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We went wee wee wee all the way home! Yep, we are home in Yakima!

JackCanyonAtTheHooverDam says--This is sarcasm at it best this Saturday! Beware! Don't take any of of this "It's Saturday" serious or personal but if you want to, you may! hahaha

I'm busy right now, can I ignore you some other time.

The pastor in the church in AZ that we attended talked about the bad eggs in Jesus’ genealogy. He had folks raise their hands if folks know their genealogy two generations past, how about 5 generations ago,  how about the 17th century, how about the 16^th century and before that. Many raised their hands in their proud success. Then he said-- soooo what! He said basically in about a few generations, no one on this planet will remember very few of us. A friend from Butler Co tells me that 5 days after I left Butler Co, no one remembered me! hahaha  SusieQ, the queen of Butler Co, says--Who gives a rip. 

I think I noticed a difference in attitude in our 55+ park this year. Not the same excitement as years past. I asked around and the feeling seems mutual with other folks as well. How come? Canadian exchange rate is very bad, the uncertain financial future, and maybe the most prevalent one told to me by a friend is that it is a cyclical change that happens every sooo often (i.e. old folks move on and younger folks come in who have different ideas and ways of living). All of these reasons have happened many times before. Nuttin new! CasinoJoeVagas says—I really don’t care, sooo what! I'll see you at the crap table!

Oh great, another opportunity for you to be right.

Our culture doesn’t give a rip if you are a runner up; but everyone knows the #1; #1 gets the attention. SusieQ says--Our culture, for the most part, doesn’t really care if we are a good person but really cares that we are #1. I think SusieQ, that there are some folks who care if we are good folks and aren’t impressed with others who will do anything to be #1 (i.e. will sell their soul to the country store). WildWilly says--Soooo what, it’s no skin off my back.

A 80+ mother from Forks, WA said that her children really don’t like to talk to her. And when she does call them, they tell her right up front that they don’t want any of her advice. I wonder how that all came about! I don’t think I give much or any advice to our kids nor do they to me. Maybe I do but don’t realize it!  Could be! Maybe subliminal! Or they probably say, we heard it all many times before! They say--We are living our life the way we want toooo! It’s a different time! A different generation! Soooo there! 80+Elanor from Butte, MT says—Soooo what, It’s not my problem, unless they have to come back and live with me!

Oh, you are so modest. I almost didn't notice your giant ego.

I listen to conversations. Some folks tell an event/story and tell every little detail about it (e.g. about their cat playing with a toy). Most folks aren’t interested in all the little details, in fact, many times they aren’t even interested in our stories (i.e. our stories aren’t relevant to them but just to us). They basically say—sooooo what! Soooo maybe if we tell stories, we should try to keep them simple stupid! Maybe my kids aren’t interested in erv’s old folk stories (e.g. all our aches and pains)! I remember going to see an old, friend who was in bad physical health. He never talked about his issues but about something positive. I asked him why he does that. He said—If I talk negative all the time, no one will come and see me! MotorMouthEd says—Soooo what, I don’t give two hoots!

Abraham Lincoln said, "How miserably things seem go be arranged in this world! If we have no friends we have no pleasure; and if we have them, we are sure to lose them., and be doubly pained by the loss"

Soooo what’s the point! I read while eating my oatmeal with half a banana on it--We can change the world more by changing our context a.k.a. attitude than by changing our content a.k.a. stuff. It’s our view a.k.a. our context is more important than our content! Euripides once said—“And why should we feel angry at the world? As if the world would notice!” Do you know folks who are angry at the world? JoeSixPack says, soooo what, it doesn’t bother me, let them be angry at the world if they want to! It's none of my business!

Wow, your story is so inspiring. It's really making me want to take a nap.

I was hiking up ‘er in ‘em mountains and a mountain biker turned around in front of me who's name was Chuck. I said to Chuck—It’s all down hill now—yep, I have 6.5 miles all downhill to the parking lot—you must be quite a biker—It’s one of my passions—how old are you anyway—60 but I’m retired; I have been very fortunate as my company was very successful—I have been to ER 42 times, had a concussion, 6 broken ribs, several broken bones, many stiches but last year was the worst as I broke my neck (i.e. he showed my his major scare)—are you crazy or what—It’s one of my passions—so what are your other passions—my other major passion is Big Brothers and Big Sisters organization, I spend a lot of time working with kids—wow—I’m looking for something like that when we get back to Yakima—I suggest you do it—I think I will look into that! BigEd says—Soooo what! Those other things don’t matter to me erv! I need to spend my retirement working on my golf game! JoeSmackTalk says--You might have a point there BigEd, I have seen you play and your golf game needs help but I doubt if your working on it will make any difference! Besides BigEd, who really cares if your golf score goes down from 110 to 105? You might not have kept score correct anyway!

I asked the lady sitting next to me as we were deplaning in Atlanta--Is Atlanta your home? Jeanne and I  had a nice little talk with her. She was a retired university president. A very delightful lady. She told us about her life—She was raised a privileged child and her children are privileged children. She said she has had a very good life. She told us that she spends part of her money on herself, eats part of her money (i.e. meaning her living expenses), she gives away part of her money and saves part of her money. But she said--My most important part of my life is my relationship with Jesus.  And to answer your question, I’m flying here to Atlanta to see a friend who is dying! BigShotHarvey says, soooo what, Whatever!

Oh, I'm sorry. I forgot you exist only when you need something.

CoachB says—People want change but don’t want to change; 99.9% of changes that happen is from within us. Think about that folks.  VioletStillwater says--And remember folks, a donkey in a tuxedo is still a donkey!  I was pondering while drinking my coffee early one morning this: how important is reassurance? I seem to think that it is soooo easy to make a change and just as easy to fall off the wagon. I and everyone needs reassurance. And where do we, our children, and grandchildren, our spouses and our friends get reassurance that they are doing what is right?  CactusPeteFromJackot,NV says—Soooo what, I couldn’t care less! It’s no big deal! It doesn’t matter to me! Who cares!

The mountainbikerChuck told me—It’s fun to work with kids who want to change but don’t have the opportunity compared to others who just want help but don’t want to change. JoeSmuck says, soooo what!  If folks don’t want to change, it’s not worth my time!

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

erv

MyDeceasedFriendJean says--It's better to try and fail than to never know and always wonder.