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Like the saying says folks…!  I sorta kinda do it; yes I do.  I do a series of easy exercises when I get up every morning, almost, and have done them for probably about 4 years.  They ain’t that hard; I do 40 reps of one exercise, 10 of another, say my Jericho prayer (i.e. some of you might have to look up what that is) which I have done for about 4 years and will do it until I die, then 20 reps of another, then 20 reps of another, and then 50 reps of another.  None are that hard and the whole process takes me about 5 minutes.  It makes me feel, oh, soooo good! Albeit some mornings I need to force myself to do them.  And I don’t understand that! I’m something else some mornings! 

If you are doing something that your life depends on it, then “good enough” is not good enough (e.g. if you are a mountain climber and if you slip, you are dead; then “good enough” isn’t good enough)! AverageJoe, who is perched pretty high on the pecking order, says—It is soooo easy to be average; that means half of the folks are below you and have are above you (i.e. in our society it doesn’t take much to have a C grade).  Anyone can be average (i.e. basically just show up) but if you want to be good at something, you have to be above average; I mean way above average.  It appears that being average or below average is being rewarded the same by some (i.e. everyone gets a check or a trophy).  WorldClassLarry says--That turns my stomach (i.e. maybe ‘cause I think I should get a check or a trophy toooo, could be).  I have been told that employees are hard to find some places as folks can make more money by not working.  If that is the case, I wonder if that is good.  What do you think? That is what I thought!  Albeit many folks like it!  Some are buying new campers and boats! They are parked all over the place (i.e. just look around); they can’t make them fast enough and folks will pay any amount for them! JoeBlow, who is an Oscar winner, says--Let the good times roll!

I like a person albeit I wonder about him recently.  Yes, I do.  He has been a friend for a lot of years sorta kinda maybe.  I always had some wonders about him (i.e. few things don’t always add up perfectly—sorta kinda a mugrumber at times who sits on the fence and has his mug on one side of the fence and his rump on the other). He says one thing at times but does another at times; he makes me wonder.  Maybe he’s an opportunist as a friend calls some folks.  I’m starting to wonder more; it’s sorta kinda bothering me.  Then the other day, I heard a mutual friend in a conversation say that this person can be “a not soooo nice a person at times.”  I hope this all is wrong but…! Maybe he has a lot of stress in his life right now. Could be! Maybe about money! Could be! I will cut him some slack; I won’t throw him under the bus quite yet! haha

Have you ever been in a situation when you didn’t actually participate in a wrongful act albeit you didn’t try to stop it either; you didn’t try to stop the proceedings by waving your hands and calling for a fair trial. Did your presence there betray your approval. I have to admit that I have on many occasions and I’m not proud of it.  I wonder if that is as bad as pulling the trigger.  Is that what is called being a hypocrite?  Anyway, something like that.  I-AmAlwaysRightJoe, has hands-on experience, says—Not admitting you are wrong a.k.a. not eating crow is even worse than being wrong!  But he never thinks he’s wrong, sooo there! Who what me! Yikes! SlimmySlim asks—Doesn’t everyone have a huge massive ego like me? Paul, anyone can be a Paul, said—For I do not understand what I am doing; for I am not practicing what I want to do, but I do the very thing I hate. WhoWhatMe! Aren’t we something else sometimes! TomSmart, who is all-in, says--There is more to life than always thinking about yourself folks, a truckload more!

Joesixpack, who stacks the deck at times, says—I’m sorta kinda like my beer drinking buddies! Mr. Jim (i.e. anyone can be a Jim albeit I wonder) says--It is said we become the average of our five closest friends – becoming like those we spend time with most. If we spend time with smart people who challenge us to read and get better educated, we naturally do that. If our friends are athletes, we will become better athletes. If our friends are arrogant, or slobs, we start following their examples. So friendships we establish make a great difference in who we become. CadillacJack says--We will be the same people five years from now except for the books we read and the people we meet. Ok folks, maybe, just maybe, we need to evaluate our lives (i.e. if this stuff is correct).  AverageJoe says--Maybe it’s time to really appreciate our friends or break away from them! LuckieEddie, who once in a life time happens all the time to him, says—Soooo choose wisely!

A friend told me that her adult daughter’s friend told her that she was unhappy with the political power (i.e. perceived by her anyway) of the school her kids attend.  She told her friend—Every school, social group, church etc. are the same; they are all the same! TomSmart says—I suggest that all of us be consistently good, real folks with good hearts.  Dr.J says—Stay ready to keep from getting ready!  Holy cow, what does that mean anyway?  Saturday question—Are we willing to do that?  JoeCommon says—C’mon erv, I’m consistently constant the way I do stuff!  It’s impossible for me to change, I’m sure! I’m actually a bad person but I’m consistent! No question; it’s better than just being a JoePhony who talks one way but acts another like my brother-in-law.  He just tells folks what they want to hear and makes a ton of money off of them let me tell ya!

I called a golf buddy to have breakfast.  I haven’t seen him for a long time and he didn’t show up to play golf with us this year (i.e. he was an avid golfer and spent a lot of time golfing in years past.  I was wondering about him.  He told me he has lost interest in golf and almost everything else.  His wife died maybe 3 years ago, and he seems to be struggling.  Soooo what do you do then—nothing much; read some, watch some TV, don’t care to be around other folks, don’t go to church anymore, don’t exercise anymore, sometimes just sit—that’s not good—it’s good for me! Do you sleep a lot—no, I don’t; in fact, I sleep about 4 hours a night.  I just can’t sleep!  You need a job—I don’t want a job; I’m done working; I have adequate money to live a comfortable life.  Wow! That’s depressing for sure.  He thanked me for listening to him. I didn’t fix anything for him albeit it did motivate me to be active. 

I got to make some friends through another friend.  We asked them how they met (i.e. one was a widower and the other a divorcee).  Well, we each had daughters who were the same age and they wanted to sit by each other in church.  Soooo we let them.  After church I asked her mom if I could buy her a donut!  The rest is history as they say. Bingo! A life changer for sure.  All it took was a donut and a question! Albeit that probably won’t happen sitting at home. MissPerfect, who is a do gooder, says—Soooo shake a leg! Oh, the guy in this marriage told us—I didn’t think it was possible for me to love another woman as much as I did my first wife, but I found out that I could. 

I had a friend/golf buddy tell me something while riding together in the golf cart recently that really surprised me. He told me that he really wasn’t very compatible with a mutual friend we both had.  I always thought they were the best of buds.  They weren’t.  He said—We just weren’t on the same page and didn’t really fit very well.  Huh, interesting!  He told me that he met another guy (i.e. through this mutual friend) who they became much better friends and fit much better together.  We are much more compatible and seem to enjoy each other a lot.  That isn’t uncommon probably; no two guys think alike and some think much different.  AnnieGetYourGuns says—I can get along with many folks quite well if I don’t have to be around them tooooo much!  That is why I divorced my last 4 husbands! AnnieGetYourGuns seems to like guys albeit not the same guy for a very long period of time. I just read that 3 out of 4 folks in a marriage aren’t happy.  I don’t believe that. Do you? SusieQ says—Statics show that at least 1 out of two aren’t happy in a marriage as that is the rate of divorce soooo maybe that 3 out of 4 is accurate!  Could be! 

RickyRick, who is sublime, says--Hurt people hurt people. When someone hurts you, it’s because they’ve been hurt. Unkind people don’t feel kindness themselves. Unloving people feel unloved. When someone is rude, bitter, unkind, sarcastic, mean-spirited, or arrogant, they are shouting with all of their behaviors, ‘I am in pain! I need massive doses of love! I do not feel secure!’ Secure, loved people don’t act that way. The person who feels deeply loved and deeply secure is generous and gracious to other people.”  “A person’s wisdom yields patience; it is to one’s glory to overlook an offense.” Proverbs 19:11 (NIV) Do you folks believe that?  That is what I thought.  LuckieEddie says—There must not be many folks who feel loved as the world seems to not love each other very much!  GeorgeTheCrook says—I don’t turn my back to many as they will stab me in the back as soooon as they can if they can benefit themselves it seems; maybe I feel that way because I don’t feel loved!  Could be!  

I was heading to the golf course early the other morning to jog and there was this VW Beatle that someone “did over.”  It made me laugh.  Someone customized it to a more modern version.  ANYWAY, it reminded me of a lady I know who I was forced into connection with recently.  I didn’t recognize her.  She had a “do over.”  She always dressed old fashion and looked old fashion but not anymore let me tell ya.  She had modern style clothes on, her hair was stylish and no glasses anymore; a whole different person (i.e. sometimes gals lose 50 pounds also, I don’t think she lost any weight but I didn’t look that close—surely didn’t ask).  Maybe she just had enough of the old look or her mother died, and she inherited the farm.  I don’t think she is “trolling” as she is married but maybe not! Haha!  Many women do that when they are looking for a guy they say (i.e. but that look can sometimes be only temporary). Haha! She maybe is trying to change from a $100 gal to a million-dollar gal!  Holy smokes! Her change caught my attention though! She looked much nicer; her husband should appreciate her or maybe he cusses her for the cost it took to modernize! LookNiceSally says—It costs bucks to look nice!  Don’t kid yourself! Yabut, it’s only money! FinancialWizzFrank says—You better do it now as they predict high inflation is coming (i.e. he read that in the paper soooo it must be right). I talked to MyFriendFromTheEastSide at the gas pump recently and he said—erv, what you read in the paper is mostly bullshit! Wake up! Almost all the stuff we are told is bullshit!  ItchieBitchie says—Half of the stuff we are told isn’t true and the other half I don’t believe! Such is life in Butler County! Yabut WildWillie says—There are suckers born every day albeit most folks don’t think they are one but they might be! Ouchy ouchy!

Dr.J says—"It has been said that difficulties don’t determine who we are. Rather, they reveal who we are. Said another way, the same heat that softens butter can make mud hard as a brick. It all depends on how the thing being heated responds. The same with the human heart. Difficulties can soften one heart and harden another.” AverageJoe, who is one of the good guys, asks—Soooo who or what decides for us how we will react?  Is it my desire for money and fame or is it what I really believe (i.e. my real heart)?  Who or what programs me or is it who or what brainwashes me? Suck it up cupcake and let’s get going; we’re burning daylight! It’s a gut check alright!

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

erv

MyFriendJean said—Never let yesterday use up today.

The tip of the day comes from Morrison, CO just a little SE of The Red Rocks (i.e. the tips come from all over the place).  It’s from a cute little gal who drives a SUV/Minivan with 19 beverage holders in it (i.e. yuppies like them).  Soooo she told me that when she leaves their garage for work, she goes to Starbuck’s app and orders her beverage but doesn’t send it.  She waits until she gets to a certain intersection and then presses send.  When she gets to Starbucks it’s ready and paid for by her Apple Pay.  She walks in and in 30 seconds she is out and running again (i.e. doesn’t wait in the line of 15 cars at the drive-through for their $6 beverage).  That is how yuppies do it in this fast-moving world.  And then of course she uses one of the 19 beverage holders! Such is life!

sounds logical

Nuttin in this “It’s Saturday” is worth spending a lot of time reading; it really ain’t that good!  It’s nuttin you haven’t heard before and most of it will be boring to you.  Soooo if you have to clean the bathroom, go ahead; you will probably enjoy that more!  BUT did you know--Night crawlers, and most other worms, are hermaphrodites. That is, each individual worm contains both male and female reproductive organs. However, the worms must still mate with another of their species in order to reproduce. When two worms mate, they lie alongside one another, and both transfer sperm to the other. See I told you it ain’t that good! But when sex is involved, people seem to like that (i.e. it’s just reality folks)! And it will get worse! Beware!

I really listened to advice from some good folks about another decision that I was going to make (i.e. I think good advice).  I was teetering on this decision; something didn’t feel right but I couldn’t put my finger on it.  Something didn’t smell right; didn’t quite add up right but it wasn’t real over-powering bad and there was some good to it too. But with the advice and feeling of some good folks it proved to be like the old statement—If it stinks a little at the surface, when you get to the bottom it will really stink. Sooooo I made my decision to go a certain way; it feels good; I think whole heartedly that it was the right decision.  It sounds and feels very logical. Let the good times roar or is it roll; something like that!

Maybe reconciliation was made but not resolution! AuntAudrey, who likes folks to bow down and adore her, says—Something that seemed to bother me for a long time (i.e. it irritated me for years) doesn’t seem to bother me anymore! What!  That is right.  It doesn’t bother me anymore.  What happened anyway? And I feel a whole lot better.  AuntAudrey, I just had the same experience about an issue.  I think I’m over it.  At least I feel a whole lot better; I had a long talk with the person who irritated me and I don’t have animosity toward them anymore (i.e. defused the tension).  What happened? I really don’t know.  Magic! That sounds logical but myfriendJim a.k.a. the wizard would say—Happenstance, na, I don’t think soooo erv. What do you think he means by that? AuntAudrey, maybe we are maturing.  Big on the maybe!

ItchieBitchie asks--You ever get tired of trying to improve and just want to sit on the couch and eat chips? You ever feel like you don’t want to try to improve anymore. A friend who needed a knee replacement (i.e. maybe 50+) had a slight stroke and also was diagnosed with diabetes all about the same time; he lost 35 pounds.  I hope he will continue to have the drive to improve.  We will see now won’t we.  It’s easy to quite and give up.  It takes a lot of self discipline (i.e. my Daddy, Chester use to say, self-discipline is the best discipline to continue to drive yourself).

I just read John Girsham's new book Sooley.  It's about a basketball player who comes to America from Africa where his family is in a refugee camp.  ANYWAY,  here are is part of the book about getting better that apply to me and maybe you (i.e. if some of you think you are perfect then you don't need to read it)! haha

Dr. J says--Every day God gives you opportunities to show kindness to people around you. As he does, he’s watching to see how you’ll respond. Will you choose to be self-centered? Or will you notice the people who need a word of encouragement, a pat on the back, an errand done for them, or some other practical means of help? The Bible says, “Do not withhold good from those who deserve it when it’s in your power to help them” (Proverbs 3:27 NLT). You won’t always have an opportunity to help. So when you do, just do it! Let’s throw those chips away and get our butts off the couch and help someone.  That sounds very logical to me.

I try to be a friend with MyNeighborLisa’sDogs by giving them treats.  Treats seem to always work!  Just not for dogs; have you ever noticed that.  Saturday question--At what dollar level will you euthanize your pet and not pay for medial treatment.  Is that the same as deciding in making payments on your motorcycle or feeding your family? WildBill says—I will never have that decision as I have all kinds of money! I was told that it is prestigious to say—I spent $5,000 on my dog to prolong his life for 6 months.  Now that doesn’t sound logical to me (i.e. that must be an emotional decision and not a business decision).  We live in affluent America where the government will give us money to do such stuff.  Crazy to me.  Maybe not to you.  I understand NOT!  Such is life. It is hard for me to understand where folks in many countries have to let their children starve as the can’t afford food or simple medical attention and we are soooo affluent that we spent $5,000 to prolong the life of a pet for 6 months.  Sorry if I have offended some of you! I just don’t understand that! 

I am on jury duty this month and was called for the selection process of a criminal trial.  The defense lawyer asked me—Mr. Mellema, if you are selected to be a juror, can you be fair and objective?  I said—I will do my best but we are all opinioned to some degree and all interpret information differently. I have no idea if she liked my answer or not, but it was the truth for every person sitting there as a potential juror (i.e. I had to raise my right hand and swear to tell the truth—I did).  None of you can be totally fair or not opinionated; we all have a past environment and current environment (i.e. that seems logical to me).  C’mon folks, we are all programed by something (i.e. usually our past) and that is who we are.  But you got to remember that I’m just a little ol’ farm boy from a mile and fourth south of Roseland, MN. 

Talked to a friend who is farmer recently. He said sorta kinda --He has huge massive equipment and says he’s just a hobby farmer compared to many farmers (i.e. he has options). He has a new high speed huge massive corn planter that the faster he goes the better it plants he says.  One day he planted 380 acres.  But he said—Rocks still cause problems.  I’m at a point in my life that I gave up a couple of farms that have rocks; I don’t need to deal with them any more at this point in my life (i.e. he’s about maybe 60).  It sounds logical to me! Oh, when we get to a point in our life!  When is that point in our life?  Is it when we mature or just get older? I have no idea. 

I asked another friend if as his business became older and more established if he changed his clientele?  He did sorta kinda eliminate a certain group or section of clients.  Why?  Well, they were the ones who never used his service unless they had an emergency (i.e. usually after hours), were very demanding, very ego related type of folks and also were hard to collect from.  That made his life better.  He said that when he started his business, he needed cash flow and was a rookie soooooo would put up with them but after he got established, he changed.  That seems logical. 

When helping with the grandkids last week, one of my special moments was before school one day, Charlie, age 12 came up to me and hugged me (i.e. out of the blue and said—grandpa, I need a hug).  Then before Rookie, age 9, left for school he came to me and hugged me and said—grandpa, I love you.  Man, that is soooo special. It was maybe ‘cause the night before we made NeigbhorLisa’s tacos for dinner together and I let them do most of the work (i.e. Rookie said to me when we were making them—grandpa, all you do is supervise; we do all the work).  It was really fun, and they liked them tooooo. Rookie said—The part I liked best grandpa was being messy! Of course, Charlie had more of a woman’s perspective like—I liked the texture of the crunchy of them and how the ingredients all came together which made them taste soooo gooood!  What fun for sure!

Chet and Jessica’s neighbors were having some work done on their house.  I talked to one of the carpenters.  They were replacing some of the facia boards as they were rotting.  He and his partner were in business for 10 years. We talked about partnerships as I was in a partnership for 34 years (i.e. many partnerships don’t last for a variety of reasons).  He told me that he and his partner are much the same; both their wives are in education and they each have 4 children.  I asked them if they can make a good living doing this—absolutely; we are booked up for 6 months and people still tell us to put them on the list; even with the high material costs, they think it’s cheaper to do it now with the low interest.  It seems logical to folks, I guess.  They seem to have money or can get credit to borrow the money!  Sooooo I asked them what their hourly rate is—We bid jobs but we shoot for $40 to $50 per man hour. I don’t know how this compares to Butler County rates. Such is life.

RickyRick says—"Do you know two of the biggest mistakes people make in relationships? One, they react to what someone says without considering how that person feels. Two, they invalidate someone’s feelings because they don’t feel that way themselves. The antidote for both of these is the same: Simply be considerate.” HerbTheVerb, who never does or says things that exhibit a feeling of, “ hey, look at me,” says—Now that sounds logical to me!  “The wisdom that comes from heaven is first of all pure; then peace-loving, considerate, submissive, full of mercy and good fruit, impartial and sincere.” James 3:17 (NIV) I think that’s more than logical!

JoeBlow, who brings the fight to the fight, says—erv, I don’t care much for overkill.  Enough is enough!  SusieQ says--Many folks think what they say or write is better than anyone else and they keep running off at the mouth (i.e. a little of some folks goes a long ways let me tell ya— and if I think that and you think that than others think that tooooo; you and I ain’t that smart). It’s like if you eat toooo much of the same food you get sick of it even if it’s your favorite. Like the song goes--After you’ve been having steak for a long time, beans beans taste fine.  If I learned anything from what I just wrote, it’s that it’s time to shut this “It’s Saturday” down.  Now that sounds logical.

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

erv

MyFriendJean said—If you get something for a song, watch out for the accompaniment.

The tip of the day comes from the north 40 just west of The Shed deep in Butler County. I get tips from all over the place—UncleCliff, who always acts like he doesn’t like anyone, says--The first person to apologize is the bravest; the first to forgive is the strongest; the first to forget is the happiest. 

forthright

Ernest Hemingway wrote in a letter to F. Scott Fitzgerald–The good parts of a book may be only something a writer is lucky enough to over hear or it may be the wreck of his whole damn life—and one is as good as the other. Please take that into consideration when reading this “It’s Saturday.”

Dr. Suess had a saying that went like this—"Today you are you that’s truer than true and there is no one alive who’s youer than you.” We are really something else; we all are; aren’t we something else!  Crazy for sure (i.e. especially some of us—haha).  TomSmart asks—Who is really a normal person?  What is normal?  Are you normal?  Is TomSmart being tooooo forthright?

At church recently, I had a very interesting and life impacting experience with a couple of gals (i.e one was maybe in her 50s and the other maybe in her early 20s).  I asked them for their advice as they were female and have, I think, a good perspective on something I needed advice pertaining to another female friend (i.e. maybe normal folks but God only knows).  They told me that I should be forthright with her if she is really my friend (i.e. don’t beat around the bush but just ask her what you want to know straight out).  Soooo I did and got her answer straight from the horse’s mouth. This advice might have impacted my future of the rest of my life. Huh, interesting.

Have any of you been sorta kinda taken advantage of by a “silver tongue” type of person?  SusieQ, she thinks she is a fancy lady, says--Of course you have; probably everyone has to some degree.  It could be a salesperson, an ex-spouse, ex-friend, your boss, your church you attend etc.  They just don’t quite tell you the truth or not all the truth or sweep the facts under the rug.  What do you think of that type of person?  A friend told me recently that some of her acquaintances are what she calls “opportunists.” They sorta kinda take advantage of others.  SusieQ goes on to say--Sometimes folks with power or money will do that (i.e. take advantage of the weaker folks; it’s painted all over history folks—don’t be so naïve!). 

Coming back from biking the other day, I saw a sign for an estate sale soooo I pulled in.  This lady had a very nice house with nice stuff but overpriced (i.e. we always think our stuff is worth more than what it’s worth—when I sell my stuff, I never get enough and when I buy stuff, I pay tooooo much).  She asked if I was looking for anything in particular--yes, a motorcycle jacket—don’t have that; are you crazy to be riding a motorcycle at your age (i.e. she wasn’t real forthright in telling me to sell the motorcycle and get a unit in a retirement center and play bingo)!  I asked here where they were going—We bought a new condo at the Western Home; our kids want us to move there (i.e. she was maybe in her late-80s);  soooo you listen to what your children say—most of the time; they have been very good to us; but do they spend a lot of money; way more than we do! How much for this box of candles--$15; how about $10--those are really nice candles (i.e. our stuff is always nicer than anyone else’s)—they sure are and that is why I want to burn them; I burn a candle a lot--I want to keep the 2 new ones—ok, it’s a deal—A good deal is when it’s good for me and good for you—at least I got rid of another box of stuff!  We both laughed. What a hoot!

While eating my oatmeal with half a banana on it, this is what I read that MaxedOutCreditKatieWithAllTheJingle said—I just take care of the luxuries and the necessities will take care of themselves.  Besides, if I get in trouble, the government will bail me out; the folks who are the good money mangers and savers will pay my way!  It works (i.e. I learned that you have to complain and protest a lot; it works all the time). Such is life.

Soooooo I cleaned the chain on my bike with Dawn and water before my trek and then oiled it with White Lighting Epic Ride.  It was amazing how much easier it paddled or otherwise it was my attitude.  How will I ever know?  It really doesn’t make any difference as long as I think it’s better!  haha  I was at a small group at church and we were talking about faith.  I asked how do you know if you have strong faith or exactly how strong is your faith?  It analytically can’t be measured.  You might think your faith is strong but compared to what and to who.  Soooo maybe as long as you think you have strong faith that is all that counts.  What do you think of that? That is what I thought! ItchieBitchie, who can be very direct at times, says--Most folks don’t like to talk about such stuff; they would rather just talk about how great their faith is (i.e. which means that they are great).  Maybe sometimes we need to clean our chain and put a little White Lighting Epic Ride on it (i.e. like I said—we usually think we think our stuff is better than what it is--it's our ego talking)!  Such is life.

I had several friends recently asked me very forthright—erv, how are you actually doing? You seem to be doing soooo well; are you really doing that well? Maybe they think that I am what Abe Lincoln said—You can fool some of the folks all of the time, all the folks some of the time but you can’t fool all the folks all the time.  Soooo how can I really know how I’m doing compared to what and to who?  It just can’t be done. Can it? A friend told me that when his mother died, his sisters were worried that when their dad went down south for the winter that some gal would get ahold of him and he would get instantly married.  His sisters insisted he had to go down there and get their dad home.  He did.  But after he was home for about two weeks, his dad called him and told him that he was getting married to some lady down the road.  They all just shook their heads.

I was with a group of church friends and we talked about asparagus.  Some liked it more than others; some like it about the size of their thumb and some liked the smaller size; some liked it prepared by steam, some by baking, some by boiling, some by grilling; some had their personal patch and some knew where it was in the road ditch; they seemed to all have different opinions about asparagus alright.  Then we talked about rhubarb; some liked it and some didn’t; some like sugar on it and others like salt on it; some said if you put enough sugar on it I like it anyway!  One gal said—You can pull rhubarb out and throw it over the fence and it grows back both places (i.e. that sounds like many folks; you just can’t get rid of them). The next day one of those friends brought me some asparagus from his private patch!  Wow!  We also had a very nice talk.  Probably even better than the asparagus. Great experiences I had.

I was going down the street in my trusty old golf cart (i.e. some call it my 85 Yamaha convertible) and a friend was trimming his lawn.  We had the best talk.  He has and is struggling with a nagging serious disease which has given my much trouble.  Sooooo he asks me how I was doing and then I asked him how he is doing—his response was--I’m not as good as I’d like to be, I’m a lot better than I was and am as good as I’m going to be. This guy has a good attitude and is just a plain good guy (i.e. a guy who is real and has a great heart; my kind of guy). Was our meeting and talking happenstance? Na, I don’t think soooooo folks!

Talk about comparing. I took maybe a 100-mile trek on my Yamaha XT250 recently.  I visited five small communities in North Butler County.  I had a blast.  But I relearned that not all folks live an easy life and not all have it made (i.e. it appears).  Some have it pretty tough the way it looks.  Small town rural living is sometimes were folks with little money live or have to live or want to live.  But what I was reminded of is that they all have a soul, all probably love their children as we do, all have political views, all get hungry, all have the basic needs to live and are all going to die.  I had many thoughts and feelings.  Very thought provoking to me. It was a great time and experience for me to reflect.  JoeBlow says—Not all folks have the wind to their backs and are all not running down hill like many of you folks.  Such is life. In one of those small towns, two maybe 12-year old boys, were throwing the football in the street.  I stopped and talked to them—One said—I like your motorcycle mister! I actually sorta kinda felt bad! I really was one of those 12-year old boys as a kid. Do you believe that America is a land of opportunity?  I really do. A friend told me that in some countries, folks are born in a class system and they can't get out (i.e. impossible).  Yikes!  DivorcedBeautyBabeFromTheOtherSideOfTheTracks asks--Are some churches this way?  Surely not, are they!

Got this text from our daughter recently.  Easton or as I call him Jimmer who is 9 years old.  He likes baseball and has some ability.  He had to try out to determine his level of play and was put in a higher level.  He is not pushed by his parents but…!  Our daughter said--“Youth sport parents are interesting; I guess we should push Easton more; Or he will never stay caught up; But he can run! He won his race again on Sunday 3:32 for 1/2 mile.” The kids he plays with and against are really pushed by their parents (i.e. have all the fancy dress and bags and equipment).  I read in the paper, soooo it must be right, that some schools are offering summer school for all kids to help them get caught up with their lack of education because of the virus.  I wonder how many parents will push their kids to go to summer school. Maybe it is like piano lessons when parents just plain get tired of hearing their kids complain about practicing and just say—it just ain’t worth it; let’s just let them sit on the couch with their iPads! Can there be a proper balance here folks? MyFriendCoachRick says—There can be!

Talk about be forthright with his buddy!  I was playing golf in Old Goats recently with my friend, Dale.  We were with two other twosomes from another town who were buddies. We had a great time. ANYWAY, on every hole they have hole prizes like the longest putt. Soooo one of the guys went to the placard to see who had the longest putt.  He said--huh, this guy putts with one hand!  Dale said--Really like he has only on hand--no no, he only uses one hand.  Then this guy says (i.e. seemed to be a "one-up you" type of guy)--I putt better with one hand.  One of his buddies says to him--Soooo Charlie, sooo is that the reason you putt with two hands!  What a hoot! 

LuckieEddie, who can talk about the real stuff, says--I think some folks sometimes just play games with each other and are not forthright (i.e. don’t get to the issue).  ClazenaShowboat, who can paint to extremes at times, says--Some folks’ relationships are a blur, all fuzzy, sorta kinda a dim picture; they don’t form a very clear environment; it appears that is a crazy methodology (i.e. sounds like politics). Missperfect, has it all figured out NOT) says—It’s not easy to be forthright with folks most of the time.  Even when they don’t want to really hear what I have to say.  Maybe many folks would rather just pretend it’s better than what it is.  Missperfect says—Isn’t that what Facebook is all about!

I was forthright with myself recently.  Yikes, erv, that sounds scary; believe me it was!  I told myself--Are you doing this for your ego, erv, or for the good of everyone? That’s a simple but penetrating question that caused me to honestly re-examine my strategy and admit that my thinking might have been based on only one factor: my pride. The Bible says something like—be aware of self-deception!  Who what me?  Now I will run that by a few good folks and see what they say.  I’m a project all right! I sometimes hate that when I see the truth! It’s very humbling to me. Did you know that you speak between about 15,000 to 25,000 words a day (i.e. and that is average, some of you go way beyond those figures for sure; you know who you are).  How many of those words do you speak to yourself?  MotorMouthBettyLou, I feel sorry for your poor Fido having to listen to you all day!  Poor dog!

I met these guys on the golf course early last Saturday morning while jogging; it was burzzy burzzy out.  I asked if I could take their pic. I told them I never seen anyone play golf with hoodies and cowboy boots before.  They were hs young men; names were Colton and Dalton; both didn’t like school; one worked part time in construction and other as a cook; one wanted to be a welder and the other a diesel mechanic.  They seemed to be great young guys. I told them it doesn’t matter how we look to enjoy life.  We laughed!

Soooo NeighborLisa asked me if I would let her dogs out last Saturday as she was going to watch her grandson play baseball—sure—do it at 1 and 5; just let them out and they will pee and come back in—no problem; soooo I let them out at 1 and had no problem but when I let them out at 5, the one that might have a mental problem, ran out the door full speed like “a bat out of hell” and didn’t stop running; never did come back (i.e. I think The Dog had that pre-planned).  I finally texted NeighborLisa and told her what happened.  NeighborTed said—erv, they always come back. Friends picked me up at 6:30 but still No Dog.  I got home at 9 and still No Dog.  I texted NeighborLisa and she said she would be home in an hour and hopefully The Dog would be back.  The next morning I was doing my devotions about 7:30 and The Dog walks across my yard to NeighborLisa’s place.  I think she did “a night on the town!” The Dog looked beat!

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

erv

MyFriendJean said—If you lighten the way for others, you’ll never be in the dark yourself.

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The tip today comes from a commercial salmon fisher person of Alaska. She just had a knee replaced and told me that when you first have it done you can’t move your leg sooo get a strap of some kind and loop it around the bottom of your foot and lift it with your hands.  It really works.  I get tips from all over the place.  haha  It’s just like cranking the nets in full of salmon maybe. Could be!

detox

JonnyJohn (i.e. anybody can be a John) says--The paths of glory lead but to the grave.  LuckieEddie, who is full of jet fuel, says—Yabut erv, it’s soooo hard to detox yourself from self-glorification.  Just ask DuaneTheWorm, he loves promoting himself.  He might be the champion for doing this. Everything is about him. When I think of DuaneTheWorm I say—Ugg! He kinda sorta makes me do the “splits.”  Ouchy ouchy! Can you do the splits?  I can’t even touch my toes!  Senior Citizen Alice says—And it ain’t getting any easier with age and an additional 50 pounds! I can’t even cut my own toenails.  I had a senior friend tell me that he was working under his car recently and he had a hard time getting up!  I had another friend tell me that if folks watch me get up from being on the floor, they would just laugh! She made me laugh! These are good folks with good hearts; and tell it like it is!

Missperfect, who there is no doubt about it, says--I’m confused.  Am I trying to get what I want instead of what I need?  It appears that many folks are making their decisions on their feelings and not facts.  It appears that way to me anyway.  I wonder if folks’ philosophy of life is changing.  I look around and there seems to a different direction.  If I am right, is this a temporary change or a more permanent change.  Then I wonder if this observation is just me from my perspective or my age or my situation (e.g. tolerance for cold weather is inversely proportional to age-haha).  Maybe I’m maturing or maybe I’m becoming an old coot or maybe even gaining some wisdom or maybe I don’t have a clue what’s going on.  Maybe the younger folks think I’m just another old fart who thinks he knows the answer and he really doesn’t.  I really don’t know.  But does it really matter.  I maybe just should go my way and let others go their way.  That just might work! Such is life. Oh by the way, MissPerfect ain’t the only one who gets confused; oh no, I was checking out at Fareway the other day and this 40 year-old all dolled up babe said to the checkout gal—Oh my God, I’m confused!  She made me laugh!

Soooo at church I said to a friend who was having a health issue--Brother Paul from a different mother (i.e. using that saying of a brother-in-law) it is good to see you!  He said--It's better to been seen than viewed!

You every have a different thinking with a person? Maybe you and the other person disagree or maybe just don’t understand each other? That seems to happen a lot in life in all types of relationships.  It can be problematic alright and hard to solve sometimes. Or as a friend said to me—"That question is very difficult to reply to considering I have no idea what you‘re talking about. Which, I suppose, not realizing there is a problem might be an answer in and of itself.” So there lies the problem (i.e. maybe a problem of understanding each other could cause the question harder to solve). Maybe I just need to bite the bullet even if it leaves a bad taste in my mouth (i.e. or take a different approach)! Now that is a lot to think about. JoeBlow, who can be a coiled rattlesnake at times, says—Com’n erv, there is a solution to every problem and that is death to the relationship (i.e. or any type of discontinuing of the relationship or a change in the relationship); once that happens, there is no problem anymore! It’s over and done with! Never to be seen or heard of again; solved (i.e. with or without fries)! Bingo. YaBut I don’t want to quit the relationship and won’t. I will solve this complication. It’s an opportunity for me!

Some folks who are addicted go to detox centers.  Sometimes they work and many times they don’t.  For some folks, detox centers change their lives and for others, detox centers never do.  Soooo I asked a friend the other day (i.e. she is maybe middle to late 80s and lives on the farm that she owns—I go by your farm and wonder why you still live in your modest farm house when you can afford to build any house you want or buy any house you want—erv, I have lived here since we were married many years ago; yes you are right, I can afford to do anything I want (i.e. she has options) but I’m happy here; I’m very satisfied; I’m good!.  Sooo there you go! She would be a good low maintenance woman for some guy!!!  TheMoneyQueen says—Yabut erv, we made it, we saved it and now we get to spend it! 

Soooo the other morning I was jogging down the street to cut across some folks’ yard to get to the golf course.  Their two girls about 14 and 10 were heading to school.  I said to the oldest one who I have got to know some and we are getting to get to know each other better—I see you mowed the lawn (i.e. she has to do it with a push mower or maybe self-propelled walk behind)—ya, I did it last night—you probably get paid $20 for doing it—erv, no no, I live her; I don’t get paid! She is a neat gal. 

A golf buddy told us that one of his sons just got married.  He got to meet her for the first time and got to know her. He told us--She seems to be a very nice gal; she seems toooo nice for him! He made us all laugh.  I guess that is called marring over your head.  Have any of you married over your head?  Or have you married under your head like WHAT WAS I THINING!—I was having lunch with friends and Billy said that his family says if they get a divorce, his family wants to keep his wife!  She is a sweetie but the real reason is that she is from Wichert, IL, where they raise great, sweet gals and where all the last names end with “ma.”  Another one of those sweeties was Arlene Schaafsma.  Wichert was once the gladiola capital of the world (i.e. sandy soil and the water table is not very deep plus those Dutchmen worked hard). Things change!  Toooo much hard work or something!

I read this while eating my oatmeal with half a banana on it--One troubled man finally said, “I’m tired of being sad.” Sometimes we have to make an emotional stand, buttressed by prayer. It appears that many or most changes in our attitudes will not happen until we include God.” Miller Lite just doesn’t cut the mustard in making changes even it’s the popular choice by many.  Oh those choices that we have produce soooo many opportunities for us.  Then to make it even harder, many times we are corrupted by bad stuff.  To detox ourselves of bad stuff (i.e. and we don’t even know what is the bad stuff many times) can be very difficult but can really change our lives.  No question. 

I have an acquaintance who I thought was cool, calm and collective until she got started talking about something that tripped her trigger.  She went berserk (i.e. got all juiced up, like way juiced up)!  Like off the wall berserk!  Reached her flashpoint! She was close to throwing bricks! Maybe it was the beans she ate from yesterday’s evening meal, I don’t’ know. She has toooo much time on her hands for sure.  She needs a job. I read in the paper soooooo it must be right—BookWormSally, who seems to make right choices, says--When I am attacked by gloomy thoughts, nothing helps me so much as running to my books.  That seems to work for a lot of folks, get away from your emotions and facts and cool down a.k.a. detox.  Some like to drink, eat, exercise, complain, watch more news, listen to music, sleep, work and God only knows what else.  Folks, but for gosh sakes, don’t buy a load of bricks!

Do you have or have had disasters in your life?  Sooo what is a disaster (i.e. it surely is different to different folks).  A broken shoelace to one is a disaster and another person it is something funny.  Why do each of us handle different situations differently?  Is it because we were trained by our past environment or current environment differently or is it our personality or what?  A friend always says—Problems are just opportunities.  They surely can be but many times we can’t see it that way.  I remember when we had the farm crises, and some farmers were forced to quite farming.  I had several clients tell me afterwards that it was the best thing that ever happened to them but at the time it was a disaster.  Go figure. 

AverageJoes are called AverageJoes ‘cause they are average; just ordinary folks; not flashy or over the top; probably don’t get much attention; pretty steady; an All-American type of folks; not flamboyant; the run of the mill; average of the litter.  I have friends, many of you, who are AverageJoes with good hearts.  What makes many of you special is that you have an open mind, have a great radar, make good assessments and make good decisions based on your good assessments, are good problem solvers, have good guides who can figure things out based on your experiences, not extremely opinionated, have good track records in decision making, etc.  That is why I enjoy being around you and call you all the time!  It doesn’t take a rocket scientist to figure that out. Flip the pancake—TomSmsart says—erv, detox yourself from folks who are just the opposite! 

I recently had a friend tell me that there is a person in her church who she thinks they think are better than everyone else (i.e. we probably all know folks like this in our churches, amongst fellow employees, families, social networks, etc.).  And maybe they are! It ain’t nuttin new.  It has always been that way and always will be.  BUT if we are that person who thinks that, well, that is another story! And maybe we don’t even know it.  Missperfect, who is mostly all nose not ears, says—"Doesn’t everyone want to be better than the rest?  I always thought that was the goal of everyone. Like richer, more powerful, more impressive, etc. soooo you can strut your stuff around." SlimmySlim asks--Have I had my ladder against the wrong wall all this time?  ANYWAY, I asked my friend if she thinks others feel this way about this person—oh ya, many. Do you like this person? NO! Do you think this person knows others think this way about them? I don’t know she said. Maybe this person has worked soooo hard to be better that the rest only to find out no one likes them!  Holy smokes! Now they have to detox! Maybe this person won the battle but lost the war! But maybe they don’t care!

CrazyWillie, who can be like an indeterminate tomato vine at time, says—Don’t let beliefs get in the way of facts.  I really think that beliefs of many of us come about because of our past or current environment (i.e. I do, I think).  I think many folks who are real radical might have had a really bad experience (i.e. or think they have had) and have a huge massive chip on their shoulder that they can’t get rid of it (i.e. and some even could be mentally ill).  They feel that they haven’t been treated fair and can’t get over it (i.e. and we all know that the only thing is fair is the Butler County Fair and that is in June).  I think, my opinion, that all folks have this experience, but it’s that some go forward and some don’t (i.e. keep wallowing in the mud).  Saturday question—Is it possible to detox from this mentality?

My humor isn't always funny to you (i.e. I realize that BUT what you make up in your mind between the lines is)!  Really funny! And only God and you know what those lines are! An engineer friend from MI who always has three pens and pencils in his shirt pocket, says--"I love people who make me laugh. I honestly think it's the thing I like most, to laugh."  I had another friend tell me recently that he laughs a lot at himself; he said he's learning to do that more; try not always to be sooooo serious all the time.

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

erv

MyFriendJean said—Everyone wants progress, but few want the change that progress requires.

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The tip of the day comes from a Wyoming mountain elk hunter friend (i.e. you just never know where tips come from now do ya).  If you are experiencing a lot of static electricity in your house, the first thing to check is your furnace filter to see if it is dirty.  I asked why; he didn’t know. He might have just thought this up while huntin’ elk up ‘er in ‘em mountains and maybe the high altitude got to him.  Could be!

strong personality

Do we listen differently sometimes compared to other times?  I think I do.  Why?  There could be many different reasons.  Do we ever talk differently compared to other times?  I don’t know if I do (i.e. I try not toooo).  But maybe.  Why? There could be many reasons for sure (i.e. like the person of the cloth is present or maybe a man or a women is present). GeorgeTheCrook asks--Soooo does that mean that we  have a split personality?

We all might probably define a strong personality differently.  I think we would.  It could be a great quality or a bad quality depending how we define it maybe (i.e. who we are and what type of personality we have maybe). I don’t know for sure about that, but I do know that some folks have stronger personalities than others; that is a fact, I think. The NFL Hall of Fame coach Tom Landry used to tell his players: “My job is to get you to do what you don’t want to do so that you can become the kind of players you want to be.” It appears that we do a lot of stuff “in the name of money.”  Don’t kid yourself folks.  What do you think?  That is what I thought.

I was getting some recall work done on my vehicle recently.  I was in the hospitality area waiting for the customer courtesy driver to give me a ride.  A guy started talking to me as he was waiting to have his vehicle serviced.  He was a senor, married twice but currently not, retired since he was 52, past president of three life insurance companies.  I asked him what he does now—reads, watches TV and has dinner with his girlfriend. What do you like to read—mostly fiction but not always; I’m reading now how humans came from chimpanzees through evolution—sooo you don’t believe in the Biblical creation—which one; there are many Biblical beliefs in the world about creation; but human DNA had to come from somewhere! He told me he had an actuary background.  We both agreed that many folks in management come from an accounting background, bean counters (i.e. it’s all about the money). ANYWAY, I’m almost sure that this guy has a strong personality although he didn’t exhibit it to me in a negative way (i.e. very humble he appeared).  He was very enjoyable to talk with.  Then my driver came.  I enjoyed him as well; he was a past limousine driver; liked the job but got tired of the obnoxious acholic impaired folks (i.e. many of those type of folks seem to have a strong negative personality when they drank excessively). 

Here is the second law of Thermodynamics—When you’re around folks with a certain mentality, it takes everyone to another level (i.e. everyone improves). Yes, you heard that right. Folks with strong personalities do that quite often even without trying.  But not everyone likes folks with strong personalities.  Especially folks with weak personalities or folks who have to work with folks of strong personalities or even married to such folks.  Many folks think folks with strong personalities set the bar pretty high and can be demanding (i.e. can be very independent).  But they get things done and done right.  And many think they are great to be around and great employees.  They are very reliable.  But I know folks who have strong personalities and are off the wall; way out in right field.  Absolutely no fun to be around. JoeMixup, whose life is bumpy at times, says--Maybe we are all goofy according to someone!

I was getting my evening meal at Casey's (i.e. a large sausage-mushroom pizza that I will eat for next three nights).  A friend was in there getting his evening meal as well.  I got to be friends with him as his wife has dementia.  I asked how she is doing--you know erv; I have a gal come in during the day or I couldn't farm--but it has been an opportunity to take care of her (i.e. he is a believer)--you know that I thought it would be way easier on me after Arlene died but it has been way harder than I thought.  Sorry to tell you my friend, she will get worse and then die.  He mentioned about a mutual friend whose wife just died of dementia; he said to both of us--she is in a way better place; God is soooo good! Both of these guys have strong personalities.  

Many strong personality folks learn to camouflage the negative characteristics of being that way (i.e. go incognito at times).  They make their strengths an undertone and don’t always expose them.  They sorta kinda just slow down and don’t bare and reveal their dynamic qualities.  But many times they seem to always come to the surface (i.e. they are hard to keep undercover—that is who they are). JoeBlow says—It appears that there are folks who have strong personalities and/or are strong willed that are obnoxious and are bullies and make everything a mess (i.e. like my sister-in-law). AverageJoe says—Many times these type of folks don’t seem to realize they are that way.  And maybe they don’t care; now that could be; remember, they are strong willed and have strong personalities!

Many strong willed personalities seem to want to be in charge (i.e. run the universe).  Some can’t subdue themselves from taking that role.  Here is something to think about. WorldClassLarry, who humanizes himself, says—Is the problem of someone you love bigger than your love for them or is your love for them bigger than the problem they have.  ControledStrongPersonalityBetty,who isn’t a genius but can still turn the heads of the guys, says—erv, that’s seeing the big picture. We all have folks we love (e.g. family, friends, work associates, folks at church etc.) who really irritate us (e.g. they could be strong willed or have a strong personalities).  They get under our skin and disgust us.  They probably aren’t going to change.  Sooooo we will have to decide how we are going to go forward with that relationship.  Guess who gets to make that decision?  And as my DeceasedFriendPaul, who was a gift to me, would say to me—erv, and decisions have consequences.  LuckieEddie says--It is only as you make it folks.  MissPerfect, who is as strong as Paul Bunan, says—yabut erv, you don’t know our son! A friend told me recently that their adult son impregnated an adult gal. Now they have a child custody case going on.  Those are usually not pretty (i.e. results of a decision). And he will be paying child support until the child is age of majority probably. No matter how strong willed he is and how much he objects, the court will just garnish part of his salary.  That’s the result of unzipping his zipper.  Decisions have consequences. Then we have to dance to the music. Such is life.

Edith, a friend who was 104 when she died and who had a strong personality, no question. I was friends of her son, his son and his son.  They all have strong personalities.  I have not met the next son but I bet he tooooo has a strong personality. ANYWAY, Edith said--If folks could control the weather, there would be a lot of unhappy neighbors!

I have many friends who have strong personalities and I really like them a lot.  It seems I’m attracted to them.  I realize that many of you might not care much for folks who have strong personalities.  Seee, we are just different.  Maybe many who read “It’s Saturday” blog probably have strong personalities.  It just might be more attractive to folks who do and not soooo much to those who don’t.  I don’t know if that is true but it could be.  I am involved in a new group of folks and I haven’t been around one person very much.  I really enjoy this person; he is a thinker and probably has a strong personality.  I would guess some of the group probably don’t enjoy him as much as others as they don’t understand where he is coming from.  He is challenging and thought provoking (i.e. not vanilla generic—same o same o).  He stimulates me (i.e. my evaluation is that he has a strong personality). I am going to get to know this person better.  He might be good for me!

One of my strong personality friends has changed through the years; yes, I really think sooo.  I think she has rounded her corners, mellowed, and is a nicer person that she use to be.  I don’t know why.  She is a believer and studies a lot.  Maybe that is it or maybe it’s the brand of wine she drinks. But for me, there is a noticeable difference (i.e. maybe that’s it).  Maybe it’s just age or maybe she has seen how she was and is now changing or situations of her life have affected her.  I have no idea.  But it is a positive move, I think.  You might not.  But usually if I can see a difference and you can see a difference, then others can toooo; you and I anin’t that smart! 

“Do you like my new outfit” is a question one lady will ask another (i.e. guys don’t do this ‘cause they really don’t care)?  No female isn’t going to say—no, I don’t like it (i.e. at least to their face unless they are strong willed or have a strong personality).  I think I can tell what clothes belong to what friend, acquaintance, or family if all were hanging up somewhere.  Women seem to have a distinctive taste and style (i.e. and I’m not really that observant and really don’t care).  Oh yes, guys have distinctive taste and style toooo. It could be a cowboy look, Carhart look, sport look, throwback look, sexy look, boot look, most modern style look etc.; you get it). When I grew up on the ol' farm a mile and fourth south of Roseland, MN, I had three sets of clothes—go to school clothes, go to church set and work set.  Now my wardrobe is even simpler—I have basically two sets—casual and older casual! Do you think folks with strong personalities are as concerned about dress as folks who don’t have strong personalities? 

Folks with strong personalities do have weaknesses of course (i.e. everyone does).  Maybe one weakness is that they become self-absorbed in that they think they know everything (i.e. that could be maybe at least at times).  Great strong personality folks humble themselves and understand that they don’t.  But some, it appears, can’t seem to do that.  A great saying in the Bible that I really like is, His (i.e. meaning God’s) understanding I cannot fathom. Much stuff about Jesus, God and the Holy Spirit is impossible to understand (i.e. He is God and we are human--Da).  Soooo it’s by faith that we accept them. Many strong personality folks cannot do that, I think.  King Solomon used that statement in Ecclesiastes and Isiah used it also in the book of Isiah and Job said it and David said it in the Psalms.  I think all of these guys had strong personalities.  Great strong personality folks seem to understand that and accept that (i.e. my opinion). It can be a humbling experience (i.e. at least for me it is).

My research says that many strong personality type folks can be very independent.  They don’t need recognition all the time and don’t need to be around others all the time.  They are very confident folks who pretty much think for themselves.  Sooooo the Saturday question is—Do you have a strong personality? 

I had the opportunity to have breakfast with these strong personality guys.  They know most everything!  My cloud storage was not big enough to store all I learned.  Wow! They might be some of the smartest guys in Butler/Grundy County area.  And all what I learned was free!  ANYWAY, Valedictorian told us that he is totally paperless and stores everything on Drive iCloud.  Wow!  I mean everything! His whole life is on the cloud!  I told you these guys have strong personalities! 

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

erv

MyFriendJean said--Be too busy to worry in the day...you'll be sleepy to worry at night.

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Tip of the day from ItchieBitchie (i.e. he is a strong personality type person)—People with “positive strong personalities” don’t have to say anything to be dynamic.  But, flip the pancake; some folks make a lot of noise but have very little impact. Silence is very powerful at times.  Folks with strong positive personalities don’t have to express themselves just to hear themselves talk.  They just don’t need to. Just look at folks’ track records; that will tell you something. Talk is cheap but it takes money to buy whisky.