enough is enough

Don’t take this “It’s Saturday” the wrong way!  But you probably won’t maybe like it the right way either!  Maybe you just won’t like it! ANYWAY, I will pass you the left over Christmas cookies and the fudge; I know you will like them!

MyNeighborDownTheStreet, who wants it all, says—Never let success get to your head; never let failure get to your heart. TommyTomSmart, who had a rough ride in 2020, says—If you have had a bad result, concentrate on the next event; do not worry about what has already happened; it cannot be changed. SusieQ, who doesn’t overreact toooo often, says—We all have had success and gotten the big head and we all have had a bad result and wallowed in the dirt.  We are all experienced (i.e. we are all experts).  Do we ever say—enough is enough of that stkin’ thinkin’!

A friend tells me that she likes to get up and wake up slowly (i.e. really enjoys her morning routine).  I know some of you get up and hit the decks a runnin’!  Yes, we are all different (i.e. we seem to be wired differently). For sure.  I have realized that living alone, I have changed.  I have no responsibility to others and can do things how I, big on the I, want to do them and at the pace I want to do them and when I want to do them.  There is some pleasure in this. I see from folks who have been living alone for a long time how they become very independent.  Saturday question—Are you an independent person and set in your ways?

Heather and James treat me soooo good when I visit them here in CO for Christmas.  One thing that I really enjoy doing as part of my morning routine is drinking coffee spiked with some Bailey’s Irish Cream while talking with family (i.e. I don’t buy Bailey’s Irish Cream as it’s too expensive I think, but they do it for me).  They treat me like a king. Yes, I am a hypocrite, no question.  I try to stay away from high profile situations in trying to not get the virus at home but here I go and fly to CO to be with family for Christmas (i.e. $97 round trip flight, I couldn’t pass it up--haha).  It’s like this folks; my doctor asked me while giving me my Medicare Wellness physical this week—erv, are you going to get vaccinated when you have the opportunity—yes I am—I think it’s a good idea erv, the positive side sure outweighs the risk.  Soooo that is how I fell about flying to CO to be with family (i.e. good for me and good for them). This is my opinion of course! Your opinion and choice might be different. I respect your view and opinion. You might be right and I might be wrong.  It won’t be the first time, for sure. Such is life.

Warning--False positive and false negative results could occur (e.g. the virus test says, you don’t have the virus but you might, or you have the virus but you don’t or it’s undermined).  Keep that in mind!  Sometimes we can also read our emotions wrong, we read them the way we want them to be and maybe not the way realty really is.  Yikes, that can get a person in a lot of trouble, for sure. JoeBlow says—I have been there and done that. I say--Never again but then I go ahead and do it again.  I’m crazy! JoeBlow, it appears that after we have been burnt several times, we have a tendency tooooo think through things more, we don’t jump to a conclusion quite soooo fast, MAYBE! So far, I haven’t learned yet to say enough is enough but I’m sure I will soon, like when I get to be 100! haha

I have found myself becoming much more relaxed and don’t do things as fast and as impulsive as I use tooooo.  I feel more like I see a mountain man acting (i.e. just hunkering down in their own little world, masked up and letting their hair grow out).  I, for the most part, have no place to go and time means nuttin to me.  I seem to be adjusting to the slower pace (i.e. for the most part).  I think when I am alone it is easy to get this way (i.e. besides, I for the most part, have no choice).  Maybe our whole culture is becoming much more individualized and we are becoming loners.  Could be.  If some of you are introverted, you might like this lifestyle (i.e. this is right up your alley). Maybe we’ll all become mountain folks (i.e. moving farther up in our imaginary mountains).  MissPerfect says--As long as I have my dogs, a government check, a TV to watch the news, a computer with Wi-Fi, social media and amazon, a big box of chocolate what more does a person really need anyway.  Saturday question—Do you think folks will get to a point when they will say—enough is enough, I cannot live this way any longer! OneSmartPerson says—Things got to get really bad before folks will change and things aren’t bad enough yet (i.e. for the most part we have it pretty darn good—so far, it’s just an inconvenience for most).  Look around folks, things aren’t really that bad (e.g. grandparents don’t have to go to soccer games when it’s cold that most don’t want to go to anyway but feel obligated tooooo). Theladynorthoftown says—Now I have a very pleasant excuse for not going to social events that I never liked to go to in the first place but felt obligated to go tooooo—I just now say, it’s the virus! I would rather sit under my blankie and watch some dumb TV program. The virus can be used in a variety of ways! I texted a friend (i.e. KenTheMN-Engineer) and asked him if they are in AZ—We flew down here weeks ago; no virus; life is good!

I’m not a huge Facebook fan but do follow it some.  I was really impressed by a friend who has become a business executive, a mature mother and wife, and vocal about her faith (i.e. seems to be a well-rounded person). I was good friends of her parents particularly of her Daddy.  They would be sooo proud of her.  I mean really proud.  This is what she posted on Facebook. My friend, if you read this, I tooooo am proud of you.

Recently we had snow over night.  It was early Saturday morning and my neighbor was out cleaning his drive before it was light.  I text him--No question Duane (i.e. that was his late Daddy’s name who was always Jonny- on-the- spot and early), you are the fastest snowblower in the neighborhood! His response--Isn’t it strange how we are products of our environment.

A super senor friend told me recently that her and her sister early on didn’t want to be like their parents—why I asked—they really didn’t ever seem to enjoy life.  She also told me that her sister was much more intelligent than she was but never applied her ability or used her intelligence. She didn’t think she was ever very happy; her intelligence seemed to be a problem to her.  Now there is some first-hand wisdom!  You may glen the meaning from that wisdom any way you want. Einstein said—The difference between stupidity and genius is that genius has its limits.

YaBut, I have friends who have been extremely paranoid about protecting themselves from getting the virus germs.  They would hardly go out of their house, no social contact with anyone, wouldn’t talk to neighbors, had groceries delivered, wiped everything off constantly, washed their hands all the time. They did this since the virus started.  That was until Christmas when they went to a Christmas family get-to-gather of 25+ folks from multiple states a.k.a. a superspreader.  Soooooo folks do change. I guess they said--Enough is enough! Humans are crazy! For sure! Yabut, they said all the folks were mainly family!  Da! Well, if you don’t like the results of the rules or if the rules affect your convenience, money or power, then change the rules. Da!

We’re all kinda sorta the same and we’re all kinda sorta different.  Our bodies are pretty much the same but look different for sure.  Yabut our minds are sorta kinda alike but pretty much different. For sure. I am amazed how many of you eat oatmeal; I know because you tell me.  I am also amazed how it seems all of us prepare it differently (i.e. a thousand different ways) and put different stuff on top (i.e. some make it taste way good but high in calories).  I like the steel cut oatmeal (i.e. they say it’s easier to digest) that comes in a little packet, add water equal to a line on the packet, put in microwave for 2.5 minutes, then put a little skim milk on top and my half banana.  Bingo! Some of you say—That sounds terrible!  I have had several friends tell me that they eat oatmeal like 5 or 6 days a week and the other day or two, they eat something else (i.e. enough is enough). Each their own! For sure! Are you folks going partying on New Years Eve?  “At every party there are two kinds of people – those who want to go home and those who don’t. The trouble is, they are usually married to each other.” – Ann Landers

If we would write of the situation in America today or if someone would write about current America 100 years from now, I think the stories might be different. They usually are. Many reasons but for sure we are living it now and the person 100 years from now would not be and only writing about what they read about it and the effects of it. Also, the emotions would be way different and the imagination of the two writers would be different. Probably the seniero would be the same if we would write about our past families.  It’s like how we feel compared to how we imagined we would have felt to how it actually was. There are no stimuli (e.g. media to manipulate us or brainwash us), it would be actual factual history (i.e. maybe skewed a little). As it is said—We are living history; everyone has and are.  The year 2020 probably will have some interesting history, maybe. Soooo drive a stake in the ground as a bench mark to determine if things are better or worse in 5 years or 10 years or 20 years. Maybe even our lives will change in 5 years or 10 years or 20 years. Could be! Some of us will probably be pushing up daisies! Now that will be a change!

A super senor called me recently and asked if I could come over and have coffee with her. Of course I could.  We have become good, trusted friends through the years.  ANYWAY, she told me—At my age I can say about almost anything; folks at my age are all considered senile!  We laughed! She isn’t senile folks but is as sharp as a tack!  I just poke fun of her.  But I agreed with her, some younger folks think all old folks are senile and treat them that way.  SappySap says—YaBut, many older folks are senile and besides erv, you are an old person making that decision who probably are senile yourself.  ANYWAY, my friend and I had a most delightful conversation.  When I was leaving, she told me that she hasn’t laughed this hard for months.  Maybe she is senile as I don’t think I look that funny!

Well, enough is enough! Besides, it’s Saturday morning and that was the time my Daddy, Chester, and I would clean out the chicken house on the ol’ farm a mile and fourth south of Roseland, MN. Do any of you remember the smell of the chicken house?  Have we come a long way or what! When I was maybe 8-10 years old, I had a Daisy bb gun.  I could buy a package of maybe 50 bbs from Amerman Hardware (i.e. just north of Dykema Grocery) in downtown Old Roseland for 5 cents.  My Mom, Anna, would tell me if I broke an egg, it was almost the same as one package of bbs.  Soooo the price of eggs haven’t really gone up that much compared to other stuff. As a kid I could buy a candy bar at Dykema Grocery for a nickel and now it’s a dollar 81 at Casey’s.

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

erv

MyFriendJean said—Doing your best is more important than being the best.