atmosphere

I like the atmosphere of CO especially spending time with these characters.  They are something else let me tell ya! CO-OutdoorMtManJimBridger says—"The lure of the distant and the difficult is deceptive. The great opportunity is where you are.” I bought all our grandchildren a remote helicopter. They seemed to really like them; almost as much as their fathers haha).  ANYWAY, those helicopters seemed to change the atmosphere in their heads. Many gifts are over rated by the giver and some are under rated; ya just never know what the gift receiver will think.  Heather told me that some friends went to the home run derby as part of the all star baseball game in Coors Field here in Denver; they said--Now that wasn't over rated; it was really fun.

Soooo we took the helicopters to the school ground soooo we had a lot of room to learn. Buggy launched hers and the sucker took off and she hollered—it won’t listen to me!  The last we saw of it, the little sucker was going we think over the school building.  We looked and looked and even the principal and janitor went on the roof; no helicopter.  Buggy was upset that it happened and said—I really liked it Grandpa!  I told her that tomorrow we will laugh about it; things like this just happen (i.e. another opportunity for a lesson of life).  James went to get some groceries later in the afternoon and went back there and holy mackerel, it was on the sidewalk sitting perfect in a neighborhood about 100 yards away where buggy launched it; someone must have found it (i.e. we think probably) and put it on the sidewalk in hopes we would come back.  There are nice folks; you would have done the same. James said to the Buggy and Jimmer--Soooo there is a lesson—never give up. James thinks that we were operating both helicopers at the same time and the commands were confusing and conflicting. Could be.

BettyBeep says—I happen to feel that the degree of a person’s intelligence is directly reflected by the number of conflicting attitudes she can bring to bear on the same topic.  BettyBeep is confusing now isn’t she but this “It’s Saturday” is equally confusing let me tell you. Sooooooo there ya go! 

RickyRick says—"Change requires making choices. It’s not enough to dream of changing. It’s not enough to desire change. To change, you need to make a decision. You must choose to change. ‘Throw off your old sinful nature and your former way of life, which is corrupted by lust and deception.’ Ephesians 4:22.” Now changes can really change an atmosphere, oh ya (i.e. my opinion). Decisions have consequences and guess who gets to make the decisions! Hint, not your mother! ItchieBitchie says—Maybe it’s time to be in charge (i.e. just one little change); take an inspection of our lives and see what has to be changed.  Maybe an inspection and a resulting change could make our lives soooo much more enjoyable.  Could be! Such is life.

GeorgeTheCrook says--Sometimes there are some strategies that when we sit down and count the costs, we may simply find out that the war just isn’t worth it (i.e. toooo much to lose compared to tooooo little to gain). Actually I am sorta kinda in the middle of a situation like that right now.  GeorgeTheCrook says—I find it very hard to know when to stick to it or when to hang it up (i.e. know when to hold ‘em and when to fold ‘em)! Yikes! GeorgeTheCrook says--That can cause a headache for folks. Maybe you should ask your dog what she thinks; your dog might have more wisdom and common sense than you do (i.e. maybe you are toooo emotional to see the facts)! Could be!

My neighbor girl who is now has grown up works at The Pioneer Woman in OK.  Her mother told me that when they go down there to see her and visit the store (i.e. it's a destination place), all the ladies visiting are soooo happy.  The store is a “feel good place.”  It’s like a Disneyland for adult women. Even the guys standing around are somewhat happy because they like to see their women happy.  The store creates a happy, fun atmosphere.  Da! And then they spend money!!! It’s all about the money folks!!!

BillyBoy was asked if he is the worse golfer in their Friday morning group—no no I’m not but when 95-year old Charlie dies I will be. SusieQ says—We always seem to compare ourselves to the worst and the best.  Huh, interesting. Refocus or reload or recycle.  Time seems to slip away along with circumstances.  If we don’t guard against the effects, we gradually change (e.g. like gaining weight, we gain a little each year and before we know it, we are larger than we would like). I have an acquaintance, John (i.e. anybody can be a John) who weighs himself each day at the same time and if he gains one pound, he’s on it; it gets it off right now (i.e. does not let it get out of hand for sure). LuckieEddie says--To create the atmosphere we want takes discipline; sometimes we need to refocus or reload or recycle our thoughts.  Such is life.

WorldClassLarry, who can over analysis and over agonize, says--What are you waiting for; create the opportunity; don’t just wait for it to come to you. Throw those chips away and get your butt off the couch and let’s get going you lazy dog! Change the atmosphere. One really good way is to be appreciate others.  Ya, they might have some defects that you don’t like but they do have a lot of good stuff that you like also.  Besides, it will make them feel good and oh how it will make us feel good as well.  Myneighbordownthestreet says--Don’t be soooo darn critical about others. If they are critical about us, holy cow, they might not like us as we all surely have defects.  My mentor use to say to me—erv, we all have warts but some folks’ warts just aren’t visible. PrettyBetty says--Let’s just stripe you naked and see you in the buff!  Missperfect says—I prefer to leave my clothes on, thank you!

Oh, the atmosphere of our thoughts!  The old saying is—What you put in is what comes out.  I read this while eating my oatmeal with half a banana on it by Tony Dungy—“Whatever is evil, vengeful, lustful, tempting, or otherwise ungodly tends to stick in our minds or hearts and grows.  We need to be vigilant not to let that happen.”  Does that make sense to you? That is what I thought. Saturday question—What is the current atmosphere of your mind?

I went and saw some old friends (i.e. old in more ways than one) who I haven’t seen since before the pandemic (i.e. they were very careful and eluded the virus successfully).  We had a good conversation.  They are unique; he sleeps 4 hours a night, exercises seriously and reads stuff that a normal person would have not a clue what is going on.  I asked him if he can remember any of it—oh ya, most of it but I take notes, I have books of notes.  I asked his wife what she does—I watch Cubs baseball, we buy the Cubs channel and also the MLB channel, I like baseball.  These folks are like 90 years old. I have many unique friends which you folks are some! haha If you think these friends are unique, if we would know all about you guys, it would be a huge massive laugh for sure!! You would put the funniest home videos to shame! PotentialSpamRalph says—I will just take my uniqueness to my grave without anyone knowing them! Thank you!

A unique opportunity and then another unique opportunity.  What is going one here folks!  Crazy. I pray for opportunities, and that I may recognize them and have the courage to act on them but holy cow, these just feel in my lap.  Happenstance, na I don’t think soooooo folks!  ANYWAY, I was at Jessica father’s funeral.  Before the funeral at the reception, Jessica’s friend, MissM, (i.e. who came from Seattle to be with Jessica; that is the kind of person she is) talked to me. It wasn’t just a talk about how the weather is or how our tomatoes are growing, oh no, it was about life changing stuff that will impact her life for sure.  Such a good conversation that I totally enjoyed.  She and her husband got married in their late 30s, wanted children, but it wasn't working as they wanted.  They got an opportunity to adopt a child of her husband’s sister who was incapable of parenting.  They accepted and then soon after she became pregnant and recently, they were approached to be foster parents with maybe adoption of another of her children who is a 11-year-old boy which they did.  Wow!  And these folks are busy business executives with time consuming and demanding jobs.  We talked about some real important stuff, very life real stuff.  Then all of a sudden, our granddaughter, Charlie, age 11, tugs on my arm and says—Grandpa, are you going to just talk to MissM all the time and not talk to me. Wow! She and I sat down and talked maybe 15 minutes of about more very real-life stuff that pertained to her life.  Then she said she had to go.  Both of these gals are blessed to be a blessing!  No question to me. They blessed me, for sure.

When I arrived in Monmouth, IL, I greeted Chet and Jessica and Jessica said—It’s just not fair.  I said—It is not. About 2 years ago her Mom died (i.e. 61 and now her Daddy 65).  Yes, life isn’t always fair.  I would guess some of you can relate to “unfair life.” Recently I asked MissR, one of our local librarians, for a suggestion of a book to read.  She suggested Ordinary Grace by William Kent Krueger, a New York best seller book (i.e. many folks must like it).  I wasn’t really excited as I thought it was going to be a girly book; she said it wasn’t.  It pertained to unfair life and grace.  Not necessarily a religious book but about folks relating to unfair life and death in a novel form.  A good read, I think well written; entertaining and thought provoking to me.  Try it maybe.

I was playing golf with a friend on his home course in a scramble; he also lives on the course.  He says to me—this is a great atmosphere—what do you mean—just look how beautiful the course is and all the houses and amenities.  The folks are all happy and excited. It is a very nice place.  Sooooo what makes the atmosphere soooo cheerful—we decided that it has to do somewhat with affluence, intelligence, and attitude. It reminds me a lot of many of the 55+ communities in the south where snowbirds winter. A friend describes them as communities of happiness on steroids! Flip the pancake.  I was golfing in the old goats scramble the day before (i.e. I really enjoyed these guys as well).  A team in our group was two guys in their 50s who told us that the atmosphere in the church they attend is terrible—what’s the deal—there are folks who think they are better than the rest a.k.a. the holy elite huddle that messes the happy atmosphere up.  Ouchy ouchy!

It must have been the atmosphere at Tom’s funeral, the atmosphere created by Tom and Missy’s lives and their extended family as I really had soooo many meaningful conversations with many folks (i.e. some I knew a little and some I had never met before—really crazy).  Their families are really great and their friends are much like them it seems.  Does that make any sense? I think it does.

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

erv

MyFriendJean said—Evil thrives when good people do nothing.

The tip of the day comes from Mr. Consistence who owns the red shed deep in Grundy County—When watering your plants, draw the water the day before and let it sit a day before watering.  The chlorine gas will evaporate, and your plants will do better. I said—I never knew that—erv, where were you all your life—A lot of my life I was a mile and fourth south of Roseland, MN and the only thing we had in our water was rust and we let it settle to the bottom of the pail before we drank the water with a common dipper!