HMmmmmm!

Just think of the possibilities if life exists on one planet in the entire universe!

Peace Be With You!

Amen.

Feeling dirty.

I saw some young tots playing in the dirt near my house.  I kind of envied them.  I am almost sixty.  Maybe I was too old.  What the heck I thought and gave it a try.  Then the one little tyke said, "Hey get your own dirt."  So I did.  You can play in my dirt anytime.  All are invited.  We just have to share our dirt sometimes don't we?

Oh say can you see.

I wanted a 4Th of July subject for my thoughts so I broke my eye glasses. Pretty tricky title. I got out my duck tape and did a temporary fix so I could see. I called numerous eye glass stores and they all said the same thing, "No we cannot get your prescription off your old pair. You need to come in for an eye exam which will cost you a small fee. OK. I made the appointment and off I went. One of the first things they did when I got there was put my glasses in a machine. Pushed some buttons and got the eye glass prescription from my old pair. Without skipping a beat the nurse then told me the doctor would be right with me. Well OK. It was a small fee but still I was a little miffed. After the eye exam the doctor rubbed it in by telling me my old prescription was about the same as my new one would be. All glasses were 40% off. That was just the frame. After adding my bifocals and transition lenses, sun hurts my eyes after an eye operation a few years ago. One pair of glasses were about $450 even after the discount. Which I did not get. I went to another eye glass store taking my new golden prescription with me. Shopping around got me two pair for $195 and because I had my priceless prescription. After about an hour the computer finally started working and 30 minutes after that I paid for my 2 pair of glasses. I will get them in 3 days. A road construction crew held me up in traffic for another hour. I was now late for work at the hospital I spend my employment time in. I got settled in and learned that a newborn was in trouble and may not make it. I can see real clear now. I embraced my life and did the best I could to comfort the distressed family. I realized I have no problems. Oh say can you see. I can.

Dog Sitter

This weekend I have the pleasure of watching my friends dogs while my friends go on a little vacation. I know their pets really well and was around when my friends adopted them. I cannot have a pet where I live and I am lucky to be able to spend time with my friends pets. Although I must admit because of my age I cannot run after cars and cats like I use to. I think these dogs know this because they wait until I catch up after a good chase.

All we need is love.

I like that Beatles song. Most people have the capacity to love and be loved. Sometimes accepting love is not so easy for Men from Mars. Women from Venus sometimes also but women seem to be able to deal with the love better. Women endure love thru bad times more then men it seems. It is sad when people reach a certain age and cannot or will not love anymore. Still. I will stay a Celtics fan even though it still hurts.

Birthday Reminders

I set up a birthday reminder calendar on my computer. It came up my brother-in-laws birthday is June 13. He likes sports and I wrote "Hit a home run on your Birthday." My sister called and thanked me. It is HER BIRTHDAY and I got them mixed up. She is 68 an excited because now she thinks it was code for him to have sex. He is gonna be in for quite a surprise when he comes home from work. He only has a few more months before he retires. I hope he makes it.

Brain updating

Updating a computer is much easier than updating one's brain. Especially when the updating is 5 Grandchildren ranging from 6 months to 17 years. That includes a 3 year old a 11 year old and 13 year old. To make it easier it is simultaneous. 5 updates at once. Male or female does not matter once the update starts it is HD surround-sound at its best. God bless mothers. I decided to let my daughter enjoy Father's day. I give her that day with pleasure. I really loved and enjoyed the whole upgrade experience. My daughter was my only child and when I visit her now with her 5, I realize what a difference it is.

Documentaries

A parent I know has a child that is in the "Why" stage. I just put my inquisitive little one on the computer and he can "Why" all day, boasts this parent. I like the frustrating old fashion one on one personal contact. Although the information on the internet is more accurate than some of the made up answers I give. I rather do this. To save parental face, if I do not know the answers I can distract my son or daughter with ice cream and hugs. Which I also get.

Bi-Racial

I Met a young mother today and her new baby of 5 months. For some reason it was important for her to tell me that the baby was bi-racial. I told her that I was a bi-racial baby also. She looked a little confused so I educated her and relayed that my Father was Polish and my Mother Irish. She quickly and quietly gathered up her child and left. I have a hard time understanding and communicating with young people sometimes.

Were you Slimmed?

A little boy saw his baby brother right after he was born. He noticed the nurses cleaning the newborn and the little boy came to the conclusion his new brother was slimmed. Fascinated he told everyone he met and asked them when they were born were they slimmed? I learn a lot while volunteering in the hospital from kids. As an update to the cement story. After cleaning chunks of cement out of hair. His hair weave was ruined and he now has a new temporary hair piece.

Men in Cement

Men like to build things and make cement floors and sidewalks. One man I know went and got a cement sander, a really good toy for men. He was refinishing his basement and wanted the old floor to look new, clean and smooth. He had a glorious time but in his haste did not use water with the sander and got cement dust all over. Never the less he was proud of his work. He cleaned up his basement and feeling very satisfied with the job done well. He then took a shower to clean himself up. That is when he made a remarkable discovery. When water hits cement dust that is all over ones body it tends to turn into....well cement. The cement sealed his eyes closed and his hair became very brittle and hard. The people at the hospital were very kind to him and he recovered quickly. He admitted his panic when his eyes hardened up and was worried about other openings that might also get clogged with cement. His wife was amused and is happily thinking up as many cement jokes as she can.

Podcast

I just found out I subscribed to a Podcast. I did it in August 2011. Not sure how. Does not cost anything. It is amazing what a computer can do. I found this out by accident and cannot remember the accident. Anyway happy podcasting everyone!!!

ebook

I finally was able to get my book  "A Simply Chumly Gift For You" published on Amazon eBook.  I wanted to give them out for free and this is the closest I could do.  If you want.  If not you could use the money to buy your children Pez Candy Dispensers which are good too.

Comments

Thank you to the very very very very very few people that comment on my blog. It takes me awhile to post them because remembering how to do that I need to refresh my mind, which involves a bit of time. So! Sorry for the delay. Anyway. My comment for life is: I enjoy being nice to people because it makes me happy. I try not to be mean or nasty to people because it makes me sad being in the back of that police van. Have a hug.

Billy what are you doing?

Billy is very young and bored in church. So he sticks his hand in the back of his trousers for a scratch or to fix his underpants. Eventually his hand needs company so the other hand dives in and helps whatever is of interest back there. Mom sees this and nudges Billy while whispering a rebuke. Billy complies. Both hands come out. A few minutes later Billy needs a snack and finds some nourishment in his nose which he delivers to his stomach via his mouth. Once again mom is there to acknowledge Billy's behavior. Then the time comes when everyone in church is suppose to offer the sign of peace to the people sitting near them. For some reason no one is shaking Billy's hands but are saying peace to him as they maintain their distance. Billy must be use to this because he smiles and gives them the peace sign and begins to wiggle out a little dance. "Billy what are you doing? Stop that." His mom says to him for about the millionth time. Who says church can't be fun. Not Billy.

Insight

I was trying to think about something profound to pass on to you. I zoned off the reality planet while doing this and put my hand in a door being closed. I came up with some pretty profund words while in pain. Please use caution while thinking.

Political Ads

One party runs an ad saying their opponent is dishonest and worse.  The candidate under attack runs an ad saying how dishonest and evil his adversay is.  If both canidates are right does that mean the person that gets elected is truly the lesser of two evils?

Please don't Passover Easter

A little play on holiday words. If Jesus was Jewish does that mean his followers are also Jewish? If so maybe we should combine the holidays. The first half of the Bible is the same for everybody isn't it? So many questions but when I was small the most important one was. "Where did my parents hide that Easter Basket full of candy?" I also learned never to hide chocolate candy in white pants pockets. It will melt and your mom will get mad. Plus I think Chocolate Crosses are creepy and should be banned.

And the answer is, "Don't Panic!"

My volunteering in the hospital keeps getting me closer to the Twilight Zone. I don't mean the Vampire one but the old TV show. I was waiting for the elevator. The door opens and a with child female type person is in a sort of wide eye panic. She looks at me and blurts out, "My water broke in the elevator are you a Doctor?" The baby turned out fine and I should be discharged myself tomorrow. Panic and heart attacks seem to have something in common.