2018
April FROM MY PERSPECTIVE
Kids don’t realize what their energy does to parents. Here is an example from my friend, Kelli, who
has 5 of all ages under her roof. “My
teens today “who is the whiskey in the fridge for?" Me: .....not you. Them: right but who is it for. Me: its a gift. Them: for who? Me: Dad. Them: why? Me: BECAUSE WE HAVE KIDS. NOW GO AWAY
A former student of mine wrote this. I wanted to share it with all of you because
I know his “history” and am proud of the man he is now.
“There are different types of courage, the person fighting
for their lives from something they can't see inside themselves , the women
with anxiety that has the courage to get up and face the day , the man that
gets up and goes to court that knows he's going away , the soldier on the
battlefield that faces death each day , the mother that knows she'll have to
raise three children by herself if she leaves him , the man who knows if he
leaves her his heart is going to break , the child who never had a real choice
that has to start life at a disadvantage yet makes it anyway . Different types
of courage, yet all the same, "Brave". ~ Andrew Thomas~”
The brother of a friend of mine took his 3 month old son to
the pediatric emergency room at a local hospital. Here is his account of the verbal exchange he
had with a medical intake person. You
just can’t make some things up. “We took
JJ to get checked (he's been real congested). In the peds ER, the registrar
comes and asks me a few questions: ‘When
was he born?, Current address; Has he been out of the
country or been around anyone who has in the last three months?; Correct way to contact his mother and/me;
Does he speak English?’ (No... not yet, he’s 3 months old.) Here's the best one: ‘Is your son single,
married, or divorced?’ The look
the dude got from me must've been priceless because he quickly said, ‘I have to
ask this.’ No you don't, fool; use some
common sense! But instead of that being
my reply, I simply said, "No, he's divorced."
“Not all those who wander are
lost.” -J.R.R. Tolkien, novelist and philologist (3 Jan 1892-1973) Daddy used to wander all over a hardware
store after he got what he went in there for.
I went with him one day. I
thought I was going to be bored----girls don’t usually go into hardware stores
like Daddy did. He got what he came for,
and then started to “wander”. As he
slowly walked down an aisle, he stopped to pick up an item. He showed it to me and told me what it was
and its use. He did this for 5 aisles
stopping multiple times and explaining each item he picked up. The man was not lost, and I got quite an
unexpected education.
My granddaughter came up with this gem when she was little. When this was said, her brother, Will, was
crawling around meowing pretending to be a cat. CJ says, "No, Will, be a
doggie!" and then he does. Then she says,
"Ok Will, enough barking, be a boy, be a boy!" He doesn't...then I
hear " AAARrrrrggghh! Will, be a GOLDFISH!" LOL! This is told by her mother.
“Hope is
being able to see that there is light despite all the darkness.” ---David Tutu
Sometimes when the people you love hurt you the most, it’s
better to stay quiet because, if your love wasn’t enough….do you think your
words will matter?? Tjr To be hurt by
someone you love is a part of life. To be able to keep quiet is a part of being
mature. To be able to not choke the snot out of the hurter is a part of Karma,
because Karma will get them and you'll smile.
A man followed a young girl into
a department store’s bathroom in Texas saying he self-identified as a
woman. The man’s teeth were knocked out
by the girl’s father, who says he self-identifies as the tooth fairy. Alrighty then!!!
There are some names of
individuals which are very appropriate for the profession they’ve chosen. Here are some examples I know of: Euell Sue….attorney; Mr. Wyre and Mr.
Tapping…..detectives; Justice Wong…..judge; John Vroom…..motorcycle
dealer; Henry Ford Carr…..automotive
dealer; Dr. Bonebrake…..chiropractor; Betty Boring….English teacher; Lois Screech….vocal music teacher. Three of these people I have known and have
had a difficult time not smiling/laughing when introducing them to others.
Do you remember the “pet name”
you were called by your parent(s) or grandparent(s) when you were young?
Mother called me, "Trudy Boo"; Daddy called me
"Babe"; my Beloved called me "Tootsie"; and my grandmother
called me “Trudy Girl”. Oh, how I'd love to hear them call me those names,
again. This
stirred a memory, didn’t it? Perhaps
your memory ran down your cheek or turned your mouth into a smile. It did mine.
Aint Daisy and I were sitting on
the porch discussing directions to places.
She reminded me, “Ya know, chile, up North those folks give you
directions using North, South, East, and West.
That’s sort of confusing, especially when you might be directionally
challenged; it’s, also, boring.” I
agreed with her and told her I have trouble with directions to somewhere which
have those words in them. She told me,
“Down here, we give some color to the directions, landmarks, and throw in a bit
of local information. Here’s an
example: Down yonder a piece passed Joe
Hanyes' 3 silos which ain't never full, but he keeps 'em standing making shade
for the cattle, you’ll turn left at the first dirt road. Go a piece and you’ll see a little yellow house
with a porch that has 2 rockin’ chairs on it.
Sarah Gallup likes to make sure her visitors come and sit a spell and
drink some of her fresh lemonade."
I drove the directions and sure enough, there was everything just
sitting there like Aint Daisy described.
Sarah made lemonade and we talked and rocked until the sun was low.
I enjoy Ellen DeGeneres’ sense and delivery of humor. Here is one of her good ones: “Catch-and-release, that's like running down
pedestrians in your car and then, when they get up and limp away, saying -- Off
you go! That's fine. I just wanted to see if I could hit you.” This statement reminds me of the time I was
in a grocery store pushing my cart down an aisle. I made a quick turn and skidded passed a
lady, also, pushing her cart. I thought
I’d bumped her, stopped, and asked her, “Did I bump you? If so, I’m very sorry.” She replied, “No but thank you.” With a twinkle in my eye I said, “How about
if I roll back and try, again?” She
started to laugh, and then tears rolled down her cheeks. “I’ve had a really rough 2 days, but your
question, which made me laugh, has relieved some of my burden. Thank you so much.” I gave her a hug and told her she was in my
prayers. I got to thinking that a moment
of silliness caused more than a moment of relief for someone else.
Why is it that when you are struggling with something you can not
change, it sometimes changes you?
The shepherd always tries to persuade the sheep that their
interests and his own are the same. -Stendhal (Marie-Henri Beyle), novelist (23
Jan 1783-1842) Hmmmm, sounds a bit
political to me, but then again, it sounds biblical, too
Most of my readers know I love big words and unusual ones,
too. Here are some which are old ones
and not heard often, but I plan to revive them:
FUDGEL: Pretending to work while actually doing
nothing. GROKE; Someone who stares at you while you eat,
hoping you’ll share (like your dog or cat!!).
DYSANIA: Extreme difficulty
getting out of bed in the morning. (I’m sure most of you will be using this
one. Use it to tell your boss why you
were late.) PERENDINATE: To put off until the day after tomorrow. (Another useful one!!) KAKISTOCRACY:
Government by the least qualified or worst people. (I’d better keep quiet about this one.) UHTCEARE:
Lying awake and worrying about the day ahead. SLUGABED:
A person who stays in bed after the usual or proper time to get up. PHILOGROBILIZED: Having a hangover, but without admitting to
actually drinking. GRUMBLETONIANS: People who are angry or unhappy with their
government. SNOLLYGOSTER: A shrewd, unprincipled person, especially a
politician. TWATTLING: Gossiping idly about unimportant things.
ULTRACREPIDARIAN: Somebody who gives opinions on subjects they
know nothing about (She’s nothing but a twattling ultracrepidarian.) Thank
you, Kelly W. and historyhustle.com
That’s it for this month.
Smiles and blessing to you for all of April. Try not to be a twattling
ultracrepidarian. Trudy J
