The wind came up stong around midnight last night so Glenda went out to lower the umbrella. Too Late! She came back into the bedroom really laughing to tell me the four chairs were still sitting around where the table had been but it and the umbrella was gone. We spied them upside down on the lower level but left them till this morning. Hard to believe but the glass was still in one piece and still in the table. I had to straighten a leg on it and some tines on the umbrella but they are back up with the chairs now.
Sure wish I had a walking partner to follow on my daily walks. Those spider webs are quite an aggravation. Only made two trips this morning, #196 and #197. Gettin all wetted down makes a sheer pleasure out of a shower.
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Success is dependent upon the glands - sweat glands.`Zig Ziglar
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Wednesday, June 24, 2009
Friday, June 19, 2009
June 19
Took two trips around the horn this morning. It was only 76 at the time but now it's already up to 84. Mikey and I took old Buddy for his little W and T (walk and treat). so now we're ready to do whatever the do maker says to do when she decides to arrive on the scene.
Do maker checked out really well at the doctor visit yesterday. The nodule on her thyroid has again lessened in size and she was told to come back in two years unless something should come up that concerns her.
Today a trip to Eldon has been mentioned and even the word bowling alley was tossed about. Heck, I even been invited to go along. I just might do that.
Several round green pods have appeared on Glenda's bucketed tomato plants causing her to force me to put up my motion detector radio connected squirrel detractor. It just scares you to death, when forgotten, you walk past it and the crappy music from the local FM station suddenly blares out at you. I will say it saved quite a few tomatoes last year.
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"Mind is consciousness which has put on limitations. You are originally unlimited and perfect. Later you take on limitations and become the mind." - Ramana Maharshi
Do maker checked out really well at the doctor visit yesterday. The nodule on her thyroid has again lessened in size and she was told to come back in two years unless something should come up that concerns her.
Today a trip to Eldon has been mentioned and even the word bowling alley was tossed about. Heck, I even been invited to go along. I just might do that.
Several round green pods have appeared on Glenda's bucketed tomato plants causing her to force me to put up my motion detector radio connected squirrel detractor. It just scares you to death, when forgotten, you walk past it and the crappy music from the local FM station suddenly blares out at you. I will say it saved quite a few tomatoes last year.
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"Mind is consciousness which has put on limitations. You are originally unlimited and perfect. Later you take on limitations and become the mind." - Ramana Maharshi
Thursday, June 18, 2009
June 18
Above our garage the guys dug a 4'x30" trench for the pipe that will hold the electric wires. The trench runs across the end of the road toward us. They backfilled with crushed rock then some of the dug out material and topped that with more crushed rock. They broke through solid rock to do this. A lot of water crosses this covered trench at every rain. Crushed rock creates a very porous condition which allows surface water to drain to new depths. The new depths seem to have found a formally never used path to our house and into our basement for the first time in our fifteen years living here. JF Electric still accepts no blame what-so-ever in the ruination of $3600 worth of carpet.
The guy from AmerenUE came yesterday and after much talk and pointing suggested digging out the trench again and building a couple of concrete barriers. I didn't understand exactly but if it helps keep the water out of the basement I'm all for it. Just a 2" rain the other day had water running big time out of the side of the hill and the two outlets under the garage.
His volunteering this repair makes me believe that he might be acknowledging that JF Electric, in part at least, participated in our mess. JF Electric still accepts no blame what-so-ever in the ruination of $3600 worth of carpet. BUT, IT AIN'T OVER TILL IT'S OVER!
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Anger is a wind which blows out the lamp of the mind.~ Robert Green Ingersoll
The guy from AmerenUE came yesterday and after much talk and pointing suggested digging out the trench again and building a couple of concrete barriers. I didn't understand exactly but if it helps keep the water out of the basement I'm all for it. Just a 2" rain the other day had water running big time out of the side of the hill and the two outlets under the garage.
His volunteering this repair makes me believe that he might be acknowledging that JF Electric, in part at least, participated in our mess. JF Electric still accepts no blame what-so-ever in the ruination of $3600 worth of carpet. BUT, IT AIN'T OVER TILL IT'S OVER!
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Anger is a wind which blows out the lamp of the mind.~ Robert Green Ingersoll
Wednesday, June 17, 2009
June 17
I have proven to myself that I could never be a happy preacher. Happy would come as you preach you're able to tell that many are getting the message and after when they smilingly congratulate you on your performance.
I had a small congregation of one at my service on Monday and another one person at my service Tuesday. Monday the public relations manager with J F Electric came down to tell us that they refused to admit to any responsibility what so ever of our recent, first time in fifteen years, basement flooding. Ruined carpet in two rooms that is estimated to be around $3600 to replace. I'm telling you I preached to that man for over an hour without even a tiny slide to my view. I got so loud and mean that after thinking about it later I called him and apologized. Also he told me that the construction part of the company was the decision maker........You know, the ones that caused the problem.
Yesterday, the foreman of the construction crew was down and believe me, I preached again! This was over an hour and a half session with sweet little Glenda coming out and putting her amen's to the words that I had preached. No, I think she pretty well did her own preaching using a lot of the same words that I had used but she also threw in a pointed finger that I feared she would poke the guy on the chest with over and over. She didn't but the guy called her mam over thirty times with his meek responses.
Now I have another sermon planned for today. The congregation will consist of only one again but he may be the man! He is from AmerenUE and I think is the overseer of the construction. I've noticed in the past when he comes down the boys sure get to hopping, putting on their safty glasses, vests and hard hats.
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No man succeeds without a good woman behind him. Harold MacMillan
I had a small congregation of one at my service on Monday and another one person at my service Tuesday. Monday the public relations manager with J F Electric came down to tell us that they refused to admit to any responsibility what so ever of our recent, first time in fifteen years, basement flooding. Ruined carpet in two rooms that is estimated to be around $3600 to replace. I'm telling you I preached to that man for over an hour without even a tiny slide to my view. I got so loud and mean that after thinking about it later I called him and apologized. Also he told me that the construction part of the company was the decision maker........You know, the ones that caused the problem.
Yesterday, the foreman of the construction crew was down and believe me, I preached again! This was over an hour and a half session with sweet little Glenda coming out and putting her amen's to the words that I had preached. No, I think she pretty well did her own preaching using a lot of the same words that I had used but she also threw in a pointed finger that I feared she would poke the guy on the chest with over and over. She didn't but the guy called her mam over thirty times with his meek responses.
Now I have another sermon planned for today. The congregation will consist of only one again but he may be the man! He is from AmerenUE and I think is the overseer of the construction. I've noticed in the past when he comes down the boys sure get to hopping, putting on their safty glasses, vests and hard hats.
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No man succeeds without a good woman behind him. Harold MacMillan
Tuesday, June 09, 2009
June 9
Around daybreak this morning Dory asked me if I was awake. I looked at her through one eye and said, 'mostly'. She then said to me, "Hunky, you have been so kind and patient about my being gone so much that I want to treat you to a bell ringing session today." Instantly my quick mind flashed to sex totally waking me. As the ole sun popped up I was looking at her with very wide opened eyes. The song, "I can see clearly now the rain has gone" popped into my mind along with another line or two of it like, "Gone are the dark clouds that made me crash", "I think I can ride now the pain has gone" and "It's going to be a bright, bright sunshiny day". All this quickly crashed and burned and the clouds gathered in my mind negating the earlier rise of the ole sun as she continued. "I think I'll take you to the gambling boat in Boonville today."
It didn't take me long to see the bell ringing was going to be from a mechanical machine that I've got to keep sticking money into so that it can screw me. All those bells and flashing lights in a place where 98% of the other folks being screwed sit there without a trace of a smile or any happy. Looking at all the expressions you notice that most are very similar to what people wear to funerals. It's kinda like they've all maxed out on their credit cards and don't know what to do. I don't know what will happen when the machines begin to accept credit cards? Ug, what a thought Popeye!
I have been kind and patient but the real deal is Glenda, my sister Jeri and Ruthie all want to go pretty badly so I've been nominated to oblige them.
Where I quoted Dory, she may not have used every word as I've typed it but it is a true summarization of the way I see it now.
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That's free enterprise, friends: freedom to gamble, freedom to lose. ~Barbara Ehrenreich
It didn't take me long to see the bell ringing was going to be from a mechanical machine that I've got to keep sticking money into so that it can screw me. All those bells and flashing lights in a place where 98% of the other folks being screwed sit there without a trace of a smile or any happy. Looking at all the expressions you notice that most are very similar to what people wear to funerals. It's kinda like they've all maxed out on their credit cards and don't know what to do. I don't know what will happen when the machines begin to accept credit cards? Ug, what a thought Popeye!
I have been kind and patient but the real deal is Glenda, my sister Jeri and Ruthie all want to go pretty badly so I've been nominated to oblige them.
Where I quoted Dory, she may not have used every word as I've typed it but it is a true summarization of the way I see it now.
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That's free enterprise, friends: freedom to gamble, freedom to lose. ~Barbara Ehrenreich
Monday, June 08, 2009
June 8
You know when a person looks forward to Monday's instead of dreading them they must be retired and living on the Lake of the Ozarks. Monday's are a quieter time here and sometimes it runs for several days. Monday's here make the wonderfully blessed gift of another day of life even more special.
Naught is pretty well established in my mind again this morning but I think I'll make it through the day anyway. Looking back I can see that I've had almost nothing all of my life yet here I am almost 68 years down the road with a roof over our heads and food for every meal. I'm not sure how much longer we can hang in here like this but we plan to stay the ride for as long as we can.
You know it isn't necessary to have a ladder to get a step up in life. I'm proof that man can go a long ways with nothing but a good woman to follow him along................A determined woman following back there jerking the reins and hollering gee ha.
Looky how far I came down this page with nothing. I think I could keep going on down but just for you I'll quit here.
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"An expert is someone who knows more and more about less and less, until eventually he knows everything about nothing." -Anon.
Naught is pretty well established in my mind again this morning but I think I'll make it through the day anyway. Looking back I can see that I've had almost nothing all of my life yet here I am almost 68 years down the road with a roof over our heads and food for every meal. I'm not sure how much longer we can hang in here like this but we plan to stay the ride for as long as we can.
You know it isn't necessary to have a ladder to get a step up in life. I'm proof that man can go a long ways with nothing but a good woman to follow him along................A determined woman following back there jerking the reins and hollering gee ha.
Looky how far I came down this page with nothing. I think I could keep going on down but just for you I'll quit here.
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"An expert is someone who knows more and more about less and less, until eventually he knows everything about nothing." -Anon.
Sunday, June 07, 2009
June 7
After breakfast and some Glenda-Jerlene talk about going shopping at the mall and how it wouldn't be all that busy if it isn't raining, guess what. There are all kinds of thunder in the air at this time. Pretty cloudy too. Tho no rain yet who knows?
If they go they will leave me the 'fun spoiler' at home to watch over the stock, Mikey and Tomi. Not a bad job at all considering the alternative.
Look like Wednesday or Thursday we'll be heading for Kerrville Texas to take Jeri home with a nights stop over in or near Saginaw Texas. We all want to check-in and visit with daughter LaDonna and her husband. Then the last leg of the going trip the next day. The coming home trip will probably be near the same but different because we'll be driving the oposite direction and on the other side of the road.
Having a nice visit with my sister whom we saw last in June of 2005. Haven't seen LaDonna and her's, I think, since they were here in May of 2006. Looking forward to that!
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No yesterdays are ever wasted for those who give themselves to today. ~ Brendan Francis
If they go they will leave me the 'fun spoiler' at home to watch over the stock, Mikey and Tomi. Not a bad job at all considering the alternative.
Look like Wednesday or Thursday we'll be heading for Kerrville Texas to take Jeri home with a nights stop over in or near Saginaw Texas. We all want to check-in and visit with daughter LaDonna and her husband. Then the last leg of the going trip the next day. The coming home trip will probably be near the same but different because we'll be driving the oposite direction and on the other side of the road.
Having a nice visit with my sister whom we saw last in June of 2005. Haven't seen LaDonna and her's, I think, since they were here in May of 2006. Looking forward to that!
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No yesterdays are ever wasted for those who give themselves to today. ~ Brendan Francis
Monday, June 01, 2009
June 1
Halleluiah, we made another day and if you're reading this you did too. This and other daily blessings should not be taken lightly. I'm not into preaching this morning it's just that even I have a few sane thoughts every so often.
Our near new air-conditioner still doesn't work correctly, received a 'blow your mind bid' on painting the railings and the carpet downstairs is shot and still pulled back. Kind of mind numbing but along with that remains the knowledge we're still able to be up and at it. I guess you can add that to the list of our blessings.
Nothing, usually constitutes what I type but I keep trying. I imagine that most read at least a little of it before realizing it contains once again, mostly nothing. For awhile you've not been getting even the notes of nothing from me. That may be one of your blessings, the fact you haven't been reading even a tiny bit of nothing from here and this will probably be for awhile to come. No thanks necessary.
We didn't go anywhere yesterday and I enjoyed the heck out of it. Glenda seemed to me to be lucky to have Joy as her middle name because it appeared to me that was about the only joy she had yesterday. Washing, Ironing, cooking and cleaning house are not joyful things for her tho she is still able to be thankful to have a place that needs the things done as well as the fact she is able to do them.
May your day greatly exceed your expectations!
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Cherish your vision and your dreams as they are the children of your soul; the blueprints of your ultimate achievements.-Napoleon Hill
Our near new air-conditioner still doesn't work correctly, received a 'blow your mind bid' on painting the railings and the carpet downstairs is shot and still pulled back. Kind of mind numbing but along with that remains the knowledge we're still able to be up and at it. I guess you can add that to the list of our blessings.
Nothing, usually constitutes what I type but I keep trying. I imagine that most read at least a little of it before realizing it contains once again, mostly nothing. For awhile you've not been getting even the notes of nothing from me. That may be one of your blessings, the fact you haven't been reading even a tiny bit of nothing from here and this will probably be for awhile to come. No thanks necessary.
We didn't go anywhere yesterday and I enjoyed the heck out of it. Glenda seemed to me to be lucky to have Joy as her middle name because it appeared to me that was about the only joy she had yesterday. Washing, Ironing, cooking and cleaning house are not joyful things for her tho she is still able to be thankful to have a place that needs the things done as well as the fact she is able to do them.
May your day greatly exceed your expectations!
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Cherish your vision and your dreams as they are the children of your soul; the blueprints of your ultimate achievements.-Napoleon Hill
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