster. Saturday question—Where is the Roman Empire? Why did it collapse?

Happenstance, na, he doesn’t think sooooo!  Really!  Our friend fell off the scaffolding working in their house last fall. He hurt his back pretty bad sooo he he went to the doctor and then to a specialist.  They did a MRI and x-rays.  The specialist said he had 5 vertebraes that had to be fussed or he might have permanent damage.  He said he would think about that.  He went to church Sunday and asked the elders to lay hands on him—what’s that one said—he said it was Biblical—Really! We have never done that in this church.  The elders decided they would do it.  Sooooo after church they got together and asked my friend what to do—get on your knees and put your hands on my back and prayed—they did.  The next day our friend and his wife went on a trip.  They stopped at the first rest stop and as he was getting out of the car, he noticed something move in his back; moved sideways.  As he got out of the car he noticed his back seemed to feel better.  They stopped at the next rest stop and getting out of the car, he noticed something moving in his back again; this time something forward.  He got out and his back even felt better.  He was very cautious on the trip but it seemed better.  When they got back, they left for Golf Shores and took the MRI, x-rays and doctor's notes along as the specialist told him that if something went wrong, he would need surgery right away or he would have a serious permanent problem.  When getting to Golf Shores, he went to specialist (i.e. the best in Alabama) and he did another MRI and x-rays and he said—There is nothing wrong with your back; get out of here.  As they were leaving, the specialist asked him—Do you go to church—yes, we do—well, keep doing whatever you are doing.  Huh, interesting. 

A friend told me the other day that his mind has to make his body do stuff that it doesn’t like.  Soooo I asked him how does that go? He said his body listens about half the time!  In football, the universities can take a high school quarterback and develop his body into a 307 pound offensive lineman.  In the paper, Ike Boettger, an Iowa Hawkeye said—That was a huge change for my body and for my mind to accept. I also read in the paper about a guy who lost 107 pounds.  He said it was soooo awkward for his mind to accept that huge massive change.  Really! 

I’m really not a great morning person. Yes, I like to get up early sometimes as I enjoy the peace and quiet and beauty but the reality is, my body and my mind both agree that they don’t like mornings.  I had an insurance client who was a farmer. He would call me at about 5:30 a.m. with some trivial question that could have easily been taken care of later.  The conversations would go like this-Hello—did I get you out of bed—yes you did—I have been up for an hour already; then his question.  This happened several times until one time I said to him—I will get back to you.  Well, I waited until 9:30 that night and called him. The conversation went like this after it rang for a long time—hello—did I get you out of bed—a lot of stammering and stuttering.  He never called me again at 5:30 in the morning.  Bingo.

This week a friend invited me to go hunting with him (i.e. he is 16). I haven't hunted for probably 20 years.  He picked me up at 5 a.m. and we met a hunting buddy of his (i.e. he is about 20).  When I got back, I went and gave double red cells at a Red Cross donation site. Arlene and I then went out for lunch and when I got home, I was woo-hooing about my day but then did fall asleep in my recliner.  I was tired.  BUT the experience was soooo worth it.  I really enjoyed both.  You always just can’t make these experiences. LuckieEddie says—The best time to do anything is NOW (i.e. when the opportunity is there)! Such is life.

Liar liar pants on fire! Really folks, really! We are about "as dumb as it gets" at times!  Really folks, how dumb are we to believe some stuff? GeorgeTheCrook says--Everything centers around money and power; you are just kidding yourself, suckers, if you don’t believe that (i.e. like I will give you everything and not increase your taxes). It’s such a joke! How come I don't hear anything about our national deficit? MissPerfect says--Some folks are soooo open minded that their mind falls out! ItchieBitchie says--Correct me if I'm wrong but don't we teach our children to tell the truth and follow the rules.  BUT it appears that if you think you are an elitist, it doesn't pertain to you.  Ouchy ouchy!  

I like to be around some folks ‘cause they have the “get it” factor.  The “get” is they understand and “it” is what is important. Some folks seem to get it and others don’t. You “get it?”  Some folks, I'm sorry to say, continue to try to put the square peg in the round hole! I got some very good advice recently from a couple of neat folks. I was somewhat surprised how some folks acted to me.  These two folks told me to shake it off; rub some dirt on it; buck up; move on; cut them some slack as there might be some reason that you don’t know.  I think (i.e. big on the think) I’m pretty good at this but it felt good to hear it from someone else.  Charlie "Tremendous" Jones," used to say, "Five years from now you will be the same except for the books you read and the people you meet." I really like being around you folks; except for one of you (i.e. ha ha), you are real folks with good hearts; my kind of folks. You seem to “get it." Thanksamillion for sharing your wisdom with me. You guys are champions; you win the trophy! WorldClassLarry says--If you want to soar with the eagles, you can’t run with the turkeys! 

I golfed with FarmerTony recently. I said it looks like another bin buster—ya, the crop looks good but we have some “sudden death sendrom” in our soybeans (i.e. sudden  prematurely death isn’t good folks). Really folks!  My parents. Chester and Anna, never got to experience our spouses, our children, their spouses or their great grand children (i.e. they died way tooooo young).  They would have loved and enjoyed all of them. And our spouses, our children their spouses and their great grand kids would have  loved and enjoyed them as well.  Really!  It ain’t fair.  Our grandchildren know Arlene at maybe 25% of the real Arlene.  Really!  It ain’t fair.  The only thing that is fair is the Butler County Fair and that is in June.  BUT I’m really alright with that; I have peace with that; I’m not bitter at all.  His understanding I cannot fathom; God is God and that’s just the way it is folks.  Probably many of you folks have things in your life that probably seem unfair! Da! Like you have had a few fender benders, crashes and wrecks in your live! You know the feeling. As someone said recently--Everyone has something!

TomTerrfic makes life look, oh soooo easy! Ricky says—Most folks are living their lies.  Folks live a fake life.  DuaneTheWorm would be a great example (i.e. he is sooo phony).  Maybe TomTerrric isn’t as happy, or as great, or as important as he shows.  Maybe he is just impressing folks to make himself feel good. Maybe, but he sure looks good to me (i.e. looks like he has the world by the tail).  Saturday question—Are we who what other folks want us to be or are we who we want to be?

I coached boys’ basketball for 7 years 1969-1976.  I was pleasantly surprised to get a call from a former basketball player from the great team of 70-71. It was a great team but because of some crazy situations and events, we didn’t get to state.  They were good enough.  We reminisced about that (i.e. I’m sure others of you have felt the same--it was not to be I guess).  The 74-75 team was rated #1 in our class and undefeated, I think.  They didn’t make to the state either.  Must have been poor coaching!   Had to be!  Such is life!

I mentioned the above to our 37 year old son this week.  He said--We lost that first round in the high school basketball tournament--we should not have lost--we should have won that game; that is soooo unimportant now but here we are still talking about it 19 years later; there are probably 10s of thousands of folks who say the same thing.  Chet and I have never talked about that game in this perspective until now (i.e. 19 years later).  Huh, interesting.

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

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MyFriendJean says—The love in your heart wasn’t put there to stay—love isn’t love until you give it away.