yeah I know you did not ask!
Wife: “I don’t mean to tell you what to do…”
Husband: “Then, don’t.”
And that is when the fight started!
The Unintended Lesson – Revisited
I wrote the article below a little over 20 years, and I wanted to re-share this story today.
In all of our lives there are hopefully a few individuals that have made a big impact. My Uncle Dutch and Aunt Peggy were two such people. When, as a teenager, I was having a lot of problems at home, they took me in for a while. They helped firm up my rudder that was wobbling terribly. My uncle passed away today at the age of 92 after living what I would call a good and meaningful life. God bless you, Uncle, and godspeed on your new journey.
My Uncle Dutch is not a tall man, and he has what we affectionately call a Buddha belly. I know that he was skinny once upon a time. I have seen pictures of him when he was young and in the Navy, but that is not the Harry Dodd I know. He is elderly now, with white hair, and it is hard for me to not think of him in a suit and tie. The first thing that you will probably notice about my Uncle is his smile. While he doesn’t smile all the time, it is certainly there more than it isn’t. And it is the type of smile that just lights up his whole face.
He is married to my mother’s sister. Now that I am older, I recognize her as kind, gentle, woman. Continue reading “The Unintended Lesson – Revisited”
The Magic of Dogs
The peerless Señora Weinhaus has two long term friends, Greg and Jeanne. She met the both of them when all were taking classes in Reiki some 20 years ago. In fact she has two other long term friends from the same class, a retired meteorologist from Sicily named Vincenzo and his partner Maury. Despite living in this country for 50 years Vince still has a fairly thick Italian accent, but I believe his command of English is better than mine. You will not find many other folks more interesting to converse with than Vincenzo. Maury hails from Brazil, but I thought him a native North American the first time I met him as his accent is so perfectly Midwestern. Maury can give Vince a run for his money in the conversation department… when he can get a word in edgewise. That is always Continue reading “The Magic of Dogs”
We got a long way to go
I went for a short bike ride this a.m., about 26 miles. To do this I went out to Creve Coeur Park. I went to a lesser used trailhead on River Valley Drive. This particular starting point allows me to do a little warm up within the park. I then go over the Missouri River and drop down on to the Katy Trail. This particular day I rode to and through St. Charles on this rail to trail project, waving to the statue of Lewis & Clark that is between the trail and the Missouri River in Old Town St. Charles.
As I was unloading my bicycle from the back of my pickup truck, I vaguely noticed a black sedan go by. As this road / parking lot dead ends just before the bike path, the car had to turn around and come back. As they passed me the young “lady” in the passenger seat screamed, “TRUMP KICKS ASS.”
I am sure this was in response to several anti-Trump bumper stickers on my back windshield. You can see a picture on my article Ooops…Wrong Digit. I have since added one bumper sticker whose boldest part is Stop The Donald, basically equating our POS POTUS to a sexually transmitted disease. After I put the first set on my truck on 20 January 2017 I was flipped off multiple times. I have not been flipped off for at least 2 years now. In fact, I have had people comment in parking lots, etc. that they agreed with me.
I am not sure it is the smartest thing I could do, place inflammatory political bumper stickers on a valuable possession, but it needs to said. And it needs to be said often. What are you for in these troubled times? I do understand that folks are afraid of antagonizing MAGAs, but we must stop this madness.
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Keep well.
Chris from Ohio is a farmer, Trump voter, and lifelong Republican – hear why he will be voting Joe
Quote of the Day — Margaret Chase Smith
“One of the basic causes for all the trouble in the world today is that people talk too much and think too little. They act too impulsively without thinking.” ~~ Margaret Chase Smith
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Mr. Trump, “They whisper about you.”
This is from the Lincoln Project, a GOP group! What scares me is that things like this might just push this paranoid sociopath off the tight rope of sanity he is walking.
Word of the Day – Latitudinarian
- Noun: Latitudinarian
- not insisting on strict conformity to a particular doctrine or standard : tolerant specifically
- tolerant of variations in religious opinion or doctrine
- Synonyms:
- enlightened
- flexible
- humanistic
- lenient
- permissive
- radical
- reformist
- tolerant
- Usage:
- “For example, Kevin Roose, a reporter with the New York Times, often posts (on Twitter) a list of the top 10 posts shared on Facebook in the past 24 hours, which almost always come predominantly from conservative voices, including Fox News, Ben Shapiro, ForAmerica, and the right-wing conspiracy theorist Dinesh D’Souza. On the other hand, Twitter has largely become the voice of the left, where the most shared stories, content, videos, and opinions are often much more latitudinarian in nature.”
- Encountered:
- While reading Vanity Fair article How Facebook Became the Social Media Home of the Right
- While reading Vanity Fair article How Facebook Became the Social Media Home of the Right
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Rev. Joe’s Random Thought #4,266
yeah I know you did not ask!
Every time I see a group of what is 99% males toting assault weapons demonstrating for any number of kooky causes, all I can see is a group of 13 year old boys who could not figure out how to grow up.
And while I am on the subject… I can see some good points to the philosophy / political stance of Libertarianism, but, again, as practiced in this country, it generally strikes me as the stance of teenage boys pushing back against whatever father figure is in their life. It does not strike me as a mature way to organize a society.
Keep well.
The Pandemic Blues – Take II
I had a disturbing round of golf Friday. Oh not about my golf game, I describe myself as a Dr. Hyde / Mr. Jekyll golfer. I never know who is coming out, and sometimes I see both these sides in a single round of golf. I figured out last millennium that I was never going to play golf professionally, or even at a stellar amateur level. I am good with that. I still enjoy the game. My discomfort on this round of golf centered around attitudes about corona virus.
Let me describe where I golf most frequently. It is across the Rio Mississippi in the small town of Columbia, IL. This is southern Illinois and it is hoosier land. If your breed is more southern, substitute redneck for hoosier. It is the same concept, different words. I go to this particular golf course as the rates are more reasonable than in Missouri, it is usually easy to get a tee time and the course is generally in good shape. The greens always are. While not the cow pasture golf Continue reading “The Pandemic Blues – Take II”