Disclaimer—As a friend told me— I keep the salt shaker handy
when I read “It’s Saturday” - you never know when you might need a grain of
salt! Soooo there you go, she has
figured me out. She is one smart person
and nice toooo, a real person with a good heart, my kind of person (i.e. she is
from Wichert). All the girls from Wichert are that way)! Her husband, Bill, is one lucky guy (i.e. he
married right)! ANYWAY, sooooo take that salt thing into consideration when
reading this “It’s Saturday.” Remember
folks, I’m just an average guy from Butler, Co, IA. To prove that point, last Saturday Rookie, my
8-year old grandson, corrected me; he told me I pronounced picture wrong, I
pronounce it like pitcher!
The word blurb came about when someone wrote something about
a book and then it was printed in the back cover of the book. I think about a blurb more of an
advertisement or short write-up. What do
you think of about when the word blurb is used?
One of George Bernard Shaw burbs was—I never resist
temptation because I have found that things that are bad for me do not tempt
me. WorldClassLarry says—George Bernard
Shaw, you stay in your lane and I’ll stay in mine and we will get along just
fine.
If you would be asked to write a blurb about
yourself would you be very accurate with your description of yourself or would
you make yourself better than what you are by enhancing yourself or would you
be a mugrumper (i.e. mug on one side of the fence and your rump on the other)? A friend went to a friend’s funeral and when
the pastor got done eulogizing her friend, she wondered if she was at the right
funeral! Yikes! Another friend and her
husband had their burial plots at the local cemetery but when JackTheWomanizer
was buried next to her plot they traded plots.
She didn’t want to lay by JackTheWomanizer for every. She said—Everyone knows he was a big
womanizer (i.e. his blurb) and folks all would talk about JackTheWomanizer for
sure. She couldn’t handle having
JackTheWomanizer laying next to her even though his head stone would probably
say he was such a great guy.
This is more a burp than a blurb. They sound someone alike but are completely
different. A pickleball buddy (i.e.
about 70ish) was telling us that he enjoys being alone more than he ever
has. He said he use to enjoy cocktail
parties but now won’t go to any of them—I get tired of people trying to impress
each other and besides I heard all those stories about 50 times. Soooo, is that aging or wisdom or both? I heard a speaker say recently questioning if
we are ambitiously trying to live a purposeful, useful quiet life or an
ambitious nosy, banging life to become more important (i.e. like to be in the center
ring of the circus)? I know folks in
both categories; yes I do. Which ones do
you think most folks enjoy being around the most? Bingo! Folks, we all need to learn how to
land the plane at some time! I listened to a speaker who talked about us being
SteadyEddies. That meaning, steady in our
thinking and the way we act for a long time.
A person who hasn’t been tested (e.g. a FastEddie, a flash in the pan or
is it a flash in the pants) has not been proven but a person who has been
proven for years, well, that’s another story (i.e. they are probably the real
deal—they wear a big cowboy hat and actually have cattle).
I
read this while eating my oatmeal with half a banana on it—“Psychologists have
verified what Genesis taught us millennia ago: we were created for connection.
Hardwired into our very DNA, our greatest need as human beings is to be known
and loved. Tragically, this is matched by our greatest fear—to be known and
rejected! Genesis emotional dichotomy mirrors the human condition we have
struggled with since the garden. On the one hand, we yearn for love that offers
wholehearted, unrequited fulfillment, yet simultaneously we tremble at the
merest hint of rejection.” JoeSixPack
says—Now, that is a blurb about everyone, I think. That might be a reason who it is soooooo hard
for many to be humble.
If I follow the news and if I am around
our local environment, I realize that it appears that some folks who are the
opposite of humble seem to be get a lot of glory and succeed. That can really hurt me (i.e. maybe more
upset me) sometimes. I just dislike to
see evil wining and it seems like it does.
But does it really in the long run?
RickyRick says—"Wise people remain humble. Humility and
teachability go together. Be humble or you’ll stumble. Humility begins by
simply realizing you’re not God. Whenever you get stressed, repeat this to
yourself: ‘God is God, and I’m not. God is God, and I’m not. God is God, and
I’m not.’ That’s humility. People who aren’t humble think they’re God or have
ultimate control. The Bible says, ‘God resists the proud, but gives grace
to the humble.’ When you’re successful, it’s much easier to fall hard than it
is to maintain your success. We tend to get proud and forget about God, and
success crumbles when we do that. If you’ve found yourself in that situation,
the first step to take is absolutely critical. The Bible says, ‘Consider
how far you have fallen! Repent and do the things you did at first. If you
repent, I will come to you.’ Pride blinds us—and so does the spotlight. This is
why people who’ve seen some success in life need to go home and change some
diapers, mow their own lawns, and wash their own dishes. When you have some
success, make sure you keep in touch with your roots so you don’t miss the
warning signs of a fall.” JoeBlow says.
Yabut erv, it’s soooo easy to get cocky and arrogant!
SusieQ, who is more than just a pretty face, says--Much has been written about the benefits of
strong relationships. People are healthier, live longer, and are generally
happier if they have strong friendships. Strong relationships are beneficial
for helping and encouraging each other. Recently I played golf with three guys
that are long-time friends. We try to do
this a couple times each year. After we
got done, we had a beer together and teased each other and told stories about
each other for another hour (i.e. we seem to really enjoy each others’
company. They told me a story of one of
their golf buddies that bought a hamburger at a convenience store and walked
out without paying. The sheriff
department arrested him at the golf course.
His buddies teased him and called him the hamburgerizer! For some of you that might sound cruel but
that is just great friendship. That is their way of showing they like him. They didn’t shy away from him.
I was at the Cedar Falls Bible Conference recently when the
speaker, Joe Rigney, talked about suffering.
He said, we suffer when we can’t have what we want and we suffer when
something is taken away from us. He said
that one of the very common ways folks act when suffering is to isolate
themselves from others; just what they should not do. And what do others do around folks who are
suffering? You are right, separate
themselves from them. Yikes. And sometimes folks say the strangest things
to folks who are suffering which makes the person suffering not want to see
others again forever. That just want
them to go home, cry, sleep, eat, drink, etc.
and become more depressed. Yikes! JoeBlow says—When I was really suffering, I
found out who my friends were. I told
some of Arlene’s friends when she was getting pretty bad a.k.a. ugly—You don’t
have to come and see her if you don’t want; I understand. They said—We are Arlene’s friends and we are
going to see her to the end and they did.
Wow! That was uplifting to
me. For sure!
I think that churches are very important in helping folks
who are suffering (i.e. church is the people).
If they don’t, then there is a problem in the church (i.e. my opinion). If they don’t put their actions or money
where their mouths are, it’s not good. CadillacJack
says--It’s not good when my golf buddies are more caring than the church folks.
AverageJoe says--Disneyland is known as “The Happiest Place on Earth.” They
offer more than rides. They offer an experience. Everything that happens
there is part of the plan to give you that experience of happiness. In a Forbes magazine
article, communication specialist Carmine Gallo describes the process Disney
uses in order to train their employees to be “Assertively Friendly.” They will
go the extra step to extend themselves to you before you ask for help. Such is life.
ItchieBitchie says—It’s just propaganda, that’s all it is
for sure. The news media or for that matter any one can make a person look real
bad or real good even when they aren’t real good or real bad. It’s done all the time. I guess they do that to make themselves or
what they want to look better. It might
not even be close to what the truth is of the person they are talking
about. They use blurbs that are just marginal
truth and maybe are just one little slice of a person’s life and leave out a
million blurbs of the good or bad side of a person. It’s done all the time. And some suckers seem to believe it. Why I ask. I really wonder if our past
environment or current environment (i.e. both good or bad) affects who we are
and what we are. I wonder if we get
programmed and we don’t even know it (e.g. if we are bitter about something).
We seem to live in a “Headline society.” The Iowa football program was investigated
for maybe some bad stuff. The
independent research interviewed 200 ex-football players. 98% were positive and 2% or 4 players were
negative if I have it correct. What does
the media write about? You guessed it, the
4 players (i.e. and God only knows what their agendas are or if they are
accurate). Now that takes the cake.
AverageJoe, is smarter than the average dog, says—erv, you
gotta have a platform to stand on or no one will listen to ya. If you are the 4th string senior
linebacker who has never been in the game, you can talk all you want but no one
will probably listen to you (i.e. even though you might be way smarter than the
lippy star with an issue). But if you
are the star running back, folks might listen to ya. Sooooo if you are JoeSwamp who lives in the
Big Marsh deep in Butler Co and says something about grace, probably no one
will listen to ya. But if you are Martin
Luther and say this, folks will probably listen to ya—This grace of God is a
very great, strong, mighty and active thing.
It does not lie asleep in the soul.
Grace hears, leads, drives, draws, changes, works and lets itself be
distinctly felt and experienced. It is
hidden but its works are evident.
A golf buddy/friend told me while I was riding in his cart
recently that his granddad volunteered during WW I and fought in the trenches
in France. His father volunteered, when
his wife was pregnant, during WW II and fought in the Battle of the Bulge and
he, himself, was in the military. He is
very upset that a few of folks are trying to destroy seemingly everything they
fought for. He is really hurt. And what does the media report—All about the
few folks who are seemingly trying to destroy America. I don’t get it. I don’t.
The guyfromnorthoftown says—Well folks, mash those potatoes!!!!
Sooooo I’m curious, how many grans of salt did you need
while reading this “It’s Saturday?” That
is what I thought. You maybe had to
refill the salt shaker!
Have a FUN day my friends unless you have other plans. (-:
erv
MyFriendJean says—Lead by example.
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