I'm not sure

If you guys expect this “It’s Saturday” to fix all your problems and make your future perfect, forget it!  Alas, it ain’t going to happen!  I no can do folks!  How d’ya like‘em apples folks? Anthropologist Loren Eiseley says—To guide a future-oriented world along the winding path to Utopia demands an omniscience that no human being possesses.  Soooo there you heard it folks.  I still wonder how God can talk to 9 zillion folks at the same time!  Now that amazes me folks (i.e. Christians believe that God is Omnipresent).  To some of you that sounds crazy, huh! And you guys think you are sooooo smart by programming your smart phone! Da!

"Quote of the day" in the paper this week!  "I'm Catholic. I tell the truth."  Tom Telesco, San Diego Chargers general manager, insisting that there are no plans to trade quarterback Philip Rivers.  BusinessmanCharlie says--I'm not sure what that means!  

Forest Gump said—I’m not a smart man.  Ya, it seem like some folks figure things out better than others. I’m not sure why some individuals, minorities, families, and groups of folks can’t get rid of thechip on their shoulder.  And then there are some who seem to stay staunchly discouraged and bitchy all the time.  I’m stumped why they seem to like to bath in misery. They just won’t change.  It’s always someone’s fault other than their own (i.e. always yacking about something and felling sorry for themselves).  We give them money and try to change their mentality, but they just won’t change (i.e. some seem to find Waldo and other don’t). I’m not sure why.  Some seem to play dodge ball and never face reality. LuckieEddie says—At best, it’s iffy if they will ever change.  Got any ideas why this is folks? 

A wisper to our souls!  ItcieBitchie says—When you decide what you stand for, it’s a lot easier to decide what your decisions are going to be (i.e. slam dunk)!  MissPerfect says--Not everyone can obtain that knowledge it appears but some do.  And some gain it but then wander from what they believe and stand for (i.e. they have many reason why they defect).  I read this while eating my oatmeal with half a banana on it—The first of Martin Luther’s famous Ninety-five Theses, pounded on the doors of a church in Wittenberg, Germany—that surprisingly ignited a church revolution now called the Reformation—went like this: “When our Lord and Master, Jesus Christ, said ‘Repent,’ He called for the entire life of believers to be one of repentance.” Does it make any sense to you guys?

LuckieEddie says--Ya just can’t reason with anyone who can’t reason or won’t reason.  It’s like having a pissing match with a skunk!  It seems like some folks are in a wilderness and don’t want to come out of it.  AverageJoe says—It appears that the extremists have a hard time to reason with anyone.  It could be an extreme Iowa State fan, an extreme Democrat or Republican, an extreme terrorist, an extreme environmentalist, an extreme religious person, an extreme Green Bay Packer fan, a schizo, a drunk person, a person who doesn’t have the mental capacity to reason etc.  Ya just can’t reason with them.  It’s better not to try I think. It seems like a fellow is wasting his time.  What do you think?

I went to the golf course the other night to hit some balls.  On the way I talked to a friend who was mowing his lawn.  He said--It's my second time mowing this year.  It looked soooo bad sooo I mowed it the first time and and it just went poof. And it looked a lot better toooo.  But I don't know how much poof it will have as I didn't fertilize it this year.  WorldClassLarry said--Isn't that about the way it goes, ya gotta put some fertilizer on anything to make it poof.  No fertilizer, no poof!  Such is life.   

It’s askew folks!  Mr. Clayton said in the paper (i.e. soooo it must be right)—“I once wrote that liberals must, in the middle of a sleepless night, say to themselves, ‘Do I actually believe this stuff?’…Outside of the far left, most liberals are intelligent and decent people, so it is hard to know why they seem to actually believe the stuff coming in over their left shoulder.”  Gallop poll says 38% of folks are conservatives and 23% are liberal.  That means that 39% are middlers.  How d’ya like ‘em apples?  CrazyMarvin says—If the liberals or the conservatives could run everything the way they wanted, what would our country look like do you think?  I think askew!

I was queuing and the person was at the front was a stubborn old German (i.e. from the old school) and was giving the check-out clerk a hard time about why his credit card didn’t work or something (i.e. guess why it didn’t work folks). The “otherWarren”inOMaha says—A 50 year old person has already spent about 5 years queuing.  Wow!  Unless you are a line budgerinner, then it is less!!! A water main broke on our street over the winter.  A city guy and a cement contractor were looking over the repair.  I asked the city guy how he liked his job—ok—that doesn’t sound very positive—yesterday we had to deal with a suborn old German who only cared about himself and not the other folks in town; a real pain in the butt—ya, you can’t reason with stubborn old Germans when they get their dander up.  But many of those old Germans worked hard and did not have it easy (i.e. did it their way).  They worked hard, succeeded and saved.  Now they will/have pass/passed on their estates to the next generation soooo they can buy their boats, golf carts, and travel the world.  AverageJoe says—One generation makes it and the next spends it.  Those stubborn old Germans have a Germanic umlaut when they get excited (i.e. in writing it is usually shown with the diacritical mark).  SusieQ says—Sometimes they even spit when they talk that way!  Such is life.

IconJoesixpack says--We’re like twigs caught in an ever-rolling stream of change. Every moment is different than the previous one. Our bodies change, our children change, our work changes, our health and wealth change; our culture and world are constantly in flux.   ItchieBitchie says—That is why we need to constantly re-interpret the information and adjust.  Then make changes to adapt to the current situation.  Without the inevitability of decay there is no possibility of change, of growth, of evolution, of life and all the good, temporary things life brings.  That decay eventually will cause us to die.  It’s

not if, it’s when and how folks.  Soooo don’t be surprised.  Now that death thing will be quite a change (i.e. nutten will be like it use to be folks).  It’s just plain outlandish to think differently.  It doesn’t take a brain surgeon to figure that out.  ItchieBitchie says—It’s probably not a good idea to rest on our laurels!  You better move forward.  Forward and onward!  If you don’t, the psychological bogeyman will jump into your brain and you’re toast!  Those little demons keep up a constant chatter telling you how great you are or have been. ExtraordinaryJoe says--Soooo if you are resting on your laurels, you might want to consider making a shift in your ballyhooed horserace! Such is life.

The guy goes into the restaurant and asks the waiter, “How do you prepare your chicken?”  The waiter shrugs and says, “Oh, we just tell them straight out they’re going to die.”

Smartbutstupid!  SmartBert appears to be full of knowledge but has no common sense.  He might be smart (i.e. maybe just book smart) but doesn’t get a certain aspect of life and his knowledge seems useless (i.e. if ya can’t relate to folks, they will just blow you off).  He misses the most important part of life.  And he doesn’t even know it (i.e. probably never will).  He truly is TheAbsentMindedProfessor.  Do you know any folks who are like that?  Some folks are full of knowledge but can’t apply it or share it.  If they don’t have the ability to explain their knowledge or apply it, what use is it.  They really aren’t very productive; their knowledge is not applicable to real life.  CrazyMarvin says--They just live in their own mind.  If folks don’t or won’t listen to some one's knowledge, what is the use of having knowledge; it does little good. Maybe it may even be better if you were ignorant than to have knowledge if you miss some common sense issues and/or can’t apply it or share it.  And then there are just smart asses.  Do you know any of them?  SusieQ says, my sister-in-law qualifies!  Bingo!

He seems to appreciate his life.  I'm not sure but that is the impression he gave me.  I went for a walk on the golf course on a beautiful spring morning this week.  On the 6th tee was a golf buddy.  He said--Got any tips for me--I do but they don't seem to work very good for me--we shuck hands--how's it going I said--I have my health and I have enough money so I don't have to worry about it; I don't even throw my clubs anymore--ya we seem to change with time--ya but, I still get mad at myself at times like when the other day I had to wait a little longer for the gal ahead of me at the light; I said to myself, why do you get this way, maybe she is preoccupied with her thoughts of maybe having a kid in the hospital with cancer or something.   Folks, I'm not sure but it seems he is maturing.  JoeHickUp says--A thankful prayer is a really good prayer.  

Rigamarole? I’m not sure he knows what he is talking about (i.e. maybe it’s just one big rigamarole)!  I read this in the paper sooooo it must be right (i.e. this is hard for me to believe but…it’s in the paper).  ItchieBitchie says—Remember folks, opinions and feelings are confusing!  Jump-starting academic success a waste of time the headline said—teaching academics to preschool children fails to produce long term benefit—by third grade there is no difference. I’m no psychologist but I sure question that statement.  Mean to say we have been wasting all our tax money to help the underprivileged in the head start programs.  Also it said—Don’t help kids do their homework; it counterproductive; The occasional assist is certainly appropriate, but letting children struggle and even fail occasional produces long term benefits (i.e. now I agree with that).  My opinion, ya got to empower kids and let them feel success and failure (i.e. but this is just my opinion).  And I’m just a farm kid who grew up on a farm a mile and a fourth south of Roseland, MN who has experienced failure and a little success. 

None of his classmates liked him because of his bad attitude, rudeness, meanness and lack of desire , including his teacher, who was always yelling at him, "You're driving me mad, Tyrone (i.e. a regular fifth wheel)."  One day Tyrone's mom came to school to check on how he was doing.  The teacher told his mom honestly, that her son was simply a disaster, getting very low marks, and that she had never had seen such boy with such a bad attitude in her entire teaching career.  The mom was shocked at the feedback and withdrew her son from school and moved out of Detroit, relocating to Cleveland.  25 years later, the teacher was diagnosed with an almost incurable cardiac disease.  All the doctors strongly advised her to have heart surgery, which only one surgeon at the Cleveland Clinic could perform.  Left with no other options, the teacher decided to have the operation, which was successful.  When she opened her eyes after the surgery she saw a handsome young doctor smiling down at her.  She wanted to thank him, but could not talk.  Her face started to turn blue, she raised her hand, trying to tell him something but quickly died.  The doctor was shocked, wondering what went wrong so suddenly.  Then he turned around and saw our friend Tyrone, a janitor in the hospital, who had unplugged the life-support equipment in order to connect his vacuum sweeper.  Don't tell me you thought Tyrone became a heart-surgeon.

GeorgeTheCrook says--It strikes me that it is important to acknowledge that the Spirit of God’s work among us causes questions. It so disrupts the regularity of our systems that sometimes some of us are left wondering, “What does this mean; I'm not sure?”

I’m not sure that this is right but I buy into it.  Harvard scientists released a study last year demonstrating how meditation helps “fight the crippling high stress levels we experience during our busy lives…and it can change the physiology of a person’s brain.”  I buy into that.  I like to meditate.  Running, biking, walking and sitting in our sun porch and wathcin’ the sun go down are great times for me to meditate.  I read in the paper sooooo it must be right—Exercise is one of the best studied ways to protect thinking skills as you age.  Sooo I played my first round of golf (i.e. a spring rite).  One the first tee one of my buddies says to me—you look thinner this year erv.  He says to another buddy—you lost some serious weight—ya, 22 pounds.  Wow! How did you do it, exercise and watched what I ate.  Then my golf buddy said—I gained six pounds and the 4^th guy in our foursome said—I gain weight toooo.  Oh ya, the 22 pound loser used Chia seeds suggested by his dietitian.  I Googled Chia seeds.  It says the Aztecs and Mayans would eat them and could run all day (i.e. full of energy).  It also said that they absorb 10 times their size in water (i.e. reduces your hunger).  It also said that when you eat them raw, they stick in your teeth.  I have started eating them and am not sure if I can vouch for the first two (i.e. feelings are hard to measure quantitatively) but I can for sure tell ya that they positively absolutely stick in your teeth!  WebMD says this about Chia seeds—Unfortunately there is no magic bullet (i.e. or seed) for weight loose a.k.a. debigulating.  If you want to debigulate, you’ll need to follow a healthy calorie-controlled diet and get more physical activity (i.e. throw those chips away and get your butt off the couch).  Such is life.

Recommendation--Watch the documentary movie Happy www.thehappymovie.com  It is excellent (i.e. my opinion).  It's about what it takes to be happy.  I got the DVD from our local library through their innerlibrary loan (i.e. free).  You can go to their web site and rent it for $2.95.  I really think you will like it.  My opinion. But, I'm not sure!  It could change you life!  but, I'm not sure!  

Talk about changing—How do you get through carmegeddon and mobilegeddon?

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

swervin'ervin

MyFriendJean says—It does not matter how slowly you go, so long as you do not stop.