Here we go!

Here we go folks!  Every thing seems so crazy nowadays!  I read all of this in the paper so it must be right:  In the 2000s, the average family income peaked at $63,471 and then fell to $60,088 in 2009.  In Arizona:  $57,855,  U.S. deficit to reach record $1.5 tril!  Social Security will keep running at a deficit until its funds are tapped out by about 2037.  Here we go folks, here we go!  Yabut I heard that it will be just fine on TV the other night (i.e. just throw some more money at it).  LuckieEddie says--I seem to have seen this movie before!  That's just stupid.  Stupid like a Cannuck called himself the other day.  Oh ya!  He told me that he drove the whole way from the Toronto area without using his seat belt.  I told him -- that's not smart (i.e. sorta kinda crazy)!  He said--I was a stupid idiot! 

I was the youngest person there (i.e. Arlene says you just think that erv).  Here we go folks, here we do.  Arlene and I go to some music concerts.  Most are southern gospel quartets.  We went to one the other night when a member of the Foundations form MN had us all say John 3:16 together.  We did.  We did it in the King James Version.  Everyone knew it (i.e. is that crazy or what).  Wonder why, everyone there was probably about 65+.  What will the next generations think of that do you think?  The member of the quartet who asked us to do that was 83!  He reminded me of a banty roster.  Huh, interesting.

SusieQ thinks her husband CadillacJack is crazy.  CadillacJack says to his wife SusieQ--You know that tree we planted in our yard when we got married to symbolize our growing relationship, a tree that can endure all the tough storms--yes--the wind just blew it down!  Here we go folks, here we go!  I read this also in the paper so it must be right--Your sweetheart or your pet.  Whom would you choose to dump if one had to go?  The vast majority of current pet owners said they would keep their spouse or significant other (i.e. 84 percent), but 14 percent would pick their pet.  Ouchy ouchy!  That's crazy!  Sooooooo where do you stand on this issue?  Joesixpack said--Really, I would have never guested that of you (i.e. that you would have picked your pet)!  There appears to be some howlin' goin' on folks.  I pulled up behind a small plumbing truck at the stop light of Sossaman and Southern the other day.  The name of the plumbing company on the truck was Coyote Plumbing--Underneath the name was their slogan--We're only a howl away!  It made me laugh.  Such is  life.

I got ambushed by some bad guys--Bob and Daniel cut me down just in the nick of time (i.e. this is a joke folks, just my crazy humor)!  Here we go!  I went on a hike with my ping pong buddy Bob.  He's another Secretariat.  He's 68 and is a mover and shaker and can do anything.  ANYWAY this is his invite to me--I plan on going to 1st water trail head. on 1-29-2011.  Will take 1st water trail 1/2 mile to Dutchman trail, take Dutchman trail 4 miles to Bull Pass trail, Bull pass trail 1.5 miles to Terrapin trail , Terrapin trail 0.8 miles to Upper Black Top Mesa pass trail, take Upper Black Top Mesa pass 1 mile to Peralta trail, take Peralta trail 1 mile back to Dutchman trail and 4 miles back to back to trail head (i.e. Superstition Mts). A total of 12.6 miles (i.e. we looked for a landmark sooooooo it ended up being 14.5 miles).  That's the longest I have every hiked (i.e. my knee hurt the next day).  Bob's gps said we averaged 2.8 miles an hour.  He said that was a good fast speed.  You would never know it when we hiked.  He kept saying--You will get no cheese with your wine so quite your whining!  Pick it up cupcake!  Daniel went with us.  These two guys love the Lord and shared their life stories and testimonies with me.  I learned a lot again.  Enjoyed my day upth'reinthosmountains!  A great walk in the park.  Such is life.

Here we go erv, her we go!  And the rest of the story.  The Cannuck called me Wednesday morning at 8.  We will just start a half hour late at 8:30; it will warm up by then.  What!  The temperature was 33 degrees and the wind was 24 mph (i.e. the weather person called it an Artic blast).  Is he crazy?  I said I was going to pass on the golf until it turns 70 in a day or so.  ThunderbayWayne and another golf buddy NorthernMNKen probably went and played with shorts on! I sat on the couch with a cup of coffee and read the paper.  Such is life.

When I coached high school bb a zillion years ago, the cheerleaders had a cheer that went something like this--Here we go Panthers, here we go.  We went to the Phoenix Suns game recently.  Between the third and fourth quarter these guys put on this show--here we go Suns, here we go. 
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PKKPhUgtfeM
You believe that!  Are they crazy of what!  We were amazed.  A friend asked me if I thought he did it on purpose.  I really don't know.  What do you think?  AttorneyJohn sent me an email that said--It will be the first Superbowl with no cheerleaders as both organizations don't have 'em.  I like what Aaron Rogers (i.e. quarterback of the Packers) said in the Arizona Republic--My favorite quote is of Francis of Assisi, a beloved Catholic friar who lived in the 13th century--Preach the gospel at all times.  If necessary, us words.  Such is life.

One for the money, two for the show, three to get ready and go man go!  Arlene wanted to go the movie Country Tough, so we did.  I thought it was sad.  The movie is maybe just a movie in which they said, "fame and love just cannot mix".  It's even more about greed, money and alcohol (i.e. not a good mix folks).  !  I have been around some guys recently who have a lot of stuff going on in their lives:  a guy lost his wife, a guy's wife has some real serious physical problems who demands most of his time, a guy who went through a ugly divorce, a guy whose wife has dementia, a guy who made millions and lost millions, a guy who said he was full of himself instead of full of Jesus, a guy who loves his wife but his wife doesn't love him, a guy who can't hardly get around any more 'cuase of his legs, a guy who's children won't have any thing to do with him, a guy who is anxious and frustrated about some things, etc.  Those are just the guys who I can remember stuff about in the last week or so.  How many more guys are there who are not happy 'cause of many reasons?   I have no idea.  How many guys say "I'm great" but really they aren't.  They are just fakers a.k.a. deceivers (i.e. a guy thing)!  Abraham Lincoln said--You can fool some people some of the time, But you can't fool all the people all the time.  Here we go life, here we go! Some times life can be soooooooo sad!  Such is life. Soooooooooo really how is life going for you?  Hey, you women aren't exempt.  A hiking buddy told me that he has a female counselor and a male counselor.  They both told him that about 95% of woman who are widowed and divorced over 65 have no money and are very lonely!  Ouchy ouchy!  Life can get a little dicey at times! 

And you think you have trouble up north with the snow!  Oh man!  I was taking some citrus along to GeorgeandJane and Bob.  They live in the 55+ community where I play ping pong.  ANYWAY I put about 6 citrus in two plastic bags and tied them over the rack on the back of my bike (i.e. like a saddle bag)! I got about two blocks down Broadway when for some reason the bags developed holes in them and I had citrus rollin' down Broadway.  I had folks honkin' at me, laughin' at me and probably sayin'--that crazy ol' fart!  It was a hoot!  My Canadiangolfbuddies would say--It was a bloody mess, A!  I did manage to save 3 for JaneandGeorge and 2 for Bob.  Such is life in Sun Valley!

Here we go folks.  JoeBlow says--Sometimes we really don't even want to go forward but we have no choice.  There are many folks who  have problems but we just can't see them (i.e. mental a.k.a. crazy).  God only knows what your problem is!  ItchieBitchie says--We're all mentally ill a.k.a. crazy but just too different degrees.  Sooooooo who is normal anyway?  If you think you are then everyone else is abnormal.  LuckieEddie asks--Has normal changed over the years?  Was John the Baptist normal or mentally ill?  I think some folks of the time thought both ways.  Jesus called him the greatest man ever on earth.  Huh, interesting.  Sooooo who is a smart person?  I listened to a couple of senior guys talk about classmates in their high school who were very smart (i.e. based on their IQ).  Yet, now when they are at retirement age, they don't have a pot to...in and here we are playing golf in the Valley (i.e. that's crazy folks).  GeorgeTheCrook says--It's just crazy how some folks spend their money!  They said they were really not near as smart as their classmates.  They said, in a marriage there has to one saver and that person has to be in charge of the fiances and be dominate if a couple is to save.  That is what these smart guys said.  I just listened.  Hey folks, remember what my mentor says--Things are never as bad as they look and things are never as good as they look.  I have been surprised by how many folks (i.e. snowbirds) I have met that had nothing as a kid.  I would have guessed that there would have been higher percentage of folks who were born rich.  WildWilly says--Don't forget that the easiest way to get rich is to marry it or inherit it.  Soooooooo what is rich anyway?  Such is life.

You might think this is crazy but look at the two angels in our back yard in Iowa.  A giant snow angel and the angel on the house that some friends gave Arlene years ago.  Todd sent us this picture Thursday. 

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

erv

MyFriendJean says--There aren't enough crutches in the world for all the lame excuses.