Scintillate, scintillate globule vivific fain. Would I fathom they nature specific. Loftily perched in the capacious ether, strongly resembling a carbonaceous gem. Now that I have your attention, this is a complex verbiage of TWINKLE, TWINKLE LITTLE STAR. What a difference simplicity makes. J
Having some troubles one day, I just shut down. My daughter came to see me and noticed. “You’ve shut down, haven’t you, Mom? I told her I had and didn’t know when I’d be up and running again. She smiled and said, “You’re just like a MacDonald’s ice cream machine---shuts down when you least expect it and no one knows when it will be up and running again.” She made me laugh.
From the past: I made a meat loaf using the 93% lean ground beef Guy had purchased at the store. While waiting for it to cook, I fixed each of us a cup of tea to enjoy together. Guy asked me how I liked the meat he’d bought for the meatloaf. I told him I wouldn’t know until it was cooked. He asked me what time it was. I told him, “5:04” thinking it strange he’d ask me when I could see he was wearing his watch. I mentioned that too him. He said, “Well, somewhere I lost an hour and 14 minutes.” I couldn’t figure out why, so I asked, “What do you mean?” He replied, “I’ve been sitting here looking at the clock on the stove and it says 3:50. You better call the appliance store and have them come out and check it.” Trying not to laugh, I said, “That 3:50 is not the time, it is the temperature of the oven which is cooking the meatloaf. Maybe I should have set the temperature to 365; then you would have known it was not a time. Or, I could have set it for 300, but you would have wondered why Tara was home from school so soon since she arrives at 3:30.” “Oh be quiet,” he snorted. I just looked at him after that. He must have read my mind because he called me that animal he thinks is so smart. J
I had one of those horrid procedures---a colonoscopy. The gallon of "poops a lot" was the worse stuff I'd ever tasted. Then I had a gal take me to the procedure room only to have her take me to ONCOLOGY. I would have pooped out of fear and concern they knew something I didn’t know, but I had nothing to deliver. When she got me to the right place, they positioned me at the camera, and I was EXPOSED!! I didn’t realize they had a wide lens camera in that department. The doc came in and introduced himself. "Hi! I'm Dr. Woo Wee." I went to sleep shortly after the introduction, or I passed out…I can't remember.
Good thoughts lead to good spoken words, which lead to good actions. Do the good.
Laziness kills ambition. Anger kills wisdom. Fear kills dreams. Jealousy kills peace. Now, read it right to left.
I feel sorry for people who have professions which entail cleaning out-houses and sewers. They have crappy jobs.
My footsteps were heavy on the steps to Aint Daisy’s front door. I guess my knock was harder and more demanding than I thought, as she came to the door quickly with a concerned look on her face. “Oh, chile. You come on in here and set yerself down. I’ll get us some cold sweet tea and muffins. As she went to the kitchen, I was able to settle my irritation to a soft roar. She returned, placed the muffins and glasses of tea on the coffee table, and sat down on the flowered, over stuffed couch. She smoothed her neck-to-knees apron, looked me in the eye and gently said, “Now, tell ole Daisy whatcha frettin’ about, chile. ‘Haint no need to take more ‘n yer time carrin’ all that.” I took a few sips of my tea to help settle me more. “O.K., I’ll tell you about it. I was sitting at a table with my back turned to another table of gals. Among them was a person I thought was my friend. I didn’t greet her because she was busy talking; it would have been rude to interrupt her, in my thinking. Well, I could hear everything she was saying, and I didn’t like it. She was talking badly about others and then she came to my name. Oh Aint Daisy, she really was nasty about what she was saying about me. I finished my lunch, got up, and left the restaurant. I don’t know whether to confront her or just leave it alone. Those who were with her knew me, but didn’t say a word in my defense. I am so angry and hurt.” Aint Daisy smoothed her apron, again, took a sip of her tea, and bowed her head. A moment of silence reigned. “Chile, I can tote-ly undertand yer feelin’s. Ye know a viscious tongue is the devil’s delight. I know yer probably thinkin’ there’s sometin’ wrong with ye a’cause she’s spoken badly ‘bout ye. Whall, there haint nothin’ wrong with ye, even though ye might think there is. So’s ye need to stop a-thinkin’ that. Actually, there’s somethin’ wrong with her. She’s probably not feelin’ real important, so she thinks talking bad ‘bout you will make her ‘pear important, when actually it jess makes her look bad to others. Those who gossip or speak bad ‘bout another when none of it is true, jess don’t have much glowin’ from their candle an’ think blowin’ out another’s glow is gonna make theirs brighter. T’aint so. Has any o’ this I’ve told ye helped ye any?” “Yes, Aint Daisy, every bit of what you’ve said has helped me. I’ll just be nice to her, but distant myself from now on. I don’t need that stress in my life. Thank you so much,” I said. We continued our chat on more enjoyable notes. There is always wisdom from the Lady of the Holler……always in all ways.
A Roman walks into a bar, holds up two fingers and says, “Five drinks, please.” Y’all think about it.
I don’t really want to be the sun to brighten someone’s life. I’d rather be the moon to shine on someone’s darkened hours.
My sweet Guy was complaining about the extra skin that was around his neck. Age does that, much to our chagrin. I listened as he lamented on and on and on. When he stopped, I got up, went to him, put my hands around his neck and squeezed a bit. He growled, “What are you doing!!!” I lovingly said, “I’m tightening the skin around your neck.” He told me to go away…..imagine that.
I was looking for batteries. Here is what I found: A, AA, AAA, C, D, button, and 9V. Why isn’t there a B battery?
A friend of mine was telling be about someone who was revealing her faults and past to others. She told me that after she found out what they were saying about her, she confronted the person and said, “I know my skeletons, and I’m not afraid of them. I have no problem letting YOURS out to play.”
“Stay away from negative people. They have a problem for every solution.” Albert Einstein
My daughter and I were in a specialty grocery store. We walked by a large display of individually wrapped salt water taffy. My daughter saw me take some of each flavor. “Mom! Is there ANY flavor you don’t like?” I told her, “Yes. It’s called EMPTY WRAPPER.” She couldn’t stop laughing.
I live close to a large mid-western city. There in an increase in shootings and violence. The mayor of that city made a statement to the press. “All this shooting and violence is not acceptable!” All I could think was, “Sooo, when is it acceptable?”
“You never lose by being kind. You only lose when you forget to be.” Chief Judge Frank Caprio, Providence, RI
Brenduhh came over in a huff. “Trudy, my kid’s doctor said he had ADD!!” “O.K., there’s not much wrong with that if you watch his diet eliminating as many chemicals as possible, sugar, dyes, and provide fruits, veggies, and lean meats/poultry/fish,” I soothed. “Well, yes there is a lot wrong with that ADD. How’s he going to do other math with just ADD? You know, since you’re a teacher, there’s still subtraction, multiplication, and division. He can’t just ADD everything!!” she clamored. I really wanted to explain ADD to her and the math she was wondering about, but my head hurt from all the eye rolling that I’d done.
As you gather with others to celebrate the special moments of this season, please know---your presence is a present unlike any other. You are wrapped in joy, tied neatly with a bow of smiles. May your holiday memories be lovely and bright. May you give without remembering, and you receive without forgetting.
As always, Trudy 🤶🎄
