Some of you might think this “It’s Saturday” is just—drip
drip drip a.k.a. just annoying noise!
And it could be but it might not be tooo! And some of you won’t ever know ‘cause you have no idea what your sub-conscious is thinking! GeorgeTheCrook says—It also could be a swing
and a miss for a strike 3 strikeout a.k.a. a punchout. Such is life.
Here are a few lines that I read in a fiction book that are
interesting--Many folks fail as they are a little toooo sure of themselves.
--Not many people are concerned about others as they are concerned about
themselves, their jobs, their families. Rarely do they concern themselves about
the motivations of others unless somehow it affects their own lives. --Man
needs sooo little but wants soooo much. --Foolish? Of course, but so many
things worth doing may seem foolish to others, may seem impossible. --Soooo
much running around, soooo much wasted time. No one really cares to accomplish
anything; it’s better to not accomplish anything soooo the task can run forever. That’s the trouble. --There are good people
everywhere. But there are some connivers
and tricksters tooooo! DoubleBarrelDallas says—That stuff came out of a fiction book soooo they maybe are just
that, fiction! Yabut DoubleBarrelDallas 1, 2. 3 strikes you’re out at the old
ball game! Such is life.
It’s summer folks, for some a time of baseball, hot dogs and beer. The Cubs are in the race; soooo are the Twins;
like myfriendGeno says—It’s fun to be in the hunt. They are the two clubs I sorta kinda follow.
I haven’t been to a game for years. It’s
not something I have on my “want to do list.”
But I could enjoy it; I like baseball.
I remember some college buddies came to see me during the summer a mile
and fourth south of Roseland, MN. We
were 100 miles west of the Cities and went to see a Twins game (i.e. during the
Hammerin’ Harmon Killebrew ere). One of
my buddies bought a newspaper and got bored soooo he put the paper over his
head and fell asleep. What a hoot!
RuthTheBabe said--Major League Baseball, the simple ball-and-bat game (i.e. that seems boring to many) is still our national
pastime. Sure, football does better on TV and, believe it or not, stock car
racing draws the most fans. But baseball remains
our national game.
Have you ever struck out standing there watching (i.e. left the bat on your
shoulder taking strike 3; froze at the plate; couldn’t pull the trigger—didn’t
take a cut at life). That in baseball is
a backward K on the scorecard. Ya gotta
keep your eyes open and figure out what a strike is and what a ball is. And you got to make that decision real fast;
if it’s a strike you got to take a cut at it.
If not, it’s a backward K! LuckieEddie says--Some folks can even sleep
with one eye open, as half of their brain is alert while the other is asleep.
This is called unihemispheric slow-wave sleep (USWS) and it allows the sleeping
bird to spring into action quickly from rest if a threat approaches while still
being able to satisfactorily rest if no threat arises. Ducks and waterfowl are
particularly good at this, though connivers and tricksters are also.
It’s called “slippage.” in industry: Grain falls off trucks,
manufactured parts don’t measure up, machines don’t run at peak efficiency, oil
leaks out of car engines, and so on. In other words, there are no perfectly
efficient systems on earth. A friend told me recently that she frets more as
she gets older. Ouchy ouchy! She also doesn’t sleep as well especially if she
has to get up early in the morning. It’s
not a strikeout folks but it’s slippage.
The progress of his life—GeniusBen went from
poverty to humble service to knowledge to leadership; it’s a lesson for us.
Everyone wants to be a leader in some form or fashion; but serving comes first.
Serving others, in fact, is the very essence of leadership. If we don't, well folks it's strike 3, you are out!!! Take the bench!!! Saturday question--Who was/is the greatest example of humility?
A guys whose name is Os, is an "Enrolled
Agent - Master Tax Advisor". He says—It has given me a pretty good understanding
of American's financial situations. By talking with people and getting a view of
their levels of happiness and contentment, and then looking at their finances
through taxes, I have made some interesting observations. As you might expect,
there is a disconnect between income and net worth. Some people with only
modest income, have accumulated a lot of wealth, and many high-income people
have spent it all and then some. A colleague and I were reviewing a tax return
recently when I commented that this proves, "You can't out-earn
stupid." Foolish people almost always spend more than they earn. Many
people think if they made a little more money they would be happier. Probably
not. If there is any correlation between income and happiness, it would be a
bell curve, with the happiest people located in the middle. The lowest income
and the highest income people, on both ends of the curve, are the least happy.
In case you are wondering, surveys report that the highest percentage of people
claiming happiness peaks at about $75,000 per year income. Earning more does
not make people happier. AverageJoe says—We make a lot more than $75,000 but we
want more—we want more!!!! LuckieEddie
says—At some point, it’s only money! If
you have a terminal illness, listen folks, it’s only money! MoneyBagsWalley
says—Yabut, I’m putting my money in Master Card; They say a person can spend it
all over hell!
Folks I realize that they say money can’t buy happiness BUT
I’m sure happy we have enough money to have our house cleaned. It sure makes me happy. Our gal does an great job that even makes me
happier. I’m just one happy guy.
HomeRunTrotEvan says--I bookmarked this--“Do nothing out of selfish ambition or vain conceit,
but in humility consider others better than yourselves,” I hope maybe some of
my life is somewhat related to that statement.
Some of the public decries Tim Tebow for trying to be that way. And some of the public applauds and exalts
him for his attitude. Saturday
question—Do you like to be around folks who think they are better than everyone
else? That is what I thought. Maybe our
lives are a lot like the folks we are around.
I read this while eating my oatmeal with half a banana on
it--RickyWisdom says--When you’re learning how to be humble, you have to be
willing to listen, learn, and grow and be open to suggestions and corrections
from other people. You don’t know it all, and you can’t act like you
know it all, either! RickyRick, that makes perfect sense to me!
I heard someone say the following about a young person and
his family recently—They are incredibly down to earth and seem like normal
people; his parents are grounded, respectful people; the apple doesn’t fall far
from the tree. I know folks like that; yes I do (i.e. many of you guys). Good folks with good hearts; my kind of
folks. I had a friend tell me about some
of his problems. He told me it’s not all
soooo easy to have accumulated a lot of wealth—I told him I think probably 99.9%
of the folks would trade with you. We
laughed!
In baseball, a strikeout is a strikeout; that’s from youth
baseball to major league (i.e. no one likes to strike out). A father said to Harvey Penick (i.e. in Harvey
Penick’s Little Red Book: Lessons and Teaching From a Lifetime in Golf)—My son
just told me he played a par round of golf (i.e. he was all excited)—who did he
play with—his buddies—when your son plays a par round with folks he doesn’t
know, on a course other than his home course, and in completion (i.e. playing
by U.S.G.A rules), come tell me and I will congratulate him. The father left with his balloon popped. A golf score means really nutten if you make
up your own rules. I’m ok with making up
your own rules to shoot whatever score you want. BUT don’t brag about it. In fact, you can write the score you want on
your scorecard before you start if you want tooooo (i.e. ha ha). That’s fine with me. Really! The only score I’m really concerned
about is mine (i.e. how I competed against myself).
Have a FUN day my friends unless you have other plans. (-:
erv
MyFriendJean says—Before you flare up at anyone’s
faults—take time to count ten of your own.
P.S. If we command
our wealth, we shall be rich and free. If our wealth commands us, we are poor
indeed.
BonusBabyFred
says—The easiest way to make a lot of money is to inherit it or marry it.
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