it ain't what it looks like

How do you know if this “It’s Saturday” is even written by me?  Maybe it’s ChatGPT or language based on OpenAI a.k.a. robot artificial intelligence.  Maybe it ain’t what it looks like.  SusieQ who is a high octane person, says—C’mon on erv, we can tell!

I was sorta kinda watching a person for sometime from a distance. It seemed like this person looked perfect or near perfect.  After some time, I met this person close up.  This person wasn’t near as impressive as I thought they were.  I was really disappointed! My distant impression was way wrong. They weren't what they looked like from a distance let me tell ya!

Magnus Carlsen, 32, of Norway is one of history’s greatest chess players. He earned the title of grandmaster when only thirteen and became World Chess Champion in his early twenties. Carlsen claims he can see fifteen moves ahead and sometimes twenty. If so, he must be a genius, for that many moves involves a lot of possible variations. I contend that if a person who is intelligent, smart, has a good personality a.k.a. chiasma and has a good heart; now that is a quite a person.  BUT if they lack a good heart all the other qualities are pretty much useless!  Now that is my opinion.  I think, my opinion, is that character must become before charisma.  What do you think?  That is what I thought! Saturday question—Sooooo what’s a good heart do you think?

I ran into this person one evening in the park by accident; happenstance, na I don’t think soooo! ANYWAY they sent me this text later--"After we encountered each other tonight, I stood for a long time, gazing at the moon, and feeling deep thankfulness for life, for very special friends like you." This person qualifies to be a great person with a good heart (i.e. my opinion).  It sure looks that way to me. I think being grateful is a great quality.  What do you think?  That is what I thought.

A person said to me the other day—erv, do you believe that!  I said—I seem not to know what to believe these days; nuttin surprises me anymore! The cacti in the AZ Sonoran Desert can look pretty harmless from a distance but they have protection with their spines (i.e. a major defense).  It ain’t what it looks like! Even pretty roses have thorns to protect themselves (i.e. even if they are sexy red).  AverageJoe who slips into neutral occasionally, says—Ya gotta protect yourself from predators, you just got tooooo! Soooo how do we do that?  Well, most folks after they have been burnt one or more times, become leery of other folks’ actions and talk.  We ask ourselves, what is their real motive (i.e. we have our antenna up alright). Is that person real or a fake we wonder.  We test the water! We don’t jump in with both feet! And even at that, sometimes we get stung (i.e. they ain’t what they look like).  Ouchy ouchy! It’s really too bad that we get to a point that we don’t trust others, at least very fast!  We are very suspicious of them! And maybe we should be! MissPerfect who has a lot of faith in her brain, says—My boyfriend was way different after the honeymoon was over let me tell ya!  Okay, did you interpret that in that he was much better or much worse?  That is what I thought. Your thoughts probably are based on your past environment or your current environment.  

It says at the end of Ecclesiastes--And the conclusion of the matter is to fear God and keep His commandments, that is the chief end of man.  Soooo what does "fear God" mean to you?  Many interpret it to mean to have awe of God.  I like that.  Soooo what does awe mean then. I recently was told by a great friend—erv, don’t get cocky now!  Think about that advice. That is pretty powerful and applicable to my life.  Usually when I get cocky nuttin good happens.  At least for me! Such is life!

A Wooo Hoooo! Have you ever just been in the right place at the right time?  Like somethings just fall in your lap and you have no idea why?  Or as a friend, Jim, anybody can be a Jim, says—Happenstance, na, I don’t think soooo erv! I had that happen to me recently, AGAIN, and it was an “are you kidding me experience!” What did I do to deserve this special gift! It was just what it looked like, unbelievable in a massive huge gigantic portion! NutbagRalph says—erv, it’s not magic, it just feels that way; well, zip-a-dee-doo-dah! Well, waltzing Matilda!  That is all I can say.  A new senor couple who I have had the opportunity to be meet told us how they met. He said that they were on a dating service and she was his 31^st date soooooo he calls her “#31!” What a hoot! They seem very happy and have been married for 10 years. Happenstance, na, I don't think soooooo!

GeorgeTheCrook, who is a total package for negative marketing, says--It's hard when you don’t know what you don’t know! It’s the same as, it ain’t what it looks like! A group of us were having dinner at person’s place and it was really raining hard when the party broke up.  I rode my park bike over to this person’s place.  The hostess gave us a ride home.  Sooooo the next morning I went to get my bike and the gal said--I wonder what the neighbors think that your bike was still here this morning!  It ain’t what it looks like! Now that is how rumors get started!  But it seems in these 55+ communities a.k.a. Senor Disney Parks, most folks really don’t care or maybe might even be envious! It ain’t like small town Butler County folks! What a hoot! We had such a good laugh! An old golf buddy who lost his wife (i.e. this toooo happens a lot in 55+ communities as folks get older) gave me this advice—Have fun and make her laugh, it heals a lot!

I use to coach high school basketball years ago.  We could help guys improve by teaching them skills and techniques, but we could not tech them quickness (i.e. some call it Fast Twitch), it just can’t be done, my opinion.  You either got it or you don’t (i.e. it's genetic). Sooooooo, I was thinking about a relevant quality and that is sweetness (i.e. I don’t know really how that is relevant but it sounds good to me). I really wonder if sweetness can be taught or not? It’s pretty easy to tell if a gal is sweet (i.e. my opinion) but can it be taught, I don’t think soooooo folks!  BUT I think sweetness can be lost.  I do.  I think it can be lost for a variety of reasons.  And I also think it is hard to get it back.  When is the last time you discussed the topic of sweetness?  That is what I thought!  Saturday question—Girls, are you a sweet person? LuckieEddie says—My girlfriend ain’t what she looks like let me tell ya!  Oh no! Are guys ever sweet?  Maybe!  I know that guys can be sweet on gals!  Some of  you girls know that I bet!

ItchieBitchie says--It ain’t what it looks like.  My mentor would say to me—erv, everyone has warts but you just can’t see them.  Yup, that is probably true.  BUT some folks are soooo much more like us than others I think (i.e. makes us more compatible I think). You agree? And sometimes folks fool us until we get to really know them and then there are some who are just plain who they are (i.e. what you see is what you get, no phoniness at all, the real deal—my kind of folks).  My Daddy, Chester, use to say to me—erv, the great ones are great and don’t even know it but the ones who think they are great but aren’t, are not soooo much fun to be around.

Again, remember folks I lie a lot. Soooo what is your job description for being on this earth?  Is it to play tennis all day, drink some beer at 5, have dinner, watch some TV and do it all over again the next day?  If soooo, you are fulfilling your life’s job description. If it is to help others, then what are you doing? I guess we have to read our job description and compare our life’s actions to it.  Maybe we lie to ourselves sometimes.  Just maybe! 

It ain't what it looks like.  I went and had brunch with mycouzonceremoved and his wife who winter in Sun City (i.e. they are 90 and 88 and just great folks, my kind of folks, we did a lot of laughing).  They told me about a 80-year old lady in their 55+ park.  She said--We were renting a park model when my husband died.  The guy across the street was having a deck party and invited me to come.  I had a good time. He and I started to spend some time together and he said after about two weeks that I might just as well move in with him soooooo I did.  That was three years ago!  We still haven't told any of our kids!

We went for a hike up 'er 'in 'em Superstition Mountains last week.  Great hike at the face of a mountain called Treasure Loop.  It is one of my favorites.  A friend who I was with really liked it and also likes nature a lot.  She calls it getting a big dose of Vitamin N!  I like that. I really think exercise in nature is soooo good  for our bodies, minds and souls  That is my opinion. But my friend was a lot tougher than me going up the mountain. I was just draggin' behind her. What can I say.  She made me look like a wimp! Of course I played 13 games of pb the day before in a tournament. What am I thinking, like I'm 19 yet! Crazy fun!

Soooo, I talked to the guy down the street who was sitting on his deck enjoying the morning sun.  Great morning—yes it is; but we’re heading back home soon where it’s still winter—where’s home—Canada—well, have a safe trip—we will, my wife is driving—when you leaving—when ever she tells me; she plans everything and I just shake my head; we get along really good; it works for us! AgreeableAlfred says—There is more than one way to skin a cat! Or as a Canuck friend says--If you ain't the lead dog, the view never changes!

It ain't what it looks like, maybe!  A friend made chicken noddle soup for a friend who had COVID.  When her friend brought back the container her friend left some penuche (i.e. any of you remember penuche, my Mom, Anna, would make that, it's a throw back).  The throw back mentality is "to always return a bowl full).  Sooooo a friend gave another friend this throw back advice--Don't do anything I wouldn't do but that gives you a lot of latitude! Here is another throw back--The first glass of wine makes a gal warm up! The second glass makes a gal...chatty! And the third glass makes a gal brilliant! And another throw back--A really neat gal doesn't need diamonds or wine to make her sparkle!!!!

Do you know what "Invented Spelling" is?  I didn't but do now. Very interesting.  I like it and it can be very exciting.  What do you think?  That is what I thought.

I would like to give you a suggestion--Put your heart right! It ain't an erv original, oh no!  I read it while eating my oatmeal with half a banana on it.  

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

erv

MyFriendJean said--The bend in the road is not the end of the road unless you fail to make the turn.