Some of you think I take a huge massive risk each time I
write a “It’s Saturday.”
A risk that I might
offend some of you or you might think of me as a buffoon.
But do I really have any risk?
I’m not great in any way; I have nuttin to
prove.
I’m just a little ol’ farm boy
from a mile a quarter south of Roseland, MN.
I’m not trying to impress you. Besides, ItchieBitchie says--If you’re
afraid of making a mistake, you’ll probably miss the opportunity.
Soooooo don’t have high expectations; that
way you won’t be disappointed.
And just always remember, you get what you pay
for. hubba hubba!
This week I was talking to long-time friends who Arlene and
I made at good ol’ Northwestern College (i.e. great days those were for us). They told me that they been reading “It’s
Saturday” since 1997. Back then it
wasn’t a blog (i.e. the blog started in 2010). Back then it was just an
email. He made me think about when I
started it (i.e. things like this don’t seem important to me). The best I can find is that I started it in
about 1995. It started when we got internet in our office
and we still worked Saturday mornings. I
would send out a short email to some family and a few friends. Folks ask me—erv, what is your purpose in
doing “It’s Saturday?” My standard
respond is--It’s simple! I was visiting with our son last weekend about having
he and his wife and our daughter and her husband tweak something that I wrote
that I want to sound good. He said—Dad,
we will tweak it sooooo folks know what you are actually saying!!!!
In my past care giver support groups, I heard many times
that caregivers can become withdrawn and not be very social. I didn’t
understand that. BUT it’s somewhat true for me now. It’s sooooo much
easier sometimes not to be around folks in certain groups. I can’t really explain the reason. Folks ask me how I’m doing—I say—I’m getting
better at being alone. Sooooo what does
that mean anyway? You can interpret it
anyway you want. For those of you who
are alone, you know. Others probably not
sooooo much. I understand that. I don’t think I will become a mountain man
but I could. When I was a kid, I thought
if I could live by a lake with my dog. Blackie, and my horse, Queen, that would
be perfect. Well, sometimes I’m back
feeling that way. hubba hubba!
I watch collegiate basketball and especially the Iowa
Hawkeyes and UNI Panthers. Both teams
are fun to watch; good entertainment for me.
ANYWAY I notice that some players when they make a mistake (e.g. foul on
the offense end and think they didn’t do it) will within a few seconds make
another foul on the defensive end (i.e. retaliate with a another mistake—a knee
jerk reaction). A double whammy! The
officials aren’t impressed or care; they are just calling the game. I think players
do that because of their temper or some form of mentality in not accepting
reality (i.e. crazy emotions and ego). I
wonder if we make that same mistake in our daily life. How come we always don’t accept reality very
well? LuckieEddie says—I think I’m really going to show the world but I end up hurting myself even more (i.e. a double messup). Why do we do that? It doesn’t make sense!
LuckyEddie, aren’t you something else! Saturday question—How do you handle
disappointments? Be prepared for those
disappointments ‘cause it ain’t if they will happen but when they will
happen. Oh yes! Here is something
personal for you—What has been your biggest disappointment in life sooooo
far? hubba hubba
I wonder if most of our problems are not because of someone
else but because of our self (i.e. I am the problem). We are all flawed from birth if we want to
admit or not. The following is a poem by
the great literary critic C.S. Lewis that is more less a confession. I like it.
When I jog, it’s a lot easier to go down a hill instead of
up a hill. Da! It really doesn’t need to be that much of an
incline for it toooo really make a difference.
Some of you cross country ski. I have a few times. I hated to go up
hill. I thought it was hard. Winter in Butler Co can be sorta kinda a punk
at times, especially this time of the year (i.e. it seems like it goes on
forever). Soooo somehow, we need to get
out of the “plugging along one step at a time.”
It’s easy to go the direction of down the hill but not to the direction
of up the hill, that is harder. It takes more work. hubba hubba I think we need to find something
to motivate us and work at it. What do
you think? That is what I thought. I was
walking in the mall the other morning.
There seems to always be folks walking there. Why not, it’s a warm place with no ice and
level. ANYWAY, I noticed the differences
in mannequins; never noticed that before.
Some have no heads, some have half heads and some have full heads but no
faces. I asked a clerk why? She said it was what each store or company prefers. Which style best describes how you feel today? I wonder if I look like a mannequin some
winter days. Yikes. But I noticed that
some women had bags full of stuff they bought.
I bet that makes them feel good (i.e. one way to beat the winter blues).
Oh ya!
Things which are moving tend to keep
on moving, and things which are standing still tend to stand still, unless you
push them hard. This tendency is called inertia.” CadillacJack says—Soooo keep
on keeping on doing your purpose in life.
And what is our purpose in life.
I believe part of of our purpose in life is toooo do good.
No matter how we do it or where we do it, I
think we need to do good.
And a lot of
you folks do.
I know you do.
You keep the inertia going; never quit.
MissPerfect says—Doing good really makes me
feel good.
It’s an internal feeling that
others can’t feel and or many times don’t understand. That even makes it more
exciting.
We are all different and can
do good differently.
That tooooo is
soooo exciting. Soooo I encourage all of you toooo do good in your own way and
enjoy it.
I think doing good is what
really counts!
Ecclesiastes 3:12-13
says—I know that there is nothing better for them than to rejoice and to do
good in one’s lifetime…it is the gift of God.
OneSmartPerson told me—Preaching, teaching, influencing,
parenting, selling, etc. is one-fourth preparation and three-fourths
theater.
Think about that folks.
Many of you don’t like to hear that I
realize.
But if no one will listen to
you even if you think you know everything, probably your success isn’t going to
be toooo great; they just turn you off (i.e. you are boring unless you are
making them money).
Probably all of us
have our own method that we think really works for us.
Some methods work and some don’t, even if we
think they do.
Some think that theater
is just a method of bamboozling. BUT folks seem to like it.
Look around. hubba hubba
I had a neat conversation with a “veryneatgal” last
Wednesday; she really intrigues me. ANYWAY,
it went this way—I just got back from a community Lenten service—that is pretty
neat; how was it—it was ok but the pastor was toooo long--I probably won’t go
next week—is that because you bad experience this week—probably. Hey, I think someone needs to tell that pastor that
folks need to get back to work; the pastor needs more theater and less words! That
pastor just shot himself in the foot! He probably doesn't know it. Suck it up cupcake and let's get going!
I was having coffee with a long-time friend the other morning. We do it regularly.
She is a super senor more ways than one.
Oh yes!
She can’t see very well anymore and is widowed.
She told me that she is very comfortable and
content but does get lonely at times.
She says it mostly an attitude situation but there are things I do to
help the situation.
I told her she
looked very nice this morning—I try to keep myself looking good even when I
don’t see anyone during the day; I get up, get cleaned up, fix my hair, put
some make on, put some nice clothes on, put some jewelry on etc.
It just affects my attitude.
We talk about some real good stuff (i.e. real
stuff that isn’t just fluff).
The aging
process isn’t always sooooo much fun for many.
I have the opportunity to facilitate a small group about
encouragement.
We are going to use the
book above.
I suggest you buy the
book.
You can buy a used copy on Amazon
for about $5 and read a chapter a week with us.
We all need encouragement and we need to encourage others.
As I told some friends from Omaha recently
(i.e. great encouragers)—You are blessed to be a blessing.
hubba hubba
As Ecclesiastes 6:9 says, “It is better to be satisfied with what you
have than to be always wanting something else” (GNT).
I went
to the movie Ford vs. Ferrari this last week.
It was on at the Grundy Theater; it cost me a $1. Hey I’m a senor. ANYWAY, it reminded me about what makes a
good movie based on the book that I just read.
It also tells what makes a good story. This book is about writing a
story and making a movie. It is way more
than that but is soooo entertaining and educational and philosophical and
funny (i.e. not a no brainer novel). It is about you (i.e. it has to be funny haha). I really enjoyed it; I
suggest you read it. You can buy a used copy on Amazon quite inexpensive.
I
have never been very physically flexible.
I think mentally I’m more flexible but maybe just think that.
I do some stretching exercises every morning
and have become a little more flexible I think (i.e. at least I think I can do
things that I couldn’t do before).
Coach
said that when we become stiff, we are getting near death (i.e. look at the
difference between a kid and a senor).
Yikes!
Actually, when we die
physically, rigor mortis sets in and our body becomes stiff.
Stiff folks who are stiff physically,
mentally and spiritually don’t operate well.
Coach says--Stiff-necked folks are hard to
work with.
Soooo what I learned is to try
to stay limber!
GeorgeTheCrook says—When
you get older, it’s harder to do that. hubba hubba
A friend who I made through business and I were talking per
phone the other night. Out of the blue
he says to me—I think folks who have some type of faith in God are much better
off than those who don’t. I agreed with
him. I don’t remember us ever talking
about God before. Huh, interesting. BUT
folks, look around and observe folks you come in contact with, you judge if
there is a difference. I really think
there is a difference. Then after those
short statements, we talked about UNI basketball! hubba hubba
According to the
Wall Street Journal, the
collective wealth of Americans set a new record in 2018 by exceeding $100
trillion. As a country, the United States has been blessed with abundant
wealth.
Soooo that makes you all soooo
happy, right?
It should, that is what
everyone is working for it says on TV.
But where is the Roman Empire, where is Babylon, etc.? God is not
deceived by externals--C. S. Lewis. This is what was in the program of our granddaughter,
Erin’s orchestra recital that I found interesting.
You believe that or are you going to stick 100%
strictly to the money and stuff program or to the 100% sports program??? BUT I
was told that sports is stretching out.
After the half time show at the Super Bowl, they are considering making
pole dancing a competitive sport. That is what a friend told me. Maybe even an
Olympic event.
hubba hubba
I stopped and had a chicken sandwich on my way to visit Arlene
last Sunday. Some long-time friends invited
me to sit with them (i.e. very nice). He
is a farmer/pretty big sized cow-calf operator north west of town. I congratulated them as they have been
married 50 years. Her father, who was my
mentor, said—It takes 5 minutes to say I do and 50 years to do it! She would like him to get out of the cow-calf
operation; he doesn’t want toooo; he enjoys it.
He said--I can’t afford to sell when the prices are high as I will pay way
toooo many taxes and can’t sell when the market is low as I won’t get enough
money!!! We had such a good time. Good
folks with good hearts—my kind of folks. Oh forever, he was my last client to
come in on the deadline of February 15, to sign for Multi-Crop Insurance. He never failed (i.e. very dependable). We always just laughed.
I read in the paper recently, soooo it must be right, that
Denmark is the happiest country to live in the world.
According to the paper, the U.S. is down the
line.
The reason being is that the folks
of Denmark don’t have high expectations sooooo they aren’t disappointed as
much.
A local was asked if that was true.
He said—If you lived here you might be
disappointed!
Have a FUN day my friends unless you have other plans. (-:
erv
MyFriendJean says—Learn to laugh at yourself, or you’ll miss
some of the best jokes.
