What’s your passion

Was thinking the other day about passion and how important it is to life. Some people think passion is just some sex thing, but in reality it means: fervor, ardor, enthusiasm, eagerness, zeal, vigor, fire, energy, fervency, spirit, fanaticism.


Why is passion important? To me, without passion life is just a routine that becomes a place we get stuck. With passion, life is an adventure.
Bill Cosby, a great comedian and truly a thinking philosopher, once said,
 “Anyone can dabble, but once you’ve made that commitment, your blood has that particular thing in it, and it’s very hard for people to stop you.”
One of my passions is writing. It is just something that makes my life an adventure. Ray Bradbury, a great writer, once said about writing,
“Love it. Fall in love and stay in love. Write only what you love, and love what you write. The key word is love. You have to get up in the morning and write something you love, something to live for.”


What’s your passion? If we don't have some reason to get up in the morning, then we will probably just stay in bed till we die. Just Say’n


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Back to College

See a lot of adds for back to school. Not a favorite topic as it means summer is about to end.
 I often think about my college education. For some reason my undergrad degree was in economics. Don’t remember why I  chose that degree, probably came out of some conversation I had in a bar as a freshman. I think a lot of my best education may have come out of that bar, but it was a long time ago.
 Einstein, who was pretty well educated in life, said that imagination is better than knowledge. Knowledge is limited but imagination circles the world. Maybe when I was a freshman I imagined that a degree in economics was a good idea. Fortunately, my imagination wasn’t limited to that thought.
Best college joke ever is from Woody Allen, “I was thrown out of college for cheating on the metaphysics exam: I looked into the soul of another student.” 


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Hey Washington - grow up

A couple was having trouble the other day because their credit card maxed out. They had spent a lot on some beautiful things they thought they needed; things like new golf clubs, a mink coat, a new boat (well that may have been necessary), and a great vacation to the islands.
 Now they needed food and the kids had to see a doctor, but the credit card was maxed out. He said just get another credit card and she said they had to cut expenses. 
They fought about this, ended up not talking to each other, and may get a divorce. In the meantime, the kids are really sick and need attention as well as food in the refrigerator. The kids used to trust their parents, but now believe that lunatics are running the asylum. 


We elected our representatives to govern this country. Seems all they do is posture. Hey Washington, grow up, you’re scaring the kids.
Just Say’n


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Why can’t we be friends

Listening to a conversation the other day and decided the people didn’t really want to talk to each other, they just wanted to be right and prove their point. Problem was, neither of them really made much sense, they just kept getting louder and more agitated. I finally just tuned them out. 
Seems to me a lot of us need to prove we’re right and the only way to do that is prove you’re wrong. If you’re wrong, then I guess my being right makes me better than you. 
Think of how much judgement is in the world just so somebody can feel they’re better than somebody else. Frankly, judgement sucks! But if you judge somebody and I think you suck because of it, then I guess I’m judging you and I suck. Whew! Why don’t we all just chill and try to be friends. It would take a lot less energy. Just Say’n


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Colonoscopy - where no man has gone before

It is that time in my life when I have to do a few things that are necessary but not necessarily fun. Have to have a stress test, which is like going to my workout in the gym, but with wires attached. Not a great fun time, but not a horrible experience either. Then there is the chest X-ray which is a time consumer, but not all the horrible either. Then there is the colonoscopy which is not fun, not pleasant, and frankly a pain in the ____.

The thing that always amazes me is why someone going to medical school would choose to specialize in doing colonoscopy!! I’m sure it fulfills some calling or desire to help people, but really, when does one choose to work with that part of human anatomy?
I would ask my doctor, but I may offend him in some way, and when you are out cold and that vulnerable, you want to make sure your doctor is happy with you. Just say’n


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hotter than hell

We have been in a heat wave that defies words. But this picture is great and says it all. 
Obviously, when it’s this hot, being on the boat is the only way to escape, especially if your a boater. My wife and I were out on the ocean the other day and six feet away a school of dolphins swam by. You could hear them breath as the came to the surface and dove back under. I guess dolphins don’t have problems with the heat like we do, but I’m sure happy they decided to swim by just then. Made me forget I was hot. Just say’n


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Reading glasses

It is amazing how small print is these days. Must be how they save on ink, cause it just doesn’t seem that things were printed so small a few years ago. To compensate for this, I now have reading glasses, better known as “where the heck are they”. Seems everytime I need them, they have moved to a new strange place. Even found them in the refrigerator once, but that had to be their fault, not mine. 
My wife and I both use these reading glasses, so we swap when we misplace our own. I just pray to God no one will ever see me when I have on her rhinestone studded beauties. Maybe I will just squint and pretend. Just say’n.


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Puppy sitting

My wife and I have the dubious honor of puppy sitting for one of our kids. I thought it might be like sitting for kids, but found several differences.

 Don’t remember the kids ever chasing a plastic bottle all over the yard and then destroying it. Don’t remember the kids digging holes in the yard and then sleeping in them, but that might have happened now that I think about it. Remember changing kids diapers, but don’t think I ever had to chase after them with a shovel. 

The one suffering the most with this experience is our old boxer, who is 10. The puppy just doesn’t understand the concept of sleeping. Found my dog hiding in the back of my bedroom, and his eyes said, “please don’t let the puppy know where I am.” As I heard the pounding of puppy footsteps going frantically up and down the hall, I patted his head, closed the door, and kept his location a secret. I know what it is like to be an old dog sometimes. Just Say’n.

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Our national debt

We are in one gigantic mess. We’re over 14 trillion in debt and our leaders can’t agree on a solution. Someone in the UK made a comparison of our national debt and the diameter of the earth. If we stacked $100 bills in one stack, our debt would be bigger than the diameter of the earth.


Personally I think the answer is simple. I remember when I had some financial problem years ago and I simply refused to answer the phone from creditors. Don’t know who owns most of our debt, but let’s find out and just not answer their calls.


Another answer is branding. How much would Nike pay for the Statue of Liberty to wear a T shirt with their brand name. Or how about Coke paying for Yellowstone National Park to be called Coke a Cola national park. Or even better, let’s rename the Gulf of Mexico, the Gulf of BP Oil. Hell, they already messed up most of it. We brand enough things, we can retire that debt overnight. 
You think I am not taking this problem seriously? Oh, I do take it seriously, it is the idiots who are working on it that I don’t take seriously. Besides, these ideas might work, let’s try. Just Say’n. Make a comment about some ideas you may have.


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Just Say'n: AARP

Just Say'n: AARP: "Used my AARP discount card today. AARP is the American Association of Retired People and provides membership for those who are old enough to..."

AARP

Used my AARP discount card today. AARP is the American Association of Retired People and provides membership for those who are old enough to retire even if they aren’t retired. Using the card was a uniqued event, as I truly hoped that someone would question if I was old enough to really be entittle to the benefits of the card. 
Didn’t happen.
The clerk just smiled, used my card, and wished me a good day. More I thought about it the more I agreed it was a good day. Life was good and now some parts of it were cheaper. Can’t beat that! Just Say’n


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Seagulls

Decided to sit on my boat and write some blog thoughts today. It is beautiful out here and the only distractions are the seagulls. They really are kind of a stupid bird. Just watched one fly up and sit on the top of a pole. He (or maybe she, can’t tell) had a crab in his mouth and was really proud. Guess he decided to let his friends know so he opened his mouth and squaked. Yep, you guessed it, the crab fell back into the water. Not the brightest bird.
However, I read that in WWI, at the start of submarine warfare, British Admiral Sir Fredrick Inglefield RN decided that he could train Seagulls to defecate on periscopes and stop the enemy from seeing what was on the surface. The Royal Navy actually went along with this for almost a year and then terminated both the project and Admiral Sir Fredrick Inglefield RN. Guess the seagull isn’t the only stupid bird out there. Just Say’n


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Weeds!!!!

This last spring I spent a lot of good money on weed killer for my lawn and flowers. Obviously, the weeds spent a lot more on something that makes them grow. I guess they win.
 I often think we need to really check on the DNA of weeds and find out what makes them grow so fast. If we could duplicate that gene for vegetables, we would never run out of food. 
The hardest part about weeding is trying to figure out what is a good plant and what is a weed. The primary rule for this is pull on the plant and if it comes out of the ground easily, then it isn’t a weed. Do that long enough, you wont have to worry about having a flower bed anymore. Just say’n


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cooken in the rain

Our local town was having a “fireworks” display this last weekend, so we decided to have a cookout at our house and then everyone could go to the beach to see the fireworks. It was a great plan and would have worked well if it hadn’t rained. After spending hours getting the house ready for the cookout, we decided to go ahead with the party even though it was raining so hard that the fireworks were cancelled. Bad decision. 
After keeping everyone huddled under a tent in our yard, almost drowning as I cooked on the BarBQ, watching breathlessly as lightning filled the sky, and seeing our carfully groomed yard turn into a lake, we gave up and moved inside. 
It was a great night with a lot of laughs and we’re glad we had the party. My wife has the attitude that when things go perfect, you really don’t remember the event well. But when things get screwed up, you laugh about it for years. This cookout will be remembered for a long time. Just Say’n


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High High Heels

I saw this in an advertisement and couldn’t believe it. Don’t ask me why I was looking at a shoe ad, I have no idea, but there it was. This is a 9” heel on a 3” platform! I mean, what woman would want to walk around on those.


When we were in Florida, this woman went bouncing down the sidewalk on a pair of “Jump stilts”. I never heard of them, but now find they are very popular and great fitness tools. 
Don’t think I will try either one of these as my ability to balance that high up is limited and I don’t think the guys at the marina would let me get away with 9” heals. Just Say’n.


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Loven Manhattan

I used to live in Manhattan and love it. Those days are now over, however I still go to my office in the city two days a week just to stimulate my blood pressure and remind myself why I moved.
I refuse to drive in Manhattan as that is truly a quick way to lose both your temper and your life. Therefore, that leaves me enmeshed in the thrilling game of survival called "walking in Manhattan", or "I survived the intersection".
The first rule for drivers in the city is never, ever, stop for a pedestrian unless he flings himself under the wheels of your car.
The second rule is if a pedestrian is in the crosswalk, speed up, honk loudly and chase them back to the curb. Always remember. The pedestrian has no rights!
Thus, I no longer live in Manhattan. Just Say'n.


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Getting old not so gracefully

So my wife and I decide this holiday weekend that we would like to act like we are under 50. Problem was, we forgot to tell our bodies about our decision, and they didn't respond well. 
My wife went water skiing and really did great until she did the splits going 25 MPH. Result = hamstring pull.  In the meantime, doing something unnecessary, I develop bursitis in my elbow and a lump like a golf ball. 
The two of us end up with a joint appointment at the doctors in which we displayed to him our wounds and he declared our insanity. He then commented that we both were in great health. Hearing this, we both sat up straighter, thanked him  and as we limped out of his office hand in hand, we knew we would do something even more challenging this next weekend. Hey, if you can move, don't take this getting older thing lying down. Just Say'n.


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Talken to my dog

Talked to my dog today. Told him a lot of things and shared a lot of deep secrets. He only understood me when I said, “food”, “walk”, “ride” and “good boy”, but he was happy for the time together. 
Kind of like me and God spending time together.  Don't understand much of what he says, but love the moment. Just say’n.                                                                                                                 


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Fish Stories

Buy a man a fish and he will eat that day.

Teach a man to fish and he will be on his boat all the time making up stories about the big ones that got away and telling stories like:
What did the sardine call the submarine?
A can of people!
What's the difference between a fish and a piano?
You can't tuna fish!
Why are sardines the stupidest fish in the sea?
Because they climb into tins, close the lid and leave the key outside!
How do the fish get to school?
By octobus!

There is just no such thing as too much time on the water!

Just say’n


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Patriotic thoughts

It is July 4th weekend, which means Bar-B-que, fire works and flags. I love our country and generally am proud to be an American (as any group of people we do have our dumb moments, but overall we do a good job as a country). We display our flag on July 4th, and it is special to me as it was given to us at my fathers funeral. He was a WWII vet who was shot twice and returned to combat both times.
In reading some articles, I stumbled on the following facts:

3.2 million
The dollar value of U.S. imports of American flags in 2010; more than half of this amount ($2.8 million) was for U.S. flags made in China.
 Somehow, it just doesn't seem right to pick up an American flag and see the tag, made in China.  Just Say'n


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Bar B Q

A great joy of summer holidays is the Bar B Q. I was curious to find out where we got the word. A popular story is it comes from bars who had pool tables. They were known as "Bar, Beer, and Que", which was shortened to BAR-B-Q or BBQ. That sounded strange to me, as it had nothing to do with cooking. I finally discovered it comes for the Taino people in the Caribbean and is known as barbacoa or the "Sacred Fire Pit."
The next time I open the Bar B Q, light the fire, and begin the ritual of preparation for feast, I will remind the family to speak softly and reverently to me as I am now Chief of the Sacred Fire Pit.
 My wife will probably look at me like I am weird and just tell me to not burn the hamburgers on the Sacred Fire Pit like I did last time.  Just Say'n


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