Have
you ever noticed that we aren’t interested or not as interested until it
pertains to us? Then many times,
something can happen to us and then it becomes quite important (e.g. wife has
Alzheimer’s). I read something that got
my attention recently—I didn’t care about those folks who live across the river
until my daughter moved there. That
mentality can be about situations or folks everywhere, even across the street
where you live or at the church you might attend or even in our families. Folks can be “faceless folks”, until they
become part of our life. Then the
situation changes. Or let’s make it real personal—the other person has cancer
but now I do.
Have you read Man’s Search for Meaning by Viktor E.
Frankl? If not, I suggest you give it a
read. A great attitude book (i.e. a
classic). It’s about “I can’t” meaning a
person can do way more than we think we can but it depends on our attitude. Here a couple of his quotes from the book: “When
we are no longer able to change a situation, we are challenged to change
ourselves.” “Everything can be taken from a man but one thing: the last of
the human freedoms—to choose one’s attitude in any given set of circumstances,
to choose one’s own way.” I have read it several times and it is good
(i.e. my opinion)!
ItchieBitchie, who is one vote shy of being kicked out of
the car pool, says--I respect the “I can’t” folks more than the “maybe”
folks. The “maybe” folks can drive a guy
crazy. I maybe can have lunch with you,
I maybe can help you, I maybe can play golf with you. That is like having no
commitment; if nothing better comes up I will accommodate you, but I will
see. MissPerfect says--“I maybe” folks
are just that, “maybe folks.” SusieQ says—I really like the “I can folks!”
says—Ya got to realize and appreciate that some days will be good and some will
not as good. Such is life.
And his coach said to him—Son, there is a reason why they
don’t guard you when you are at the 3-pt line; quite shooting!
I can’t believe it! Recently a friend told me that a common
friend was screwed up by his dad.
Another friend told me recently that another common friend’s wife
screwed up another common friend. In both cases, I think my
friends could be right (i.e. my opinion).
CrazyMarivin says--The mind is delicate and can be affected. I recently
had a friend tell me about a common friend’s childhood (i.e. that I never knew
before). I was quite surprised, and it
shows maybe why this friend is as he is (i.e. good or bad do you think? In this case it was good). Is all this fair? I really wonder.
Folks, sit on this. I heard a player who just made the winning bucket to
win a game in the NCAA tournament say in his post-game interview—I give all the
Glory to God. Maybe soooo! Soooo the player who missed the next shot to
lose the game, I wonder if he gave God all the Glory. I’m confused here folks. Does God not like Arlene so He let her have
Alzheimer’s or a person who dies of cancer while another person lives? I believe God is in control and lets things
happen, but it is hard to understand for me with my earthly mind; baffling
(i.e. my opinion). It is hard for me to
give God the Glory as I wipe Arlene’s butt (i.e. that is reality folks—don’t
try to bs me with "fake" verbiage)! I can’t understand God
(i.e. His understanding I cannot fathom). Life is not fair! The only thing that
is fair is the Butler County Fair and that is in June. Let’s face it, it is
confusing. Folks who have everything
going their way a.k.a. the earthly winners, have no idea, not a clue. I don’t want stuff to happen to them, but they
really don’t understand. Many of you
folks know exactly what I’m talking about (i.e. it isn’t nutten new—it’s very real
to you if you are there or have been there or will be there). Such is life.
Yogi Berri said--It's getting late early. I
can’t believe those numbers; and those are through June it says!!!! Do you get excited about living? Are you thankful about being alive? We are not in charge of our birth although
some folks believe in and do abortions.
I just can’t understand how some of society can get all in such a rage
when some dog is mistreated but some of society don’t care if we kill unborn
children. I just can’t understand that (i.e.
many folks disagree with me). There seems to be something terribly wrong with
that (i.e. my opinion). Ok, we sometimes
aren’t in control of our death; we just die.
Although we generally will spend millions to prolong life for a few days
it appears. A friend and I were talking
about the “laying on of hands” by pastors and elders for healing. We both agreed that it might be a form of
healing. I asked a onesmartpastor what
his take is on this. He said, if I
understood him correctly, he believes that it can be effective but maybe not by
its self (e.g. if an obese person wants to lose weight and has the “laying on of
hands” done and doesn’t diet and exercise, I can’t understand how it can be
very effective). An obese person can’t
sit on the couch and eat chips and expect to lose weight, can they? SusieQ
says—Ya that would be stretching the wish for a miracle pretty far but maybe
it’s possible (i.e. maybe that person would lose their appetite or get a
stomach problem or something even more bizarre like having diarrhea for two
years—the loss of food consumption and exercising by going to the bathroom a
lot! “I never have any difficulty believing in miracles, since I experienced
the miracle of a change in my own heart.” Augustine
An announcer broadcasting a NCAA basketball tournament game
said once again (i.e. they say it all the time)—They don’t need a turnover now! Da! And
the color commentator says—They’re down by one with 10 seconds left in the
game; they need a bucket! Da!
GeorgeTheCrook says—It appears our society doesn’t call a
spade a spade (i.e. it has to be politically correct—no profiling). It seems to be a real problem; we want to
profile folks to prevent murders, but we can’t profile folks. Even if we profile them, what are we going to
do with them. And who is going to decide
if they are a certain way on the profile chart? I read recently that the only
folks who will listen to complainers are their mommies and other losers. Think about that. JoeBlow says—It’s easy to complain (i.e.
anybody can do that—riot and make a lot of noise) but it appears that it is
hard to come up with a solution (i.e. those that can are the good ones). Most of this is my opinion—I might be in the
minority with my thinking; very possibly—more than likely (i.e. I’m profiling
myself). The profile chart probably
would be—erv is a loser and is just complaining!!!!!!
SusieQ says—Theories, change, and over time paradigms,
methods and popular fads float past us like translucent ghosts. Each, for a period of time, becomes real and
solid and even the “truth” before it fades off into history.
I read this in the paper soooo it must be right that some
NFL teams are letting some major name players goooo to clear salary cap space
to make their teams better. I also read
that Loew’s is ending J.J.’s sponsorship on the NASCAR circuit. In both cases they said—It’s simply
business. It appears that “It’s simply
business” never happens with anything that is funded by tax dollars—I can’t
understand that. I had breakfast with a
friend who now lives on the West Coast (i.e. an ex farm boy from Butler Co, IA).
He was in management of a large American company. He told me this
story--A fellow management person was a real rude, obnoxious, arrogant guy who
everyone disliked (i.e. even his boss). Soooo I asked him how
come the company put up with him? Because he drove his folks hard and
production was very good in his different sites that he managed--basically they
put up with him because he made the company money.
I can’t understand how we say one thing
but do another (i.e. are we crazy or what).
We just don’t face reality (i.e. my opinion). The destruction of the family and what we
expose our children toooooo is not good folks.
C’mon, face reality! There is no
other way to think about it. It’s all
about the money folks if we like it or not.
Such is life.
I did
something I never did before. Yes, I did!
I went to a 10:30 a.m.movie by myself while the home care provider was
with Arlene. Now that was different. I
saw, I Can Only Imagine. Now there is a good movie (i.e. my opinion and other’s
opinions as well) which is not about killing or sex but a true-life story about
hope and good stuff and some bad stuff of life—some reality of life (i.e. facing reality). It came about
from the song I Can Only Imagine by MercyMe. I went on Tuesday and the
theater had 9 shows that day; the10:30 a.m. time was about 70% full. There must
be a demand to see it and the theater was glad to accommodate the folks (i.e.
it’s all about the money--when the grill is hot, it's time to grill the dogs). I read that
this Christian inspirational movie is very well received by many folks (i.e. Believers and non believers alike) because
of the song and the story. WorldClassLarry says--You can take the whole family but the10:30 a.m. Tuesday morning show was pretty much all seniors. It was $5; maybe that was the reason! ha ha A senor friend told me that one of the reasons he likes the song is that he actually can understand the words!!! Da!
3pt rocket launcher says--I don’t care what you say, my
bracket is right, but the teams are wrong!
Have a FUN day my friends unless you have other plans. )-:
erv
MyFriendJean says—Advice is more acceptable if it doesn’t
interfere with our plans.
P.S. When a man
with experience meets a man with money, the man with money gets the experience,
and the man with experience gets the money.
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