Just exactly how is someone supposed to feel about the people they love dearly apparently who never sing to give a damn. How are you supposed to feel about whether or not you see them in Heaven? Occasionally, I have this thought.

A lot of you probably think about your parents quite often. If you have lost one or both, you probably think about them during the holidays or on the day of their passing. Even go to thei gravesite from time-to-time and pay your respects -not so with me and my parents. Many, many birthdays, and anniversaries of their passing went by -before it ever dawned on me… I never really knew my mother -But from the little bit I witnessed and and numerous stories from my sister… not much to talk about around the family campfire 😒 I knew my father -but you might say we were never close. And from what I observed personally… not much to talk about around the family campfire 😔.

In a couple of months I will be the exact age age my father was when he died. He was born August 16th 1938 and passed away June 9th 1996. Which would make him exactly 57 years -298 days. On October 23rd 2021 I will be my father’s exact age -the following day I will have out lived him by one day.*

My mother and father’s exact different in age was…

*For the 1st time in my life from starting to feel old 🥸

I can think of numerous reasons God created dogs. And why, among other things – God spelled backwards is dog!

When you deal with people come and try to leave them with a good impression good impression of the human race. Try to be a good representative of your own species!

And one more thing calm a life is hard enough for all of us love us without making it harder on each other each other! And yes, I’m guilty of doing it repeatedly -that is common not being the best representative of the human race. Just ask some of the people I have credit cards with lol 😏

A couple 2 or 3 weeks ago I did a blog on something quite amazing that happened to me at our local bookstore. It involved a missing movie out of it James-Bond-movie-boxset.

Well, here I am sitting on the couch in the living room, Daisy by my side in front of the air conditioner…

Beforehand comes just a little bit of background on the previous blog. I put a couple of Box sets of James bond on hold at our local bookstore. When I went back the next day to pay for them one of the movies had been switched for a new version starring Pierce Brosnan – That movie was not in the box-set the day before, nor was it part of the earlier series these two sets comprised (obviously). Long story short Commonwealth there at the bookstore or and not to be detoured, I decided to go back to the DVD section and look for the missing movie with no idea which one it was. By some miracle I was able to find it on the shelf -“Diamods Are Forever”. Some days later, or before…. I was at a pawnshop looking at some of the movies and found of all things “For Your Eyes Only (also mentioned in the blog). So I was able to replace a couple of duplicates from the Box set that came with it. OK, so now that we’re up to speed…

I’m sitting here on the couch with Daisy looking around, I’m a looking up at my bookcase across the room… Working my way down to the blue rays and DVD’s on the bottom shell… And what do I see there? I see a picture of Roger Moore on the spine of one of the movies is the movies on the shelf – with some closer inspection what do you suppose the movie turned out to be -“The Spy Who Loved Me”. Now I may be imagining things, or be guilty of a mind that is playing tricks on me but… When I was looking for that missing movie in the box-set the day I purchased them, the one movie that came to mind I was hoping for was “For Your Eyes Only” – And I kinda wanna say the other one was “The Spy Who Loved Me”, because I really love the song in it done by Carly Simon! Now I can’t says for certain, but…. Either way I found one more movie to go along with that Box set, a Roger Moore 007! When I 1st saw it on the shelf I ran to the bedroom to check the other 2 sets to see if there was already one in there and guess what -NOOOOOO!!!! So right now I’m gonna pull that DVD out of the bookshelf and replace replace the 2nd copy of her majesty’s secret service with it -Yippeee!!!!! 🙆‍♂️🥳🤠 Thank You Lord -once again! 🙏

Why not be exact instead of guessing or being essentially… It’s a good exercise for your mind. If it’s 2:42 p.m. why not says 2:42 p.m.? If you are adding or subtracting or counting change…. Why not do it down to the penny -usually it’s not much extra effort once you get the hang of it! It’s an exercise not only an accuracy -but in truth.

•Title credited to Unbelievable, a song written by and recorded by British band EMF, originally appearing on their debut album, Schubert Dip. It was released as a single in the UK in 1990, peaking in the UK Singles Chart at number three on 1 December 1990. It was the 32nd-best-selling single of 1990 in the UK. In the United States, it hit number one on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1991.^[1] [Source:https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unbelievable_(EMF_song)].

People who can’t say no or -can’t stop asking. I’ve had that issue. There are far too many men out their who cannot say “no” to a woman. It’s something of a cliche’ or double-standard… If a woman says yes (too quickly) -she’s loose 🤷‍♀️. If a man says no -he’s gay 🤷‍♂️.

Sidenote: Bodybuilding:

•If you can master the body you can master anything (probably).*

•Body building is perhaps one of the few things where you actually want to work harder, not easier -intentionally.

•When I was about 9 or 10 years old my cousin Tony told me this, “If you can master the hardest thing about something (if you can conquer the thing you hate or struggle with most), you’ve got it licked”.**

*Do you tell your body what to do or does it tell you what to do?

**I always stop body builders treated their bodies like a temple unthe contempt until I saw one smoking a cigar and a joint after he won the tournament.

I used to wonder calm but like many how God could allow sucould allow such brutality in nature. Watching animals being eaten alive on YouTube… Then the answer in part came -Shock is just one of God’s ways of showing mercy to His creatures.

I was watching a YouTube video one day as people on Safari filming and observing a kill in Africa with tourists I suppose… From the voices on the video some were watching with amazement while others were watching with amusement. And for a moment I picture these people being amused in a similar situation -and how quickly their demeanor would likely change. When a person finds amusement in watching nature at its most brutal… 👌

•Title credited to “Shock the Monkey“, a song by English rock musician Peter Gabriel. It was released in September 1982 as the second single from his fourth self-titled album, issued in the US under the title Security. [Source:https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shock_the_Monkey].

Yes!!!!! And the lessons just keep on a comin’! I notice that Daisy looks to me for continued reassurance. I’d say that would be of equal importance to her human counterpart -wouldn’t you?* 🤷‍♂️🤷‍♀️

But how many of us are really concerned with such things In today’s fast paced, “me-first” way of life in modern-day-America?

*I think we can all see the condition of our world without it! Also, Americans are becoming increasingly mistrusting of one another, and money rather than family and community seem to be taking center-stage. JUST WHAT EXACTLY ARE WE TRYING TO TURN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA INTO??? ANY GROUP, LARGE OR SMALL LACKING IN TRUST, FAMILY AND COMMUNITY COHESIVENESS, AND VALUES… IS WHAT???? YOU TELL ME!!!!

You have to be strong for the people you love in multiple regards. In is many many areas is possible. One of the worst possible feelings in the world for a man -or for any parent- is to feel powerless in a situation. Probably the worst feeling in the world is knowing that had you been better prepared…

If you have any innocence to you whatsoever… I remember when I 1st started cheating in my relationship after I found her and her ex husband in our bedroom apartment together. I was fueled by deep resentment and hurt. Typically, these 2 things can keep a person going for a very long time -While inside you slowly deteriorate/rot. I got pretty good at looking at her in the eye and lying straight up. What that whole ordeal did to me for 7 and a 1/2 years.. I never want to forget and I never want to repeat! Which is part of the reason I’ve been sitting home for the last 4 and a 1/2 plus years -licking my wounds.

•Title credited to “Cuts You Up“, a song by English musician Peter Murphy, from his third solo studio album, Deep (1989). It was released as a single in 1990 through Beggars Banquet Records. The song became Murphy’s most successful release, topping the US Billboard Modern Rock Tracks chart and appearing on the Billboard Hot 100 and Billboard Album Rock Tracks charts. [Source: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cuts_You_Up].

UNREQUITED LOVE

•One of the things I absolutely adore about Daisy is that I seem to be on her radar about 50% of the time! When I’m in a relationship with a woman that’s very similar for me as well on my end. Sadly, in the vast majority of cases it wasn’t reciprocated.*

Sean McGuire: You’re not perfect, sport, and let me save you the suspense: this girl you’ve met, she’s not perfect either. But the question is whether or not you’re perfect for each other. [Source:https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/good_will_hunting/quotes/#:~:text=Will%20Hunting%3A%20Liberty%20is%20a,no%2C%20that’s%20the%20good%20stuff.].

*A lot of people push people away -and a lot of people don’t push people away that they should. 🤷‍♀️🤷‍♂️ I suppose that’s the whole definition of dysfunctional -doing something when you shouldn’t, and not doing it when you should.

**I never really cried in front of Ana -sometimes this is the best thing to do and sometimes it isn’t. But I guess what matters is whether it’s best for you (and let the chips fall where they may).

***Some people think kindness is weakness -Which would explain why (I suppose) we have more strong people than weak people running around out there in the 🌎 right? 🤷‍♂️🤷‍♀️