I seem to go out on a limb a
lot. It’s dangerous I have found out
many times. Many folks won’t take any
risk and just stay close to home; they like it that way. And others go out on the limb more. This “It’s Saturday” is going out on a
limb. Soooo don’t take me tooooo
serious. It’s just fun. Relax a little! If your feelings get hurt, change your
attitude. Don’t over react. You know what folks, you ain’t seen nuttin
yet as to what is going to happen! Yikes!
Moviemakers use music to set the mode for a scene, and we
respond accordingly! No one hearing
tense, “Jaws” – style music is expecting Julie Andres to bust through a door
singing some happy tune. I am not trying
to influence you in any way. Besides I
can’t. You folks are who you are and hard to change in any way (i.e. you folks
are tooooo hard and ingrained in your beliefs from your past environment and
your current environment for sure). Some
of you I wish I could change but my odds are probably slim to none. Soooo let’s accept each other and go forward
(i.e. or not). The older I get, the more
I realize that a person has to be tough and gritty as life is not easy and if
you aren’t, well, as my friend says—getting older isn’t for sissies and it just
ain’t easy (i.e. you gotta be a tough old bird). BUT there is certain thinking of others that
I just don’t understand and never will—how can anyone believe in abortion and
how can anyone not believe in God. I
just don’t understand those things. But,
many do they say. I say to that—Ouchy
ouchy! BUT folks must think I’m crazy
how I think. I say this toooo many folks’ thinking---DA! (e.g. space is big; you just won’t believe how vastly,
hugely, mind-mindbogglingly big it is. It is incomprehensible!). DA!
KnowItAllJoe says--Trying to predict the future is like
trying to drive down a country road at night with no lights while looking out
the back window. Much of our future
seems like it is unpredictable. Much of my
life’s future is unpredictable probably like much of yours. Some of the future is predictable (e.g.
things are going to change and is not going as predicted both good and bad—that
is a certainty). I think that is
exciting and also can be scary. My
opinion is “we ain’t seen nuttin yet” as what our future will be. God only knows! Many folks will be really
surprised. For sure!
Warren Buffet says—In the business world, the rearview
mirror is always clearer than the windshield. My Daddy, Chester, taught me to be
diversified in investing; don’t put all your eggs in one basket. ExperiencedJoe says--What looks good today
might not be soooo good tomorrow; what doesn’t look soooo good today might look
pretty good tomorrow. My mentor would
say to me—erv, when it’s good, folks think it will always be good and when it
is bad, folks think it will always be bad; life doesn’t seem to work that way.
I guess we just experienced that once again with this COVID-19. Will we ever learn? We don’t seem toooo learn that very easily.
It appears that there are things that humans just can’t control (i.e. the sure
thing isn’t always the sure thing or is it).
According to the Bible, we ain’t seen nuttin yet! Saturday question—How
long is eternity?
I read this while eating my oatmeal with a half a banana on it—Dr.J said—"We should guard against the desire to quit. Sometimes we grow weary, but we should never become weary of the work the Lord gives us to do. Galatians 6:9 says, “And let us not grow weary while doing good, for in due season we shall reap if we do not lose heart.” Hebrews 12:3 warns against becoming “weary and discouraged in [our] souls.” God has done so much for us. We should never become weary in doing good for Him. Make up your mind to stay enthused, determined, and active in whatever task God gives you today. Never grow weary in doing good. It’s always too soon to quit.” Sooooo let’s throw those chips away and get our butts off the couch and do something—suck it up cupcake and let’s get going. I pray for opportunities, and for the wisdom to recognize them and for the courage to act on them. WorldClassLarry says—There are three kinds of folks, folks who are ignorant, those who sit up and notice, and those who do something about it. A PersonFromTheMetro says—It doesn’t do much good to sit up and take notice if you aren’t going to do something about it (i.e. talk talk talk gets nuttin done).
The other morning
I stepped out the door to go on an early morning jog when the robins were
angry and making a lot of noise. A
hawk just swooped down and picked up a juvenile robin of theirs. Those juveniles are stupid and
vulnerable. The hawk just caught it's breakfast. I’m in CO supervising our
grand kids as their day camps aren’t open.
Well, I don’t know if I am supervising them or they are supervision
me. It appears that some older folks
get stupid and vulnerable with they get older as well. They are old enough to take care of themselves sorta kinda soooo
they basically take advantage of me (i.e. and I don’t mind it a bit). Their idea is—If the facts don’t fit the
theory, change the facts! And I don’t
know what the facts are anyway soooo…!
Sooooo last week, I played
pickleball and then rushed back to play golf (i.e. I walked). It was in the
middle of 90s and humid. Man was I
tired and hot when I got done! Soooo
when I got done, I got a text from friends to stop for a ice tea on their
patio soooo I did. MyFriendBecky
said—Your voice is strained. It was,
no doubt. Even my ears were
echoing. I think I was over heated and
dehydrated. I drank the ice tea and a
bottle of water and felt better. Not
real smart for an old guy! Soooo the
next day I get a call from an ol’ college friend from MN (i.e. old in more
than one way and hot in more than one way tooooo haha). He told me that yesterday he ran his
skidster all day doing work at one of his apartment buildings in the same sun
and heat. He had a crew of day
laborers and didn’t want to take a break as then they would as well (i.e.
the day laborers really worked hard and never complained). When he quit
for the day, he was soooo hot and dehydrated that he lost his balance and
could hardly walk. Not real smart for
another old guy for sure.
This is an
experience of my old friend, Deano from Danube, MN. He and I grew up together at Roseland, MN
(i.e. he’s an old friend a couple of ways for sure). His story--I was in the McDonald’s drive-through this morning and
the young lady behind me (i.e. about 35ish wiho had her hair in a pony tail
sticking out her Yankees baseball cap and driving her $76,000 all chromed out
4-wheel drive pu) leaned on her horn because I was taking too long to place
my order for my hot fudge sundae. “Take the high road,” I thought to
myself. So when I got to the first window I paid for her order along
with my own. The cashier must have told her what I'd done, because as we
moved up she leaned out her window and waved to me and mouthed "Thank
you.", obviously embarrassed that I had repaid her rudeness with a
kindness. When I got to the second window I showed them both receipts
and took her food too. Now she has to go back to the end of the line start
all over. Don't honk your horn at old people.
When drinking coffee at the shed deep in
Butler County in the middle of a huge massive corn field, a friend brought up
an individual that had their picture in the paper tooting him as a star. He asked me something and I said—He’s not a
star in my eyes. I don’t totally
dislike this person but surely they aren’t a star in my eyes (i.e. this
person has taken advantage of me tooooo many times and I can’t seem to forget
it). Many of you folks are stars in my
eyes and maybe never will get your picture in the paper or want it in the
paper (i.e. you are my kind of folks—folks with good hearts and don’t toot
your own horn and don’t really want your horn tooted). I admire you folks—keep it up—don’t get
discouraged when “stars in the paper” get glorified who maybe aren’t stars
(i.e. in your/my opinion). TommyClick says—I can use words/pictures to make
anyone a star even if they are not considered a star by most. Abraham Lincoln said—You can fool some of
the people all the time, all of the people some of the time but you can’t
fool all the people all the time. GeorgeTheCrook
(i.e. who some think is a lump of mud) says--Let’s face it folks—people are
really easy to fool. It doesn’t take a
rocket scientist to figure that out (e.g. there can be up to 8,000 folks at a
protest/demonstration/riot but other requirements are enforced like only one
person in a golf cart (i.e. what is good for the goose is good for the
gander). That is funny to me (i.e.
funnier that the comics in the paper to me) but I admit, I’m easily fooled
for sure. Is this a joke or are they serious? I need help here. I’m just a little ol’ farm boy from a mile
and a quarter south of Roseland, MN. And they are governors!!
Sooooo I stopped at Casey’s the other
night. The pizza gal was outside
smoking. I asked her if she liked her
job—I hate it—why—it’s tooooo stressful!
Soooo I made my purchase and asked the clerk if she is stressed
toooo—no, not really; only stressed about not having any money; my husband
divorced me at Christmas time and with the virus situation, it has been
really hard for me. I transferred from
Spencer to here to be with my boy and family who live here. I like that and it has been much better for
me, but I still don’t have any money.
A friend who is a long-time businessperson called me when I got home
and told me that the low income folks have really been hurt maybe the
worse. Many have lost their jobs
sometimes or have decreased hours because of the virus situation and or
riots. You tell me how this is all
going to play out will ya! I don’t have a clue.
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D.L. Moody once said—I have more
trouble with D.L. Moody than any other person I know. I think I can relate to Mr. Moody. Recently, I have been rejected once again
(i.e. I’m no virgin folks), but I think it might have been a blessing, maybe
(i.e. but I don’t know if it was intentional or just an accident). I have a friend who says that I’m toooo
sensitive and they might be right.
Maybe this rejection might just toughen me up and I will become more
independent, maybe. I might go in a different direction because of this
rejection which might be good for me or might be bad for me. Soooo there you go! I have a friend who, I think, is very
independent but very confident and also a very nice person (i.e. seems very
happy). I don’t know why they are this
way, but I would guess there are reasons.
Do you think I’m talking about you? I could be, maybe!
You ain’t seen nuttit yet! Here are some fun questions for you to
think about. I surely don’t know the
answers but as smart as some of you are, you will, maybe! haha
I like the Sunday School answers (i.e. they make sense to me). How many times does a person have to hear
something for them to believe it? Does
science fix everything which makes it the god of many folks? Is news manufactured for a purpose? Are
intelligent folks usually the first to believe things that aren’t true ‘cause
the other folks aren’t smart folks? Do those not-smart folks out there give a hang about the “proper” beliefs? Hating is reserved for media figures,
professionals, and older angry women—all know without a shadow of a doubt,
they are smarter than those who disagree with them. If we heard facts without someone else
telling us how to interpret them, what independent conclusions would we draw?
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Folks, sometimes I feel like Harold Macmilian, who was the British prime minister for nearly seven years who said—I am MacWonder one moment and MacBlunder the next!
Have a FUN
day my friends unless you have other plans. (-:
erv
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