This “It’s Saturday”
might be called “It’s Saturday from the bleachers!” If you are winning you hear a lot of ra
ra horrays and if you are losing you hear a lot of boo woos (i.e. especially from
the bleacher section, cheap seats)! As
our family says—It’s a lot more fun to win than to lose! Now ain’t that the truth!
A golf buddy told me that he never was much good at
reading. In fact, he said—I can read a
couple of pages and after the first paragraph, I can’t remember what I
read. Sooooo my golf buddy, I will make
sure I write my good stuff in the first paragraph for you, but the problem is,
I don’t know what the good stuff is and what the bad stuff is! In fact, I don’t really know if any of this
“It’s Saturday” is good stuff. Such is
life.
CoachB says—What kind of folks are
you traveling through life with? Are
they lions, tigers, donkeys and asses or just good ol’ honest, nice folks with
good hearts? Our lives will be affected
by who is in our boats. For sure. I have
been very fortunate in my life to be around many good folks (i.e. many of them
are you guys). I say thanksamillion for
being acquittances and friends. Many
good folks have just faded away from my life for many reasons (e.g. time,
death, circumstances). They have
influenced me and are really always part of me but just not around
anymore. Hopefully you have been around
some good folks as well. Hopefully, we all
have. I say to all you good folks—ra ra
hooray!
While eating my oatmeal with half a banana on it, this is what Jim
Langley wrote (i.e. anyone can be a Jim)—"You know the ‘Pause’ button you
have on your TV, or the video you are watching on your computer or smartphone?
Sometimes life presses the ‘pause’ button, whether we like it or not. Often we
don’t. But I have learned when that happens, it creates a unique opportunity to
step back and assess where I have been, where I am at the present, and where I
am going – or at least, where
I think I think
I’m going. Throughout the Book of Psalms, the word ‘Selah’ often appears. This
Hebrew word seems to be used as a musical mark used by the musician/lyricist,
causing readers or singers to stop and reflect on what was previously
presented. This musical mark is also found three times in the book of Habakkuk,
which speaks of God’s greatness since the earliest days of humankind. The
prophet challenges us to dwell on the goodness of the God of the universe and
learn to trust Him implicitly.” When I reflect, I have some boo woos and some ra
ra hoorys!
How about you?
British statesman Winston Churchill who observed, “Success
is not final, failure is not fatal; it is the courage to continue that counts.”
I have failed more than I have succeed for sure.
I haven’t kept count but am quite sure that
is the case, but it is hard to measure.
How about you.
It seems like
failure has a different impact than success.
Or is that my imagination. TheGuyNorthOfTown, who usually is sitting on
his high horse, says-- “Failure should be our teacher, not our undertaker.
Failure is delay, not defeat. It is a temporary detour, not a dead end. Failure
is something we can avoid only by saying nothing, doing nothing, and being
nothing.”
LuckieEddie, who gives good
vibes, says—I have been lucky to have soooo much success.
I don’t deserve it.
BUT when I fail, I have a tendency to not
want to try again.
Failure hurts toooo
bad.
I don’t like the feeling.
Suck it up cupcake and let’s get going!
GoofyGoof says--Have you ever been fooled by folks. Of course you have! We all have. When we get
to know folks at different levels, we find out different things about
folks. Maybe some things that are really
good about folks and some we’re maybe not soooo much impressed about a.k.a. the
hard truth. I would guess that is pretty normal. Getting to know folks is interesting for
probably all of us (i.e. for some folks more than others for sure—some folks
really don’t want to get to know folks very well or share themselves; very
surface relationships). Well, folks just
amaze me! Some things we learn about
others are “boo woos and other things are ra ra hoorays!” Saturday question—Do
you share yourself or not?
I recently got a text from a friend. He found a note while cleaning out his garage
that I sent him 29 years ago (i.e. he must about keep anything). It was a great memory. ANYWAY, it triggered my thinking about
another friendship. I developed a
friendship with a guy who ended up being my mentor. Our friendship took years
to develop but did become very special.
One day he told me some personal stuff and then said—I have never told
anyone this before (i.e. spilled his guts); you are the only one who knows
this. I must have been the right person
at the right time. It seemed he felt good telling me that stuff. I have never
told anyone what that stuff was and never will. That toooo is a great memory.
I recently enjoyed an evening with some friends. We shared
our lives’ histories some as we don’t know each other real well (i.e.
developing stronger friendships). One friend was telling us about a sign on the
Fraternal Order of Oddfellows building with a saying on it. They do a meal and is served by ladies in
their 80s but now have to have some help from younger family members (i.e. the
old gray mares ain’t what they use to be). He was amazed that these older
ladies are inspiring others to serve others. Oh, the saying is—Aspire to
Inspire before you Expire. They might be saying—Throw those chips away and get
your butts of the couch and do something.
Maybe! Some folks just amaze me!
For sure! Such is life.
I recently was totally surprised by getting a phone call
from our grandson, Jimmer. He is now 9
years old. He is rather shy and timid
and never liked to talk on the phone or with folks in general. He talked to me for maybe 15 minutes in a
tone of voice that was just amazing (i.e. very articulate and informative and
poised). I have no idea what happened
all of a sudden (i.e. must have gotten a cocklebur under his saddle). People do change now don’t they. It’s just amazing; amazing how and when! I
don’t understand many things, and this is one. We soooo many times hear about
changes for the bad but don’t hear or talk soooo much about changes for the
good. Maybe folks like to talk about bad
things more than good things (i.e. the news is usually about bad stuff—exaggerated
bad stuff). What do you think? That is what I thought. You ever hear folks
say about others—Well, good for them?
Soooo do they mean it as they are happy for them or do they say it with
a sarcastically meaning that they are not happy that good has happened to them
because they are jealous. Think about that next time you hear folks say that
about someone else. MissPerfect says—erv, don’t ask that question; I am jealous
a lot of other folks and say that often. Such is life.
At breakfast recently with a friend, he
quoted his late father who was also a friend of mine—“Sometimes it is good to
be like a duck and let things run off your back.”
SUGGESTION! We at some point will once again have family
get-to-gathers (i.e. I’m, for one am ready for them).
My suggestion is that we don’t talk politics
but just enjoy our families.
I, me,
myself, don’t enjoy being around folks who say vicious derogatory remarks about
any folks including governmental leaders (e.g. … the president by name is a
jack ass, a complete fool, a real dumb s..t, an idot, etc.).
Maybe when folks express themselves in those
words they are a big turn off toooooo many.
Many folks don’t really care to be around them. Folks like that maybe kill the
whole fun joyful atmosphere of being around family and friends (i.e. many don’t
think it’s impressive).
Folks who say
things like that probably have already started into the Limited Edition Family Pack! Each one
of us are responsible in making family get-to-gathers a ra ra horray or a boo
hoo!
Soooo if you are a person who
expresses yourself that way, may I suggest, that when you are about ready to
say something like that, you change your thinking and say something nice about
someone instead. It’s just a suggestion. It’s your decision. But remember,
decisions have consequences! Such is life.
I had a friend ask me at breakfast recently if my Daddy,
Chester, swore. I said I don’t remember him ever swearing or taking the Lord’s
name in vain—that is what I thought as I have never heard you do either (i.e.
but he’s not around me all the time either).
I don’t think our kids do either (i.e. of course I’m not around them all
the time either). Sooooo what does that
tell me? ItchieBitchie says—We defiantly
are influenced by our past environment and current environment. In the famous
Christmas movie, The National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation, Clark asked his
father, how he got through all the past Christmases at a time in the movie
that everything was going a mess—His father said—With a lot of help from Jack
Daniels son. That is funny but isn’t
funny. Just maybe, another thing that is
pasted on from one generation to another.
Well Santa, control your reindeer will ya, especially the
one with the red nose! Soooo the other day I went to get the mail at the mail
box which is across the street. TedMyNeighbor
was out letting one of his dogs pee in his front yard. He’s a big Iowa Hawkeye fan and I follow them
as well. He says—How about those Hawks;
they are getting really good; the offensive line is really getting good and the
defense is much better (i.e. they won a couple of games against poorer teams)—I’m
not tooooo cocky about their success; they play that soft pass defense just
like always that drives me crazy—yabut they are getting way better—I’m not very
cocky about them—maybe erv, you just aren’t very cocky—I don’t know about that.
We laughed! I think there was some boo woo and ra ra hooray in that
conversation. What a hoot!
‘is the season to give.
Sooooo how are you doing your giving this
year?
You got plans?
Anything different this year? I have thought
about my giving already. I will continue to do our “long-time standing family
Christmas Eve giving tradition.”
It is
soooo much fun and now such a good memory.
BUT I am adding something new this year.
I am going to put some thought into giving thanks to folks who I want to
say thank-you to.
Don’t know exactly how
or when I will do this, but I am going to do this.
I think that is a great gift. What do you
think? How about joining me! What is really neat is anyone can do it.
We can be very imaginative in doing it.
Soooo folks, throw those chips away and get
your butts off the couch and let’s think about doing it.
And remember, this is not about self-glorifying
us but it’s about being a true gift to someone else (i.e. telling folks who the
“thanks expression” is from is okay but doing it in a way that it doesn’t sound
that we are trying to make ourselves sound like we are great can be tricky). BUT
remember, a true gift has no strings attached.
ItchieBitchie, who always makes me happy, says—And for God sakes, be
humble!
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Stop mocking me towel
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Got this email from a friend--
erv, how well
are you handling covid19? Here in Mn we have been locked down again. It’s
sorta tuff because you really can’t go anywhere. A bunch of us guys have gotten
together for coffee every morning for 25 years. Now we can’t. But, at least
none of us have covid 19! Every day I try call some other poor bum who may not
have any one else to communicate with. I suppose it’s okay that I can’t go
anywhere because I can’t see well enough to drive very far anyway.
Good luck
Have you every been redeemed? GeorgeTheCrook says—I don’t even know what
redeemed means. In Christian theology,
redemption refers to the deliverance of Christians from sin (i.e. something
that human power is helpless). Being redeemed is a pretty good gift, I
think. Can we redeem others from a past
action or thought we have of them? I
assume we can. Have you ever done that?
Would you ever consider doing that? I wonder how that would make a
person feel if they redeemed someone else?
I wonder how it would make the other person feel if we did it to them
and told them that. It might blow their
socks off! MissPerfect says—I think I would
have a hard time accepting that gift, I would feel like I don’t deserve it.
For sure a ra ra hooray!
A big time holler! A big shout out to you! No question! This is hard to
express as it’s not something I have ever heard talked about before. It could be a first. I want many of you to know how much your
gifts to Arlene’s memorial fund means to our family and to many families who
will and have benefited from them. As we
said, your memorial gifts would be split between Catholic Charities and
Lutheran Family Service. These gifts will be used for their ministries. Your gifts will be soooo appreciated by soooo
many folks while honoring Arlene. It
just warms my heart and hopefully yours. Our family was just crazingly amazed
of your generosity in remembering Arlene (i.e. blew our socks off). In return, those gifts are now blowing the socks
off others. Tidbit—The reason why we
selected both of these organizations was that both of our children were adopted
through these organizations. I’m
emotional here, I have tears running down my cheeks—sorry! Maybe you might
understand these emotions and maybe not. I understand.
Have a FUN day my friends unless you have other plans. (-:
erv
MyFriendJean said--It isn't necessary to blow out the other person's light to let your own shine.
I’m not a huge Facebook fan but do follow it some. I was really impressed by a friend who has become a business executive, a mature mother and wife, and vocal about her
faith (i.e. seems to be a well-rounded person). I was good friends of her
parents particularly of her Daddy. They
would be sooo proud of her. I mean
really proud. This is what she posted on
Facebook. My friend, if you read this, I tooooo am proud of you.
