In the movies, the villain is
being chased by the hero, and he approaches a “road closed” sign. He hops out
of his car and moves the sign in front of the open road. He then drives off,
confident that the good guy will take the wrong turn. And how did the movie end. Of course, the
good guy does something special and wins. Of course. And the crowd goes wild! In real life the
ending isn’t always that way but many times it is. Saturday question—Have you ever had anything
special happen to you? For me, unexpected tragedy and unexpected special great
things that happen to me are very humbling. Very!
As our guides said many times—It could be true, or it might
not be true; there is a lot of tradition and superstition that are passed on
from soooooo many centuries. Some traditions and superstitions even seem unbelievable.
Some are as old as the antiquities in Greece and Turkey (i.e. layers and
layers of civilizations built on top of each other, like 9 layers—now that is a
lot of centuries folks). Sooooo you decide what is true and what isn’t in this
“It’s Saturday.” You might have different special thoughts based on your
past environment or your current environment.
Of course. Many of you folks are meticulous special folks, my opinion. Special folks
do things differently, they just don’t go through the motions like kicking the
same can down the same street. LuckieEddie says--Special folks don’t play slop but play call
shot!
I was invited to our son and family’s place
for Father’s Day. I occasionally ask our
son to order something for me using their Amazon Prime account sooo I can save
a few bucks on shipping. He does it but
never seems tooooo excited about doing it (i.e. an inconvenience to him I
think). Sooooo guess what I got from
them for a gift on Father’s Day. You are right. A year’s subscription to Amazon
Prime (i.e. I’m special). That is soooo
funny to me. Soooo driving home I
thought about something else pertaining to prime. In a relationship with a woman, do I want to
be “the prime man,” “the junior back burner man” or “the hybrid man?” There seems to be good and bad in all
three. It’s nice to be the prime man and
not be second fiddle but being a junior back burner man there is less
responsibility in a relationship. Can
there be such a thing as a hybrid man? Maybe it might depend a lot on the
attitude of the woman. Could be, I don’t
know. They might have the same feelings. Now that I am Amazon Prime, I have no
idea how much stuff I will buy. The more I buy, the more I’ll save! I really think I will shop more online! Why not? I got free shipping! I’m prime!
We were sitting on their deck having Father’s Day brunch
(i.e. one of my favorite places to sit and visit). My Waukee family were
delayed on their vacation by a flight cancellation soooooo they went to Top
Gun: Maverick. On vacation they
discussed what each of them would have as call names like what the top guns
gave to each other like Rooster, Iceman, Coyote, Warlock, Cyclone, Hangman,
Maverick, Phoenix, Payback, Harvard, Fritz, Hondo, Hammer, Fanboy, and Bob which
described them. Rookie was given the
call name JunkMan and Charlie was given Rainbow. I asked them what they thought my call name
should be, Rookie said Wrinkle! Soooo
there you go! From the mouth of a nine-year-old boy.
DoctorJ says—"Many of the older
translations of the Bible used the word peculiar to describe the
people of God. Newer versions update the language, telling Christians
that they are a special people.” And yet…A. W. Tozer wrote, “A real
Christian is an odd number anyway. He feels supreme love for One whom he has
never seen, talks familiarly every day to Someone he cannot see, expects to go
to heaven on the virtue of Another, empties himself in order to be full, admits
he is wrong so he can be declared right, goes down in order to get up, is
strongest when he is weakest, richest when he is poorest and happiest when he feels
worst. He dies so he can live, forsakes in order to have, gives away so he can
keep, sees the invisible, hears the inaudible and knows that which passes
knowledge.” Christians are meticulous special alright!
I think that how we are educated (i.e. by formal education
or street educated) has a lot to do with how we think and how compatible we are with different ideas. What do you
think. Like an accountant and an entrepreneur
probably don’t think alike. A scientist
and a preacher, not the same more than likely. Management and employees seem to
think differently. Democrats and Republicans don’t seem to agree and have
different ideas. An attorney and a salesperson. An engineer and a truck
driver. A nurse and a pawn shop owner. Maybe even a man and a woman. A banker and a new motorcycle owner who has
no money. It appears to me that folks look at things differently. A teacher or a business executive. A farmer and a factory worker. A government employee than a sole business proprietor. Many,
even the rich and the poor. A Christian
than a nonbeliever. And they all seem to think they are right. But are they? We sure seem to have a
hodgepodge of thoughts and beliefs alright. Where did they all come from
anyway? I started with the thoughts of
Chester and Anna on the farm a mile and fourth south of Roseland, MN and went
from there!
I learned from our guides and locals that Turkey and Greece get along okay socially and religiously but have differences politically. It goes back to their war they fought against each other in 1919-1922 and about allies they had back then and even now. It's very complicated and still is, I was told it is about land (i.e. basically the islands). There are still tensions of sorts between the countries and that is why there is the old statement--If Italy attacked Turkey from the rear would Greece help?
Talked to an ol’ college friend this week. He told me—erv, I feel like Lazarus. One day I could hardly walk dragging my leg,
couldn’t go up stairs, my shoulders hurt really bad, couldn’t get my arms above
my head and my who body just really hurt.
I woke up one morning and it’s all gone. I feel like I’m 20 years old.
It’s a miracle erv, a miracle. I can’t
explain it. BUT now I have to quit using bad language around the house as …my wife, is now mimicking me and goes
around the house and says the same bad language (i.e. his wife is compromised
by dementia). It’s not pretty but kind of funny! Her favorite is son….! I
wonder why he takes the Lord’s name in fain and uses other bad language. I’m going to ask him, yes I am. There must be a reason.
BadCreditPeteandDorthy were
denied a loan by SmartBankerTom for their new hot tub.
He told them that they defaulted on their
camper loan and their motorcycle loan and the bank will not make another loan
to you.
No problem, they went to their
old, easy grandma with dementia, and she gave them a loan.
While eating my oatmeal with half a banana on
it, I read what JimmieJim wrote in his Monday Manna—“Don’t loan money to
friends or family. The worst form of ‘help’ is to co-sign a note. Ancient
wisdom from the Bible’s book of Proverbs compares co-signing a note to a bird
caught in a snare, warning of its potential dangers: ‘My son, if you have
put up security for a friend’s debt or agreed to guarantee the debt of a
stranger – if you have trapped yourself by your agreement…swallow your pride;
go and beg to have your name erased…. Save yourself like a gazelle escaping
from a hunter, like a bird fleeing from a net’ (Proverbs 6:1-5).
Forty percent of people who co-sign for a
friend or family member end up costing themselves money; even worse, 30 percent
find it has damaged the relationship.” If you want to be a special person, my
opinion, I think it would be best to give them a gift (i.e. a true gift has no
strings attached; if strings are attached then it’s a business deal) but make
sure you treat all family members the same or if you don’t it’s ouchy ouchy
(i.e. now that’s another can of worms)! OneWisePerson says--Money is always a
problem if you don’t have it or if you have it! Oh, the love of money! Oh for
Pete’s sake! ItchieBitchie says—Yabut, ya gotta have it! The average income in
Greece is $24k and is heavily taxed (i.e. very large national debt).
And many don’t have jobs and many who have
jobs work 4-days a week. Our guide said—It’s not good! Many rely on their
parents who are very frugal and live in the country. Tip of the day comes from
a golf buddy—On the 8
th fairway he told me that he doesn’t give
money to his kids until they can prove to me that they can manage their own
money.
SweetAuntieGrace who put her skin in the game, says—Many family
members make big mistakes by loaning money to family; I was one of them. Poof, it was gone! Ouchy
ouchy! NiceUncleRay says—I made loans to family members and it worked out
great.
Ya just got to pick out the right
family members!
haha
A golf buddy told me that his wife is very meticulous special and
cleans the house that way. I try to help
her vacuum. I vacuum the living room that
no one ever goes in. I have to do it
every week. I don’t do a very good job
as what’s the use. She said to me—I
didn’t hear the vacuum run very long, you must not have done a very good
job. Sooooo now I do a fast job and let
the vacuum run and go and do something else.
Sooooo far it has worked! This friend is a hoot! He makes me laugh. He is a real person with a good heart. My kind of person. But he fools his wife!
And
you think you have problems. The Ottoman Sultans who ruled the Turkish Muslim
Empire would live in a palace on a compound.
He would have multiple wives, a bunch of kids and 200+ concubines.
He would have maybe 300 slaves/guards/soldiers
to protect him and from being overthrown (i.e. nuttin different than today).
He had many many slaves to do all the
work.
Now that is a lot of faces to feed
and to keep happy. I bet some days he scratched his head! He used a very simple
and effective old management method—If he didn’t like anyone for any reason, he
had them killed (i.e. this business management plan is still used some today). WildWilly
says--Holy Schmidt! Is that bad language?
How about holy cow? Harry Carry was famous for his frequently exclaimed
catchphrase “Holy Cow!” when the Cubs hit a home run or turned a difficult play
on field. Caray also avoided any risk of mis-calling a home run, using
what became a trademark home run call: "It might be ... it could be ... it
IS! A home run! Holy cow!" I always enjoyed hearing it as probably many of
you did toooo (i.e. it made me smile). But some might say, we are all going to
hell!
Have a FUN day my friends unless you have other plans. (-:
erv
MyFriendJean said—Music washes away from the soul the dust
of everyday life.
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