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GeorgeTheCrook says--erv, you talk in this “It’s Saturday” like you got your mouth full!  I can’t understand a word you say.  Well folks, I’m going to put you folks who are hyper traditional extremists and you folks who are hyper progressive extremists in the spotlight.  That should be about all of you.  ha ha

If folks would do what they say, life would be a lot easier.  That is what I heard someone say the other day.  I will call you back, I will take care of it, I will fix it, I will get right to it, I will check it out and get back to you, I will be there etc.  (e.g. a friend said that some friends said they all were going to a movie at the library.  She was the only one that showed up). Rats!

Parenting isn’t always easy folks.  Kids want to do what they want when they want.  You adults were kids once and were the same.  Parents who force their kids to act and do certain things, can get some push back.  Some of it isn’t always soooo nice what the kids say.  Soooo do parents give in or stick to their guns? Early on it might be bed time, eating habits, talk, use of electronics and as they get older it changes to more and different stuff.  Well, summer is here, and school is out.  Now the schedule and expectations are changing.  It can be tough on kids and parents. MissPerfect says--If kids would just do what they are told!  Jr says—If parents would just do what they say! Such is life.

We can see the ball diamond from our sun porch.  The other day a kid about 10 dressed in his baseball garb was there alone.  He would stand by the plate and pretend to take a couple of cuts (i.e. must of missed as he got ready to swing again). Then he swung again and pretended he hit a home run and trotted around the bases and made jesters like the major leaguers do.  What a hoot to watch.  Do adults ever pretend and have some fun?  A friend told me the other day—I’m an adulterous but I don’t practice it!  Wow!

The solution to many problems isn’t more money but how the money is spent.  ItchieBitchie says--Folks have to behave differently.  JoeBlow says—I get tired of the folks who are always complaining that they are underpaid because of their race, gender or whatever even though the truth is some probably are.  Complaining is boring to be around; now action and innovation and a work ethic is exciting to be around (i.e. my opinion).  A solution for some is to be creative and do something to create more income if that is what they want.  I was around a person recently that wants to do just that.  We kicked around some ideas of how they could do that.  This person is thinking.  He’s not complaining folks, he is being proactive. EntrepreneurPete says—That probably will take risk and many folks don’t want to take risk.  Many ideas don’t work out and result in failure.  Folks don’t like failure.  Maybe for many, it’s easier just to complain!  ha ha

The risk and reward concept really makes me think.  Our culture changes that perspective.  Playing high school football has risk and reward.  You might have permanent heat exhaustion effects the rest of your life, you might have permanent knee injuries or have permanent brain damage.  Just maybe and you might not.  But when you are 50 and drinking a few beers with the boys, you can talk about how great you were and how you were the runner-up of Big March Conference and you averaged 6 tackles a game.  I’m not opposed to football but there is risk and reward.  I played fb in high school. I wasn’t really that good but because of fb, I was recruited to play in college (i.e. I probably would not have gone to college if it wasn’t for fb.  I never did paly fb in college but did play bb.  It was because of fb that maybe I got a BA and a MA. BUT I also got some bad knees that makes me use supports when I play pickleball.  Because of fb I met Arlene and…and…and…and…   It’s called risk and reward!

I read this while eating my oatmeal with half a banana on it--How are you feeling today? Are you anxious, sad, struggling with sinful thoughts, or angry at someone? Or do you feel content, blessed, and loved? What is the inner state of your heart and mind? One of the blessings that comes through faith in Jesus Christ is peace. Even in a world filled with violence and warfare, a busy home life, or a stressful time at work, we can have inner peace. What do you think of that?  That is what I thought.  For those of you who don’t believe in Jesus Christ, that is ok.  That is up to you.  I probably will like you regardless.  I don’t like some Christians soooo well and some I like a lot.  It’s pretty much the same with non-Christians.  BUT, I think this Jesus guy has some possibilities (i.e. he gives us some 7,000 promises in the Bible) to think about (i.e. I believe in Jesus but I’m just a little old farm boy from a mile and fourth south of Roseland, MN).  I like folks who do what they say; I believe Jesus does!

Here is the ultimate for some of you (i.e. it has arrived).  Yes, it is here.  It is called Death Wish.  A coffee that is a self-proclaimed strongest coffee in the world.  It boasts between 600 and 700 milligrams of caffeine in a 12-ounce cup.  That’s twice as much caffeine as a cup of Starbucks’ Blond roast or 5 times as much as a standard brew.  Do you think it “will do what is says?” LuckieEddie says—Now that aught a charge me up.  I will be real hyper alright.  SusieQ says—Who needs Jesus when you have Death Wish!!!!

RickyRick says--There is a difference between mourning and moaning, between weeping and wallowing. A loss can deepen me, but that doesn’t mean it can define me. A loss is a part of my maturity but not my identity. You believe that?  That is what I thought.  My Daddy, Chester, told me several times what is in the pic.  What do you think of that?  That is what I thought.

Just do what I say!  Have you heard parents say to their kids—You have to do what I say?  And sometimes kids just do what their parents do.  As the saying goes--Like father, like daughter and daughter in law?  Well, we all had a hot dog at the Yankee Stadium.  LuckieEddie says—Take care of your kids as someday maybe they will take care of you. A friend told me that he had his family together in down-town Chicago.  He said he use to tell his kids to follow me but now his kids say, dad follow us.  I had the opportunity to take couple of my favorite gals to The Big Apple last weekend (i.e. our daughter Heather and daughter-in-law Jessica—they are sweethearts).  They were my tour guides and we did anything they wanted to do except I wanted to go to a Yankee game and have a hot dog with sauerkraut on it (i.e. they did toooo).  Sooooo I just followed them around NYC and held out my plastic.  We had a blast (i.e. an experience that will not and cannot ever be reproduced).  Incredible!

I always think that New Yorkers are brass, rude, aggressive and in your face.  This time I didn’t notice it as much.  Either they have changed, or I have become brass, rude, aggressive and in their face!   ha ha   Several times when I was standing close to Jessica or Heather, a New Yorker guy would say to me –Is that your wife—I would shake my head yes or say ya—they would say—wow and give me the thumbs up.  It just made me laugh.  When Jessica and I were getting into our hired car to take us to LaGuardia, I tipped the bellhop and he gave the tip to a street guy walking by.  I said to him—You are a nice guy.  He just raised his hands and shrugged his shoulders.  See, New Yorkers aren’t as bad as I stereotyped them---MAYBE!  Soooo, when we get to LaGuardia, I pay the driver and gave him a tip.  He shook my hand with a double hand shake and said—God bless you to me twice.  I didn’t think New Yorkers had a heart or faith.  MAYBE they do! Maybe he thought I had to be very rich to get such a young, beautiful woman! What a hoot!

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

erv

MyFreindJean says—We live in the present, we dream of the future, but we learn eternal truths from the past.

P.S. Frugality is enjoying the virtue of getting good value for every minute of our life, energy and from everything we have the use of. Suck it up cupcake and let's get going!