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Some of you might think that this “It’s Saturday” is a lot of apocryphal stories but it might not be. We all think differently now don’t we. Sooooo read with an open mind. It might be hard to know who or what is authentic or mythical, fabulous or true! Politicians think if they say anything enough times the general public will think it’s the truth!  And it seems many do! And many know it anin’t the truth as it takes very little common sense to know it’s not (i.e. it’s just campaign propaganda—telling folks what they want to hear to get elected—it ain’t nuttin new)!

The great Albert Einstein was traveling on a train from Princeton, New Jersey. When the conductor came through collecting tickets, Einstein grew frantic because he couldn’t find his ticket. The conductor reassured him. “Dr. Einstein, I’m sure you bought a ticket. Don’t worry, I know who you are.” Einstein replied, “Young man, I too, know who I am. What I don’t know is where I’m going!”

You might think this is spurious! LegendaryLuckieEddie says--Don’t give others a piece of your mind, most of us need all our mind, trust me! Zig Ziglar is the writer of these thoughts. “People have always been fascinated with death. The mysteries of what happens once we have taken our last breath on earth have always been intriguing. We want to know what happens when someone breathes his or her last, and we want some assurance that death is not the end.”  Well, I think there is life after death on this earth, but some folks don’t; they think when they die, they will die like a pig (i.e. some folks think the Bible is apocryphal). Or some think that God will just let everyone have heaven ‘cause He’s is a loving God. I don’t know but I will question that thinking. But what do I know, I’m not the judge, I’m just a little ol’ farm boy from a mile and a quarter south of Roseland, MN. I guess we will all find out, every last one of us!

A buddy over coffee told us that when he got married, he continued to act like he was single in that he would spend a lot of time at the bar, hunt, fish, play ball and then come home for dinner. His wife asked him one day if he liked marriage—I sure do, what is there not to like about it.  She said—Well, if you like it, you need to change or there won’t be a marriage! He changed! Oh yeah! He is a smart man! And that story ain’t no tale!

Experts say--Make adjustments and adaptations in life, maybe especially in a relationship like in a marriage; it seems necessary. If folks don’t, well, it will probably not be a fun marriage or it will end in a divorce. MissPerfect says--I know marriages where one is a radical Republican and the other is a radical Democrat and other relationships where one is a believer, and the other one isn’t. Some of those marriages seem to work and others don’t seem to work very well. I was walking in our neighborhood the night of the prudential debate and met a couple who I met before but don’t know very well. They said, I see you aren’t watching the debate either. He said that he has a brother who is a radical liberal and his wife is a radical conservative. I asked how that works—my brother can’t make toooo much noise as she makes most of the money in the house! Ouchy ouchy!

This is a true story, although probably apocryphal to some of you. But it’s factual, I think!  At a time, the Roman Empire was the largest and strongest empire ever. What happened to it, it’s gone. How did it destruct?  Babylon was the most culturally advanced city and the richest city in the world at a time. Where is it? Gone, completely gone. What happened to it. They are interesting stories to me. When we met the hikers on the PCT, we asked them what their most memorable experiences were. One hiker said the scariest experience was a hailstorm in Oregon in which we thought we were going to die which reminded us that God is in charge, and we aren’t. The best experience we had was the many great folks we met!

This is not an apocryphal story ‘cause our neighbor lady told us. She told us they were at Dairy Queen for lunch when Jeanne called her. I asked her if Dairy Queen was their favorite place for lunch—Not really, but we have coupons so we go there on Mondays, we go to Taco Bell on Tuesdays as it's taco Tuesday, Wednesdays we go to  Burger King which is not our favorite place either but we have coupons and the Whopper isn’t too bad, Thursdays we go to West Side Pizza as we have coupons for Thursdays, and Fridays we go back to DQ, where a fan is treated like a big Dilly!  On Saturdays and Sundays, we go to Mc Donald’s for breakfast. Hey, seniors are on a fixed income!  But the bad part is that they have be there by 11:30 to get the early bird specials! But seniors have time and aren’t on a schedule. They make it work before getting home for Judge Judy! Our neighbors love Judge Judy!

Who do you really trust? Who do you really trust in telling your most private secret? I’m talking about a human here.  It appears that we have to have someone who we really trust to share our most private secret. Soooo who is that?  Do we have a most private secret that we never told anyone? Jeanne is now my best friend, and we share. It’s really a neat experience. I hope you have such a friend! SusieQ says—I’m loaded and can buy a lot of stuff, but I just can’t buy a trusted friend!

LYOL stands for Live Your Own Life! We are all unique, yes we are. I just read a book called Trail of the Lost by Andrea Lankford that was recommended by a Rachel, not anyone can be a Rachel like this Rachel, this Rachel is really special. It was about the thru-hikers of the Pacific Crest Trail (PCT). It appears to me that all of the thru-hikers have somewhat of a different agenda for being a thru-hiker. They have an acronym, HYOH, meaning Hike Your Own Hike. Yes, we are all unique folks. And that ain’t apocryphal! When we were created, the mold was broken. There is only one of you in the whole world. We are the only one on earth who has our individual fingerprints and our exact eyes. Isn’t that incredible? We are uniquely who we are. Unbelievable!

A friend described himself as being “half hermit.” He said he has family and couple of friends and that is enough; I sorta kinda like to be alone. A neighbor stopped when we were outside. He said he doesn’t like folks and doesn’t like to talk to people. But you are talking to us—but you are different! We have no idea what he meant by that! And there are others who have all kinds of friends. A friend says his son has thousands of friends all over the world. Sooo I guess we are unique alright! A guydownthestree told me—I just like to sit in our TV room by myself and watch football and I’m very content! And I don’t have a cell phone either and I don’t want one .

VelvetElvis says—It is trusting that I am loved. That I always have been. That I always will be. I don’t have to do anything. I don’t have to prove anything or achieve anything or accomplish one more thing. I’m accepted exactly as I am; I am totally accepted.

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

erv

MyDeceasedFriendJean said—Attitude defies limitation and exceeds expectation.

PS   Attitude is the little thing that makes a big difference. – Winston Churchill