Dumpster

GeorgeTheCrook says--Language is the expression of thought. Every time you speak or write, your mind is on parade. O'MY! Start the band as the parade is beginning folks. 

Joesixpack says--Until you make peace with who you are, you’ll never be content with what you have.  Are you content with what you have?  Really!  I have to admit that I'm pretty content.  Our neighbor passed away (i.e. she was a nice lady and appeared to be content).  She had a comfortable house and it was furnished comfortably as well.  But much of her stuff and much of our stuff will end up in the same spot.  In the dumpster.  Who wants it.  It was good enough for us but no one wants it.  Our kids don't want it, you can't sell it, and you can't even give it away.  Soooo it goes in the dumpster.  We live in a very affluent society.  If it's not a big screen HD, you can set it on the curb with a sign--free but no one wants it.  Such is life.

It seems we have a massive huge problem here folks.  A gal who works at a clinic told me that in the medical area it appears there is a problem with determining what a need is as compared to what's a want is (i.e. entitlement or a privilege).  There are folks who are given free medical care (i.e. sometimes just a want instead of a need) but have to pay a co-pay of $4 but say they don't have the $4 but have an iPod5 and a $40 nail job.  Sooooo how do we change that dumpster mentality anyway?  I read in the paper sooooo it must be right that Howard Buffet said at the Iowa Hungry Summit--1/6 of all Americans don't know where they're going to get their next meal.  But yet we have sooooo much food thrown away each day and the majority of Americans are obese.  How are we going to change that dumpster mentality anyway. 

He said ya gotta get your mind out of the dumpster.  I talked to a friend who is a caregiver for his wife.  He has been her caregiver for 6 years and has a very limited ability to get out of the house. He and I went for breakfast the other day.  I asked him how he does it.  He said--You got to train your mind.  And then you think you have your mind trained, all of a sudden it ricochets all over the place.  Dreams and reality are not the same. But ya gotta do what you gotta do and then do it.  But!  Sooooo Brother, what's the most difficult?  Not having someone to talk too.  SusieQ says--That is why we like to put things we don't much care for out of site--out of site out of mind.  Now that could be SusieQ.  Could easily be.  The other day I talked to a lady who was recently widowed.  She told me that you learn real quick that it is a couple's world.  You can't live through your kids; you got to learn to adapt and move on the best you can; learn to take care of yourself.  I think this gal will do just fine in spite of her husband dieing.  Soooooo it is in most things as my brother said--you gotta train your mind; you got to do what you have to do and do it.  Such is life.

It said in the paper soooo it must be right--Your chances of reaching age 100 could be better than you think - especially if you get some additional sleep and improve your diet.  To live to 100 they say ya gotta get proper sleep and eat a balance diet.  71% of the centenarians - say they get eight hours or more of sleep each night. By contrast, only 38% of boomers say they get the same amount of rest. And when it comes to eating right, more than eight in 10 centenarians say they regularly consume a balanced meal, compared with just over two-thirds (68%) of baby boomers.  How to reach 100? Centenarians point to social connections, exercise and spiritual activity as some of the keys to successful aging (i.e. attitude).  Such is life. 

Arlene and I had dinner at the TX Road house the other night (i.e. I like eating there).  ANYWAY our waitress came over when we were almost done and asked--one ticket or two.  We both looked at her sorta kinda strange.  In WaitressHolly's eyes, we must of looked like we weren't married for 44 years but were having an affair or dating or just living together or something.  Is that the image the younger generation thinks?  But maybe some married folks each pay for their own (i.e. like a new way of living that we don't know about).  Could be!  Alan, tell us who a guy should marry--Who should you marry? -- You got to find somebody who likes the same stuff. Like, if you like sports, she should like it that you like sports, and she should keep the chips and dip coming. -- Alan, age 10  Maybe Alan, that's why sooooo many marriages end up in the dumpster.  Could be.

Saturday question--Who is the majority and who is the minority?  If you are hiring an employee, looking for a mate, selecting a banker, who you would like your children to marry, who you would like for a boss, or selecting a good friend, would you rather have a honest person, a crook, a game player, a person with integrity, a cheater, a person of high moral values, someone with dumpster thinking or a doitrightperson.  Where do you find the folks with high standards?  Someone you can trust?  Do some groups of folks meet the highstandardmarks more than others?  You know, the good ones. You surely can't be interested in being around the folks that have bad moralBO or bad ethicalBO or have a bad meonlyBO or a bad compromisingBO, or acheatingBO.  So are you in the majority or the minority?  Really! What kind of person do you want next to you anyway?

I watched the guy who picked up the dumpster at our neighbors.  I was interested how they load those dumpsters.  But what really got my attention was he sorta kinda went through the dumpster looking for stuff maybe he wanted or could sell.  He set aside a few items.  Soooooo our neighbor's stuff was worth more to him than to others obviously.  Or, FredTheDumpsterguy just has a house and sheds full of stuff that no one wants but he thinks has value (i.e. stuff tooooo good to throw away but no one wants).  Such is life.

WildWillie says--I'm 100% certain that all of my stuff some day will end up in the dumpster.  100% certain.  100% is everything WildWillie.  Are you sure?  My wife says that all my stuff is outdated and out of style but, hey, I like it (i.e. I'm content).  My mentor use to say--You can't tell a guy's net worth by how he dresses but you can by how his wife dresses.  Soooo WildWillie, if you are content, enjoy life.  If 100% of  your stuff some day goes in the dumpster, sooooo be it.  "Ninety-nine percent of failures come from people who have the habit of making excuses."~George Washington Carver~  Not 100% WildWillie but 99% sooooo maybe only 99% of your stuff will go in the dumpster.  100% seems like a lot to me! I think you over exaggerating it by saying 100%.  I can understand 99%!!!!

I read this while eating my oatmeal with half a banana on it--Faith in Jesus Christ--If you demand logic it makes no sense. If you are a cynic you call it “slaughterhouse religion” and throw it in the dumpster. If you’re into self-worship, it’s all too much out there. But if you’re troubled by the evil you find within yourself, or burdened by remembered sins, you fall on your knees in grateful wonder.

ItchieBitchie says--He is a wise man who does not grieve for the things which he has not, but rejoices for those which he has.

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

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MyFriendJean says--A man travels the world over in search of what he needs and returns home to find it.