if I'm not mistaken

If I’m not mistaken, this “It’s Saturday” is not “robocall spoofing!“ But it could be!  ItchieBitchie says—Sometimes we always don’t hear what is said correctly.  I went to the golf course to have coffee with some buddies 4^th of July morning. The next morning, I was uptown and an old guy told me that he heard that the “old, good gofer” is going to be dead in a year, you know the one out at the course; I think his name is CoonDog.  Sooooo who told you that anyway?  An old guy out at the course who has coffee with all those old farts every day.  I can’t remember his name but he is the one who mumbles a lot; he’s hard to understand. Well old timer, you heard it wrong—The guy who mumbles said-- he’s deaf in one ear!

Another deaf story—Sooooo I then went for a bike ride (i.e. my normal ride to Kesley Corner and back; 11.1 miles).  As I was coming back in town, I stopped and talked to MyFriendJohn (i.e. anybody can be a John).  Well, I tried to talk to him.  Both of his hearing aids were in the shop being tuned up.  I had to use sign language and get right in his face (i.e. I hope I didn’t have bad breath).  I told him he looked pretty spiffy in his summer outfit out mowing the lawn.  He’s 86.  He said—You got to stay active both physically and mentally; got to turn that TV off!  

JoeBlow says--I have learned to seek my happiness by limiting my desires, rather than attempting to satisfy them. AverageJoe asks--Have you ever met anyone who buys stuff they hate? How about folks who willingly go out of their ways to blow money just because they see someone else doing it? MissPerfect says--I haven't, yet we're always talking about these "Joneses" out there... Such is life.

CadillacJack says—If I’m not mistaken, a desire is a contract with ourselves to be unhappy until we get what we want. If we can limit our desires we can limit our unhappiness. Yabut CadillacJack, you sure like your Cadillac.  ha ha

BeretoWarren says—If I’m not mistaken--Money and possessions are the second most referenced topic in the Bible – money is mentioned more than 800 times – and the message is clear: Nowhere in Scripture is debt viewed in a positive way. Ouchy ouchy! 

Our neighbor boy (i.e. as I call him but he’s 24) drove up to his parents’ house this week.  He was working out East at a college.  He and his dad were unloading his car.  I said to him—Home for the summer—no no, maybe a month; going to Portland—what are you going to do in Portland—I have no idea; I have saved some money and want to go there.  His dad said—When you are 24, single, and all your life possessions go into a car, life is pretty simple!  I told them—As I get older, it seems like my possessions seem to decrease. I can’t get them all in a car but…!  Such is life. 

Our neighbor told me that he and their three girls (i.e. 4 if you count his wife) were going on vacation.  He told me that his responsibility is to say yes and open his wallet!  If I’m not mistaken, he knows how to make his girls happy!  Such is life.

TomTerrific says—If I’m not mistaken, it’s not just what you eat that destroys your health — it’s what eats us! You can have the best health plan around — eat fresh, healthy, organic, and in proper portions — but if you’re resentful against someone in your life or worry about tomorrow, your health will suffer. CrazyMarvin says—If I am not mistaken, the fact of the matter is, the Lord cannot help people who, in their own eyes, are righteous. Ouchy ouchy! Saturday question—Do you have a contrite heart?

my friend Caleb

WorldClassLarry says--If I’m not mistaken, giving generously is good for your health. Every time you’re generous, every time you give to others, whether you’re giving through finances, service, or your time, it improves your health. MissPerfect says--There are more promises in the Bible about giving than anything else, because God wants you to be like him. And God is a giver. I read this in the paper (i.e. sooooo it must be right)—There is no genuine success unless you are genuinely moral, kind, generous and fair. Saturday question--Do you believe that?

A golf buddy has all of Louie L’Amour’s 114 books (i.e. he really must like them).  I have read several and asked him two of his favorites.  I am reading one of them—Last of the Breed. Here is something of the book that relates to what I just wrote—He was what a Sioux had been bred to be, a warrior.  Of the four virtues expected of a warrior, he had two, bravery and fortitude.  Did he have generosity? And wisdom?

If I’m not mistaken, I think our kids think I’m a “cheap ass” at times.  I was raised by Chester and Anna to be frugal and tooooo be a saver (i.e. we didn’t have a lot of spendable income).  My mentor told me—erv, you are probably not going to change.  The real old timers who went through the depression, are “cheap asses” toooo; they didn’t have anything.  Another Roselandite/friend told me this—The Great Depression motto was—Use it up—wear it out, make it do or do without!!!!

Our children and their families have a lot more spendable income than we had at their age (i.e. and they spend a lot—their environment growing up was different than ours).  I would like to defend my position some—Yes, I like value for my dollar but we like nice things and spend money to enjoy life also.  Arlene and I like to give (i.e. we hope we are generous enough).  But even in our giving, we like value for our dollar.  Does that make any sense to you guys? My parents, Chester and Anna taught me to not borrow money on anything that depreciates (e.g. a car).  MillennialJoyce says—That is old school.  Such is life.

I was eating my oatmeal with peaches on it (i.e. that’s right folks, peaches—they were cheap at Hy-Vee, 99 cents a pound soooo the cheap ass bought some and they were really good)--GeorgeTheCrook says--The more complicated your life is, the more knobs you have to fiddle with, the more opportunities you have to make regrettable, emotion-based decisions.  Ouchy ouchy!  I remember my Mom, Anna, would buy crates of peaches and let them sit to ripen before canning.  I would get in them pretty good until she finally said I couldn't eat anymore.  Good Memories.

If I’m not mistaken, everyone faces challenges, some we see, some we don't. I walked into a business who I’m an acquaintance of the owner. She did not look herself (i.e. looked like she was rode hard and put away wet).  I asked her if she was alright.  She started to tell me that she is overwhelmed and started to cry.  Just then a customer came in and she immediately put on her business face.  I called a friend who recently became a widow to see how she was doing.  She told me she has everything under control.  There are a lot of nickel and dime things but nothing I found out that I can’t handle; nothing that was toooo large for me yet.  I ran into an acquaintance recently who is probably early 70s.  I asked him how everything was going—our son recently had a seizure and we found out he has an opioid/alcohol problem.  

I went out for breakfast the other day.  I then went to Peiffer Park where I like to start my bike ride on the Cedar Valley Bike Trails.  It was 7:15 and there were maybe 15 gals between the ages of maybe 14-17 who were congregating under the shelter.  They probably were cross-country runners from a metro school or maybe everyone was invited from all the schools in the metro.  ANYWAY, if I’m not mistaken, all of those gals were less than 115 pounds. They looked soooo cute in their different running gear.   Soooooo the question is—Are they thin because they run or run because they are thin?  While I was unloading my bike, I noticed that a couple of gals were dropped off by their moms. Their moms looked like they weighted about 160 pounds.  What happened!!!!  A high school kid down the street was telling me that he is going to run cross-country this fall.  I was surprised as he is going to be a junior and played a lot of varsity football as a sophomore.  I asked him about his height and weight—he’s 6’2” and weighs 220 pounds.  I said—You don’t see tooooo many runners your size—Yabut I like running—then you better run; running is something you can do and enjoy all our life and it’s a lot better for your brain (i.e. he is a smart kid).   

I was around a couple of friends recently.  I always learn soooo much from them (i.e. really important stuff hahaha).  I learned that we try to figure other folks out; we are usually wrong!  One was telling us that they bought a new vehicle.  His wife would not buy a certain one; they bought it!  Crazy! She had three reasons that were all flawed for not buying it (i.e. according to my friend).  He told us one reason was—‘cause someone else had this certain vehicle and she didn’t like them.  The other two he wouldn’t tell us as he said his wife would kill him!  What a hoot! If I’m not mistaken, he’s still alive!!!

Jack Roberts, who is a Supreme Court Chief Justice, just gave the speech at his son’s 9 h grade graduation from a prestigious school.  This is what he said (i.e. he is one smart guy for sure) --“From time to time in the years to come, I hope you will be treated unfairly,” Roberts said, “so that you will come to learn the value of justice.” Betrayal “will teach you the importance of loyalty.” Loneliness will instruct people not to “take friends for granted.” Pain will cause someone “to learn compassion.” “I wish you bad luck — again, from time to time — so that you will be conscious of the role of chance in life,” Roberts said. “And understand that your success is not completely deserved, and that the failure of others is not completely deserved, either.” A commencement speech is supposed to offer “grand advice,” Roberts said, so his first was to recognize the exalted perch from which they started — a school with a 4-to-1 student-teacher ratio, where students dine in jackets and ties, and tuition and board cost about $55,000. Through his son, Roberts had come to know many of the students, he said, and “I know you are good guys.” “But you are also privileged young men, and if you weren’t privileged when you came here, you’re privileged now because you have been here,” Roberts said. “My advice is: Don’t act like it.” He urged them, at their next school, to introduce themselves to the people “raking the leaves, shoveling the snow or emptying the trash.” Learn their names, smile and call them by name. “The worst thing that will happen is you will become known as the young man who smiles and says hello,” he said. Another thing: “You’ve been at a school with just boys. Most of you will be going to a school with girls,” Roberts said. Long pause. “I have no advice for you.”

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

erv

MyFriendJean says—Success depends upon your backbone, not your wish bone.

P.S. OneSmartPerson once said--With so many circumstances of life outside our control, doesn’t it make sense we’d work hard to control the ones we can? That onesmartperson could be mistaken but I think he’s right on the money! Bingo!