Bobby Thomson’s famous home run—“the shot heard ‘round the world”—lifted the New York Giants over the Brooklyn Dodgers in 1951 and has become one of the most dramatic moments in sports history. Legend has it that the guy who threw the pitch, Ralph Branca, had just been told by a teammate, “Whatever you do, don’t throw it up and it.” So where did Branca throw it? Up and in. That happens often. Tony Dungy says--Whatever we focus on, whether it’s positive or negative, tends to come true for us. I don’t get it but yet I do.
Sooooo I was coming back from AZ going down I-25 just south
of Denver at 75 mph in a middle lane of very busy four lanes when all of a sudden,
a white pickup come up from my left and side swipes me. We pull over and call the CO Highway
Patrol. The officer did his report and
asked me what happened, I told him and he said the other person will say it was
your fault, it is very typical, the insurance companies tell their insureds not
admit fault. That is exactly what happened.
Soooo it looks like we will each pay our damage. Mine is about $4,000 with a $1,000 deductible. I told a friend about this, and he said—If I
was at fault, I would admit it. Saturday
question—Would you admit fault if you were at fault? I get it but yet I don’t. The other person and I both felt that we were
very fortunate as it could have been a huge massive accident and we could have
been seriously hurt, and hurt others as well.
ANYWAY, I have been told that ATVs, UTVs, and side x sides are really
hard to get. Like maybe a 6 month wait
on an order but if you pay $1,000 more you can get them quicker. It’s only another $1,000. Folks are willing to pay it I have been told.
Folks want them and want them now. Sooooo there you go! I don't get it but yet I do!
I don’t get it but yet I do! An acquaintance died and I’m sure the pastor said nice stuff at the funeral. Why not, probably a big giver to the church. I have this nasty taste in my mouth of them. They told me years ago that they changed churches to go to this church because they needed to be around high-income folks to make more money. I’m not making this up, oh no, they told me this direct. Tony Dungy says—“When I was coach of the Indianapolis Colts, we evaluated a lot of draft prospects coming out of college. Sometimes a player would have plenty of experience, talent, and skills and would perfectly fit a need on our team. But in spite of all these qualifications, we still wouldn’t draft him if we had written DNDC next to his name (i.e. Do Not Draft [because of] Character). You will never lose by emphasizing character over results in the long run.” WorldClassLarry, who is more of a chooser than an accuser or an excuser, says—A few bad characters can surely mess up the image of a company or a church or a family; actually, more than the image, the chemistry as well. It’s all about the money folks. I learned in the sermon last Sunday that they threw Jonah overboard!!!!!
A friend was telling me recently about a job he had some 20+ years ago while in college (i.e. he had a connection). He worked for a high-end country club. He would help set up banquets, weddings, meetings etc. They did it all from setting up tables, setting the place setting, folding the napkins and complete arrangement to serving the meal and then taking it all down afterwards (i.e. sometimes doing two in one day). He would many times work from 6 a.m. to maybe 1 a.m. the next day he said. It was very hard work, but he made a ton of money. These workers got a fixed gratuity of 20% of the total cost plus also cash tips from the guests. Now these were high-end folks and he said that the little old ladies were very generous. He had to do two things—Work hard and be nice and polite a.k.a. character.
I get it but I don't!
A friend down the street told me that she tells her adult kids actually
what she thinks even if they don’t like it.
“They need to know how I think.
It’s okay. We get along fine by
me doing that even if we don’t agree. I
don’t do this to my friends or my grandkids or my son’s wives, but I do it to
my boys. They know exactly how I think and feel.” I have another friend who
told me recently that she gets disappointed in that most of their adult
children as they don’t seem to care much about them. They hardly ever ask questions about their
lives. They act like we just aren’t
around. Soooo do you think she should
tell her adult kids how she feels? I had a grandmother tell me that some of their
adult children and grandchildren don’t seem to be very appreciative at all to a
point she wonders if she will give them anymore gifts. She feels like she has had enough. Should she tell her family how she feels?
Flip the pancake. I would guess there
are children and grandchildren who feel this as well about their parents and
grandparents. There are some of you who
solve the problem by just not caring about each other—done! Or some who don’t
even know who their parents, grandparents, children and grandchildren are. Or
some of you who have experienced death in your families and no longer have them
around and wish you did. Also, there are maybe some of you that have almost
near perfect relationships. Sooooo there
you go.
Have a FUN day my friends unless you have other plans. (-:
erv
MyFriendJean said—Life is like playing a violin solo in
public and learning the instrument as you go along.
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