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If any of you think after reading this “It’s Saturday” you are going to be in total nirvana, I am telling you, you will not be (i.e. you are barking up the wrong tree). Guess what, it will take a lot more than these little tidbits to even dent your brain.  In fact, if I would give you 2 cents for your thoughts, I wouldn’t get my money’s worth!  That is for some of you; some of you, your thoughts would be worth the 2 cents.  And some of you are as wise as an owl!  I couldn’t pay you enough for your wisdom! Yes siree!

Maybe one of the wisest man who ever lived a.k.a. King Solomon said—Meaningless meaningless!  Just chasing after the wind.   At the end it says--the conclusion of matter is…!

My opinion a.k.a. a guess is that accurate self-evaluation is something that wise folks can do and do well.  Sooooo I communicated with a friend and the conversation went like this—I’m in the middle of “Option B” right now written by the COO of Facebook, Sheryl Sandberg. I’m only halfway through it but has some good thoughts.  I’ll send it your way if you have any interest.  Might be a while before I finish.  Been busy lately.  ~ Aren’t you always busy!!!! ha ha ~  Just the excuse I use all the time!  :)

A wise deceased friend once said—When enough folks die, things change!  ItchieBitchie says—Many times it takes only one person to die and things really change (e.g. a mom or a dad or one church leader). Think about that folks.  WorldClassLarry says—Then a whole generation dies, and we seem to have more changes.  Here is some more wise stuff that someone said--But folks, when it comes to your life, a hole in the boat is a hole in the boat, and eventually it’s going to sink you if you don’t fix it. Ouchy ouchy!  Saturday question—Why are you soooo talented?  Why you? CrazyMarvin (i.e. who over thinks about everything) says—erv, quite being such a smart aleck! BobbyKnowItAll says--erv, you don't know near as much as you think you do and you don't know a whole lot! Sooooo there!

AFriendJim (i.e. who always makes it look easy) wanted me to read this book soooo I did (i.e. he and I enjoy similar stuff most of the time—he is a retired engineer soooo…).  He asked me what I thought of it—Interesting—he responded--Interesting.... and thought provoking. My kind of book! BrainManJoe says—We seem to enjoy different types of reads. Certain folks are stimulated differently alright and some are more the same.  Some just like those dirty romantic novels (a ton of them are sold).  It stimulates some folks.  Did you hear that at the World Cup, that some accuse the media of sexism? Yep, they think they show tooooo many pretty girls in the audience on TV. Guess what; I for one sorta kinda enjoy that!  Soooo what does that say about me?

Here are a few sayings from the book, Living Life Backwards by David Gibson about wisdom. Maybe you might resonate with them, and maybe not.  Such is life.

• ·         Wise people simply accept that they are going to die.
• ·         Part of being wise in this world is learning to accept that we have only very limited access to the big picture.
• ·         Wise is grasping the big message of life in this world eludes our control. The wisest thing you can do is to realize that not even being wise will tell you everything you want to know.
• ·         It is God who rules the universe. And so, although you can live well, and die well, and know some things truly, you cannot know all things completely.
• ·         I cannot know, and so I don’t have to know. Trying to know, or pretending to know, is foolishness, not wisdom.
• ·         Here is wisdom: take the best of what you have and the best of what you have and the best of what you are and give them away.
• ·         So, fearing the Lord and remembering our Creator makes us wise, because it teaches us to live on our knees: it humbles us as the creature and exalts God as the Creator who knows what is best.·          

I really guess soooo!  I was trimming some limbs west of our house using my electric chain saw on a pole.  It works really well.  ANYWAY, the last limb was the highest.  I had to stand on my step ladder and extend the pole to the limit.  It just was long enough. Well I got my saw wedged in the tree and could not get it out.  I went and got my NeighorBrian’s extension ladder.  His Dad (i.e. Duane) bought it for him years ago.  If you knew Duane, you know it is heavy duty a.k.a. the best.  I was tired and the ladder weighs about 85 pounds (i.e. felt like 380) and was awkward to handle.  I transported it using my golf cart.  It’s a big sucker that extends to heaven if you extend it to the max.  Soooooo I get it up on the tree, but it took all the muscles I had (i.e. not very many).  It worked great and with just a little cut, I got my saw loose.  No problem!  The problem was I had to get that sucker down.  It was a struggle. Now I had to get it back on the wall of Brian’s garage.  I tell you what, I had to try several times to get that sucker up.  I was shot! I guess I’m not as strong as I use to be or as I thought I was!!

Guess what!  Not everyone isn’t soooo thrilled. The Golden State Warriors (i.e. 2-time NBA Champions) just signed DeMarcus Cousins (i.e. an All-Star) to a one-year contract. It appears that they might just as well give them the trophy now instead of playing the season.  The other teams aren’t soooo thrilled.  Years ago, when I was learning to play golf, I played with Hank and the boys.  Hank was probably mid 70s (i.e. I thought a real old guy).  ANYWAY, we played for quarters and he had a hard time competing with us as he was a good golfer, but age was getting to him.  He loved to compete and have a game.  He would say after getting beat another time—It’s just give away, just plain give away.  Sometimes it appears that the deck is just stacked against a guy.  That is the time not to bet and not play soooo competitive anymore.  I miss old Hank (i.e. nickname Smokey)!

The other day we had a foursome of friends who played 18; it was really fun.  One guy in the foursome played, according to him, really well.  He said—I usually play to the caliber of play I’m playing with.  ANYWAY, in pickleball there is always the conflict of ability grouping.  Many times, the better players don’t enjoy playing all the time with the poorer players which can cause conflicts (i.e. nuttin new).  Socially it is done some, but the better players usually don’t play their game but play off, work on a weak shot, don’t play hard and are just nice but can be somewhat disinterested.  Actually, my partner the other day, said to me after a guy hit a hard shot at her—he did that on purpose!  This guy is very competitive and didn’t get the memo that you are supposed to play down to their level and be nice. Da!

I read this while eating my oatmeal with half a banana on it--Be careful what you think, because your thoughts run your life. Ouchy ouchy!  "No wealth can ever make a bad man at peace with himself." - Plato  Do you believe that?  That is what I thought! 

A friend/widow (i.e. who is always nice) sent me this text recently--Really miss having a soulmate/friend to share ideas and thoughts. Did some heavy thinking that I would like to share, but afraid I will lose it before we get to talk. One of those things where the ideal time passes, and the thoughts seem to fade into the background, replaced by the next ideas (i.e. pretty deep and wise I think). My response was--That is soooo true. It happens to me all the time. I write a lot of notes, but my emotions change and then my thoughts aren't the same (i.e. not near as deep and wise). I guess there are a lot of folks with thoughts, emotions, frustrations, loneliness etc. I guess most folks like to have someone they can share stuff with.  Not everyone has that person.  I admit being a caregiver of Arlene, I can’t do that with Arlene; I miss that.  Ouchy ouchy!

For the most part! Guess what, birds of a feather stick together. Positive folks usually are around positive folks and negative folks are usually around negative folks for the most part.  Complainers are around other complainers and doers are around other doers for the most part.  Crooks are around other crooks for the most part. Good hearted folks are around other good-hearted folks for the most part. 

Not surprising at all to me.  It appears that many things are sold in a hysterical way (i.e. folks love to see folks protesting and crying—at least the media things soooooo).  I mean this way of thinking is sold in crazy wild ways and in ways out of proportion compared to the what the situation really is.  And you know what, it must work.  Sensationalism seems to work (e.g. news shows a park flooded by the Wapsipinicon River soooo the whole county or the whole stare of Iowa must be flooded—this park floods usually 3 times a year).  Leaders seem to create divisions to affect folks’ egos soooo they will think the way they want them to think.  Some leaders are great at spreading lies to rouse the crowd and there are other leaders who hire scandal-mongers to create diversions or to make themselves look better.  Some leaders use labeling as a method of creating an advantage. This has been going on forever folks.  It’s no surprise.  It must work sucker. They keep hollering wolf! I put up a water gauge (i.e. never had one before).  Can’t believe anyone’s amount of rain they say they got soooo I had to have my own. ha ha  

I have an acquaintance/maybe a friend who says that he is spiritually conservative but socially liberal.  I asked him if that is really possible.  Isn’t that a conflict?  He said no.  Soooo I guess he will go with that. MessyandconfusedHazel says--What a strange mixture of good and bad we human beings are. With compassion we serve meals to the poor and at the same time we abort unborn babies. I don’t understand many things (i.e. not that wise).  ANYWAY, A friend told me this soooo it might be true--supposedly 70% of Americans want safe boarders but we hear most on the news from the 30% of others (i.e. I assume many of the 30% don’t want save borders). Hey folks, I betcha a dollar that some of it might be true.

SleazyBallRussell (i.e. who is always on vacation) asks—Empathy and apathy, is there a difference?  Of course, there is!  I know folks who have very little empathy and a lot of apathy.  Yes, I do.  Are those two qualities genetic or are they taught or both?  Guess what? I am just amazed when I get to know some folks who have one and not the other.  Some of those folks just amaze me.  Even in certain occupations, I find it interesting how one person can have one and not the other and another person is just the opposite.  Why is that.  Or kids of the same family have one and not the other.  Saturday question—Do you have empathy? Do you have apathy?  I have a hard time understanding some folks; they talk one way but act another pertaining to these words.  The mind is an interesting folks.  AverageJoe says—No one really understands it.

And the conclusion of the matter is…!  Or as a wise person once said--Do you not yet perceive or understand? . . . Having eyes do you not see, and having ears do you not hear? 

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

erv

MyFreindJean says—If you judge people, you have not time to love them ~ Mother Teresa