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It warms my heart to receive and share good news about humanity, especially about new/renewed/repaired relationships between loved ones. Good news is positive news and it’s something that I try to provide on here, because it helps to counteract the constant negativity that seems to pervade the blogs (jmho). There’s so much bad news around us EVERYDAY, that it’s always worth it to share whatever good news we have.

Today, when I read about CW’s repaired relationship with her father, I got a ‘warm & fuzzy’ feeling (remember…I’m a softie), so even though I knew very little about the challenges that CW has had with her dad, I felt really happy about the news. Additionally, the thought of her sister visiting her father to bring about that change seems so divine-like, that my spirit also rejoiced.

Have a great Sunday everyone (and share more ‘good news’ when you can).

Because the CS has delivered a lot. And I presume there's anyone left "single".

Have you ever thought about this. What if people who expelled all that energy exercising put it to doing something productive....not productive on a selfish level so they maintain their abs or their biceps.....but instead why not put it to use building a house for somebody who is homeless. ...or raking somebody's leaves that are unable to. Or, help them clean up their house.....or walk to the store for them to pick up what they need. or....dig a hole to put a fence post in.

Exercising just seems like a unproductive use of energy.... I am all for staying healthy while exercising....but wouldn't it be nice to convert that energy into a greater good? They have tried to capture that energy but converting exercise bikes into generators....that is a good start in my opinion. But when you go out and build something or be part of building something....trust me...you work muscles you didn't even know you had.


Just a thought from about a year ago.

And It Is Once Again............... That I Have To Write Meaningless Words................... In Order To Fill In The Beginning ...................Of What I Want To Write...........And With These Words That I Have Just Written?.....I Can Now Begin To Do What It Is That I Wanted To Do

"Dead End Sign"

"I Never Knew What I Should Do..........................It's Only Now When Life Comes To"
"This Ending Of This Wasted Way................Still Haunts This Soul Each Waking Day"
"I Can Reflect Back Now As I Choose..........There's Nothing New In This Life's News"
"Can Just Survive Those Thoughts Of Then.....There's Not Much Left For To Choose"

"Can Only Reflect The Situation.................No Ones Left Now For Conversation"
"It's Coming On Down And How.............Try To Survive With This New Day Now"

"Yesterdays Gone But Still It Is Here........................As Future Becomes My Greatest Fear"
"Only Those Thoughts Remain This Day.........But Some Will See It In Their Different Way"
"And As My Shadow Remains Still Behind?....I Must Keep On The Walk The Walking Line"
"For Just The Future Remains Ahead............Though Some Will Prefer Their Past Instead"

"Can Only Reflect This Situation.......But For One... No Way...... No Conversation"
"That Sign Ahead Tells It's A Dead End....And Who Will Hear During In The End?"

"One Cannot Fight The March Of Time....At Those Dead Ends .....There Are No Rhymes"
"You Can Try To Slow It All On Down.....But When It's All Over?....There's Not The Sound"
"So Understand You Can Never Win.................The Youthful Waste?...Is The Greatest Sin"
"We Will Succumb To Realize............The Answers Are Up There.......... Within Our Skies"

"Can Only Reflect My Situation....................Aging Time Took Away The Conversation"
"They're All Going Away Yeah One By One...We've Had Our Chance Under Our Sun"

"You'll Only Know What You Can Do...............When There Is Hardly The Time That's Left For You"
"To Realize What You Didn't Do Then?...................When You Pushed Away Someone ... A Friend"
"And If We Could Go Back To Then?............Different Words For Sure............ I'm Sure You'd Send"
"You Know Now Time Was Just That One Way Street...And You're No Longer In The Driver's Seat"

"Can Only Regret Those Situations....You Should Have Joined In On Those Conversations"
"But Now It's So Far Past The Time........... And There It Is..........That........... "Dead End Sign"

I've been known to wear clothes until they are rags. Polo shirts for work date back to companies I was with 20 years ago and they don't go to waste as they become cleaning rags for car polishing (note to self, polish car this weekend) but my Jeans are a different story as they have zippers and snap-buttons. It's rare, but when a zipper breaks and I'm not able to repair it, the cost of having a seamstress replace the zipper is usually more than buying a new pair of jeans.
Those Jeans with broken zippers have been placed in clothing donation bins for recycle so someone can decide what to do with them.

When the snap breaks, I've been known to sew on a button, but the stress it too great and the button often comes loose. So, there have been several favorite Jeans of mine, stacked on a chair in the closet that are missing snaps.

Amazon sells replacement snap button kits in 2 different styles.
The first having to punch a hole where the back part gets hammered into the front. The other style uses a small flat screw to attach the button. I chose the one with the screw and it works perfectly!

Now, one of my favorite Jeans is wearable again and it's correct to refer to it as the Dominant Jean.

Thanks for reading my blog...

When we were in school, it was the be all, end all. Now suddenly, I end up at my 55th class reunion. What the heck happened and when?
As some of you know, I am a recluse. But, managed to drive all the way, dressed up and dealt with humans. It was interesting. I got to see my gal pals that we hung from grade school on to after a bit after graduation.
It showed how we all aged. Some of the people looked like they did a few years ago. Some changed to the point of even after reading name tags..still had no clue who they were. Some were spry and agile and able and some looked like tomorrow would be their last day on earth. Women for the most part had lost curves and added pounds. Some men had added waaaayyy more pounds. Double chins, sagging skin and wrinkles. Some managed to avoid lots of it and other didn't. Hard of hearing, walking with canes and repeating what they said already 3 times.
I told one neighbor guy I took no pills at all and he said I had to be about the only one there. This is the time of heart attacks, stokes, arthritis and difficulty walking.
I got home by 9 pm. Went to bed and slept for the most part of 11 hours. Next will be 60 years and it will probably end up seeing whos left.
Got a photo with the kids from grade school, all neighbors..6 of us. Exchanged phone numbers I know no one will ever call. Some of my class still work, at least part time. Some have traveled lots and one came from DC and one from AZ and one from Alaska. I made it 14 miles.
Now I can crawl back into my isolation and farm. Whew..I made it!

After the disaster that was last week, I did some thinking over the weekend, and I came to the conclusion, that I am simply not ready to be the one who closes the warehouse. It was way too early to give me that responsibility, which I told my boss today.

I relayed what happened last week, and I told him straight up, that it was way too early for me to be able to close by myself, and that I required more training in order to do that. Ease me in to the whole closing routine. I also need my other coworkers to play ball with me, and make sure that I take over something that isn't a total dumpster fire. By 4 pm, we need to have everything packed up, so I only have to focus on the remaining few orders.

My boss was very understanding, and told me that he heard a similar story from one of the other people that work there, so we both agreed that I need more training. Now, I'm gonna be trained properly, this time. Maybe in a few months, I am ready to have the responsibility of closing up shop, but until then, it's business as usual

Another word for inflation is gouging. When stores and companies get wind of issues, they use it as an excuse to charge more. Well! Everyone else is doing it! Their excuses? Wage increase. OK, you gave your worker fifty cents more an hour so that gives you the right to up your price ten dollars. Higher building costs. Maybe try shutting off most of those lights at night when no one is there. Cleaners can turn on the lights in the area and room they are in..the whole building doesnt need to be lit up. Look at any city at 3am. It looks like there is a party going on. Security? Ever hear of the invention of motion activated?
Taxes went up. So maybe cause your profits did? Shipping is higher. That is due to all the rest going up.
Basic greed tells companies to gouge. Walmart is now hurting. Have you checked inventory? Those you use all the time..out. Impulse buys..tons. Easter is ahead. Does anyone needs 500 different types of plastic eggs? Or the ton of other decor junk that few want to fill their house with. And store? Or toss in the landfill to re-buy next year. Walmart started out as a bulk buyer to provide goods to lower incomes. It was a success. So grew and grew and expanded areas not offered before. Then greed set in. Look at all those shoppes going to department stores to shop. Places with designer brands and higher prices like Target. Kohls, Macys, Old Navy, etc. Now..the CEO brigade thought...we need to pursue those shoppers because those poor slobs tend to buy necessities and limited items. Lets invent some of our own designers, increase prices and try to move up-town. FAIL! Quality didn't go up. Prices did. Your basic, boring, garment now is 25,30 or 50. Now the poor cant afford them. And the up-town crowd is no impressed and not shopping where the Wal-martions shop.
The government helps too. A bird tests for bird flu..so lets kill off a thousand chickens so there is a shortage of meat and eggs. Demand stays the same. So lets gouge and charge $4 for 12 eggs. I wonder how much of that the farmer sees.
Every time a refinery shuts for a week, gas goes up for 3 months. Gouging.
Now, lets look at waste. Dollar Tree now is selling No Boundary belts. Know who's brand that is? Walmart. The tags are still on with the $6 or $8 price tags. Instead of not gouging and selling that belt that China sold them for .25, they could sell them at 2 and not have to dump them to a re-seller. Or did those come from a failed Walmart?
One issue I see is the good old lost inventory, tax write off, damages, theft and other means the government provides companies. Why sell at a lower price when you get a tax break. The gouging mentality also tells them the fools who pay the high price, make up for the dumpster tosses.
But, inflation is not propelling so much. People are saying up yours, keep it. So desperate companies are starting to lower prices. It will snow ball. They cant sell high, they wont pay high. Those middle men who sign the bill of lading as that semi drives through their lot will find out they cant gouge. The trickle down will slowly work. Of course..if fools pay the high price, nothing will change.

WHAT CAN I SAY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!