Senior Thoughts
I have never thought of myself as a Senior though my age would indicate I have been one for some time. To often seniors are all considered to be in one box when reality seniors are like a superstore with a little bit of everything. In this section, I will discuss bits of everything.
Saying Vs Being A Christian
When I was in college, there was a movement on campus by some students, we called them god squaders, asking other students “if they had found Jesus”. My answer was always the same, I did not know he was lost, but I will help you look for him. Unbelievably, they never found that funny. One…
No Kings Rally, Tories, Russia
This past Saturday millions of Americans participated in the “No Kings” rally and millions upon millions more supported them. The participants and their supporters across all 50 states are protesting Trump policies. But more important, they and all of us are protesting a man who wants to become a dictator along with all of his…
You Cann’t Fix Stupid, But
If the village idiot is appointed as the head of health care, whose dumber, the person who appointed him, the members of Senate who confirmed him, or all the people who voted for all of them. I mean, its not the village idiot’s fault. You get to be the village idiot by doing idiot stuff.…
PO’D at Sexual Predators
I tore a guy a new hole the other day at the PB courts. I was getting ready to take a lesson and he was leaving. I regularly take lessons and they have really helped my game. This was a new instructor who had just finished college. At one time she was ranked 15th in…
Church?
I don’t remember the first time I went to church, that’s because I was only a few days old. I went to a small country Swedish Lutheran [LCA] church in NW Minnesota. Going to church was very important to farming communities because in farming, especially in the 1950s and for thousands of years before that,…
Pickle Ball and the Meaning of Life
I was playing in pickle ball league a couple of days ago and between games I went to visit with the monitor of the league who is also one of the instructors at the PB facility. I like him because he has helped my game and is a great guy. He likes me because he…
What Am I Thinking About?
Since a very early age thru yesterday I have been asked by family friends “were you listening”? No. The followup question is always, “what were you thinking about”? The standard answer is nothing. But the reality is it is impossible to thinking about nothing because if you were thinking about nothing, then you were thinking…
HOA Fees, Is This the Answer?
We were in Denver visiting relatives. They are in the early stages of thinking about having a second home in a warm climate and were asking me about our place in AZ. I said we have a great place in AZ and I love it there, but I added, there are problems. What kind of…
PB & Encouragement
I was playing pickle ball in the Advance Intermediate Open Play division in Portland. After winning a close game against a good team, my partner turned to me and said “thank you for encouraging me, it really made a difference”. My partner was young, late 40s to early 50s. Wow, when did 50 become…
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