2017 June FROM MY PERSPECTIVE
The last of April, central Illinois has so much rain there
was a lot of flooding along the Illinois River and some of the creeks. Personally, I was ready to start building an
ark. Brenduhh came over all excited that
week end. “Trudy, I’m going on vacation
and it will be so much fun.” I asked her
where she was going. “Well, I thought it
would be a lot of fun to go surfing.” I
asked her when she was going to California or Florida to do that. She gushed, “Oh you silly girl. I don’t need to go that far to surf and ride
the waves. The Illinois River is really
deep now and some of the creeks are running real fast. Those are gonna be perfect places.” I told her it was too cold and the waters
were very muddy. “You know all your
blond hair will turn brown, don’t you?” I questioned. She thought a bit and agreed she’d have brown
hair and not light blond if she went.
Sometimes it doesn’t take much to change her mind; but then again,
there’s not much there to change.
I was swimming recently and accidentally splashed a lady who
was next to me. She hollered, “You
splashed me; I don’t want to get wet!”
She was standing shoulder deep in the pool. My gosh, it was Brenduhh’s mom.
All through life this question pops up---we wonder who we
are, what role we really play in certain situations or other’s lives. I’ve applied this to “Should I buy this or
that”, “Should I address the issue or let it go”, and “Is it (object) to be
here or there? I definitely apply it
when I’m cleaning out closets and drawers.
Life is full of questions. Sometimes there are more questions than there
are answers. It, also, seems that just
when I’ve found the answer, someone throws in another question! Ever question if you did a good job raising
your child(ren) only to see/hear them quote you to their own child(ren) that
which they so vehemently objected to coming from you? When my children were growing up, I was pretty
strict with them. Daddy and Mother had
been strict with me, their wild child, but, they informed me, not to the degree
I was with my children. I told them I’d
had two good teachers, and I turned out pretty good. They didn’t question my strictness anymore.
If you are an average American, in your
whole life, you will spend an average of 6 months waiting at red lights. Well, I see it’s time to get a good book and
carry it with me as I drive. No word in the English language rhymes with
month, orange, silver, or purple, or supercalifragilisticexpialidocious,
either. On a Canadian two dollar bill, the flag flying over the Parliament
building is an American flag. Our
influence extends further than we know! Peanuts are one of the ingredients of
dynamite, and nitro comes in jelly form.
LUNCH!!!! “Stewardesses” is the longest
word typed with only the left hand; “lollipop” with the quotes is the longest
with your right hand. “I” is the
shortest with the right and “A” is the shortest with the left. Some people have a lot of time on their hands,
don’t they? TIME is evenly divided between both hands.
Heavy hearts, like heavy clouds in the sky, are best
relieved by the letting of a little water. -Christopher Morley, writer (5 May
1890-1957) Which brings me to a saying I heard a long time ago: “Tears are the safety valve of the heart,”
and “It’s all right to cry; crying lets the sad out of you.” All of this is so true. Studies have been done about the chemical
composition of tears brought on by various situations. They are all different in composition.
I have accepted a position with a famous crayon company.
I am a consultant now. I was so surprised when they called and
told me my resume was exactly what they were looking for. Some of the
colors, although I loved them, were delicious, but I didn't eat a single one.
I made suggestions of: "8 in a box is about as thrilling as
dried lox;" "If you must give delicious names to the colors,
have them smell that way too, provide the caloric and fat content, and provide
more than one serving in a box." Macaroni and Cheese was my
favorite with a close second of Mashed Potatoes. Of course, double
chocolate cake was so tempting. I suggested ADULT crayons: "Jose
Cuervo gold; Sex on the Beach ooh lala tan; Screwdriver yellow; Manhattan with
5 cherries bronze; Dom Perignon clear like diamonds; Rum and Coke liquid
browned bronze." I asked that rutabaga, Brussels sprouts, and other
disgusting veggies have no place in the box---throw them out; don't even think
of it. Puce (French for flea) sounds too much like another sickening word--P U
* E, so hurl that color, too." They were most accepting of my
suggestions. I'm now waiting for a paper I submitted. It was
difficult to outline and stay in the lines as excited as I was, but I did it.
I, also, suggested a warning sign be put on the box: KEEP OUT OF
REACH OF A HUNGRY DOG. TECHNICOLOR POOP IS DIFFICULT TO REMOVE FROM
LIGHT COLORED CARPETING. They liked that one, too.
P.S. If you believe this position for me, I have a box of used, very-loved, made-into-missile-bullets, broken crayons for ya. ‘Had to have some fun.
P.S. If you believe this position for me, I have a box of used, very-loved, made-into-missile-bullets, broken crayons for ya. ‘Had to have some fun.
A long time ago I read a book titled A HOUSE IS NOT A HOME
by Polly Adler. Its subject was about a
house of ill repute and the ones who “lived” there, their lives, and the lives
of others who went to that house. The
title has stuck with me all these years.
I’ve lived in many houses and with each one I tried to make it a home. The people, my family, are what made the
building, a house, a home. When you have
those you love being together in a house, you have a home, and…..you have
everything.
Written By: Regina Brett, 90 years
old, of The Plain Dealer. "To
celebrate growing older, I once wrote the 45 lessons life taught me. It is the
most-requested column I've ever written."
1. Life isn't fair, but it's still good. 2. When in doubt, just take the
next small step. 3. Life is
too short to waste time hating anyone.
4. Your job won't take care of you when you are sick. Your
friends and parents will. Stay in touch. 5. Pay off your credit cards
every month. 6. You don't
have to win every argument. Agree to
disagree. 7. Cry with
someone. It's more healing than crying alone.
8. It's OK to get angry with God; He can take it. 9. Save for retirement starting with
your first paycheck. 10. When
it comes to chocolate, resistance is futile.
11. Make peace with your past so it won't screw up the
present. 12. It's OK to let
your children see you cry.
13. Don't compare your life to others. You have no idea what their journey is all
about. 14. If a relationship
has to be a secret, you shouldn't be in it.
15. Everything can change in the blink of an eye. But don't
worry; God never blinks.
16. Take a deep breath. It calms the mind. 17. Get rid of anything that isn't
useful, beautiful or joyful.
18. Whatever doesn't kill you really does make you
stronger. 19. It's never too
late to have a happy childhood. But the
second one is up to you and no one else.
20. When it comes to going after what you love in life, don't
take “No” for an answer.
21. Burn the candles, use the nice sheets, and wear the fancy
lingerie. Don't save it for a special
occasion. Today is special. 22. Over prepare, and then go with
the flow. 23. Be eccentric
now. Don't wait for old age to wear
purple. 24. The most
important sex organ is the brain.
25. No one is in charge of your happiness but you. 26. Frame every so-called disaster
with these words 'In five years, will this matter?' 27. Always choose life. 28. Forgive everyone
everything. 29. What other
people think of you is none of your business.
30. Time heals almost everything. Give time time. 31. However good or bad a
situation is, it will change.
32. Don't take yourself so seriously. No one else does. 33. Believe in miracles. 34. God loves you because of who
God is, not because of anything you did or didn't do. 35. Don't audit life. Show up and make the most of it now. 36. Growing old beats the
alternative -- dying young. 37. Your
children get only one childhood.
38. All that truly matters in the end is that you loved. 39. Get outside every day. Miracles are waiting everywhere. 40. If we all threw our problems
in a pile and saw everyone else's, we'd grab ours back. 41. Envy is a waste of time. You
already have all you need.
42. The best is yet to come.
43. No matter how you feel, get up, dress up and show up. 44. Yield. 45. Life isn't tied with a bow, but it's
still a gift."
Friends are the family that we choose for
ourselves.
Have you ever thought how scary DO
NOT TOUCH is in Braille? Do fish ever
get tire of swimming? Why do cats jump
and are scared of a moving leaf, but don't snarl and hiss when you go to get them off
your favorite chair? When buttermilk
goes sour, how will you know? What’s the
difference between “Eggs over easy” and “Eggs over easily”? Have you ever notice that hieroglyphics could
be the original emojis?
“When you repeat a mistake, it is
not a mistake anymore: it is a
decision.” Paulo Coelho “Mistakes have been known to be called
“experience”, IF you learned from them.”
Trudy Jean
See you in July.
Blessings and smiles to you.
Trudy
