Yogi Berra said--A lot of guys go, ‘Hey, Yog, say a
Yogi-ism.’ I tell ’em, ‘I don’t know any.’ They want me to make one up. I don’t
make ’em up. I don’t even know when I say it. They’re the truth. And it is the
truth. I don’t know.
Lookie here folks, this “It’s Saturday” might be false
evidence appearing real! Sooooo be
careful when you read it. It might just
be just one big innuendo and you might not know for sure what I’m really trying
to say. But what is nice about that is,
there are no incorrect answers or thoughts; you are 100% right in thinking
whatever you think. Not like taking a test and you need to answer the question according
to the philosophy of the professor to get a good grade even it might be really the
wrong answer. GeorgeTheCrook says—Many think education has a history of
brainwashing students to believe in what they think is correct which might not
be correct; students will go into debt over $100,000 to get brainwashed
sometimes. GeorgeTheCrook, do you really
think it’s that bad? A friend, who is a
very hard worker, told me—To teach a person to be a worker, they need to work alongside
a good worker; just telling them does not cut the mustard. Do those two things sorta kinda tie together?
I had breakfast with a friend whose wife also has dementia. She is getting worse and doing things that
are pretty close to dangerous and things that are becoming really intolerable
to him. He has a hard time with the
process. He asked me about what the next
things will be—every person is different and will do different things at a
different pace, but I can tell you for sure about one thing my friend, she is
going to get worse. He told me that it
is really hard on him; the other night he just balled for a long time. I asked him if he has a plan for the
future. He does and it sounds like a
good one. But as you folks all know, the
best made plans always don’t work out especially with folks with dementia. One of our granddaughters, Erin, is working
on a bucket list. One item on her list is
to eat 10 ice cream cones this summer.
Now that is a good plan. I
scream, you scream, we all scream for ice cream!
Soooo much of stuff in life is like hiking on a ridge—I have hiked Dinosaur
Ridge by Morrison, CO a couple of times.
It is part of Dakota Ridge a.k.a. as Hogback Ridge located near the Red
Rocks. I’m sure many of you have seen it
and even also have hiked it. It has
historical information; it is one of the world’s most famous dinosaur fossil
localities. On that ridge I can fall off
on either side. And there are many
contributing factors for us to fall to either side. Usually it’s best to stay on the ridge. Did you see the picture or video of all the
folks on the ridge attempting to Summit Mt. Everest a while back? I think
several of them died. They said one of
the reasons was inexperience (i.e. toooo cocky). I think that inexperience causes a lot of
problems when we walk a ridge in our life (e.g. most folks have no experience
in being a caregiver and most don’t know how difficult it is). SusieQ says—That statement is not an
innuendo, it’s the real thing. Again, if
folks have not hiked on such a ridge, folks have no idea like I have no idea
how it is to try to hike the ridge to summit Mt. Everest.
My big sister, only by age, gave us a lot of frozen food
when they stopped to visit. She said—I
can’t make you meals soooo this will have to do. One thing she gave us was supplies to make
“dippity dos” or something like that. I
will have to find the correct name. They are called Crescent Chicken Squares.
She said—Anyone can make them! That was
no innuendo! I don’t think. ha ha ANYWAY, I made them; another experience in my
life. I really have good and nice sisters. Growing up, I don’t remember them being that
good and nice. ha ha I was the middle kid soooo my big sister
dominated me, and I had to play house etc. but I dominated my kid sister soooo
she had to play boy stuff! What good
memories. Oh, by the way, the most fun part of making those Pillsbury Crescent
Chicken Squares was popping open the Pillsbury Crescent dough tube. That really made me laugh; I have never done
that before; I have a very simple life folks.
What a hoot! If you have never popped open a tube, you have no idea what
I’m talking about. Such is life.
Everyone thinks I have more ability than I do. Our dental hygienist suggested that I use
G-U-M soft picks to clean between Arlene’s teeth. She said I wasn’t doing good enough job
brushing them, especially her back teeth. Her gums also need massaging. I said—Now that will be a challenge in which
she said—erv, you can do it. Soooo I put
Arlene in the love seat, recline it, put on my head lamp and went to work. Now I’m her personal dental hygienist (i.e.
I’m a lot better at it now than when I started). What a hoot!
The other day I observed an acquaintance’s wife. I have never met her and know very little
about her. She didn’t look happy. Now that’s not good. BUT that was just an observation of one short
time in her life. She might be very
happy generally. I have no need to meet
her and no reason to know what she is like. She is an acquaintance’s wife. I just don’t like to see folks unhappy. It is easy to see unhappiness in body
language (i.e. it doesn’t take an optometrist with a head lamp to see
that). I said to an acquaintance
recently—You seem happy all the time—she said—erv, I do my share of
crying! She was being soooo honest with
me.
Lady Randolph Churchill, the mother of Sir Winston,
said, “Treat your friends as you do your pictures, and place them in their best
light.” I have a friend whose motto is
“Be Happy.” I have never seen her when
she isn’t (i.e. she is very consistent and posed it appears). Do you know folks who walk into a room and
make everyone happy? Do you know folks
when they leave the room, they make everyone happy? I am trying to separate my mind from my heart
(i.e. who I want to be). Does that sound
crazy? Well, it is crazy. It is like
having two sheets of note paper with how I am and how I want to be on each
sheet. Then I try to change my mindset;
change my thinking. Actually, it appears
I’m having some success in doing this.
It has been fun and rewarding.
Challenging, yes, very much soooo.
We will see. Like I said, I have
a simple life.
I was riding my
Yamaha XT250 coming home from pickleball this week and had to make a call soooo
I pulled over into a housing development on the west edge of Cedar Falls, took
my helmet off and made the call. All of
a sudden this guy is beside me in his golf/garden cart and said—you need help?
I explained what I was doing and he said—I was working on my roof and saw you;
thought you needed help. Wow! That is a great guy with a good heart. He told me that he does a lot of gardening
for a hobby—what do you do with all your produce—give it away. I said—You seem
to be one happy person—I am. There are a lot of great folks in this world;
don’t kid yourself.
ItchieBitchie a.k.a. a real bulldog says—A profound cliché
is so simple it is easy to ignore: “Fame is fleeting.” You and
I could do something that we think is rather important but in reality, it
really isn’t. Who really cares a month
from now? Even folks who do something
really great become a “one-hit wonder” a.k.a. one and done, and no longer
appears in a “Who’s Who” listing of famous people; instead, might find themselves
relegated to “Who’s He?” Yes, this stuff is an innuendo! FamousDave is remembered
well into the period after his death; oh ya!
CadillacJack says--People seem to remember folks much more if they did
something really bad instead of something really good. Folks like to read and
talk about bad things. Soooo if you
really want to be remembered, do something really bad! MissPerfect says--Some folks are on track to
be remembered alright! Ouchy ouchy!
WorldClassLarry says—Good folks with good hearts would rather do
something good, get no public fame, have no one really know about it, and do
something good again tomorrow (i.e. I like to be around these type of folks--
these type of folks are you guys—except for one of you and you know who you are
ha ha!
OneTopNotchBusinessPerson
(i.e. who sees the big picture and doesn’t over-think—I really like this guy)
told me that business figures out what you covet and then they got you. You are toast; you can’t control your
emotions; they got you. Soooo they
profile folks and then target the suckers that covet certain things and then
provide them what they covet. They call
it good business and it probably is. 80%
of new-start businesses fail. Why do
you think? Maybe it’s the presentation,
or the timing, or the product or the advertising or something else like not
giving the folks what they covet (i.e. trying to sell them something they don’t
want). I was told about a local business that appears is doing really well but
who can’t wait for their lease to run out (i.e. they are done; out of
here). Why, well, it’s a lot of work and
according to what an inside person tells me, another reason is that good help
is soooo hard to get. Soooo it all adds
up to what they covet in an easier life where life is better for them. I was
told recently that a friend who was a self-employed person in a certain
vocation said—I never want to go back to work again (i.e. I think he was saying
that reality is, he’s got it made). Guess what, he’s back to work again; his
plan didn’t work out as planned. Ouchy
ouchy!
Have a FUN day my friends unless you have other plans. (-:
erv
MyFriendJean says—The boss ain’t always right, but the boss
is still the boss.
P.S. A friend sent me this advice about my slow running—erv,
here's motivation for you while you run. You have a younger friend who is
a multiple Ironman that you can run circles around (i.e. he had a bike crash
during his last iron man competition and is on crutches—had a serious injury).
Just remember the old story, you don't have to outrun the bear just the other
guy.
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