ItchieBitchie says--There is a wide range of people. Oh ya! And half the folks you know are below average. Surely none of you are below average, just those other folks. Surely! I have the opportunity to do some of the orientations for the volunteers at Wheaten Franciscan Health Care (i.e. do it as a volunteer). I have volunteers from 15 to 90 years of age (i.e. wide age range). These folks are the cream of the crop (i.e. above average for certain)! Volunteers are that--good hearted.
Arlene wanted a new dress and seems like she's been looking forever. She always says--I can't find anything in my size and when I do they don't look good (i.e. she is petite). Sooooo a friend told her that she should try the Dressbarn. Soooo we were in the metro and she went there. I was sitting in the car for a long time (i.e. that is good or that is bad). She bought a dress and said--I could have bought 4 or 5. There are a lot of nice dresses there that I really liked. Sizes 4 - 24 is a wide range folks. My opponent at golf league the other night was a guy who hauls feed to hog confinements. They furnish feed for 450,000 hogs using about 300 to 350 semi loads of feed a week. I asked him what they feed those pigs. Corn, distiller's settlings, soybean meal and dated candy bars and bakery goods, salt and other stuff (i.e. wide range of stuff alright). What--candy and donuts! Ya, that's right. Doesn't it take a lot of time to unwrap all the candy bars and bakery products. No, we buy it all done--they just chop the wrappers and everything--it comes in as a dried mix. Really! Those pigs seem to love it. The company who is feeding the pigs set the rations. FeedHaulingGuy said--The bigger the pig, the more candy and bakery goods!!! Huh, interesting.
Are you in the normal range? Arlene was getting a pedicure soooo I ran some errands. When I got back to pick her up, they weren't done with her yet sooooo I sat in one of the three waiting chairs and just observed. There was a couple of 80+ years of age both getting a pedicure. They had to be married for the 2nd, 3rd, or 4th time or just shackin' up together as they were all mushy and gushy and stuff (i.e. if you were married to the same woman for that many years, you just wouldn't act that way--they acted like they were still in the honeymoon stage--after a while the newness wears off). ANYWAY he was a rather robust guy, not very agile or mobile. When he got done, he wobbled over to one of the other three waiting chairs. He sits down and reaches under the chair and pulls out his shoes--a pair of new sneaker (i.e. I would guess $100+--each shoe was half bright blue and half white. He puts them on with no socks. Our culture is changing folks (i.e. a wide range as to what is normal). Such is life.
ItchieBitchie says--We have a wide range of feelings and they change constantly. How others can be happy when I'm soooo miserable. Then other times I've wondered how I can smile when other folks are crying buckets! And it seems like some folks are constantly happy and others are constantly unhappy. Some are complaining all the time and some are upbeat all the time. Why is that do you think? Some folks think everything is a problem and others look at the same situations as opportunities (i.e. my good friend does). Some folks have to do things and others get to do things. Why is that do you think? That amazes me. I have told you before, I just don't like to mow the lawn or cut the grass as some of you say. Some of you get to do it but I have toooooo do it! It really needs it bad soooo I wanted to do it Sunday. Arlene wouldn't let me. It was Sunday. We have never moved our lawn or cut our grass on Sunday. Ever. We still haven't. It maybe depends if you live in the country or not or maybe if the neighbors can't see you or they don't know you or you really don't care or you weren't raised that way or whatever. I play pickleball and golf on Sunday. That must be different. Such is life.
When I was a kid growing up a mile and fourth south of Roseland, MN we couldn't ride Queen, our horse, on Sunday unless we rode inside the grove (i.e. soooo the neighbors couldn't see us). What! I guess our parents didn't want the neighbors to think they were bad parents. Arlene couldn't watch TV on Sundays and couldn't wear slacks on Sunday (i.e. she cheated when going to youth on Sunday night by taking some slacks along and changed). What Art and Cora didn't know didn't hurt 'em. Talk about cheating, I rode Queen outside the grove toooo. One Sunday I was riding Queen bare back and was coming back from around the grove as fast as Queen could run. It had rained and Queen lost her footing and we went down real hard making the turn on the sw corner of the grove. She rolled over me. I didn't get hurt at all (i.e. it was horse shit luck that I didn't). What Chester and Anna didn't know didn't hurt 'em. Such is life.
We have a wide range of thinking alright! Last Saturday I had a great day (i.e. you might not consider this a great day). Ran early, did my breakfast, devotions, emailing, gave blood (i.e. about 11 gallons I have given during my life--the gal told me that the bigger givers she has seen are like 28 gallons--wide range for sure if you have not given any 0 to 28 gallons), went on a 15 mile bike ride on my favorite Cedar Valley ride, mowed the lawn and then took my bride of 45 years out to her favorite eating place (i.e. yes it was our anniversary of 45 years). There is a wide range how folks and families look at 45 years of marriage (i.e. some celebrate and other families don't even acknowledge them--some don't even know it--some don't really care). On my bike ride I saw a guy working on his race car soooo I went and talked to him. It was a modified car that he runs in the open class--worth about $18,000, has raced for 21 years, car weighs 2,200 pounds--must weigh 2,400 with him in it, owner and driver, 99% of all body and mechanical work done by him and his dad, entry fees are usually $100 and if he wins he gets usually $1,500. Folks have a wide range of interests now don't they. I said to him--I usually think race guys are wild, crazy and drink a lot. He said--That's a typical stereotype folks have but it's not the case. Folks in racing come from a wide range of backgrounds and are all different. I'm not crazy or wild but I do like to drink some!!! Such is life.
Folks have a wide range of weight (i.e. just like race cars)--I read in the paper sooooo it must be right--1/5 of all teens are obese and 30% of all adults are obese. Ouchy ouchy! The other morning as I was doing my run around A'town, I said good morning to a gal who was standing on her deck close to the street. She had a rather pretty face, was maybe 5'4" and weighed maybe 200 pounds and was smoking an early morning cigarette. She and I must not think alike! Such is life.
We have a wide range of "wants". I want something and then I get it and I'm disappointed. I thought it would be better; I thought I would enjoy it more; it would make me feel better than it does; etc. My mentor would say to me--It's never as bad as it looks and never as good as it looks. Wants are good for our economy. It makes folks want more and get more and spend more. BUT wants don't seem very satisfying to me. SusieQ says--Yabut if I only had a little more I would be happy. A golf buddy said when playing (i.e. said it facetiously)--I just want to make one more putt)! He already made his share. Aren't we that way--Just one more! Such is life.
ItchieBitchie says--Every time I fulfilled one desire, another desire takes its place. Objects do not fill the void in my life as I chase after what the world tells me I need (i.e. I read while eating my oatmeal with a half a banana on it--it's chasing after the wind--meaningless). Being like others many times is more important than being like Christ. Yabut IthcieBitchie, the world does a lot of advertising and makes you feel pretty much like nutten at times when you don't chase the world. Envy and greed are great motivators for capitalism. Always has and always will be. The desire to keep up with the Joneses! There is a wide range of emotions as to where folks stand on this issue. 
Folks have a wide range of abilities. When cutting those suckers out of the evergreens at the golf course I found this. That was a heck of a shot. Toooo bad the person didn't know how good they were. I was quite surprised when I put my head into an arborvitae to cut a sucker out and saw this. Ya gotta really be a good shot to do that!!!
Ability is what you are capable of doing. Motivation determines what you do. Attitude determines how well you do it. ~Lou Holtz~
We have a wide range of emotions! I talked to a friend who is all excited. A few weeks ago he was not excited at all (i.e. rather down in the dumbs). Soooo what made the big change? Something that he thinks is good and exciting has happened. Big range in those emotions; happy sad, full of energy lethargic, tired wide eyed and bushy tailed, proud discouraged, feeling love feeling like no one cares, feeling good about yourself to not liking yourself. HattieHackie says--And those emotions occurred to me in one day! Yabut, some folks are more emotionally than others and some just show it more. Such is life.
Death is the leveler! LuckieEddie says--Folks have a wide range of faith. Faith is the assurance of things hoped for, the conviction of things not seen. I ran across an old friend (i.e. old in age and old in being friends for many years) on the street the other day. He told me he was ready to die. erv, I'm ready. His wife died of cancer several years ago. He said--All my siblings are dead and all my wife's siblings are dead--I really am looking forward to heaven--I don't really know how great it will be but I know it is going to be "beyond my expectations". I told him that I don't think we can fathom it. We maybe are told that it will be great but our little human minds can't comprehend it (i.e. some folks think they know and talk pretty big but I don't think they have much of an idea). He said--And that's ok with me. I said--death isn't all bad. It sure isn't he said. I said--It's going to be a great trip. He said--And the trip is already paid for and I don't even have to pack!
MissPerfect says--For those who believe, no explanation is necessary. For those who do not believe, no explanation is possible.
MissPerfect says--For those who believe, no explanation is necessary. For those who do not believe, no explanation is possible.
The other night I was sitting on the bench with a couple of female buddies/friends waiting our turn to play pickle ball. One of them told us that 4 ladies by their lake house wanted to know something about Jesus. They didn't know anything, never been to church and never opened a Bible (i.e. zero knowledge). Sooo they came over to their lake house. The first lady walked in and said--I don't know a God dam thing about this God stuff but I want to learn something about it!
Have a FUN day my friends unless you have other plans. (-:
erv
MyFriendJean says--The weaker the argument the stronger the words.
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