It is interesting how some folks can change "information" into "action" and some can't. ItchieBitchie is a gamer and GeorgeTheCrook isn't. They try just as hard and maybe have the same ability but something is not the same. When the pressure is on, ItchieBitchie gets it done and GerorgeTheCrook lays down and dies (i.e. looks like a wet washrag). Why is that do you think? It's just plain strange. When there is pressure some folks just peeee in their pants and others handle it "like water running off a duck's back". Why is that do you think?
Loose our magic! It's strange that it seems like there are times in our lives when things just don't go our way. Have you ever had that happen to you? The feeling might last for some time. My mentor would say to me--erv, when things go bad, folks think they will go bad for ever and when things go well, folks think they will go well for ever. But usually they even out some (i.e. ebb and flow of life). SusieQ says--When you are in a streak when it seems like everything is going bad, about all you can say is "fox urine" and keep trying (i.e. constant failure sorta kinda makes us jittery though). WildWillie says--If I didn't have bad luck I wouldn't have any luck at all. WildWillie, you are exaggerating it. Aren't you?! I talked to a snowbird buddy the other day. They were going to play some big bingo game at some 55+ community. I asked him if he is lucky. He said he is very lucky. Why are some folks luckier than others? I just don't understand that.
I asked NewPaddlePickleBallerBuddy what he did in his real life. He told me he was a mechanic, many other things and then a cabinet builder. It was not going well sooo one day he deicied he was going to make a change. He decided to go into the computer world (i.e. he retooled). Timing was perfect! He got a job as the IT guy of a university. Great job which he retired from. And the university is where he met my wife. He said he was soooooo lucky. Personally, I don't know if I'm very lucky but I do know that I had many many good things just fall in my lap. Oh ya! I have been blessed and I know it. I'm very thankful.
My golf buddies were telling me about their neighbor who is 93 and just divorced his wife for another gal. Now that seems strange! My golf buddies say that his wife is the real winner! A SeniorSnowbird gal (i.e. a couz of mine) told me that she went to some "ladies conference" and was all fired up. She wanted to be a better wife soooo she got up early and made her husband breakfast. This went on for several days until one morning her husband said--You don't have to get up and make me breakfast; I don't need your chit chat in the morning! A 75ish pickle ball buddy went back home "up north" recently. He said--I hope to come back next year. I might bring my girl friend instead of my wife next year, she's more fun. PreacherManDuke says--I had just finished preaching an eulogy. The thought of the many marriages and funerals that I’ve attended recently went through my mind. I thought, “Marriage and death are both gateways to a new world.
They can BOTH lead to either heaven or hell.”
Have you ever been snake bitten? There are two ways to get snake
bitten. One is by a poisonous snake here in AZ (i.e. this year since the temperatures have been very warm the snakes have come out earlier than normal)--Treatment will cost about $50,000 and most times insurance won't pay for all. The other way to get snake bitten is--Experiencing a period of misfortune or inability to succeed. The cost of that is indeterminable. ItchieBitchie says--Some of "snake bitten" can be prevented (i.e. either type). Oh ya. Decrease your venerability. Have vision. Take precautions. Think smart. Don't be as dumb as a dumbbell. My Daddy, Chester, would say to me--erv, most folks don't spend enough time thinking. I wonder if I think enough 'cause I have been snake bitten by the second type, never, sooooo far, by the first. A park ranger told my friend that there are about 200 snake bits in AZ a year resulting in a death about ever 5 years. 95% of the bites happen to males between the ages of 17 and 25. Most are 'cause by those males picking up the poisonous snakes (i.e. now that is strange). Most have been drinking a lot or are on drugs. Probably trying to impress their babes! What were they thinking! Now, that could increase your odds of getting snake bittern--either type. Ouchy ouchy!I use the generic word "guys" when I refer to all of you, gals and guys. This gender issue can become a touchy issue alright! Ya gotta be careful or you can get yourself in big trouble without trying. On the door of a post office I went into, there is a sign that said "soandso postmaster". The postmaster is a female. I asked her if she is a postmaster or postmistress? She said--"I'm not a mistress to anyone"! I looked postmistress up in Webster and it said--a woman who is a postmaster. Sooooo there you go. Like I said, it's a good place to get yourself into a peck of trouble. Some folks are really touchy about stuff. They get their feelings hurt "oh soooooo easy"! Saturday question--Are you one of those touchy folks? I wonder about touchy folks sometimes but there is usually a reason why certain folks are touchy about certain things. I just don't know "the why" at the time. Some times we just have to accept things (i.e. they are what they are).
Aint' it strange! Joesixpack says--The worst-tempered people I've ever met were people who knew they were wrong. Saturday question--How do you react when things don't go your way? Are you sure you are telling the truth! In the SW when the Indians attached the wagon trains, they circled the wagons and fought for their lives. They did what they had to to get the train back on the track. Some folks when they make a mistake circle back (i.e. see their mistake and try to correct it). Some fight forward even when they know they are wrong (i.e. huge massive egos come into play). Ouchy ouchy! MrBigMan says--Ya can't win a pissing match with a skunk! Such is life.
Everyone has limitations! Oh ya, no matter who you are. When we recognize them and know them and adjust our life accordingly, life goes better. It's when we get out of our limitations, is when we get into trouble. Oh ya! It's the Peter Principle--It's when people tend to be promoted until they reach their "position of incompetence". JoeEasy, it's like when you think you are Tiger Woods and realize you ain't. The manifestation is very clear. Now that is humbling folks. Oh ya! Can be hard on a guy's ego. "Some how or other" we need to figure out our limitations (i.e. at least to some degree). I asked a golf buddy how he did after his round (i.e. note, I didn't ask him his score but how he did). He said--Oh, not as well as I can do. But there again, I never do! Huh, interesting.
I took a hiatus from pickle ball and golf over the weekend. I sorta kinda hurt a shoulder muscle a little. I play 9 holes of golf usually twice a week with my buddies (i.e. more sometimes if invited) but play pickle ball more often. I can ride my bike to the different places and play for a hour and half and go home (i.e. doesn't take sooo long and it's a good work out). Some days I play twice a day at different invites. I have no obligation sooooo if I can't go, I don't. It fits me very well in my life right now. LuckieEddie says--At certain times in our life 'cause of certain circumstances, certain things work/fit better than others. I agree with you LuckieEddie. It's strange how we adapt and need to adapt but we can do it. In many cases we have tooooo. Such is life.
NewPaddlePickleBallBuddy said--If you have been blessed with some form of talent, recognize it and use it to better others--and do it humbly! I think this guy is a smart guy! What do you think?
WorldClassLarry's suggestion--If you have a world class ego, please check it at the door. You guys know I like folks who have good hearts and are real. I am around many folks who are very important, successful, exceptionally talented, and financially wealthy but also very humble. Soooo if your head is bigger than your hat, think about making an adjustment. Thanksamillion WorldClassLarry for your suggestion.
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Also this week I had breakfast with my Dad's cousins (i.e. ages 80 to 87). These are really some neat guys. One lives here in Sun City and the other two winter in AZ. I didn't know any of them until a couple of years ago. As Dad'scousininlawFranfromOmaha said when she sent me the picture--I only took one picture, but all are looking good ...... Oops, actually I meant to say "All Are Good Looking". 
...or I just got some bad crab! I really like the crab salad at Albersons. This last week I sorta kinda felt I was given a little understanding, feeling, glimpse, taste, tingle or a twinge about something that is very mysterious to me (i.e. a very small ding, if that, of something I cannot fathom). ...or I just got some bad crab! Or maybe it was just a mirage. I had this strange "wonder" about heaven. It was a great feeling that I never had before (i.e. most interesting). Sooooo folks, I believe in heaven (i.e. always have but this excited my belief even more). Heaven is going to be good folks. Folks who have physical and mental difficulties, I think heaven will be very heavenly (i.e. probably more than to the big ego folks I would guess but I don't know). Don't ask me to explain my feeling 'cause I can't really. I guess that is something very personal. I hope I can retain this feeling (i.e. it rekindled my swagger and refreshed my spirit)! There is no medicine like hope, no incentive sooo great, no tonic soooo powerful as the expectation of something better tomorrow! Some of you think I'm nuts. Whatever!!! Is it possible that I could be wrong and it was just that I got some bad crab? Have a FUN day my friends unless you have other plans. (-:
erv
MyFriendJean says--Courage cannot be tested cautiously.
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