2016 NOVEMBER “From My Perspective”
Brenduhh came over
for coffee. We got to talking about the
old days before computers and all that.
I asked her, “Have you ever wondered what your parents did before the
internet and television shows which are on 24/7?” “Yes, I have.
I’ve ask my 18 brothers and sisters and they don’t know either,” she
responded.
It’s soup and
chili season now at my house. Each of
them is home made and served with home made bread or saltine crackers. I try to be a lady and break my crackers on
the dotted line provided by the manufacturer.
Well, the dotted line is nothing but lies. Some sadistic, evil person has designed them
to NOT break on the line. This is a
nightmare for a person with neat nick tendencies and borders on OCD.
When Beloved and I went to Omaha, NE during one 4th of July
weekend, I did most of the driving. I
like to chew gum during the tense times of driving. Sometimes it cracks or pops when I least
expect it. I didn’t know Beloved’s
annoyance with this until he said, “Stop snapping that gum!” I kept chewing trying to not do it, but the
inevitable happened, it snapped, again.
He growled, “Either spit it out or stop chewing.” I said, “I’m sorry. Gum helps me do something with my jaws.” “Eeeee, gods, Trute, don’t they ever rest?”
he groaned.
Do you remember
the comic strip CALVIN AND HOBBS? I do
and have some of the books sitting on my coffee table. There were many words of wisdom between those
two. Here is one of them stated by the
strip’s creator, Bill Watterson: It's hard to be religious when certain
people are never incinerated by bolts of lightning. (Calvin)-Bill
Watterson, comic strip artist (b. 5 Jul 1958) [Calvin & Hobbes] Here are
some more: Calvin:
"Why waste time learning, when ignorance is instantaneous?” Calvin:
As far as I'm concerned, if something is so complicated that you can't explain
it in 10 seconds, then it's probably not worth knowing anyway. Calvin: Things are never quite as scary
when you've got a best friend. Calvin's
dad: Being a parent is wanting to hug and strangle your kid at the same
time.
I’ve
known that scientists are trying to find the center of the universe. I, also, know some people who are going to be
disappointed to find out it isn’t them.
With
this election, the decision is so parallel to an electrical socket……Do I put my
silver knife blade in the top one or the bottom one?
I
unfortunately had a few words with a person who just makes me wince at all the
drama and garbage they try to bring me into.
They got angry and stormed, “I’m just not going to talk to you
anymore!!” As I watched them walk away,
I called, “Thank you for taking out the trash.”
Some
words of wisdom: “Confidence comes
not from always being right, but from not fearing to be wrong.” Peter T.
McIntyre “True
friendship multiplies the good in life and divides its evils. Strive to have
friends, for life without friends is like life on a desert island... to find
one real friend in a lifetime is good fortune; to keep him is a blessing. ”
Baltasar Gracian “Light travels faster than sound.
This is why some people appear bright until you hear them speak.” Somebody
I find it ironic that
the colors red, white, and blue stand for freedom, until they're flashing
behind you. Artificial intelligence is no match for natural
stupidity. I'm great at
multi-tasking -- I can waste time, be unproductive, and procrastinate all at
once.
Did you know the NFL team, Baltimore Ravens, got its name from Edgar Allen Poe who was from Baltimore? Did you know that a haberdasher is an owner of or worker in a store for men’s clothing or small items used for making clothes? Harry S Truman, our 33rd President, was a haberdasher. Did you know that something can be a genuine imitation, but it’s still an imitation? Did you know that if you get a job at Hooters the job application is a bra and they say, “Here, fill this out.”? Why does JC Penny’s have an older women’s clothing line named, “Sag Harbor”? Did you know that the traditional chef’s hat has 100 pleats, which symbolizes the number of ways you can cook an egg? Did you know that "Only the mediocre are always at their best."? Jean Giraudoux
Have you ever talked
with someone and sworn it was like folding a fitted sheet with no corners? You roll your eyes, get an eye ache from that,
shake your head and get a crick in your neck, then mutter nasties under your
breath and they hear you. CRIMMINIES!!
Brenduhh came up with
a terrific solution for keeping cake moist and fresh…..”Trude, you need to eat
it all at one sitting.” Gods!! Sometimes she comes up with great ideas.
SOCIOPATH: “They are often well liked because of their
charm and high charisma, but they don’t care about other people. They think mainly of themselves and often
blame other for the things that they do.
They have a complete disregard for rules and lie constantly. They don’t feel guilt or learn from any
punishment.” Psychology 101
The
man dies in all who keep silent in the face of tyranny. -Wole Soyinka,
playwright, poet, Nobel laureate (b. 13 Jul 1934) ‘Something to think about this November.
I saw a unique
suitcase the other day. It was in the
shape and color of 2 slices of bread. I
bet it was jam packed.
A former student of
mine had not been lucky in love. He’d
been engaged a few times and each time she broke it off. He told me, “Mz. R., the next time I give a
ring to someone it will be plastic with a big piece of candy on top. When it’s gone it will be their fault.”
I have a friend who is
so tense, so “tightly wound” that if one put a piece of coal up her butt, in 2
weeks there’d be a diamond! Peace, blessings, and smiles to you…Trudy
