CAN DO

Today, I worked on another stack of papers in an effort to clean out more stuff. I am not a hoarder but I do keep too many articles that are years old, out of date, etc. I found this saying and thought it would make a good post.

Can Do

Did is a word of achievement.
Won't is a word of retreat.
Might is a word of bereavement.
Can't is a word of defeat.
Ought is a word of duty.
Try is a word of each hour.
Will is a word of beauty.
Can is a word of power.

--origin unknown, not a clue
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BUSY DAY

Today was a busy day. Several errands were accomplished including a visit to the sleep doctor.

It's very foggy in Dixie tonight. If the house across the street did not have it's lights on, it would not be seen. Fog this thick is dangerous for folks on the road driving. It's a foggy end to a busy day.

When I was a child, the days were very long. Summer vacation was very long. It was a very long time till Christmas. As an adult, nothing is very long.

As a I left the sleep doctor today, I had to schedule my next appointment. The date is one year from today, 2011. It set me back a second when she asked me what time.

I told the receptionist if this year goes by as fast as last year, this appointment will seem like it's just next week.

Are the days getting shorter or are we just busier?
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58 DEGREES

The temp today, as I drove by the large billboard with the time and temperature display, was 58 degrees. I actually opened the moon roof that doubles for a sun roof on my little zoom zoom, Honda. Yes, I did a double take when I saw a man riding in his little car with no shirt. It is nice outside but not that nice.

Here is a picture to remind us of the cold, with more to come. Hey, it's still January, everybody.


Be slow to pack away those gloves, Dixie.
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MY HOME BUSINESS

My home business is gone bye bye. We cut out all unnecessary expenses, others 50%.
The biz was taking too long to build. Sniff sniff. Yes, I am sad and disappointed but it happens.

SCREAMING BY ME

Is life screaming by as fast for you as it is for me? I wake up and it's Saturday already. I slept late, which was nice. Is it funny that I have to stop and think what day it is? Or is it just weird?

Yesterday, I spent some time thinking about starting another blog for empty nesters. I thought I had a snappy title for it but that title is already being used but not for the same thing I was thinking. I tried several other titles, all taken.

So, I may just keep using this one and shift gears for the entire blog. I started this blog as a diversion to keep me from being so depressed after an on the job injury. It worked because it gave me something to look forward to doing. It's been a simple, personal blog. It's something I never thought I would enjoy doing, wrong, I do enjoy it. It is a great diversion.

I spend so much time on the computer, the laptop, I wonder how I ever worked?!

Oh yeah, it is Saturday, after all.
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AMERICA

As always, mute the music at the bottom of this page before playing this video.

TODAY

Today was a fun day.

The oldest Son drove down with the GRAND baby. We had lunch, fried potatoes, chicken, ranch beans, corn, rolls, and a snack from the Exxon station.

The GRAND baby continues to get better with the walking thing. He lets go and stands alone, waiting for all of the adults in the room to cheer, praise, clap, for him. He holds on to furniture unless there is no furniture around, then he crawls to his desired location.

After we ate, the three of us, including The Hubbie, who was off today, sat around talking about the past, present, and future.

Today - Priceless.
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Interstate Battery Commercial

Don't forget to mute the music at the bottom of this page then play the video.

GOD SEEKER

Are you seeking God?

Get a Bible, buy, borrow, check one out from the library, or read it online.

Look up these verses in the book of Romans. Romans is in the New Testament, which is towards the back of the Bible. The first number is the chapter. The second number is the verse.

Romans 3:23

Romans 6:23

Romans 10:9-10

Ask God to show Himself to you. He will. Heaven in your future is what you do about God sending His Son, Jesus. Pray, ask forgiveness, and Jesus into your heart.

Read this verse, in John, fourth book in the New Testament.

John 3:16

Read the Bible, no companion books. It's His Word and He is waiting on you.

God Bless You in your journey.
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1/11/1957

This is my little brother's birthday. He has not been with us for many years now. You see, he was killed on his Harley motorcycle.

He was stopped, waiting for traffic to pass so he could turn left. It was on a residential street with very little traffic. Two of his friends were riding in a truck behind him, waiting with him to turn left. They saw the whole thing.

Suddenly, another motorcycle zoomed on the left side of the stopped truck, trying to pass it, which it did.

But, as my brother was turning, it hit him just behind the seat. My brother was thrown into the air, landed on the gravel, on the corner of the street. The other motorcycle driver was thrown 60', hit the pavement with his head and was killed instantly, leaving a huge blood spot on the street.

My brother was killed instantly, too. His internal organs were crushed by the other bike, traveling 80 miles per hour. The driver was on drugs.

You see, my brother was doing nothing wrong, quite the opposite. He was observing the traffic laws, etc. He was still killed, still dead.

It's been a sad day for me. I've made it through another year. I will see him again someday.
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