ItchieBitchie says--Odds are if you think your friends,
business associates, church folks, fellow employees, and folks you associate
with are jerks, you are probably a jerk toooooo. SusieQ says--ItchieBitchie, don’t make me
think about such things; I don’t like to self-evaluate myself. Flip the pancake, if you think your friends,
business associates, church folks, fellow employees, and folks you associate
with are great folks (i.e. high moral character, giving, honest, caring, loving
and kind), you are probably the same.
GeorgeTheCrook says—Birds of a feather tend to flock together (i.e. what
you think is what you’ll be). Such is
life.
I read this about a past client in his obituary—He served in
the U.S. Army during WW II in the second wave of the invasion of Normandy and
all throughout Europe, where he received many honors. I didn’t know this about him and according to
his obituary, his children didn’t either.
Odds are these experiences impacted his life. Odds are that he was lucky to be alive (i.e.
probably had been shot at many times).
Why do you think he didn’t want to share his experiences and
thoughts? What do you think? That is what I thought.
I’m starting to think that some of U.S. citizens are getting
a little tired of poor use of their tax dollars. It appears that they are wondering and
voicing their opinions about use of tax dollars that is not producing (i.e. not
getting any or a small amount of bang for their buck). AverageJoe says—I have been saying this for
years, but no one pays any attention to me.
Well, when there is plenty of money to go around, folks really don’t
care (i.e. especially in a government situation—not my personal money). Odds are there will be some changes as the national
debt continues to increase; but when?
MissPerfect says—It sure seems like we waste a huge massive amount of
money for bad ideas or for poor products and poor services—poor accountability
it seems—tooooo many folks taking advantage of the system! Will it change? I have no idea (i.e. history doesn’t show it
will—it appears the government gets bigger).
What do you think? It probably
depends where you are in the food-chain system maybe; who likes to see their
“cash cow” die! When you wean the calf from their mommy’s easy milk, they baler
a lot!
A synonym for “bang for your buck” is “value for your dollar.” Kohl's had a huge massive bedding sale (i.e. plus an additional 30% discount which made it like they almost would give them to us). ANYWAY, we needed new sheets soooo I was standing
in front of all the sheets knowing nutten about sheets other than there are a
lot of colors! There was a lady there soooo
I asked her if she knew anything about sheets.
She said—a little; she told me about thread count and softness. About this time her husband came around the
corner. I know this guy from previous
business dealings (i.e. he is a real guy with a good heart; my kind of person). He introduced his wife to me and said—you’re
getting good advice as she is a world class shopper. Soooo I asked her which ones I should
buy. She suggested these in the picture
as they are the “best value for the dollar.”
Sooooo I bought them. Her husband
is a nice guy but I think she is even nicer.
What a hoot!
It's boys’ state basketball week here
in IA. I just can’t believe how fast
life moves along. Many years ago, when
Arlene and I just got married and came to Aplington, I taught and coached basketball for a few
years. I remember several games more than
others (i.e. both games we won and lost--a fun time for us).
One of the games I remember was when we lost in 5 overtimes to the Dike
Bobcats. There was this skinny sophomore
kid who just killed us (i.e. we couldn’t stop him). BUT that skinny sophomore kid became my
friend years later and has been a friend ever since. It would have been better if that skinny
sophomore kid would have been sick that night!
It would have been a W instead of a L!
Or maybe better coaching might have won it toooooo! But I still think it
was that skinny sophomore kid that won the game! A very good, fun memory. By the way, that
skinny sophomore kid isn’t skinny anymore; he’s a real man! Folks, it was some
45+ years ago; odds are skinny sophomore kids grow up!
I read in the paper soooo it must be right that “Every two
years, American competitors look to monetize their Olympic success through
appearances, books, television shows and sponsorships. Unlike professional
athletics, they have quick fame but in about 4 weeks their fame fades
away.” Soooo they need to get after it
to make some bucks! The paper said--Snowboarding
sensation Chloe Kim, 17, might be the Games’ breakout star to capitalize on her
fame the article said (i.e. when the grill is hot, that is the time to gill the
dogs). The reasons are her age and her authenticity
in her personality. Authenticity! That’s being real folks (i.e. like Billy
Graham). Think about that. While I was reading this, there were a couple
in the booth behind me talking about a family member who they think she is
really trying to fool everyone, but she isn’t (i.e. happenstance, na, I don’t
think soooo). ANYWAY, the lady said to her husband—Everybody sees right through
her! Odds are that this gal is only fooling
herself. The other Olympians who didn’t
get success (i.e. didn’t turn out like they would have liked it), well, they go
home and practice another 4 years! Such
is life.
Odds
are that many of you might not understand how much fun this was. I had to put up a grab bar for Arlene by our
bath tub. I used a friend’s knowledge to
help me find the studs and had to use another friend to use his carbide drill
bit to drill through the tile (i.e. both worked just like on TV). It’s nice to have friends who are talented
and have tools (i.e. saves a little of time and money). I don’t have all the newer style tools sooo I had
to screw the 2 1/2” screws in with a screw driver (i.e. even had to put a glove
on my soft hand as it hurt). Seriously,
I really enjoyed the whole process (i.e. the best part was the interaction with
my friends (i.e. both are real folks with good hearts; my kind of folks). If I would have asked them to do it for me,
they would have. Yes, they would
have. Wait until next time!!!!!
Warren Buffet is a unique guy and folks will seem to listen
to him. Why? Because he is a very rich man and it seems
like he has his head screwed on right (i.e. folks seem to listen to those type
of folks). He is certainly unique. I read in the paper that when Warren Buffet
was at U of I talking to business students he said--You gotta love your work;
you can’t replace the relationships you build and the way you treat people with
business knowledge; the most important job he had in life was raising his children. Soooo why does he think this way do you
think? That is what I thought. Odds are that he is unique alright!
A pickleball buddy told me that a group of long-time friends
gave her a surprise grandma shower (i.e. she is going to become a grandmother
for the first time). She was elated it appeared (i.e. I think it made her feel really
special). Her daughter, who is having
the baby, wondered if she will have friends that would do that when she is that
age. My friend told her that she needs
to speed time with folks now to make friends that will be long-time friends; it
takes time and you must see them in person.
Do you think social-media friends are the same as long-time
friends? I really wonder if we are
having a change in our culture. Odds are
we are, maybe.
I read in the paper soooo it must be right that—We know
friends make us feel good, but friendship is truly heart healthy; being
connected, joking, talking and laughing all reduce stress; and stress is not
good for a person. Soooo how do we make
good long-lasting friends. Well, it
takes effort and time for sure. I think
getting involved in a church is really a good way (i.e. my opinion). Odds are pretty good in that setting. Where
did you make most of your long-lasting friends?
Do you have any? How many do you
have? If you have none, start with your family.
Warren Buffet said this—No matter what you do professionally, you’re
really going to be bound with the people you surround yourself with (i.e.
family and friends I think he is saying).
If
you have a bad attitude now or more often, here is an easy and fun way to
change it—Experts say walking outside can be very beneficial. Even 10 minutes of getting outside and
walking around completely changes your attitude (i.e. just think how great you would feel if you exercised outside for an hour). Sooooo throw those chips away and get your butt off the couch and get outside
and get your kids outside tooooo. Increase your
odds. Do it, just don’t talk about
it.
I just finished reading Living Life Backwards by David Gibson
(i.e. I enjoyed the book). It was
recommended to me by my big sister (i.e. big only in years). It is about Ecclesiastes, probably my
favorite book in the Bible. I read Ecclesiastes
often and try to study it. I don’t
always understand it. I find it very optimistic,
but many do not. I really like the
“conclusion of the matter” after all the words of wisdom of the book. The book just stimulates me. Here are some words of Gibson’s book that
I really like—"When we are not grateful for the little things, it is only
a very short step to no longer being grateful for anything. When we do not enjoy and savor and love and
laugh and delight in the little things, then we are heading toward losing our
delight in anything.” My opinion is that it is very important in my life to be
humbly grateful to God. When I become
cocky and ungrateful, well, I’m not near as happy. But the world really doesn’t want me to be
that way. Here lies the rub! Crazy!
Have a FUN day my friends unless you have other plans. (-:
erv
MyFreindJean says--Correction does much, but encouragement does more.
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