it is what it is

QueenOfTrashBetty says—I feel guilty sometimes when I intervene (i.e. I think I know how to fixieverythingallthetime). QueenOfTrashBetty, you should feel quilty!  hahaha! You need to bark at yourself more! At times you act like a false rumor! hahaha  RuthieSlim says—QueenOfTrashBetty, you make me hyperventilate; you are hilarious!

AverageJoe asks—Have you ever tried to have a normal conversation with a virtual agent a.k.a.  chatbot, alkbot, chatterbot, Bot, chatterbox, IM bot, or interactive agent?  Those virtual agents are really smart but only smart as to how they are programed.  They have no common sense. Watson is just really not that intriguing; pretty much programed to be like that; pretty boring. Actually I know folks who remind me of Siri; not very intriguing or unique but very smart in their arena (i.e. or think they are smart anyway—hahaha!). It is what it is. An ad from IBM on my iPhone promoting Watson said—71% of Millennials would rather not talk to a human when they contact customer service.  They don’t want any small talk I guess. 

The63Zenker reminded me what my mentor use to say to me—erv, I found out that it's not good to talk about my troubles. Eighty percent of the people who hear them don't care and the other twenty percent are glad I'm having them. It is what it is. Maybe those Millennials don’t want to hear about other folks’ aches and pains and other problems.  hahaha  ItchieBitchie says—Or maybe they don’t care about anyone else except themselves.  Or maybe that generation is very impersonal.  Or they don’t have time for small talk. I have no idea.  What do you think?

I hit a bad shot and my golf buddy who was riding with me said something like—that didn’t go the way you wanted it.  I said—It is what it is.  Later in the round I said to my golf buddy—that wasn’t what you were looking for. He said—It is what it is!  On the golf course, there are always clubs for sale when folks aren’t playing well (i.e. they say something like—I’m quitting this dumb game; I’m selling my clubs; you want to buy them).  There are always sellers and buyers for most everything; it all depends on the price.  Buyers can become sellers and sellers can become buyers; all depends on the price and how bad they are playing.  It is what it is folks.  Such is life.

That same golf buddy told me that he takes Aleve for his arthritis.  His bottle was empty soooo he asked his wife for some.  She gave him maybe 16 to 20.  Without thinking, he took them all.  He thought he might check to see if that is dangerous (i.e. might kill him).  His wife called “Ask a nurse.”  The nurse said it probably will take about 50 to 100 to maybe affect him; just drink some milk (i.e. this guy is tough soooo probably will take a lot more to kill him).  He said he slept really good that night.  It is what it is folks.  Crazy.

TheOtherWarrenFromOmaha says--During his physical, the doctor asked TommyOhshit about his daily activity level. He described a typical day this way:  "Well, yesterday afternoon, I waded along the edge of a lake, drank eight beers, escaped from wild dogs in the heavy brush, jumped away from an aggressive rattlesnake, marched up and down several rocky hills, stood in a patch of poison ivy, crawled out of quicksand and took four leaks behind big trees.." Inspired by the story, the doctor said, "You must be quite an outdoors man!" "NAH," he replied, "I'm just a shitty golfer." 

LuckieEddie wobbles a little but he then straightens up to being himself again.  What in the world; why does he do that.  Well he doesn’t know who he wants to be; he struggles with that.  You see he went from rags-to-riches.  Curt Warner is a great story of rags-to-riches (i.e. has seemed to handle it quite well).  Others did the same but didn’t handle it very well (i.e. went from rags-to-riches and then back to rags--couldn’t handle success). Could it be that Curt Warner has something that other don’t? Very few can handle rags-to-riches.  It takes great folks to do that.   Some of you have done well at that (i.e. my opinion).  BUT it is really hard as money changes soooo many things, soooooo many. It is what it is. A golf buddy grew up in a large family and he said they were poor.  He never had stuff that other kids had.  But he read a book a day for 10 years.  He was smart and became very knowledgeable.  He got a good education and got a good job and probably made good money. He told me he still lives with somewhat of the same mentality he grew up with.  I think he has but don’t kid yourself, life is pretty good to him (i.e. but he still has a huge massive good heart).  It is what it is. He is an intriguing person to me. 

CommonSenseCindyRox say—A good decision is the best thing you’ll ever make. In baseball, when the count is 2-3, you are out (i.e. no more decisions)! CommonSenseMojoHeather, a bonita, usually has good common sense (i.e. you can’t teach that).  PowerProWill says--Common sense is soooo hip, trendy and cool; it’s better faster and cheaper than being misguided. WoldClassLarry says—Common sense have perceived something your brain hasn’t. You believe that? I guess most of us do. Some call it instinct.  I tried to schedule something with a friend; she has a very busy schedule. She said she is making up for the time in which she couldn’t. Folks, she has it cookin’ now (i.e. now that is common sense)! It appears, many times a change in folks’ lives, can change a lot of stuff (i.e. sometimes for the better and sometimes for the worse and sometimes no one knows for sure).  It is what it is!

I know a lot of hilarious folks; yes I do.  They are hilarious to me and maybe not to anyone else. They just make me smile and some even make me laugh.  I would guess that probably they don’t think they are hilarious, but they are toooo me (i.e. all in a fun way).  I have done a feasibility study and the result is, we are all hilarious in some way to some folks.  In some way, we are all a Rhonda or Rudy Rogue!  Most of us have some structural problems that make others guffaw!

Suggestion—Instead of letting someone frustrate you or even get you all upset, sit back and laugh at them (i.e. not in demeaning way, but you may) and look at them as being funny.  I really like to do that.  Folks are just funny to me.  The way folks act and the way the talk and the way they think is just hilarious to me.  I even say to folks sometimes—You make me laugh! And it’s a lot better for my mental health.  Try it, you might like it. It is what it is. It’s really a lot of fun.  I even laugh at myself a lot.  I’m really funny to myself (i.e. most of the time). It’s cheap entertainment! 

Arlene and I went and visited some folks from our church; they are 90 and 85 and live on their farm.  We called and ask if we could come at 11—sure—what is your favorite ice cream—vanilla.  Soooo we brought some vanilla ice cream and had ice cream at 11.  I asked them if they ever had Ice cream at 11 before—no no—well then, it’s about time!  They told us stories of themselves from child hood to current.  Some were sorta kinda sad, some were sorta kind happy and most were hilarious.  What a hoot we had.  ANYWAY, this was their most recent hillarious story (i.e. LOL)—She said she was weeding her garden and fell off her garden stool and couldn’t get up.  Her husband couldn’t get her up soooo they had to call someone to come and get her up (i.e. it was really funny, especially how she told it).  We never knew these folks like we do now; have been around them for years.  Crazy!

I enjoy being around intriguing and fascinating folks.  There is just something about them that just plain gets my attention.  And then there are many folks who are not intriguing and fascinating to me (e.g. folks who are very egotistical).  I was recently around some folks who don’t intrigue or fascinate me but maybe they might intrigue and fascinate others (i.e. now that is very interesting to me).  WildWillie says—Some type of folks always like being around the same type of folks as they are. Money, common interests, certain personalities, power, education, certain mentalities, status, family ties, etc. seem to draw folks to certain type of folks (e.g. usually poor folks don’t hang around with rich folks—not in their league—not in their world).  To me, rich folks are intriguing and fascinating and soooo are poor folks.  I might not be compatible with some in either “class” but I’m compatible with some in both classes as well.  I find many folks very interesting in many ways.  It is what it is. 

I heard a mother say to her young daughter recently—Kindness is more important than your grades or your piano.  A grandfather told me recently that they have a grandson that is soooo kind and humble; all the kids like him.  Da! MissPerfect says—Kindness seems to be understood by everyone.  Yabut, I realize that it is hard for many of us to understand at times. DuaneTheWorm (i.e. always tries to be a crowd pleaser) says—Self-glorification, money, prestige, position, pride, etc. is much more important than being kind; what does sincere kindness get you. DuaneTheWorm pretty much described himself. Such is life.

He took a pretty good hack at life (i.e. my opinion) I went to the funeral of a long-time business client recently.  He was an intriguing and fascinating person to me.  I probably can’t call him a friend but maybe I could.  He shared a lot of stuff with me (i.e. both good and bad through the years).  He always had a positive flare to everything.  He always just amazed me. He was not just vanilla! The last line in his obituary that was in the paper read—His priorities were God, his wife and family and his music.  I think that is right on the money as I see it. No fake obituary. 

I read in the paper soooo it must be right--Movie attendance is down a.k.a. sleepy box office.  It said it’s because folks don’t want to pay big bucks when they can watch it on Netflix in 3 months and also that the current movies aren’t that great.  Bingo!  I was talking to a friend about this (i.e. he’s a great movie buff) and he said that is true.  It is projected that in the future only moves that are spectacles will be seen in the theaters (i.e. movies that need a big screen and a lot of noise to really be effective).  Huh, interesting.  I have noticed that folks with Alzheimer’s aren’t much interested in the folks who are “spectacles”.  They like the folks who care about them and not the folks who try to portray how great they are.  Very interesting! SpectacleMaryAnn says—Kids, folks with limited mental capacity, good folks, dogs etc. all think the same.  Saturday question—How do you relate to folks who are spectacles?  That is what I thought. It is what it is.

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

erv

MyFriendJean says—A sense of humor is like a needle and thread, it will patch up so many things.

P.S. Failure isn’t so bad if it doesn’t attack the heart. Success is all right if it doesn’t go to the head.