When I visit family and friends, all their homes or houses
have a different atmosphere. Maybe not bad or good but just different. They are
decorated differently, have different feelings, different smells, and the folks
who live there for sure give it a different atmosphere maybe (e.g. some are very
homie and some very sterile). Both are
ok but have different feelings. Some
homes we feel more comfortable in based on our genetics, past environment and
our current environment (e.g. some rich folks might feel uncomfortable in a
poor person’s house and a poor person might feel uncomfortable in rich person’s
house). In my past business I have been in many houses/homes and I think the
folks are what make great atmospheres much more than money (i.e. that is my
opinion) but money gives folks opportunities/options to create a different
atmosphere for certain.
A friend who I haven’t been around much recently, asked—erv,
how is your summer going--I have had a fun summer—how about you—a lot of stuff
going on; haven’t seen you in church much--I have been gone some and sometimes
I just don’t feel like going—how come—the atmosphere doesn’t feel good (i.e.
this seems to happen to many folks who lose their spouse, maybe)—why is the
atmosphere that way? Then we got interpreted by another person. Oh, the atmosphere! If the atmosphere isn’t good, folks just
aren’t attracted to the situation (i.e. it could be to a social event, a golf
course, a place of business, a family, a person, being around a friend,
etc.). You surely understand. Oh, the
atmosphere! ItchieBitchie, who can be a sweet, little puppy dog at times and at times can be a vicious, mean dog, says—Yabut, erv, different atmospheres attract
different types of folks. I agree,
ItchieBitchie, BUT no folks are attracted to an atmosphere that they don’t feel
comfortable in. Now that is for sure ItchieBitchie. Dirty, stinky, yucky bathrooms don’t attract
many folks! Yuck!
Different restaurants have lines waiting to get in and
others don’t. Why is that do you think MissPerfect? MissPerfect, who thinks she runs the show, says--I’m not
always certain but the atmosphere is just different; I can’t put my finger on
it most times but good food at a good price influences me some I guess but the
general atmosphere seems to be a factor as well. Maybe location or type of food
or the folks who own it or the waitress that I like or the type of folks who
are there or cheap beer. Many reasons make up the atmosphere for sure. Restaurant
business is a tough business that takes a lot of work and has terrible hours,
and many don’t make much money. Many
don’t stay in business for very long. And some stay in business for ever and
make a killing! It must be the atmosphere!!!!
Heed the warning, here he comes
folks. JoeAtmosphereChanger says—I can change the atmosphere within
seconds.
I think he can folks.
I have been around him. BUT the question
is—How will JoeAtmoshereChanger change the atmosphere? We all know a person who
can change the atmosphere if they come or if they leave.
Yes, we do! That person can be in a business,
family, social event or basically any setting. And let me tell ya, it doesn’t
take long to figure who the atmosphere changers are now does it.
Saturday question—Are you an atmosphere
changer? You all are probably if you think you are or you don’t think soooo!
You are an impact player alright! BUT some maybe more than others.
I asked a friend recently who is around a mutual
acquaintance if JoeBusinessMan is doing well in his business. My friend’s response was—He doesn’t work very
hard soooo it is hard to say. I have known this person for a long time and that
is his personality or mentality or something; he has always been that way.
Soooo is that good or bad. I took Buggy and Jimmer out for a cone (i.e. a breakfast desert as I called it) at Mc Donald’s. Jimmer said to me—Grandpa, you will have to
wait for me ‘cause I eat ice cream slow. I had dinner with some friends who had
their new pastor over and wanted me to meet him (i.e. I thought that was nice
of them). He ate really fast. Is that
good or bad? A friend who eats really fast says—Fast eaters get a lot more done
in a day! CrazyMarvin, who can hit homeruns but doesn't hit many of them, says—Ya can’t waste time; you’re not as young as you use
to be!
Saturday morning in CO, James and
Heather took us to GraceFull Community Café in historical downtown Littleton for
breakfast.
Just not an ordinary café.
It’s a cute restored house in which anyone can have a free meal if they can’t
afford to pay. It’s a non-profit foundation mission project of Heather, age 50,
who was a NE farm girl who after her first profession of being a CPA in Houston,
and during a second profession of being a secondary educator in CO, she and her
husband had a family challenge in their lives which changed their atmosphere which directed her to decide to start this mission (i.e. many times challenges can change
our life's atmosphere).
She talked to
everyone at all the tables. We had less fortunate folks on one side of us and probably multi-millionaires
on the other.
She is an interesting and
amazing person.
Their web site says they
have had 23,534 hours of volunteer help and have served 85,254 meals in 5
years.
Most of their funding comes from
private donations. What a great experience for our grandkids to experience and
to listen to Heather tell her story (i.e. me tooooo).
Then we went for a family
hike up ‘er in ‘em mountains.
That is
always a fun family activity that we enjoy. We stopped at a trout pond as
Jimmer wanted to fish.
It was a great
opportunity for James to teach his son how to fish. As he got better at casting you
could see his atmosphere change and when he caught his first trout, his
atmosphere really changed (i.e. dad and boy all teeth—success and confidence
can change the atmosphere of a person’s life). Buggy was soooo patient while we
watched Jimmer fish.
Of course, she had
a book and read most of the time. BUT after the third trout that Jimmer caught,
she said—Does this mean that we can finally go home!
What a hoot! Sooo while we were watching
Jimmer fish, I asked Heather and Buggy if they would pray for me to meet a perfect gal.
Maybe half an hour later Heather
said to me—Dad, you need to be aware that you might not find another Arlene!
Talk about changing a gal’s
atmosphere/life.
After our meal, we went
to the bike races downtown Littleton on the Saturday night.
These folks are good.
I talked to a professional racer who told me
that if he wins, he gets $1,200.
I asked
him if he must train a lot—yes, I do. Do you watch your diet—some but should
more; many male and female competitors have eating disorders as weight is very
important in bike racing. We sure enjoyed the atmosphere of the event (i.e. very uplifting).
I was getting tired standing watching soooooo
I asked a gal who was sitting in front of an ice cream shop if I could join
her. She was a triathlon competitor but is starting to ride a lot more bike
(i.e. rode about 2,000 miles so far this year).
She just rode RAGBRAI the week before and had a blast (i.e. we had
something in common to talk about). She told me she lost 100 pounds in one year
and has kept it off for two years (i.e. now that will change the atmosphere of
a person’s life).
I applauded her.
She was a nice gal.
Jimmer said to Heather when he saw me sitting
and talking to her—What is Grandpa doing talking to a lady who is 30 and he’s
76. He was thinking I was hittin’ on her I think, and he didn’t think that was
right!!! The kid has been watching toooo much TV!
One of the most tired clichés in
history is, it is not where you start, it’s where you end.” Rarely though is
that true in college football, where teams near the top of the poll usually
stay in the ratings, with a few surprises. I saw this guy across the street at
the bike races sitting with a gal drinking beer and watching the bike races.
His tee shirt made me laugh soooo I took a
pic.
For you non-golfers let me explain
how I interpret it—It’s a par four hole, he hits a great drive which is long
and straight, hits a wedge which is a club that is used when he doesn’t have to
hit it very far, he hits on the green where if he makes the putt he will get a
birdie and if he two putts he get a par BUT he three putts and gets a bogie and
is not happy soooo that is why he drinks beer!
Later in the evening we were on that side of the street soooo I talked to
them (i.e. they were still drinking beer).
His name was Junior and he and the gal told me that they are golf
enthusiasts and have played many of the finest golf courses in the U.S.
Sooooooo how do you interpret that statement?
What kind of picture do you paint of them.
They were very nice. We had a fun little talk. Most folks are really
great folks! Oh, by the way—There is a saying in golf that is, you drive for
show, but you putt for dough!
Or many
interpret it in real life, meaning, you gotta finish, the start doesn’t mean squat (i.e. a flash in the pan)!
Ben Hogan is a golf legend, who is one of my heroes, (i.e.
he was the first golfer that really practiced hard and also overcame a
tremendous accident which probably changed the atmosphere of his life). He has a great story. ANYWAY, in his
book, Ben Hogan’s Five Lessons: The Modern Fundamentals of Golf, he
explained one “secret” to his success:
He said, “…I had stopped trying to do a great many things perfectly
because it had become clear in my mind that this ambitious over-thoroughness
was neither possible or advisable, nor even necessary. All that is really
required to play good golf is to execute properly a relatively small number of
true fundamental movements.” Soooo folks, how can we apply his theory to our
lives? What would be your “small number
of true fundamental things” that we would choose? There is an old saying that goes something
like this—You help other folks get what they want, and you will get what you
want automatically. GeorgeTheCrook
says—C’mon erv, that is not American at all! It’s a dog eat dog world out
there a.k.a. a fight and destroy world, ya gotta take care of yourself and then drink beer! What are you smokin’
erv!
Have a FUN day my friends unless you have other plans. (-:
erv
MyFriendJean said—The odds are always with you if you keep
trying.
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