2018
August FROM MY PERSPECTIVE
I’ve wondered some
things. They don’t keep me awake at
night, or in the day with an unplanned nap, but they do make me wonder. Why is “monosyllabic” 5 syllables? I have some green soap, but the foam and
bubbles are white….WHY? How does the
medicine you take for something know where to go? Why can I see something better when I look a
bit away from it when I’m looking at it in the dark? If the plural of goose is geese, why isn’t
the plural of moose….meese? Why does the hair on your head keep growing and stops at a
certain point on other parts of your body? I.e. Your arms. (thank you Carole M.
Wright) Butterflies smell with their
legs.. how do THEY know?? THEY say dogs see in black and white... how do THEY
know? And, who is THEY??? (thank you, Tammy C. Marquez) Scientists say they can create living
dinosaurs. WHY??? Wasn’t the first round enough and we have
crocodile and alligators as examples. If
you see a turtle without its shell……is it homeless? (thank you, Sam Saladino) Why is there Braille at an ATM? (thank you, Lisa Sipka) Why do kids act nasty when I’m on the
phone? (thank you Rachel O.)
Brenduhh
came over all excited. “Trudy, I’m in
love with a man whose name is “Didley Dildy”.
I asked, “So, if you would marry him, you last name would be
“DILDY”? She affirmed that. I couldn’t stop laughing. She asked why I was laughing. I told her, “Be careful when you spell the
last name. It would be something if you
replaced the “Y” with an “O”.
I
had a very uncomfortable back ache. I
went to the store to get some over-the-counter relief. The top two shelves had the aspirin, Motrin,
and Advil. The third and fourth shelves
had EXCEDRIN PM, extra strength Tylenol, extra strength EXCEDRIN, Midol for
killer cramps, and Bayer migraine strength.
The fifth and sixth shelves had ICY HOT, BEN GAY, SALONPAS, and infused
back patches to stick on the area of discomfort……THE BOTTOM 2 SHELVES FOR THE
PREPARATIONS TO RELIVE THE WORST PAIN!!!.
Yeesh!! I guess, in the basement,
you’ll find the coffins.
Have
you ever wondered what a thesaurus has with its coffee in the mornings? Well, the wondering is over -----------
Synonym rolls.
Just
think, an opinion without 3.14 is just an onion. If you’re wondering what 3.14 is, the answer
is at the end of the column. ****”pi—which is written as the Greek letter for
p, or π—is the ratio of the circumference of any circle to the diameter of that
circle. Regardless of the circle's size, this ratio will always equal pi. In decimal form, the value of pi is approximately 3.14.” Thank you SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN
As
a parent of 5 children, I’ve had wonderful moments of peace and silence; like
when I’ve put the kids in the car and closed their door, walked around to my
own door. It’s like a Caribbean cruise. Then there are the 5 seconds of peace and
quiet after I’ve closed the bathroom door to be alone due to nature’s call or
to bathe. Suddenly I’m needed; fingers
are searching for me to touch me from under the door; the “door crack” talk of
words through smooshed lips; the incessant knocking with my name being called
more than 13 times. I’m sure some of you
can identify and are adding to the list.
It hadn't rained
much that week, so the walk up to Ain’t Daisy's was a bit dusty. She was
out there on the porch like she always is at 4:00; just rocking and watching
nature prance around. "Come sit a spell, chile. You’re hot and dusty. How ‘bout some sweet tea?” she invited;
"You look like you got something on your mind." I sat down in
the white rocker and joined her in her rocking rhythm. "Ain’t Daisy,
have you ever cried so much you don't think you have anymore tears
left?" She just kept rocking and her silence invited me to say
more. "I've had a big cry today all about what some think is silly,
but it hurt me badly. I don't think I have anymore tears
left." She rocked and looked my way with a gentle smile on her
face. "Honey, whatever is heavy on your heart is not silly, nor is
it anyone's business of why it hurts. It hurts and that's that. Did
you know that tears are the safety valve of the heart? People who hold in
their sadness or even anger hurt themselves on the inside. Tears are
good. When I've had a cry, it seems the tears wash away the obstruction
of my vision, and I can clearly see much better the problem or the answer. Just like the rain has washed away the dust
so you can see the leaves and rocks so much better." How interesting
that she'd know one of my favorite songs....."I Can See Clearly Now".
In the check out
lane behind me at the grocery store was a young mother. I placed the
divider so she could put her things on the belt. I didn't see that there
was only a small amount of space for her items; so, after I realized it, I moved
so she had more room. She thanked me and said, "That was kind of
you." I smiled and told her, "It is never wrong to be
kind." She agreed and told me she was trying to teach her children
that. I smiled as I was glad to see there was a young parent trying to
teach her children about being civil and kind. I say that because I'd just
spent more than a nano-second in an aisle with a mother who was too busy
talking on her phone to get her children, who were running up and down the
aisle and bumping into my cart, to walk quietly beside her. None of them
even said, "Excuse me." I leaned over to the young mother
behind me and said, "You, also, might teach them a Marine rule I had on my
bulletin board when I taught high school....."Respect those in authority;
if you can't respect them, respect their rank." She told me she
liked that and would be repeating it to her children. I have no doubt
that she will.
What wisdom can
you find that is greater than kindness? -Jean Jacques Rousseau, philosopher and
author (28 Jun 1712-1778)
I was talking to a
friend who needed a chiropractor in her insurance company’s “network”. I mentioned a few in our area, but each
wasn’t in it. She said her insurance
company is in Chicago and knows very little about downstate. I don’t like Chicago and said, “Good luck
with that. Chicago does not have a clue
about anything south of the Cook County line. If that were the title of a
song, there'd be NO TUNE or LYRICS.” Peace……….Trudy
