Ah, what!

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I was talking to a friend on the phone the other day.  She kept saying, "ah, what!" Then she said--I use to wonder why folks say "ah, what" all the time.  Now I know, I can't hear very well and my hearing aids work some times and some places. But I still miss the critical words or words and get everything all screwed up.  Ah, what!

Joesixpack says--We lie loudest when we lie to ourselves.  Ah, what! Saturday question--Do you ever lie to yourself?  Really! SusieQ says--Gimmickry isn't necessary to fool me; I'm a great sucker. I had a young man tell me recently that he's a impulse buyer.  Really!  Yabut, now that I'm married, I need to change that. He talked to me about investing.  I think he is maturing (i.e. got the "ah, what" figured out!  What do you think?

After "messing up" how do you feel?  After giving it some time, how do you feel? Do you look at it differently?  I thing we usually do.  Ah, what! Time seems to change our mind set some.  I do SUDOKU and sometimes just get stuck.  Quite often if I give it a rest and come back to it a little later, I can figure it out (i.e. many times it's seems sooooo easy that I wonder why I couldn't see that before).  Crazy! Maybe for me, that is a good lesson--Give it a rest and then review it later.  Could be!

Several high school graduates, who we were invited to their parties, have up to a full year of college credit. Wow! That could be worth $20,000 to $40,000.  And it is free except for the cost of books.  Sooooo why do some do that others don’t?  Well, if your parents or grandparents pay for their college, maybe they think they don’t want to work that hard. Or maybe they think if Hillary gets her way, she will forgive all college debt (i.e. have the ones who worked hard pay for them).  Could be!  A friend heard on the radio, soooo it must be right that 31% of all millennials (i.e. age 18 to 31) live with their folks.  There are more millennials living with their parents than with a spouse.  I wonder if those folks have college debt?  What do you think.  Will those millennials vote for Hillary in hopes she will get elected and will forgive all college debt?  Even if there is no chance of that but if she talks about it, there is hope and she just might get their votes. Why not have someone else pay your way. Crazy!

Some of the leaders of our church would like to start a mentoring program. It sounds good. How do you get folks to want to learn? You can't make anyone learn except if you are their boss (i.e. learn or loose you job).  Who is a good mentor? Who decides who the mentors should be? I didn' have a big desire to learn when young--I wish I would have.  But I really learned to like to learn as I got older. But it would have been a great advantage to me if I would have wanted to learn more when young.  A young man hollered at me down town the other day. He wanted my opinion about something.  He wanted to learn.  He said--I wish I would have started younger to learn about this stuff.  Bingo!

Girlie little high school stuff!  It appears for many high school age folks, life is not always soooo much fun. Teenagers are constantly bombarded with peer group pressure (i.e childish pressure from different groups). It can be ugly. I feel real sorry for the kids who are bullied and also feel real sorry for the ones who are doing the bulling (i.e. very immature--my opinion).  But life after high school is way different. It is a  time to put on the big girl pants and get after it. Ah, what. I read in the paper sooooo it must be right, that some times some high school students don't like students who are focused about their future (i.e. they try to drag them down to their level). MissPerfect says--There are adults who are the same (e.g. some call it socialism). Sometimes the all state running back from the elite family doesn't do sooo good in the real world but the nerdy, focused little guy does pretty good.  High school can be hard for many. It appears that some students have better experiences than others. Real life has a more of a neutral playing field maybe. Sometimes!

SlimyAndy asks--Do I have a soul? So if I think when I die, I will die like a pig, do I still have a soul?  Good question.  I don't know SlimyAndy but I think you do.  It would appear everyone has a soul.  Years ago there was a song called 16 Tons. The chorus went something like this--You load sixteen tons, what do you get? Another day older and deeper in debt Saint Peter don´t you call me ´cause I can´t go I owe my soul to the company store. According to the song, folks have a soul. BUT maybe the song is wrong. Now that could be

Saturday question--Are you a moody person?  A baby can be in a bad mood it they are tired, have a dirty pants and hungry.  They quite often will quit crying if you feed them, change their pants and give them a nap.  Soooo what can change your mood?  ItchieBitchie says--Your mood is not your inner character but an action caused by something physical and how we interpret it (i.e. how it gets in our head).  Ah, what! GeorgeTheCrook says--Some folks are a lot moodier than others. Moody folks get rather old to be around after awhile.  Maybe GeorgeTheCrook, moody folks have a tendency to look at the negative and are easily affected.  They aren't positive folks maybe.  Maybe those real moody folks need their pants changed, something to eat and a nap.  Could be.

Ah, what!  I read this in the paper sooooo it must be right--Dennis (i.e. anybody can be a Dennis) says--The writer of Ecclesiastes stated all life was vanity, and the great things we believe we do also are vanity.  The writer finds maybe three exceptions. We should enjoy the good things in life we have earned, we should live "joyfully" with the spouse we love, and we are to worship God with no thought of reward.

MissPerfect says--It’s easier to love people from afar when we experience them in small doses. Then, when they begin to wear on our nerves, we can retreat and take a break. Do you have folks you love that way? Really! Happenstance, na I don’t think sooooo!  Recently I was put into unique positions of being one-on-on with two guys who I don’t care for much.  Huh, interesting. It just happened aka fallin' in my lap. I don’t necessarily dislike them but I just don’t care for how they act and they bother me.  I try to stay my distance and it works.  If I’m not around them, then don’t bother me. It isn’t that maybe we don't agree on some issues and maybe they aren’t the worse guys, but I just don’t like how they act (i.e. they rub me wrong--are sorta kinda egotistical, regular braggadocios, my opinion but I could be wrong). BUT you know what, we had nice conversations. They were very transparent to me.  I gave them some grace.  But, I don’t plan to spend a lot of time with them--will keep my distance and in small doses. They still irritate me.  That way we will get along just fine! Ah, what!

SusieQ says—A self-imposed BigshotHarry (i.e. at least he thinks he is) is a “Revolving 09.” You may ask what is a “Revolving 09?  Well, a psychological study was done that rated people on a scale of 1 thru 9 on how well they got along with other people. A 01 could get along with absolutely anybody. A 09 couldn't get along with his own mother. And, the instructor continued, I've added the word “Revolving” to indicate that whichever way you turn a 09, they're still a perfect rear end!" Ah, what! JoeAverage says--A "Revolving 09" is an example of an authentic first class jerk!

I usually play 9 holes with some buddies on Wednesdays.  Recently I went in the club house to pay my green fees (i.e. $9).  The person working there was a recent high school graduate.  Our conversation went like this—I see that you are going to play football for the University of Northern IA—yes I am—you remember when I really got on you one day when I was substituting at school when you were in junior high for your obnoxiously bad attitude—that was the old me; I have changed—how come—reality—reality; what does that mean—I learned having a bad attitude just doesn’t work in the real world—I wish you the best—thank you. Ah, what! Flip the pancake! I was going into Kwik Star to buy a paper when maybe a 10-year-old towhead boy held the door open for me—thank you—he just smiled—you are a good guy—he smiled bigger and said—thank you! I guess both of those experiences by those boys were probably the result of their environment (i.e. programed by their past I would guess). What do you think?

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

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MyFriendJean says--Sing with the showers and dance with the flowers.

P.S. A friend asks--What is the difference between being eccentric and crazy? Money/net worth.  He didn't say how much money/net worth it takes though! Maybe most folks will never know. Maybe!