It is a bad idea for me to carry cash. If someone comes by raising money to treat nail fungus in chimeric tigers in Bangladesh, I’m in. Someone near and dear to me balances me out very well. When I was recently gathering up donation items for hurricane victims in Timbuktu to take to a drive at work, he came through and did a last minute rescue of Continue reading
Month: March 2025
Good Dog
Which animal would you compare yourself to and why?
I could compare myself to a dog. I am friendly, always glad to see a friend show up, and vacillate between frenetic activity and down time. A person could do worse.
Painting Joke
One day a man hears that a distant uncle passed away
He’s a little sad, but only a little, for they barely knew each other. Then, a few days later, a package arrives. It contains his inheritance from the estate: A violin and a painting. He has no idea what to do with them. After pondering the matter, he takes them to an appraiser. Not too long later the appraiser calls him: “I’ve finished my analysis, and I’ve got some good news. There’s no doubt at all that what you have is a genuine Van Gogh and a genuine Stradivarius.” The man is ecstatic: “I can sell these for millions!” The appraiser says “Well, you can sell them, and they’ll fetch some money for their novelty value. But not millions. You see, the truth is, Stradivarius wasn’t much of a painter… and Van Gogh made lousy violins.”
Hello!
I have been MIA for a couple of weeks. I’ve been having my house updated and had no space or heart to work. Thank goodness, it’s done, so I’m back with a lighter heart and wallet. The next time this house gets work, it will be the kind d’s problem.
Dear Linda
Write a letter to your 100-year-old self.
I’m not sure where to address this since it’s unlikely you’ll be among the living. It doesn’t seem to be a great idea to live to be one hundred. You would probably have outlived most of your family and friends. That would be sad. Maybe I will reconsider and write to a considerably younger self who is still functional and happy.
Necessities
What are three objects you couldn’t live without?
I could not live without food, water, and air. I am a realist.
Life Lessons
What experiences in life helped you grow the most?
I was raised by parents who held me responsible for my actions. It was often unpleasant, since I was a rowdy kid. I learned early I was but a small cog in a machine. My behaviors had consequences, good or bad. Things went better if I behaved as expected. Being happy and having fun were not the greatest priority. Though I did not appreciate it at the time, I learned there is satisfaction and great value in learning to work. I am grateful for my parents for teaching me lessons that have helped me so much in life.
I Get So Tired of This
This is a repost from 2018.
Mother dropped in a couple of Sundays ago. She was in a foul mood, uncommon for her. “I get so tired of this!” she fumed. “I ought not to have to put up with this at my age. I’m nearly ninety years old”
She had me hooked. “What happened?”
”A man just showed up on my doorstep, wanting to be my ‘friend’.”
”What? Just out of the blue?”
”We’ll, not exactly. I was out working in my yard the other day . His sister was walking the dog and stopped to chat. She said she had a brother living with her and figured he might like to ‘keep company’ with me. I didn’t think too much of it and she went on her way, but not before her little dog pooped in my yard. She was about to leave it but I ran and got her a bag to pick it up. I hate it when people let their dogs do their business in my yard. If I wanted dog poop in my yard, I’d have a dog.” She was hot! “Then this morning, her brother showed up, with that same dog. I was’t afraid of the guy since I’d seen him walking the dog a few times, so I invited him in for a cup of coffee, just to be neighborly. That little dog was sniffing all over.”
”You got a nice place here. My little dog could be right at home here.” That made me furious! The nerve to say his DOG could get used to my house! I couldn’t wait to get rid of him!”
”I’m sorry, but I have to get ready for church now. I am almost late.”
When I showed him to the door, he asked where I went to church. “I’ll be here at seven next Sunday to take you to church.”
Mother was livid telling her story. “He’s got a lot of nerve! I’m not putting up with some man thinking I ought to take care of him.”
Fate
Do you believe in fate/destiny?
I believe our fate is the way we work with the hand we are dealt.
Nutsrok 