https://adaptivecurmudgeon.com/2020/11/02/in-the-homestretch/ Read the whole thing "There’s no surprise in anything that’s happened. The calendar has always had November 3rd marked as the date of a catharsis for the hysterics. It is, was, and always will be, the crescendo of stress.... In 24 hours the situation will be obvious. We’ll be pretty sure where things are … Continue reading What he said.
Category: Life Lessons
Monday: Quote of the Week
“However, one thing that grave illness does is to make you examine familiar principles and seemingly reliable sayings. And there’s one that I find I am not saying with quite the same conviction as I once used to: In particular, I have slightly stopped issuing the announcement that ‘Whatever doesn’t kill me makes me stronger.’” … Continue reading Monday: Quote of the Week
Monday: Quote of the Week
"Do not deprive me from my suffering and my pain, for negative consequences must follow if I hope to learn from the crimes I committed against myself. Let me wander in this blizzard, I know I shall survive and become a better man. No one is coming to save me and that is a blessing." … Continue reading Monday: Quote of the Week
Gonna be a Great Day, Tater…
A post over at PawPaw's House tickled my memory and reminded me that I needed to put in an order for Boudin with the motherland's finest purveyors of specialty meats. And it showed up yesterday afternoon. A care package from the motherland That big chunk of meat at the top is Tasso. It's used more … Continue reading Gonna be a Great Day, Tater…
Measuring your Words
Wranglerstar posted a great video: https://www.youtube.com/embed/WxUOZ6Bvw3Y My dad had some advice for measuring your words, thinking before you speak, that he gave a number of us kids. I won't do it justice. I only remember it from my brother telling me a few years ago, which jogged a dim memory of him telling me. It … Continue reading Measuring your Words
I’ve been there….
Didn't have a family at the time. But I've been there. https://www.youtube.com/embed/c0ymjv3RO7Q
I’m having a bad, bad day…
I have good days and bad days. Maybe a better way to say it is that some days I'm off my game. It used to frustrate me and make me angry, but then I found the signs of impending doom, and head them off at the pass. I learned this finishing drywall, of all things. … Continue reading I’m having a bad, bad day…
Don’t Grow Old
My grandmother was one of the few in my family tree to grow old. I think there's maybe three that lasted past the age of 70. Every now and then, when we'd chat she'd say "Don't grow old". At the time, I blew it off. What did I know? I was a dumb kid. I'm … Continue reading Don’t Grow Old
St. Ephrem the Syrian
Lord and Master of my life, Take from me the spirit of laziness, discouragement, lust of power, and idle talk. Instead grant to me, your servant, the spirit of purity, humility, patience, and love. My Lord and King, grant me the grace to be aware of my own sins and refrain from judging others; for … Continue reading St. Ephrem the Syrian
Damn Foreigners….
We're inundated by foreigners here. Not the ones from other countries (although they may as well be). These ones are moving here from out of state, usually blue ones. How do I know? Their strange ways and license plates. Mostly the license plates, and the cars (which I'll get to in a bit). When I … Continue reading Damn Foreigners….
Inspected By Pat 