You're out or you're safe!

Disclaimer--I'm misunderstood by others sooooo don't take any of this "It's Saturday" toooooo serious! 

The runner is on second and the batter hits a single into right center.  The runner rounds third and heading to home.  The right fielder picks up the ball and makes the throw to home plate.  It's going to be close folks!  The catcher blocks the plate getting ready for the throw and the runner at the same time.  The runner is running as hard as he can down the line to the plate.  The throw comes to the plate--the runner does a fantastic hook slide.  It's close folks.  The umpire watches the play and will have to make the call if the runner is save of is out!  Now it goes bang bang and he makes the call.  That decision might make a massive huge impact on much stuff. 

Oh the decision of the umpire.  I hope he got his good glasses on!  I hope he makes the right decision (i.e. especially if it affects me).  And you know what?  Umpires screw up (i.e. look at Waterloo, IA's Denkinger in the 6th game of the 1985 World Series between St. Louis and Kansas City.  It affected the series and baseball).  Surely you have never made the wrong decision--ya right!  ANYWAY if you believe in heaven, and if you believe that Jesus is the way to eternal life, then Jesus will have to make the call at home plate--You're safe or you're out!  No human error here folks.  You can't buy the umpire (i.e. fix the game).  You can't fake it.  You can't see the instant replay.  You can't buy entry.  It's a done deal. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Don_Denkinger

Icky icky!  With all the high school and college graduations, here is some advice (i.e. pretty save advice)!  Joesixpack says--The difference between school and life:   In school, you are taught a lesson and then given a test.  In life, you are given a test that teaches you a lesson. It's safe to say that some learn faster than others.  Saturday question--Are you a fast learner or not?

My mind continues to think about a very nice golf course in Kankakee, IL.  I played it maybe 25 years ago.  It was a rather young course at that time.  When we were in IL this spring, Arlene's brother and sister-in-law took us out to see it.  It's all plowed up--all 27 holes.  There is still some elevated tees, ponds, small building that were on the course, some trees and a very very nice club house (i.e. maybe close to a million dollar one) that just sits there.  I guess the owner is very wealthy and just got sick of throwing money at it to make it work soooooo he plowed it up.  Sooooo the question, how do you know when it's time to quite throwing good money after bad, keep throwing money down the rat hole, down the deep dark hole?  When to call it quits.  When to say uncle?  When to say enough is enough?  When is time to say--This ain't going to work.  Stop the bleeding!  Cut my looses!  Admit that ya made a mistake.  Move on!  It's time to say you are out!  You are out at the plate.  The game is over. Time to put your tail between your legs and admit it was a mistake, take your ball and bat and go home!

MissPerfect says--I like long walks, especially when they are taken by people who annoy me! You're safe WildWillie!  Yes you are.  You're always safe when you show more kindness than seems necessary, because the person receiving it needs it more than you will ever know...kindness is not just about being nice; it's about recognizing another human being who deserves care and respect. I was sorta kinda surprise what I read that Jay Leno said--I think the key to life is low self-esteem--believing you're not the smartest or most handsome person in  the room.  All the people who have high self-esteem are criminals and actors.  My opinion--it's hard to be kind when you think you are better than others.  Saturday question--How big is your head?

LuckieEddie says--I sometimes like to play it safe.  That way you won't have any risk (i.e. won't try to have the play at home plate and be called out).  There is no rejection when you play it safe.  In The Wizard of Oz, a cowardly lion living in the forest meets a little girl named Dorothy. She invites the lion to find courage, but he’s terrified to leave the forest. Finally he decides he’d rather face the unknown than be left the way he is. His motivation to change outweighs his fear of the unknown.  Sooooo are you a Dorothy to some one?  Are you the lion in this little story.  The fear of failure is a huge massive motivational piece.  And most great folks fail a lot.  Somehow they seem to get up and try something again.  Why can some keep trying and others just go and sit on the couch and eat chips?

When you play it safe you are never called out at the plate.  The crowd never gets after you 'cause you took a chance.  You never get to feel the reward of being a game changer  if you always play it safe.  When you take risk, you are at times called out at the plate.  But you feel the rush of trying it.  Sometimes you are safe and sometimes you are out.  My mentor would tell me--erv, you just have to be save more that you are called out.  Lord, guard our hearts from both praises and insults, and let us be faithful. Amen

You're safe!  A friend who is I think is about 71 or 72 was looking at the shingles on his house the other day.  He was going to get off the roof and the ladder slipped away and he fell off the roof.  He fell off his roof and didn't get hurt too bad.  Nothing that needed medical attention.  Just sore and sore (i.e. a great slide--SAFE!) and a bruised ego.  He was one lucky guy let me tell ya!  I think he knows it tooooo!  It is always hard for me to understand how one guy falls three feet and dies and another guy falls off the roof and doesn't get hurt!  Amazes me always!  My opinion on that is:  His understanding I can't fathom!

We were invited to spend Memorial Day at our friends' lake home.  I have told you before that this is one of my most favorite places to think, mediate, and reflect (i.e. sitting on the deck over looking the lake--it's my safe haven).  The pic is of our friends, Secretariat and his Sweetie on this deck.  They have their lake home on the market.  I told them I was going to take the for sale sign down and throw it in the ditch across the road!  I don't want to loose my favorite place!  I'm selfish! Have you ever thought you were in a safe haven and actually you were not?  Have you ever been to a church service (i.e. thinking it was a safe haven) which seemed to last forever?  Have you ever fallen asleep during a sermon? In these situations, take care not to sit next to an open window as Eutychus did. Eutychus was listening to Paul talk about the kingdom of God. Paul had a lot to say because he was leaving the next day. The clock passed midnight. Eutychus felt drowsy. He fell asleep. Then he fell out of the window.  Such is life.

I was walking down our street the other night and visited with one of our neighbors.  He's in school administration/teaching.  He was telling me that he tries to teach kids to be givers and that life isn't much until they gain that aspect.  It's safe to say that this guy is a good guy (i.e. a real person with a good heart--my kind of person).  LuckieEddie says--There are two kinds of folks in this world--takers and givers.  Givers are always happy.  Takers are never happy.  Such is life.

You think you might be safe but your aren't really.  It's just make believe.  It's like the ostrich hiding his head in the sand (i.e. 'so mind-bogglingly stupid that it assumes that if you can't see it, then it can't see you').  Sooooo do you just hid your talent in the sand for safe keeping or do you use your talent to generate more good stuff?  I think we are to use our talents it says in the Book!  GeorgeTheCrook says--There is risk of failure when you get out of the boat (i.e. you could be in danger).  It's easier to just stay in the boat and stay the same.  GeorgeTheCrook--You're about as dumb as an ostrich.  Such is life.

AverageJoe says--I'm safe now; I got all the bases covered.  Oh ya!  I prayed about it.  Now I'm going to sit on the couch, watch some TV and eat some chips.  I've done my part! 

It's safe to say that some folks got rid of some junk and others acquired more junk.  SusieQ says--I really didn't need it but it was sooooooo cheap that I had to buy it!  This week end is Aplington City wide garage sales.  Yesterday I was returning a wrench to a friend.  He and his wife have a garage sale every year.  They really enjoy it.  Have done it for years.  They just reload each year!  ANYWAY I was looking at their stuff in passing when a customer says to me--One man's junk is another man's junk!  Six of our neighbors have sales--we have a busy neighborhood let me tell ya. I had our garage door open and a guy told me--I was in your garage erv, but you didn't have any prices on your junk!  I did buy something special from one of our neighbors though. It will be a gift to some special person.  Oh ya!  I'll tell you about it latter maybe.  It was just a perfect gift.  Soooooo maybe someones junk is someones treasure after all!  Or it might still be junk!  Such is life.

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

erv

MyFriendJean says--No symphony orchestra ever played music like a 2 yer-old laughing with a puppy.