Subj : Re: Nothing To Sneeze At To : George Pope From : Daryl Stout Date : Mon Apr 05 2021 19:10:00 George, GP> I ofte say, "I'm getting old, but it beats the alternative!"; GP> invariably one(usually a woman" will pipe up with, "I'd rather be GP> young." My late father said for years that he was 19...and I believed him. When I caught up and passed him, "I smelled a rat". Or as my late wife noted "There's something rotten in Denmark...and it isn't the codfish". So, it got to be "So, you're 19, and your son is 42?? There must be something in the water". GP> I say "That's not the alternative!" & often have to help them GP> understand the point being made. Before Arkansas lowered the mask mandate, and allowed individuals 16 and older to get their COVID-19 shots...one had to be at least 65. I just turned 61 late last month...and I was still "too young" to get a shot at the time. The president and his wife of the Arkansas State Square Dance Federation, are just a couple of years older than me, and he noted "We love being 63 and young". GP> I celebrate everything. 98% of those with burt aneurysms are dead. GP> I'm guessing 98% of those suirvivers only lived because someone was GP> there & saw them fall, to call 911 immediately. Some folks on my BBS had a fit when I announced they had a birthday. Every day is a gift....and most of us older folks realize that we have more days behind us, than ahead of us. GP> it's a kidney stone (I get 20+ a year); but if it's achy legs from GP> walking what bit I do (in the home); I give thanks tht I'm not confined GP> to a wheelchair (I use one to go out, & that's already too much for GP> this formerly active walker (20-80 miles/day through my youth; most at GP> 6MPH. Been there, done that, got the wardrobe, on the kidney stones. But, since I've stopped drinking soda, and gone to just flavored water, or diet green tea citrus, I haven't had an attack in a good while. The pain of a kidney stone is the closest a man can get to childbirth. One woman told me that "If women can pass a baby, you men can pass a stone"...to which I told her "Unlike the female cervix, the male penis can not dialate". > GP> I'd say that falls under "enough"; but you got to trust you'll have > GP> that "enough," too, right? GP> It's frustrating, I know - been there. . . I just power through it, GP> with trust(faith) & await the expected positive resolution (do my part GP> if it's required, of course) I paid several bills today, and marked the checkbook, so all the bills for April are basically "paid". > GP> My belief is we are to judge favorably and that we are commanded to > GP> help, not to judge. GP> Remember, Jesus(&/or Paul) taught to give without expectation of GP> return? I normally do that, telling folks not to worry about it...especially for those who I know. I've heard reports of these panhandlers accosting drivers at intersections. GP> I might only have 25c to give, or a sandwich (if you're concerned about GP> them spending the money unwisely, give them food instead; the real GP> needy appreciate that!) I've heard of families literally arguing over who is paying for lunch. My ex-fiancee' wanted me to always take her to the most expensive food place, always pick up the tab, forsake all my hobbies, and spend every waking moment with her. She was to do all the taking, and I was to do all the giving...that type of a relationship does NOT work. My late wife at least asked me who was paying for the meal. I normally would, but if I needed us to "go dutch", or for her to pay for it, she never complained. I went out to 2 area restaurants just before Christmas, and gave a $100 tip to an employee at each place, who always took good care of me. I still like to tip employees who do me right, but I can't afford to eat out every single day. GP> I've heard these, too, but I refuser to accept rumours as being facts. GP> Otherwise I'm participating as a talebearer (forbidden in Proverbs & GP> Torah). I've seen it in action as well...that just turned me off. GP> I hate when that happens! You don't have Norton/etc. to undelete? I use the IObit software suite, and one of those has an undelete deal, but normally that works with Windows files, and not at a DOS prompt. GP> Then ran it on my floppy (completely empty/dead) & watched the display GP> as it recovered file after file (YIPPEE!). I had to restore from a backup today, as I tried an update with the BBS software, but the control panel couldn't find a needed file...so, it wouldn't run, so the BBS was down. I normally do a backup once a week. > "How Long Can You Tread Water??!!" GP> Point aptly made! I had the students (and the teacher) roaring in laughter. Also, when I did the "Phone Call From God" by Jerry Jordan, it was hard trying to stay in character, as one gets laughing as well...and everyone else is laughing as well. GP> Yup. . I used to ask people, "Does a Pope **** in the woods?" or "Is GP> the bear Polish?"; Yup, I'm known as the weird guy. & I wear that GP> distinction with pride. I saw a tagline that noted "Seen On A Baby Stroller: Poo-Poo Happens". There is also a commercial on the Swiffer Pet Hair Cleaner. Some pets shed like the dickens (talk about their own fur balls)...while others don't. But, the kicker for the commercial was "Shed Happens". > GP> Eve was the first carpenter; she made Adam's banana stand. > ROFLMBO!! I needed that one. GP> I still don't get why men blame women for al the ills of life (& GP> original sin) Eve was deceived, so I have to cut her some slack. But, Adam apparently gave in without a fight...but did so as he didn't want to lose Eve. GP> She made a mistake in judgement; Adam knowingly went against God's GP> expressly stated Will. Forgiveness was available, but I consider the GP> greatest sin to have been Adam's. So I don't have a built-in misogyny GP> (can't, I *LOVE* women!) I grew up with a brother. It never occurred to me that it took women forever and day to get ready. My late wife had one cardinal rule: LEAVE THE TOILET SEAT DOWN. When I forgot, she'd spit like a mad cat. Nothing more needed to be said...I knew I was guilty. :P GP> I try for balance. . . (beer in one hand & whiskey in the other) Balanced Diet...in the belly, and in the buttocks. Daryl .... "Never have children, only grandchildren." -Gore Vidal === MultiMail/Win v0.52 --- SBBSecho 3.13-Win32 * Origin: The Thunderbolt BBS - tbolt.synchro.net (1:19/33) .