AGING PROCESS

MANCHESTER, N.H. -- An elderly New Hampshire man is accused of stabbing his 81-year-old roommate in an argument over the volume on their television.


I read this the other day and thought about how anger can make us do stupid things. I guess the good thing about getting older is we just don’t have to care about other peoples opinions as much as we used to. However, I think there has to be a better way to decide about the volume on the TV. 
Part of the aging process is the loss of flexibility, both physically and psychologically. Not only do I periodically find pain in places that I didn’t know could hurt, but I also find my level of patience with things is not as long. I sometimes have lengthy not so nice evaluations for people who drive crazy, walk without looking where they are going or simply act in obnoxious ways.
Fortunately, these moments pass quickly as I truly believe life is to short to waste time being upset.
 
I think this is a good prayer for the aging process:
God, grant me the senility to forget the people I never liked,
The good fortune to run into the ones I do,
And the eyesight to tell the difference.
Just Say'n

wisdom

Went to get my hair cut the other day, which is always an experience. It isn't the haircut that is the problem, it’s the lecture and profound dissertation my barber always provides during the haircut. 
I mean, there I am, at his mercy, and he is the one with sharp instruments in his hand. I sit and agree with whatever he says, for I value my head and all that is attached to it.


The old comedian George Burns once said it was too bad that all the people who really know how to run the country are busy driving taxi cabs and cutting hair. My barber would agree with that thought.


It is facinating that someone who seems to have such little experience with life can have such large thoughts on what is wrong with the world and what needs to be done to fix it. I won't even bother to share his thoughts, they are so far out that it is impossible to characterize them. 
Plato once said "Wise men talk because they have something to say; fools, because they have to say something".
But one thing I do know about my friendly barber, he gives a good haircut, so I’ll go back again. Just Say'n

Marketing Madness

It is hard to believe that NFL marketing can jump on something so quickly, but Tim Tebow jersey is now available. I doubt if his number will be 0, but if you want to be first on the block to have a Tebow jersey,  you are in luck. 
I think they will also have a special close-out on the Mark Sanchez jersey soon. 


Let’s hope Tim is all prayed up before next season. Given the results of the Jets last season, he will need all the help he can get. Just Say'n

Wonderful Life

Yesterday was the first day of spring. Yesterday they put my boat in the water. Yesterday it was sunny and warm. I have no idea what tomorrow will bring, but I am looking forward to today. Life is good! Just say’n.

Ya never know

March 12 (Reuters) - Four Amish youths were charged with underage drinking after they crashed their horse-drawn buggy into a police cruiser in upstate New York, authorities said on Monday.


I often wonder how Amish families can keep such strict tradition in a general society that is so completely different from their lifestyle. Well, I guess families struggle with outside pressure no matter where they may be located. I just bet there was some strong discipline taking place behind the barn that night.


Have to say, the thought of two horse-drawn buggies drag racing down a highway does bring me a chuckle. Just Say'n

Comparison shopping

Went to the super market the other day and had an epiphany. The boxes are getting smaller as the prices get bigger. Picked up a box of Frosted Flakes, which we have been buying for years, and realized it is about an inch smaller that I remember it from before. Checked the crackers and other boxes only to discover the same thing had happened. 
At least when I buy a gallon of gas it is still a gallon, it just cost twice as much which is why it seems smaller. 
The only thing that is bigger and still cost the same is the hot air coming out of Washington DC. If we could figure out how to harness all that heat, we could probably lower our energy cost. Just Say'n

Ronald Reagan Wisdom

Another “Super Tuesday” and again we have a super amount of indecision. This whole political thing is just beyond comprehension. 
No matter what you may think of former President Ronald Reagan, he did have some great thoughts on life. One of my favorite is:

"Politics is supposed to be the second-oldest profession. I have come to realize that it bears a very close resemblance to the first.”

You may have to think about that for a second, but in the long run you will definately see the wisdom in his words. Just Say'n

Small project

My wife and I decided our kitchen needed a face lift. Every time we entered, it seemed like a journey back into the 60’s. So we had a contractor over and decided to do new cabinets and drawers. 
However, you can’t do that without new counter top. A nice new counter top definitely calls for new sink and faucets. 
Now the walls look bad so have to repaint them. Whops, now we need a new backsplash to really tie the paint, cabinets, and countertop together.


OMG - now the floors look terrible with all the new decorations so better redo them. At last, it is beautiful. Now when I walk into the rest of the house, the other rooms look terrible. 


I think I may take up serious drinking. Just Say'n

Opps!

It appears that a photo op went very wrong. The kids lined up to spell ROMNEY as he enthusiatically stood by them. It seems the boys got the O and the M in the wrong spot. Or did they????? Just Say'n