This “It’s Saturday”
might give you a weird kind of headache, the kind of headache that stings a
bit, goes away for a while, then comes back with a vengeance. I’m sorry if it
does. BUT maybe part of the problem
might be because of you (i.e. I realize that for some of you this will be hard
to understand). BUT it could also be all my fault (i.e. probably that is a
better chance). RealisticJoe says—Sometimes we need to bite the bullet and move
on what ever the situation is. Bingo!
CheezieLouise
(i.e. who puts hot sauce on life) says--Adulting doesn’t come with a set of
instructions. If you haven’t already, you’ll soon realize how much you didn’t
learn in school. Now that could be! TommyRight says—We sure have a lot of
options in life and those options sure do affect our life. No question! And some folks never do really
become adults in many ways and some just take a lot longer and some become
adults before their time (i.e. some by necessity and some it seems like it just
happens). I have a teenage friend that thinks and talks like an adult (i.e.
great maturity); he just amazes me. Why,
I have no idea (i.e. he is a great kid in my opinion). I had a great conversation with an elderly friend this week. She told me that she never had a childhood; she was raised in a dysfunctional home.Such is life.
I realize that some of you folks are really smart; yes you are but you
don’t know everything, no you don’t!
WorldClassLarry (i.e. who is a heavy weight) says—Although you can live
well and die well, and know somethings truly, you cannot know all things
completely. You aren’t that smart!
CousinEddie
says--Clark, save the neck for me! I heard a couple of sports announcers
talking about their family get-to-gathers for Thanksgiving. They were saying that all families have an
AuntWilmaGoofy and an UncleBobWeirddo!
Sooooo who in your family would qualify for those distinctions (i.e.
hopefully it isn’t one of us, but it could be!). BUT flipthepancake, some family members are much
more fun to be around than others. Some
are really boring and some exciting, some obnoxious and some soooo nice, some
you just like to talk to and others, well, you just don’t. AverageJoe says--Some family and friends and acquaintances
are soooo funny; they just make me laugh; I just really enjoy being around
them. And who enjoys being around
constant complainers? Christmas can
really be difficult for many families because of their family dynamics and can
also be really be enjoyable for others.
Such is life.
My deceased business partner/friend of 34 years did not like Christmas
(i.e. I don’t like parts of Christmas either—way to commercial for me and the
real meaning is not celebrated near enough as far as I’m concerned—way toooo
much about money and impressing which I’m not much for). ANYWAY, I told my friend’s son recently that
his Dad doesn’t have to fret about Christmas anymore! He just really despised the whole commercial
setting; he would have rather worked or played golf; he was soooo happy when it
was over. I realize that some of you
feel the same and others of you just can’t get enough of all the hustle and bustle
and eating and drinking and the razzle and dazzle. Soooooo Arlene and I drove over to Wal-Mart
Thanksgiving night at 6 (i.e. time means nuttin to us). I wanted to buy some tires that were going on
sale and the sale started at 6. It was a
huge massive savings. I had no idea that
there would be the huge massive number of folks in the store (i.e. I was very
naive); the lines were unbelievable with folks with their carts full and
overflowing (i.e. crazy to me and surely it would have been to my deceased
partner and friend). I have never seen
anything like this (i.e. I have been missing out on this part of Christmas! ha
ha). Seee, there are a lot of folks who really like this atmosphere; I’m just
not one of them and surely my deceased friend was also not one either.
Yogi said—It ain’t over until it’s over. But part of “the jolly ol’
Nicklaus time” is over: oh yes, we are through black Thursday, black Friday and
cyber Monday. Soooo those gift purchases
are in the bag, tied up and secured in a safe place until they have to be wrapped,
given or exchanged (i.e. another “jolly ol’ Nicklaus time”). Of course, some folks will be reminded of
them when they get their credit card bill.
That’s another “jolly ol’ Nicklaus time.”
“What is the
meaning of all this gluttony, this waste, this self-indulgence? Where did you
get all these things?” Said by The White
Witch in the youth book by C.S. Lewis The Lion, The Witch and the Wardrobe.
Now this book might be a good Christmas present; it’s a classic (i.e. and write
something in the cover). I even have
read it (i.e. paperback for about $7). I
think it beats some of the junk I saw in the carts of the folks waiting in line
at Wal-Mart (i.e. my opinion). BUT then
what do I know? I’m just a little ol’
farm boy from a mile and fourth south of Roseland, MN. WalleyChristmas
says—Yabut erv, my grandkids want all that throw-away junk stuff that they see
on TV; they don’t want books! If I give them books and the other grandparents
give them the throw-away junk they want, well, the grand kids won’t like me as
well. That could be WalleyChristmas,
that could be! Soooo the solution for
you LuckieEddie is to buy your grand kids a lot of throw-away junk; that is an
easy solution! But WalleyChristmas, after they get and open the 30th
gift, do they really know who gave them the gift or what it is (i.e. is it
special anymore?). How about the kid who
gets no gifts or maybe just one! Life
isn’t fair; the only thing that is fair is the Butler County Fair and that’s in
June!
Here is something to think about (i.e. some of you won’t like it I’m
sure; it will bother you). You don’t
have to be a Christian or go to church to think about this. It could just be the right things to do. Maybe! Dr. J says--If you want God to bless
you, bless others—particularly the most vulnerable in our society. The Bible
says, “God blesses those who are kind to the poor. He helps them out of
their troubles. He protects them and keeps them alive; he publicly honors them
and destroys the power of their enemies” (Psalm 41:1-2 TLB). God makes
many amazing promises to those who give to the poor, but here’s one of my
favorites. The Bible says in Proverbs 19:17, “If you help the poor, you
are lending to the Lord—and he will repay you!” (NLT). God considers
it a loan to him every time you give to the poor. It’s not a
gift; it’s a loan.
Our pastor at the Thanksgiving eve service said—Genuine Christians have sorta kinda a light in their eyes; I can walk in a room
and tell if they are Genuine Christians or not; there is something different
about them. You believe that? That is what I thought. You want my opinion? Here it is if you want it or not—I agree, I
think it shows. WorldClassLarry says—You
can even tell it in different churches that there is a difference (i.e. a way
different feeling).
It
could be that I have learned soooo much from some folks without even asking
(i.e. folks are such good teachers). You
have no idea how much I learn from folks (i.e. some because of how I want to be
and some how I don’t want to be). I
learned from a friend recently that we need to be humbler and more patient. I learned from some other friends that I talk
toooo much. I learned that many folks
don’t like to talk about anything important (i.e. makes them nervous) but only
like to talk about stuff that has no importance (e.g. talking about themselves
as tooooo how great they think they are). And I learned all of this “free of
charge.” Now that is a good deal (i.e.
like a Christmas special on Black Friday)! JoeBlow says—I went to a bookstore
and asked the saleswoman, “where’s the self-help section?” She said if she told
me, it would defeat the purpose. I heard onesmartperson say--Leaders need to understand how profoundly
they affect people, how their optimism and pessimism are equally infectious,
how directly they set the tone and spirit of everyone around them (i.e. I
believe that; do you?).
I’m sooo proud of myself, yes I am. I kept my mouth
shut. I soooo much wanted to say
something but didn’t. Have you ever been
in that position? It could be that I did
the right thing! I will never know for sure, but I do feel good that I kept my mouth
shut. I have toooo admit that I really
wanted to say something. Have you ever
felt that way? LuckieEddie (i.e. who is a one-man band) says—There seems to be
soooo much leaking and distortion in most everything these days. I many times wonder if I understand things
correctly. My understanding might be
wrong. Could be and maybe not. BUT, I’m still happy and proud of myself that
I kept my mouth shut.
She could be but
says she’s maybe not! I was getting something at the dollar store (i.e. when I
was a kid it was the Woolworth Dime store in Willmar). When I was walking down
the aisle and a lady was coming on a cross aisle pushing her shopping cart and
we almost collided. I said—go ahead; I’m
for once not in a hurry but I usually am but I really don’t need to be—she
said—I’m never in a hurry; I’m way laid back—you must be very easy to get along
with—I wouldn’t say that! We both laughed.
She didn’t know the
answer! I stopped at Kwik Star
Thanksgiving evening to pick up some bread.
I asked the female clerk, who I know some—did you have a busy day—very
busy and it seemed like no one was happy; in fact they seemed grumpy—we always
say, have a happy Thanksgiving soooo how come they aren’t happy—I have no
idea! I was happy and had a happy
Thanksgiving. Did you?
On Black Friday, some great, long-time friends from MN
stopped and saw us. It was soooo much
fun as we have such a great relationship that goes back for many years. ANYWAY,
we laughed a lot about all the great and funny things we have experienced
together (i.e. great memories are soooo much fun). We talked about a couple of mutual friends
who we have had soooo much fun with through the years. One likes Windsor and water! He says—Winsor
and water and strong on the Windsor or 2 fingers of Windsor or I don’t want to
see through it sooo make it strong! We
laughed talking about this friend. I
could tell you a million more stories as we had soooo much fun with him (i.e.
we like this guy). Another mutual friend who we also shared a lot of fun with,
is such a great guy with such a good heart who has gone through some real tough
situations (i.e. he is a real fighter with a good heart—we like this guy). It was soooo much fun thinking of these guys.
We are
starting a study in our church called, One Minute After You Die by Erwin
Lutzer. The idea came from a golf
buddy/friend as he is facilitating it in their church. I also asked him if I could use his
jokes. Soooo you are going to get to
read them (i.e. some maybe you have heard, and some you haven’t). You get what you pay for! Man gets to heaven
and is met by this very impressive angel with large clip board – Angel
"you get to heaven by grace through faith, but "to determine
accommodations we review what you did on earth that was kind and
unselfish"…"frankly there is not much on your list …if there was
something you did that was purely unselfish and out of kindness you could
tell me" – Man "well there was this time when I saw a lady
being mugged by a biker gang – I ran over and kicked over their bikes – kicked
leader in shins , punched him, grabbed his nose ring and ripped it out and told
the lady to run for help –Angel "Wow! – I don’t have that down, do you “know
“about when that happened" – man answered "oh, yes!.... about one
minute ago!
I decorated our home for Christmas.
I tried to do it much like Arlene use toooo but I don’t do it near as
well as she did. She loved to decorate
and did such a good job making our home feel “oh soooo good.” ANYWAY, maybe some of you won’t understand
this and I understand that, it’s ok, really it is. It feels sooo good to decorate it somewhat like
Arlene use to. She seems to enjoy the
Christmas decorations, at least some of it even though she doesn’t really
understand it very well it seems (i.e. you might not understand that
either). It makes me feel soooo
good. It probably means not much to you
but does a lot to me (i.e. even though it’s a lot of work, I think). It could be that my emotions are hard to
explain. Some of you will understand and
others might not. Such is life.
Have a FUN day my friends unless you have other plans. (-:
erv
MyFriendJean says—Meaningful human contact is an antidote
for depression.
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