A Name To Trust –
A necessary thing. Trust. Who or what can you trust nowadays? Lucky me, I can afford to pay extra for name brands and could easily give you a list of ten but I will only name one. Boar’s Head. They had a problem and they fixed it. They brought back my favorite knockwurst.
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A Need To Listen –
A need to understand. Now that I can’t, I understand the importance of hearing. The only good thing about not being able to listen is that you get more time to think which is just as important. Don’t let listening get in the way of thinking. An ear to hear and mind to think about what you hear.
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A Necessary Thing –
A need to listen. More than once my dad, who knew me well, reminded me, “Don’t forget to listen”. Something I often forgot to do. Now that I am old, I don’t hear so well and can’t do it.
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A Tough Call –
A first and second. Simon & Garfunkel and The Mamas & the Papas. The clear winner is Simon for this passage: In the clearing stands a boxer
And a fighter by his trade
And he carries the reminders
Of every glove that laid him down
Or cut him till he cried out
In his anger and his shame
“I am leaving, I am leaving”
But the fighter still remains
Over 50 years later it still haunts me.
An honorable mention to “Jesus Christ Superstar”
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A Most Important Topic –
A need to know. When teaching religion, I asked a history teacher how important history was. She replied how important religion was when teaching history. Religion drives history. The bible is a history book. Religion and history cannot be separated. Would like to be more informed about that.
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A Great Meal –
A time to enjoy food and drink. One of my favorites is hamburger steak on the grill, steamed corn on the cob, and sugared tomatoes. The best part is the two beers consumed while preparing it. You don’t need a holiday to do this.
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A Salt Dump –
A cap removed. The salt shaker doesn’t have a cap, just a strainer which I accidentally removed and dumped a whole lot of salt into my favorite chili. That is when I learned that too much salt, like not enough salt, can kill you.
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A Necessary Moderation –
A health issue due to excessive consumption. Coffee and beer. The beer one was easy. I got gout. A nurse on the internet told me everything I needed to know. The coffee one I had figured out myself. It started with the 12 cup coffee maker. I now have the 5 cup and have to leave 2 cups for her. I still drink beer but only 2 or 3 instead of 4 or 5. Moderation in all things including moderation. BTW I still smoke, a pipe, once a day and don’t inhale.
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A Meat –
A beef. Ground beef. Turkey, dark meat only, is second. Mexican is my favorite ethnic food. The only one I would never give up. My granddaughter once said, “the one with the most restaurants wins.” They have the margarita. Who can compete with that?
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A Senior Activity –
A joint problem. Replacement is on the rise. Too much walking after 70 could be an issue. Bike riding may be a better solution because joints are not loaded and there is more flexing. Something that should be considered.
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apocalypse 