oh my goodness

JakeSmart said to me the other day—erv, everything that you think you know is wrong (i.e. I think I offended him)!  Soooo there you go folks, I don’t have much to say about that! Soooo read this “It’s Saturday” with caution. It's 50/50 chance JakeSmart is right.  

Who am I to say! ItchieBitchie says—You will never become the homecoming queen (i.e. homecoming queens are soooo nice) by discussing money, religion or politics.  BigPete says--It’s like meeting a train head on in a tunnel.  Donald Trump will probably never be a homecoming queen or win an election (i.e. but he might). It appears that he states his opinion if it’s popular or not (i.e. he might run the country like a business--most folks don't want that (i.e. a lot of folks want freebies) soooo I doubt if he is electable).  Maybe he doesn’t want to be homecoming queen.  Could be.  LuckieEddie says—One way not to offend anyone is not to get involved and never give your opinion and always agree with every thing everyone thinks or says (i.e. which ever way the wind blows, be with the wind).  It will work.  But maybe those folks are somewhat like a wet washrag (i.e. limp, all wet, and stinky).  But I agree with BigPete, you can’t win a discussion about religion, money or politics (i.e. hats off to him).  He’s a smart man—He has a lot to say I think but keeps it to himself.  Let’s get you an ice cream cone BigPete a.k.a. TheChamp. Good Boy Big Dog!  . 

Great balls of fire! Around the fourth century B.C., thinkers like Aristotle concluded the earth was round. Based on what we now know about the earth being round, if you begin walking east, you will never hit west; if you begin walking west, you will never hit east because of the earth being a globe. So the distance between east and west is incalculable.  That is how tremendous some you folks are--incalculable. Goodness gracious great balls of fire!  Ya remember that song?  Who sang it anyway? 

Slaughtered hogs! Out of site out of mind? Is death just the twinkling of light (i.e. the flickering of the light)?  Does our soul go to heaven or hell (i.e. I’m not trying to be homecoming queen)! Or are we like a slaughtered pig?  What do you think?  Oh my goodness!  I read in the the paper soooo it must be right—The burial rate is 47.3 compared to cremation rate of 46.7 with the expected cremation rate of 55.8% in 2020 and 70.6% in 2030.  Oh my goodness.  It said the reasons are cheaper and the remains can be moved around easier (i.e. I personally don’t understand that “moving the remains around” thinking). A local funeral home told me that rural areas don’t change as fast because of tradition.  I have checked into the possible methods and there is a huge massive difference in cost.  Joesixpack says—Cost is never an issue when someone else is paying for it. Huh, interesting. I read this in the paper sooooo it must be right--Younger generations are growing up without the same stigma toward death that their parents and grandparents had, said Mike Nicodemus, a vice president with the national Funeral Directors Association.  People aren't as religious as they once were...and their attitudes toward death are changing.

No man has endurance like a man who sells insurance!  The world is filled with unique people.  Not one person is exactly like another.  Some folks are really good at one thing and another person is not.  ItchieBitchie says—Some of that is attitude (i.e. mind set) and some of it is environment and some of it is genetic.  Some folks are mechanical and others are not. Some can read a map and some can’t.  Some are great money managers and some aren’t.  Some are musical and some are not. Some are good kissers and some are not (i.e. you have to kiss a lot of folks to understand this--I know some of you have) . You get it!  Oh my goodness some are good and oh my goodness some are bad!  Such is life.

I didn't like her but now I do!  Have you ever been fooled by someone--like you thought she was a bad egg only to find out it was just how you saw her from your perspective?  Ouchy ouchy!  SocialCompetingDiane says—It’s bikini whether.  I hated my friend Bobsy growing up.  She had the nicest little body tucked into the cutest little bikini and the boys all looked at her.  I was tooo big.  The boys didn’t look at me; well, they looked at me but just differently.  SocialCompetingDiane went on to say--But we had our 50^th class reunion and she is no longer the bikini queen.  Oh no!  I can compete with her now. I like her a lot better now!  Such is life.

“Aha” moments!  A friend sent this to me--Please forgive the presumption and braggadocio of sending this to you, but it's a dad thing....! :)  I emailed him back--If you can't share, it is no fun. A good friend is happy for good stuff of good friends. I'm very happy for you. Yessiree!  But the reality is folks, not everyone is happy for you when good things happen to you.  MeanMack says—Some folks are not happy when good things happen to you; they would rather have bad things happen to you (i.e. those are the little folks).  Oh my goodness. 

LuckieEddie says--My middle child, a second grader, recently brought home a certificate celebrating her perfect attendance for the marking period. She was rightfully proud of this honor. Before I even had the certificate in my hands, her older sister, a fifth grader, loudly exclaimed that she too had perfect attendance. Her words were as sharp as elbows. It was simply too difficult for one sister to allow the other to bask, even for a moment, in the glow of celebration. FullofwisdomSarah says--Learning how to “rejoice with those who rejoice” is not easy. 

GettinInYourHead! CrazyMarvin says--One of the first lessons to be learned about propaganda is that folks who think they are smart are easier to propagandize than average folks.  Work on their egos (i.e. space between their ears which contains the gunk).  It always works. Always! Custer's ego sorta kinda got in his way at Little Big Horn now didn't it! The folks who are snobbery are really something and are very vulnerable to propaganda (i.e. get in their heads--easily manipulated).  Really.  Oh ya, those folks live in a world where it seems they feel they are superior beings.  SirJames says--Many of those folks don't even know they are snobs! Saturday question—Why are some folks soooo much more snobbish a.k.a. egotistical than others?  Oh my goodness!  I wonder if those folks go to summer jerk practice camp to get that way!  Does poetic justice happen to those folks?  I wonder.  It seems like it should but I wonder if it does.  What do you think? 

You guys probably really don't care either but...! JoeTheHike (i.e. my winter hiking buddy in AZ) from Ramsey, MN,  HankTheSecretariat and I rode a day of RAGBRAI this week.  It went through our town sooo afriendBilly took us guys to Eldora and we rode to Cedar Falls (i.e. 58 miles).  What a hoot we had. The best wisdom of the ride came from John (i.e. any body can be a John) from MI.  He was a 60 year old retired highway patrolman who rode beside me and asked me about pickleball as I have a sign on the back of my bike (i.e. an old Iowa pickleballer).  I told him about it and said you can play it competitively or play socially. Here is his advice--"I would rather Play, laugh an lose, than play, win an gloat." I asked JoeTheHike what his buddies back in Ramsey will say about him riding 58 miles--JoeTheHike said, they probably won't care a bit about it; they will say, why would anyone want to ride a bike 58 miles anyway!  Oh my goodness!

Win the battle but loose the war!  Joesixpack says--Somethings just aren’t that important to try to change.  They just aren't, believe me.  It’s easier to just let them be.  And then there is stuff that just irritates a person enough that they take action.  LuckieEddie say—Folks seem to play games all the time.  When there is money involved, folks just act crazy sometimes.  They can be good folks, go to church every Sunday, be the pillar of the community, CEOs, on welfare, farmers, bank presidents, factor worker, President of the United States. They might even think they are God Almighty, but just at the right time with the right amount of money, folks become game players.  Some don’t even know they are game players ‘cause it’s just the way they do business.  To them it’s just good business.  They brag about it. If you are around such a person very long, you will figure it out relatively fast.  I’m rereading my favorite book (i.e. I think), Waiting for White Horses by Nathan Jorgenson.  Will says to Grant, Nellie (i.e. his back lab) is eating deer turds and Grant replies, that's ok, the good ones all do it.  Yuck! Oh my goodness!

Compulsory hypersensitivity! DebTheYackWoman says—Compulsory hypersensitivity is creeping into all aspects of society.  ItchieBitchie says—I always try to say the politically right stuff in trying not to offend anyone but I don’t think it can be done.  Someone is always upset 'cause their feelings are hurt or their rights are being offended.  I’m about ready to tell them to stick it where the sun doesn’t shine.  I’m tired of all their complaining and whining.  AverageJoe says--Those hypersensitive folks are sorta kinda a “kick in the gut” to me! If the truth would be known, my feelings got hurt this week.  I was hypersensitive maybe but I got over it.  Yes I did.  I'm a big boy!  Oh my goodness.  AFrindRandy says--erv, you are tooooo oversensitive.  Maybe sooooo! Could be! Oh my goodness.

My Mom, Anna, said many times--erv, always do what is right. A friend tells me he likes it when I'm personal.  Well, here is something personal!  I almost got away my priorities this week (i.e. probably was a gradual process but got to a point that I recognized it--the animal almost got out of the cage).  My perspective got out of whack (i.e. not where I want to be--got cluttered with the wrong stuff).  My bad!  I was wobbling! I think I got out of whack 'cause of my ego (i.e. my slash line would show that I have been here before).  I need to get back to be mentally tough (i.e. change my perspective). My outofwhack thinking needed to come to a screeching halt. I needed once again to departmentalize stuff in my head.  This recognition is dinosaur huge to me.  I think I have killed the wicked witch (i.e. but that sucker seems to come back to life every once and while). Does this make any sense to you?  SuperWonderfullyWonderfulAndWondrousBetty says--I never have a priority problem.  Such is life.

GettingAfterIt! WorldClassLarry says--People don't care what you know until they know that you care. They really aren’t that impressed with how much money you have or how smart you are. If you want to impact a life, solve a problem they have. Bring heaven on earth to them.  That will get their attention.  Talk is cheap folks but it takes money to buy whiskey! There are show dogs and there are working dogs. Sooo throw those chips away and get your butt off the couch! If you are abundantly blessed some how or in some way, you have a larger responsibility to use that blessing to impact someone.  If you don’t use it, you will loose it.  You are blessed to be a blessing. Such is life.

Never Fear / Never Quit  "Whatever you most need in life, the best way for you to get it is to help someone else get it who needs it even more than you do!" ~ Rafe

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

erv

MyFriendJean says--Age has little to do with ability. You're never too young or too old to achieve.