I stopped by and saw
MyFriendJean on my run the other day. I
called her “TheDoubleWhammyGal” as she has two health issues that limit her
some; she laughed (i.e. but she’s going to be 90 this month). Soooo I asked her what she has been
doing—yesterday I dusted but didn’t find any dust; the day before I vacuumed
but didn’t find any dirt—that sounds like recreational work; she laughed—yabut
I like doing it—then you better do it (i.e. it refreshes her). I was waxing our car the other day and
oursmartneighbor came over to talk. I’m
sure he thought I was doing some recreational work (i.e. no one waxes their car
anymore except some old fart like me). I
laughed to myself. Hey folks, the car
really looks good and it makes me feel good.
Such is life.
My golf buddy/friend told me that his late dad would say to
him—Why do you do that recreational work (e.g. mowing the lawn when it doesn’t
need it to be mowed); when you die, no one will know. I told him—If it refreshes you, do it!
Soooo on my run, I thought about what
refreshes me—exercise, food if I’m hungry, reading, sleep, meditating/praying,
being around some of you, sitting in the sun porch and watching a thunder storm
coming in, quietness of early morning etc. Those things are like pressing the
refresh button on my computer. Everyone has different things that refreshes
them. Well, what lights the fire under
your pants? We
met our
grandkids Saturday for lunch.
Guess where. Hints—Cy is mascot
statue in the back ground and it smells a lot like hickory smoke. You got it!
A good place for sure. A lot of you have been there. Family and BQ is
refreshing for us. Yes it is. Arlene said—“fun”!
On a recent late Sunday
afternoon, Arlene and I went and sat behind hole #18 at The Waterloo Open. We watched some the pro and amateur leaders
play the last hole (i.e. a refreshing atmosphere for me). We stayed for about an hour and when leaving
this happened—I had our chairs in one hand and Arlene in the other; we walked
just a little ways when Arlene got her feet tangled in some twine. Before I could put the chairs down to help
her, a golfer was on his knees helping her get her feet free; I said,
thanksamillion; he got up and didn’t say anything and disappeared. Soooooo folks, why did he do that? Sooooo folks, what did the other 30-40 who
watched think? It’s really refreshing
for me to see such kindness.
JakeSmart says—Do you know that women blink about twice as
many times as men? GraceTheAtomicBlonde says—That’s ‘cause most men are
sleeping! Really, GraceTheAtomicBlonde, why do you think that? Onesmartgal
emailed me--Are you sure it didn't say that women THINK about twice as much as
men...? BigStoopWilbert says—Those women are soooo gaga; that’s why they are
blinking all the time.
Get
over it! That is what Michal Greller (i.e.
Spieth’s caddy) said to Jordon Spieth after he hit his opening drive in the
crap at the British Open during the final round. Refresh, I think Michal was saying; move on;
that shot is history. Restart, reset!
Shake it off! Quite dwelling on it! Forget about that darnel! LuckyEddie
says—Toooo be lucky, ya got to hit the next shot; forget the past.
Modern American folks seem to get bored really easy. Those of you who really don’t like the same
traditions and the same old stuff get discouraged and need to be continually
refreshed. Personally, I like some tradition
but I get bored quite easily. I think
this is a huge massive problem in our churches.
If people won’t come, they can hear the Good News. There has to be some excitement and
refreshment each Sunday or folks won’t come.
I heard someone tell me that they were bored at their church as the
pastor used about 10 minutes of old liturgy (i.e. good old traditional
stuff). The problem is that no one listened. If that continues, some folks won’t come. Folks need and want to be refreshed and
uplifted. That is my opinion folks. Facts don’t lie folks. Look at the churches
who have good attendance and new church starts.
The proof is in the pudding! I
realize that some folks would rather keep it the same and just die. For you who
feel that way, I say—Enjoy the slow death.
Such is life. MissPerfect says—erv,
if you are bored, you can always count how many times the pastor blinks!!!
Yabut MissPerfect, that isn’t the reason I go to church!
We live in rural Iowa (i.e. farm country). I read in the paper, soooo it must be right,
that farmers will soon be using drones to scout their crops and livestock. Some farmers say—not me. Ya right, they said that about 4- wheelers,
semis, self-steering machinery and they all have them! They can sit on their deck and look at their
crops over a mile away; and it’s fun; and they can write the drone off as a
farm expense. AverageJoe says--It will
be sooner rather than later. Ya but
those same farmers won’t change anything in the church. Of course, they can’t write those new things
in church off. hahaha It’s all about the money.
I went for an early Sunday morning run on the golf
course. There was a foursome on #1 green. One of the guys is a long-time acquaintance
(i.e. he looks like a 65-year old use-to-be skateboarder). Sooooo how is it going—erv, I can’t hit the ball
worth a shit (i.e. he always talks this way; he’s just being real; what you see
is what you get)—what’s the deal; he showed me an 8-inch scar on his arm; had
surgery in February—what’s that brace on your ankle—blew a tendon out and I had
cancer of the tongue—wow, you have been through the mill. He just shook his head. I patted him on the back and said—Enjoy the
beautiful morning even though you can’t hit it worth a shit.
Saturday question--Does touch refresh you? Did that pat on the back to that golfer
impact him in any way? Do you believe in
reiki? Does touch sorta kinda slow everything down inside of you? I was recently kissed by a pretty little gal
and was hugged by a big guy; both touched me; I mean made me feel good. Very refreshing. I was with a friend recently who because of a
health issue struggles with his motor skills and his memory. He and I went and had a beer at the golf
course recently and rode around town on the golf cart. We had some fun but also had some direct conversation. He said to me at one point—erv, can’t talk
good. I told him that was ok; it doesn’t
bother me. When I took him back to his
home, he jabbed his elbow in my ribs.
Guess what I did; I jabbed my elbow in his ribs. Crazy!
When I started riding my motorcycle on the highway, the first motorcycle
I met waved at me; I waved back with a normal one finger wave above the handle
bars like I’m waving at neighbor Ted.
Not right! I goggled it to learn
how to wave properly. What a hoot. It makes me smile when all those $30,000
Harley folks wave at me on my Yamaha XT 250 a.k.a. my respite bike. It’s a form of brotherhood saying something
like, I’m with you to the other person; I know how you feel. I think it’s sorta
kinda neat. I think it’s refreshing. Never
thought much of it before until I got my mc.
There is different thinking as to why the two-finger wave. The one I like best is—keep it on 2 wheels.
MotorcycleBabeToyna says--A motorcycle wave is just about basic acknowledgement
(i.e. refreshing). But ya gotta get it right. You can’t be overenthusiastic,
too flippant, too subtle or too cool for school. Ya gotta be sorta kinda nonchalant
but not toooo nonchalant. MotorcylceBabeToyna,
I’m working at it. I want to be as
polished as you!!!!!
ItchieBitchie says—I just loved to be loved and have someone
care about me (i.e. it’s sooo refreshing).
Doesn’t everyone ItchieBitchie? I
read this what RickieRick wrote while eating my oatmeal with a half a banana on
it--The Bible says in 1 Corinthians 13:3, “No matter what I say, what I
believe, and what I do, I’m bankrupt without love”. God says —
relationships are more important than accomplishments. Life is about
relationships, not accomplishments. ~ CrazyMarvin says—That doesn’t sound toooo
American; Yabut CrazyMarvin, you can have a lot of accomplishments and still
be very loving to folks. I know many
folks, many of you guys who do that—except for a couple of you hahaha—e.g.
DuaneTheWorm. BUT I have to guard my
thoughts sooooo I don’t get toooo top heavy on the “me stuff.” That is really easy to do for me; but I get
humbled and I then have to recalibrate. That humbling process makes me blink
wildly (i.e. even more than a woman). Such
is life.
Headline reads—Chiefs 1st-round pick Mahomes already turning
heads in camp. It said that in the second practice, he put together an impressive
drive. What was the teaching point after
such an impressive drive? “We told him
not to get too big of a head,” Chiefs offensive coordinator Matt Nagy said.
Parkersburg, the town where our office was, is/was got hit by an EF5 tornado in
2008. It destroyed about a third of the
town. Kuik Star was one of the
businesses in the tornado’s path. The
other day I bought some bananas for my oatmeal at Kuik Star (i.e. the cheapest
place to buy bananas). I used the restroom and there on the wall was this picture. A very good reminder how things can be one
day and how they can be the next (i.e. before and after picture). Soooooo it reminded me not to get a big
head.
Have a FUN day my friends unless you have other plans. (-:
MyFriendJean says—Always hold your head up, but keep your
nose at a friendly level.
P.S. We have one precious life: do something extraordinary today, even if it's tiny.
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