I love the movie TOMBSTONE. I’ve watched it so many times I can just
about quote many poignant lines. Doc
Holliday says some real good ones.
Little did I know I’d say a semblance of one to someone. This person told me, “Trudy, I really don’t
like you.” Silence can be the best
response at times, but this person really needed to know how their statement
affected me. I waited for a few moments,
and then said, “For your statement to matter and hurt me, I first must consider
you to be important in my life.
Bye.” Val Kilmer’s Doc Holliday
said, “Sir, if I am to be insulted, I must first value your opinion.”
While talking with a friend, she mentioned what she had
read, "A man will never cheat on you if you give him love, care, time, and
attention." I said to her, "It's a choice and can apply to
women, too. Some do not choose wisely. They not only cheat the
other, they cheat themselves. Someone always knows; someone is always
watching. Don't fool
yourself." I could see she was thinking.
I was discussing how to take care of cast iron cooking pots,
pans, and skillets with a gal. She had
been using it for a short time. I’ve
been using it for over 50 years and love it.
I have many pieces, some of which are almost 100 years old. She was telling me how heavy she found cast
iron to be, but wanted to still use it. She mentioned she’d noticed her arms
and chest muscles were getting stronger.
I told her, “Yes, cast iron is very heavy, especially when it has food
in it. I’ve, also, found that cast iron
can be a body building product. So, why
go to a gym? And, in a home invasion,
cast iron can be a great weapon.”
I saw a coffee mug the other day. It made me laugh. It said, "Honk me off again and we will play a game called 'DUCK, DUCK, TAPE'."
I ran across a greeting card company that is fabulous for my sense of humor. Here are a few I found to be a riot and a few tweaked my thoughts:
“Happy Birthday!!!
Just look at who’s all grown up and ready for a colonoscopy.” “Balloons are so weird. It’s like saying, ‘Here’s a sack present of
my breath. Happy Birthday!’” “Parenthood is the scariest hood you will
ever go through. Congratulations on your
new family member.” “Get well soon. I can only be nice for so long.” To a best friend---“We go together like drunk
and disorderly. I’m glad you’re my best
friend.” “Happy Valentine’s Day. I love you even though you load the
dishwasher wrong.” “People Write
Congrats Because They Can’t Spell Congrajlashuns. So, congra, congashula, oh whatever.”
I visited a friend who has a very rambunctious, demanding,
hellion of a child. He was pretty much
out of control, so his mother put him in his room. There was a lot of yelling, screaming, and
banging when she left the room. Even the
two cats ran and hid. She returned to
his room. I heard her applying some
warranted butt awakenings and attitude adjustments. I heard her say in a very firm voice, “You
will stay in here or you’ll get more good behavior encouragements!!” She shut the door and returned to her seat
across from me. Very irritated and
feeling defeated she said to me, “You know what, Trudy? I don’t know if the devil would take him
back.”
On Facebook, I posted a grumbly face with the message, “It’s
Monday.” A friend of mine said,
“Again!? Didn’t we just have one last
week?” I replied, “It’s replication at
its finest, sweetie.”
While at a grocery store, I was in the baking aisle. To my thrill, I found a packaged tub of BACON GREASE!! It is called BACON UP, and it's very good.
I use bacon grease in a lot of foods I make, and my supply
has dwindled to almost nothing. I don’t
buy bacon very often and when I do, it’s the cheapest I can find because I cook
it just for the grease. The name of this
product is BACON UP. It is filtered and
in an oval tub with a lid. It’s good,
too. Of course, there are no little
pieces of bacon in it like your home cooked bacon and grease, but it will do in
a pinch.
OINT: To smear with
an unctuous substance. From Latin ungo.
Ointment comes from that little word.
Talking with a friend, she told me of a family she knew
which had 8 children. She told me their
names: Red, Tan, Violet, Coral, Amber,
Jade, Ebony, and Emerald. I mentioned
those were colorful names. She said, “Oh
I know; their last name is Crayonns.
Aint Daisy was sweeping her porch when I walked up to visit
for a bit. “Well looky here who’s come
to visit. Come on up here and set a
spell. I’m so glad to see you, chile,”
she said with a warm smile and twinkle in her eyes. “Aint Daisy, I’d like your opinion on something
which was said to me recently. I was
told that now days people are told, ‘Work harder, buy more, and keep up.’ What do you think of it? Personally, I don’t think there’s much peace
in it.” She smoothed her apron, rocked a
bit as she nodded her head oh so slightly.
“Whall, here’s what I think, chile.
It seems that ain’t gonna getcha much ‘cept frustration an’ being
tard. Sos, Imma gonna jes sit here on m’
porch an’ watch the squirrels play, the chipmunks chase each other, an’ listen
to all the birds call. I’ll work at the
pace I want, buy what I can afford, and don’t mind others’ business. Now,
that’s peace in my soul and what I think.”
Ahh, more wisdom from the lady of the holler.
Everything is a lesson to teach you something from which you
can benefit. Like, if a door was shut in
your face, it could have protected you from a rogue elephant coming your way.
Brenduhh came over in a little huff. “Trudy!!
I’m a bit perplexed. I used to
think that coffee was bad for me. So, I
gave it up completely,” she told me.
“What? You enjoy coffee,
Brenduhh. Why did you give it up?” I
asked in surprise. “Oh, I didn’t give up
coffee. I gave up thinking,” she proudly
said. I think my eyes stuck in the top
of my eyebrows.
Have you ever had tears because you prayed for something and
surprisingly it happened? I surely
have. I found this in my bible: Habakkuk 2:3 “There will come a time when
your tears will fall, not because of your troubles, but because God has
answered your prayers.” Wow. There it is written a long time ago, the
reason why tears of appreciation/joy/surprise happen.
Have you ever just about given up on something only to
“refuel your jets” and continue on? I
have. Then I read this: “Stay determined until your determination
gets you to your destination.” Daddy
used to call me “stubborn”. I told him,
“I’m not stubborn, Daddy; I’m determined.
There’s a difference. Stubborn is
you know you should or shouldn’t do something but you do or don’t, no matter
what. Determined is, you have a goal and
you will do all you can to achieve that goal, no matter what.” He nodded his head and smiled.
Here are some signs posted at or on various places: Hardware
store: “Need a good screw?” Church: “Heaven has strict immigration laws, hell has
open borders.” On a hearse: “Still texting
and driving? C U soon!” On a
sign in front of a resort lodge: “I
hate this snow! No, wait. I love this
snow! Signed, Bi-polar bear” Just a sign: “STUPIDITY SHOULD BE PAINFUL!!” Ironically I’ve seen it be very painful.
I was answering a questionnaire when I came to a
requirement. It told me I had to write
the number 1, 1000, 51, 6 and 500 in Roman numerals. I thought, wrote, erased, wrote some more
then slammed my pencil down. I picked it
up and boldly wrote: IM LIVID just to relieve my
stress. My friend came by and saw
it. “Trudy, are you angry? You just wrote the numbers 1, 1000, 51, 6 and
500.”
Do you think songbirds get irritated at hummingbirds for not
knowing the words? The best time on a
regular clock is 6:30, hands down for sure.
The best time to pray is 12:00, both hands are up.
Ernest
Hemingway once said, “The most beautiful people we encounter in life are often
those who have walked through fire.” They’ve faced defeat, endured pain,
struggled with hardship, and experienced loss in ways that most of us can
scarcely comprehend. Yet, it is through these trials that their true beauty
emerges—not the kind that can be seen on the surface, but the kind that
radiates from deep within. Beauty is
only skin deep.
Have a lovely month. See you in the next one. Trudy J ♫
