comparing

At the beginning of every radio and TV program of the Lone Ranger, the narrator would say--A fiery horse with the speed of light, a cloud of dust, and a hearty "Hi-yo, Silver, away!" The Lone Ranger! I loved it.  I don’t know if what I write here in this “It’s Saturday” is the same as the Lone Ranger’s silver bullets but here we go. You will have to do the comparison.  Pull up a chair and let’s talk about it! If you don't agree with me, please don't get sooooo excited.  Ok? It's toooo hard on your health! Just relax a little bit. Ok?

Comparing is a great tool for capitalism.  Are you a good person? Compared to who? Is your flower garden pretty, are you a good golfer, are you honest, do you have a huge massive net worth, do you have a nice house, do you have a lot of stuff, are you a good singer, are you important, can you eat a lot, are you righteous, etc—everything is comparable. SusieQ says—If you are always comparing, life can be difficult. Ya but, it’s good for capitalism.  Such is life.

There is a lot of application by plane of insecticide and fungicide to crops in rural IA.  I asked a farmer if it helps? He said--I tried it and couldn’t notice the difference but at the grain elevator, a farmer said it makes 10-bushel difference. But, you got to remember, the first liar doesn’t have a chance.  And John (i.e. anyone can be a John) says—And we are all liars!  ItchieBitchie says—When we put folks in awkward positions, they say things that they don’t mean (i.e. lie).  GeorgeTheCrook says—The best of evil is within each of us; it’s being human. LuckieEddie says--Us folks will self-destruct at the drop of a dime, or at least a dollar or two! Such is life.

I was at a men’s Bible Study last week. During the study, several guys testified how their lives have changed after they accepted Jesus as their Savior. They said there is just no comparison how much better their lives are (i.e. great testimonies). Wow!

my cup runneth over

BobbySnort says--Some people simply have a predisposition toward pessimism, a "glass half-empty" way of looking at life. Other people take a totally different perspective, leaning decisively toward optimism, wearing the proverbial rose-colored eyeglasses to view containers that are half-full. Philosophers, very adept at being able to support whichever perspective you prefer, assert that whether you think things are getting better or are convinced they are getting worse, you are correct. We always find what we are looking for. Such is life.

Bernie might be right, it’s all rigged!  Maybe those two are in cahoots! It appears they are both connivers!  BlindNoseFred says--They both are nuts to me but they both seem to have a flotilla. Donnie acts and talks like he really doesn’t want to be President (i.e. it’s just a game). He seems to have one fauz pas after another. Same-O Same-O Hillary does want to be President sooooo they cut a a deal maybe (i.e. they wouldn’t do that would they).  Donnie will throw the election for a return of something like he gets $1,000,000,000 by some way from Hillary (i.e. maybe laundered through China).  You got to remember that Hillary calls Donald a faker who takes advantage of folks and Donald call Hillary crocked Hillary.  Sooooo they both end up happy.  Us suckers will never know unless Russia hacks Hillary's email account. They both say—We duked those suckers again (i.e. just some more good politics)! We’ll get those sucker to believe in Sana Claus economics (i.e. free college, free college debt forgiveness, free Obama care, free paying Donnie off). Da folks; free stuff is not free.  Donnie and Hillary say--Yabut those suckers will never know.  ItchieBitchie says—Now ain’t that a kick in the head! That’s the thrill of victory and the agony of defeat! Saturday questions—Do you ever feel like we are out on a dead limb? Does a day ever come when the bill is due? SusieQ says—There sure seems to be a lot of red flags. I wonder if both Hillary and Donnie worship themselves; victims of their own propaganda. I just wonder. Maybe, just maybe, I'm just tooooo persnickety. Now that could be folks.  

I sent a copy of the pic to a fellow classmate/teammate of mine at good old Danube High wanting him to reminisce with me the times of us being Danube Hawks (i.e. notice my tee shirt). Steve sent me this email back--Did the HAWKS win????  Remember erv when our BB Coach Rod Black would have us say the Lord's prayer prior to a game and some of the players weren't attending any church and we say we have made great progress......  Now folks that is quite a comparison!

You guys are all pretty smart, but compared to what and who? According to National Geographic, the most mind-boggling thing we can do is gaze into the starry night. On a clear night we might see 3,000 stars with the naked eye, but no one knows how many stars exist. Our universe probably contains more than 100 billion galaxies, and each galaxy may have more than 100 billion stars. What is 100 billion times 100 billion? We don’t really have a word for a number that large. We simply say ten billion trillion. I tell  you what folks, when I look up and see all those stars and then read this—I don’t feel very smart.  But remember folks, I’m just a little old farm boy form a mile and a fourth south of Roseland, MN.  Such is life.

A friend was sitting on a bench in Breckenridge waiting for his wife.  He had a interesting conversation with a guy.  He thought his statement was very profound and sent it to me.  "Please please, I don't need the cheese. Just let me out of the trap." I text him back for his interpretation.  It was good and maybe somewhat from his perspective.  Maybe we all might have a slightly different interpretation if we compared them. What do you think? What is your interpretation?

On the outskirts of a small town, there was a big, old pecan tree just inside the cemetery fence. One day, two boys filled up a bucketful of nuts and sat down by the tree, out of sight, and began dividing the nuts. "One for you, one for me. One for you, one for me," said one boy. Several dropped and rolled down toward the fence. Another boy came riding along the road on his bicycle. As he passed, he thought he heard voices from inside the cemetery. He slowed down to investigate. Sure enough, he heard, "One for you, one for me. One for you, one for me." He just knew what it was. He jumped back on his bike and rode off. Just around the bend he met an old man with a cane, hobbling along. "Come here quick," said the boy, "you won't believe what I heard! Satan and the Lord are down at the cemetery dividing up the souls." The man said, "Beat it kid, can't you see it's hard for me to walk." When the boy insisted though, the man hobbled to the cemetery. Standing by the fence they heard, "One for you, one for me. One for you, one for me..." The old man whispered, "Boy, you've been tellin' the truth. Let's see if we can see the Lord." Shaking with fear, they peered through the fence, yet were still unable to see anything. The old man and the boy gripped the wrought iron bars of the fence tighter and tighter as they tried to get a glimpse of the Lord. At last they heard, "One for you, one for me. That's all. Now let's go get those nuts by the fence and we'll be done." They say the old man made it back to town a full 5 minutes ahead of the boy on the bike.

This is shared with permission. A friend who is a care giver for her husband who has dementia and who is also part of our support group shared with us recently.  I haven’t really talked with her since we left for the winter in November.  Her attitude/demeanor seemed to have changed as I heard her talk.  I asked her about it and she said she decided not to try to fix it but adapt the best she could.  I sent her a text later—It seems like you are much happier compared too last year-- I don't know if I am happier but have ask God to take my burdens and he has given me some peace.

Shawn Achor, author of The Happiness Advantage says—These are some habits that he thinks might make folks happy or happier:  1. Each morning, write down three things you’re grateful for. 2. Meditate daily. 3. Do a random act of kindness over the course of each day. 4. Exercise for fifteen minutes daily.

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

erv

MyFriendJean says—Life is all about making a difference in people’s lives.

P.S. I read in the Faribault Underground Paper (i.e. way underground) that all the politicians are throwing $1,000,000 into Donnie's "throw the election slush fund."  They say a million is sorta kinda a small amount in order to save the "good old-boy under the table system." Besides, they had conversation with the IRS (i.e. they have an in with them tooooo) and the IRS said they could write off the million dollars as an "expense of doing business."  Bernie still claims that it's all rigged! He is starting to look smarter all the time.  Donnie even things it might be rigged. OneSmartFriend has said that for years (i.e. it's rigged by the elite huddle).