Truth

Hump Day

Timeline

Checking out at the store, the young cashier suggested to the older woman, that she should bring her own grocery bags because plastic bags weren't good for the environment.

The woman apologized and explained, "We didn't have this green thing back in my earlier days." The young clerk responded, "That's our problem today. Your generation did not care enough to save our environment f or future generations."

She was right -- our generation didn't have the green thing in its day.

Back then, we returned milk bottles, soda bottles and beer bottles to the store. The store sent them back to the plant to be washed and sterilized and refilled, so it could use the same bottles over and over. So they really were truly recycled. But we didn't have the green thing back in our day.

Grocery stores bagged our groceries in brown paper bags, that we reused for numerous things, most memorable besides household garbage bags, was the use of brown paper bags as book covers for our schoolbooks. This was to ensure that public property, (the books provided for our use by the school) was not defaced by our scribbling's. Then we were able to personalize our books on the brown paper bags. But too bad we didn't do the green thing back then.

We walked up stairs, because we didn't have an escalator in every store and office building. We walked to the grocery store and didn't climb into a 300-horsepower machine every time we had to go two blocks. But she was right. We didn't have the green thing in our day.

Back then, we washed the baby's diapers because we didn't have the throwaway kind. We dried clothes on a line, not in an energy-gobbling machine burning up 220 volts -- wind and solar power really did dry our clothes back in our early days. Kids got hand-me-down clothes from their brothers or sisters, not always brand-new clothing. But that young lady is right; we didn't have the green thing back in our day.

Back then, we had one TV, or radio, in the house -- not a TV in every room. And the TV had a small screen the size of a handkerchief (remember them?), not a screen the size of the state of Montana.

In the kitchen, we blended and stirred by hand because we didn't have electric machines to do everything for us. When we packaged a fragile item to send in the mail, we used wadded up old newspapers to cushion it, not Styrofoam or plastic bubble wrap.

Back then, we didn't fire up an engine and burn gasoline just to cut the lawn. We used a push mower that ran on human power. We exercised by working so we didn't need to go to a health club to run on treadmills that operate on electricity. But she's right; we didn't have the green thing back then.

We drank from a fountain when we were thirsty instead of using a cup or a plastic bottle every time we had a drink of water. We refilled writing pens with ink instead of buying a new pen, and we replaced the razor blades in a razor instead of throwing away the whole razor just because the blade got dull. But we didn't have the green thing back then.

Back then, people took the streetcar or a bus and kids rode their bikes to school or walked instead of turning their moms into a 24-hour taxi service. We had one electrical outlet in a room, not an entire bank of sockets to power a dozen appliances. And we didn't need a computerized gadget to receive a signal beamed from satellites 23,000 miles out in space in order to find the nearest burger joint.

But isn't it sad the current generation laments how wasteful we old folks were just because we didn't have the green thing back then?

Please forward this on to another selfish old person who needs a lesson in conservation from a smart-ass young person.

And the Moral of the Story is...

The Pastor's Ass

The Pastor entered his donkey in a race and it won.

The Pastor was so pleased with the donkey
that he entered it in the race again and it won again.


The local paper read:
PASTOR'S ASS OUT FRONT.

The Bishop was so upset with this kind of publicity that he ordered the Pastor not to enter the donkey in another race.

The next day the local paper headline read: 
BISHOP SCRATCHES PASTOR'SASS.

 
This was too much for the Bishop so he ordered the Pastor to get rid of the donkey.

The Pastor decided to give it to a Nun in a nearby convent.

The local paper, hearing of the news, posted the following headline the next day:

NUN HAS BEST ASS IN TOWN.
The Bishop fainted.

He informed the Nun that she would have to get rid of the donkey so she sold it to a farmer for $10. 

 
The next day the paper read:

NUN SELLS ASS FOR $10.

This was too much for the Bishop so he ordered the Nun to buy back the donkey and lead it to the plains where

it could run wild.

The next day the headlines read: 

NUN ANNOUNCES HER ASS IS WILD AND FREE..

 
The Bishop was buried the next day.

The moral of the story is . . . being concerned about public opinion can bring you much grief and misery . . even shorten your life.  So be yourself and enjoy life.

Stop worrying about everyone else's ass and you'll be a lot happier and live longer!

Monday Morning

Even on your worst day, there is a possibility for Joy.

This is Hilarious!!!

This is Hilarious!!!  Don't piss off the old ladies.

Enjoy Your Weekend

Be so busy loving your life that you 

have no time for hate, regret or fear.

 

 

Fresh, New, Today

Don't start your day with the broken pieces of yesterday. Every morning we wake up is the first day of the rest of our life.

Yesterday is a memory we use to live a better today, to put the foundation in place for an amazing tomorrow.

Truly amazing..the men building these and the kids playing!!

Prisoner or Pioneer

Have a FABULOUS Weekend

Tomorrow my mother is giving away all her possessions to family...then selling her house.   Unfortunately my sister has laid claim on 95% of my mother's stuff.  I am praying God has a good payback plan for her because I can't type how I REALLY feel about the situation.  :)

Hello

When you're on a diet and you crave a particular food...EAT IT!, because if you don't you will eat everything else in site and then find yourself eating what you are craving.

Couldn't Resist...LOL

It's gonna be a good time

Is there really any point in complaining about the humidity?  The good side... the sun is shining, there is no snow or ice and tonight we are having a meet and greet BBQ for all the tenants of the building.  Life is Good!

Glorious Monday

I love the heat but hate the humidity.  Guess I should have chosen a more southern climate!?

Another Friday

Volunteering this weekend at an incredible church.  Although I rarely attend Sunday services I look forward to being of service to this particular church.  LOVE, LOVE, LOVE the angels that hang out there.  Makes you feel like you are sitting next to God.

Honesty

It's going to be a long day

Slept for three hours last night... woke up at 3:30am.  Think this is going to be a nap day.

Rainy Day

Don't you just love it when a plan comes together.... so do I!  It`s a shame that none of mine have...LOL

Hello Monday

What a glorious Monday it is.  The sun is shining, there is a gentle breeze and all is well.  I have decided this wonderful feeling is going to carry on throughout the week.  Care to join me in this positive action thought?

One Person Can Make A Difference

Whether you are knowledgeable on the foods that are produced or not, you will want to listen to this 28 minute video between Dr. Mercola and Vani Hari.  You can also visit her Facebook page FoodBabe.com

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xQSjSdiMQXw

TGIF

Another week gone by.   Have a fabulous weekend!

To Our American Neighbors

Lookin' 4 Magic

Thought...  
Stop looking for obstacles and start looking for magic!

Hilariously Funny

Yesterday I went to see "The Heat" with Sandra Bullock and Melissa McCarthy.  One of the BEST comedies I have seen in forever!  The language is a little ruff but they are a great fit together.