FIRST ADMENDMENT … LIKE IT OR NOT..

FIRST ADMENDMENT … LIKE IT OR NOT..

The founding fathers gave us several amendments. The first two were the most important to them..  Freedom of speech was listed as #1. Freedom to own a gun is #2.. (well, freedom to bare arms.. I think is the words..)

With the Jimmy Kimmel … like him or hate him … makes no different, why he said it.. it had to do with Trump’s age difference from his wife.. He had no clue what was going to happen 3 days LATER.. at that dinner. . So unless you believe he is a prophet, you have to believe what he meant. He said it 3 DAYS BEFORE the big dinner. What he said, granted,  was crude and rude.

But the court is really in your home.. who controls your t.v. set?  Who reads the paper or another media?  YOU DO.. No one forced you. So if you  hate the likes of Jimmy Kimmel and other who are comedians.. DON’T   WATCH IT..  DON’T READ IT. That is your fault.      There are now hundreds of different channels .  you can scroll by facebook or internet pages.

In the name of comedy, anything can be said..  doesn’t have to be true.. it can be warped, bent and etc..  and truth went to the way side since Nixon’s days..  to even go to court to sue for slander or definite of character is hard to do.

And if they say…  IN MY OPINION… well that erases truth as you might know it..   as it is their OPINION and they are entitled to that.. just like you are..

And for those who want to break the 1^st Amendment   … remember the next one down..  could fall with it as well.. if not before.

It is going to be a long 2 years.. and may the system hold tight…     AND VOTE.. this is mid term voting.. it is the start of what to look at in 2028.    And if you don’t vote.. keep your mouth shut.. you didn’t care enough to make changes.

HOW MANY BBQ'S ARE ENOUGH

 My husband the King..  has a huge smoker type bbq.(he loves cooking his brisket in that) ..                      he has a pellet stove...   and he thew away his Webber away as it rusted out last year..   And TODAY...  we went to Home Depot... just to see what regular BBQ  are running..   I hate the phase...  "lets go look.. just looking"   

Because today..  we came home with a two burner Webber (his favorite) ... for cooking just for us... 

By the way when we have family over for dinner last week.. he cooked with his pellet... BUT he forgot to add more pellets...  needless to say..  dinner was late.. and our son will pass the story on to the other boys..  lol...   And that was one of the selling points...  You see the pellet stove takes too long to get to the heat you need to cook..  (well... pellets  in the hopper.. help..lol) 

 So once again.. we have 3 BBQ...   so how many does your husband have? 

IT ISN'T ABOUT DYING... IT IS ABOUT LIVING..

 It isn’t about dying… it is about living…. 

You can chose to live or die the rest of your life… You have the choice to live until you die.. or sit and wait to die.. not much fun in that… but sure is when you chose to live until you die..

When I was a cna many years ago..  we had a lady come to our place..  turn out to be one of my co worker’s sister. She had just lost her husband a few weeks before..  she had been sick and getting weak.. so she came to us. Health care Center..  better known as a nursing home in the old days..    She was grieving as she had taken care of her husband in ill health for 5 years.. and now he was gone..   One day she seem to be pretty low..    I was asked to take her to the dining room.   She could walk, transfer herself.  But was weak, as she wasn’t eating well.    I was putting on her socks and shoes before she got up into the chair.  She was telling me that she was going to die.. she knew it.. I’m  next. I asked why she thought that..  she didn’t have an answer…  So being the blunt person that I am..   I told her, you know.. you have a choice.. You can live until you die or you can chose to sit and wait to die..  it is up to you..  she said, yes, I suppose so….   I asked how old was her mother when she passed..  she said in the upper 80’s..  She was 63… so I told her.. you know..  you might have a long wait if you sit in your chair and wait to die.. … she looked at me, like I was crazy.. And we went off to the dining room..

I went on vacation the next day… for week..  I came back and walked by her room and saw it was empty..  I asked her sister.. where is she..  she said she is gone..  I told her … I guess she was sicker than I thought.  So sorry for your lost.. The sister laughed..  and said no…  she isn’t dead.. she went home yesterday..  I said oh, good.. good for her..   Then the sister told me the message her sister told her to give me..  “Tell, Cis .. I am going home to live until I die.. and for starters.. I am going to do some travelling that I have wanted to do for years..”   The sister told me thank you .. for what ever you said to her.. by the way.. the sister passed. But the patient one lived for 8 more years..

So you see, we do have some control over how we live …. Or die…  So it isn’t about dying.. it is about how you live..

WILL THE 1st AMENDMENT SURVIVE?

Will the 1st Amendment survive? we have counted on it for almost 250 years... Last I understood, the only rule against that was yelling in a crowd room... FIRE FIRE.. everything else is given a free range.. Use to say.. stick and stones will break your bones... but words will never hurt me.. as time goes by.. I lose more and more faith in the human race.. and maybe that is why God took Jesus home.... he saw that the human race doesn't care.. more and more.. people are using weapons to talk instead of words.. Sad state of affairs. I live in a family of gun owners.. (not raised but live among family who hunt) Our Vietnam vet was talking about the 2nd amendment and defending it.. I told him and my husband, it won't be gun owners per say.. it will be those who can't have a conversation.. it was going to be those who shoot first.. that was going to take the guns away from the hunters... and those who are in their homes, defending their families.. and if they take guns away.. it will still happen.. because then only the evil will have guns... do I have the answer.. nope and especial in this day and age.. kindness still lives.. those who respect others and their views.. still live... but one has to wonder for how long... with evil having the media working for them.

Both comedian and the press release person.. made remarks days and hours before... the White House Press dinner.. They state their words were not of how it was taken... neither had malice in their intent... just life took the words and upset people... life does that to all of us at one time or another...

 

EARTH DAY

 56 YEARS AGO... the first EARTH DAY...  how do I know this?  because I had my last sweet kid on that day..    she says that makes her older or as old as dirt...    So we get to celebrate EARTH DAY and Happy Birthday sweet kid...

The weather is starting to get nice..  although tomorrow is a promise of pour down ran..   well, I guess the earth needs that... it has been droughts all across our nation...    So I have been doing maintence yard work... I have one bush, though.  I just can't get a handle on it.. It is about 4 feet high..  has tiny yellow flowers that bloom at the end of May to the end of summer...  which is its saving grace..  as the rest of the time, it looks like a dead bush..    I went out two days ago... to see if I could trim it.. maybe have it in a shape of a ball..  But it is so full of dead branches that I was trying to get lobbed off.. and the rest has tiny green leaves..  As I got done and step back to see my work..  I thought.... OH MY GOD, IT LOOKS LIKE ME WHEN I CUT MY BANGS... lol.   which is not a good look..  So this morning I went back out to see if I could correct it and pick up all the cut branches..   Still not good..   so got the weed whacker and cut the 18 inches of grass around the bottom.....  it isn't much better, but a little bit cleaner at the bottom.. So going to have to wait for Ken to see if he can do it better. 

So I am heading outside while it is still nice..  Promise of thunderstorm at 8pm... I am going to work on what we call the Memorial garden.. there is some yard art and some small bushes in there..  from times we lost some one.   We have a huge... I do mean a huge Burning bush in the front yard.. that some one gave us when Ken's mom pass..  that was about 24 years ago..  it needs to be trimmed as well..  and the memorial garden needs to be weeded.. EVERY YEAR..  I lay down papers and on top of that wood chips and mulch...   and every year those dang weeds make it thru..  only good part of this..  while there are about 100 weeds.. they pull up fairly easy, because of the previous years stuff...  and i can do it on my hands and knees. which I have found at 86 is easier than standing and pulling.. 

So enjoy the day..  even pulling weeds is worthy and ALMOST enjoyable in the sun and only a slight breeze..   

I am back... lol.. AND can you explain to me.. how this is happening?

Doing better...  about 90% better...   Starting to get some of the yard work done...   brain is working better... well at least up to par for an 86 year old broad...  lol...   I still have the pain off and on in my elbow area....  but the cold/flu or what ever the hell that was...   is gone.....   THANK GOD FOR THAT. 

So guess that means I should get busy...  and the weather is better so ..... yard work..  but came in and figure I was done for the day....   it was only 11am..  oh, well,  at least I got a lot done..   tied up rose branches..    lopped off dead branches on roses and some of the other plants..     there is yard art, I got to go thru.. and get rid of it...  I have glued and repaint them enough...   GONE GONE it will be.. 

So how is this Spring doing for you all?  Hopefully giving you cheer after the winter...  and definitely need it with all this insanity of the government...  it just blows my mind daily...   everything.. and I do mean everything... that I knew to be true...  about the laws of how this government has served us for all most 250 years..  has been thrown in the trash... I keep praying to God to help this poor government that is going more and more indebt...  and it isn't for the citizens who pay for it...   And Congress... what the hell?  I have NEVER  EVER seen such a worthless bunch... more than ever in history...  and since when does the House Speaker get to run the show...   NONE OF US.... well, maybe the state he comes from did..  but NONE OF.US VOTED THIS GUY IN....  and the rest of the bunch don't seem to have enough of a back bone..  to get rid of him...    I am pretty sure that Congress has got rid of other speakers for less than this little mouse, who does anything Trump says...  WHY ARE THINGS STILL HAPPEN , WHEN CONGRESS/GOVERNMENT IS SHUT DOWN..   and yet...  the things the American citizen's  needs can't be   voted on..     EXPLAIN  that to me..     Trump demands more money for the war... how can that happen when Congress is shut down?

Someone want to explain that to me?     And his wanted and getting angry at NATO for not stepping up to help..  He started this mess.....     he did not tell NATO what he had planned..   HE DID NOT TELL NATO.... I  am bombing Iran tomorrow.....   NATO found just like the rest of us..   AFTER THE FACT..  so why should they help at all....     I thought that was started to help nations... IF SOMEONE ATTACKED THEM.  NOT FOR US TO GO ATTACK OTHERS..    but I could be wrong..   Does someone want to explain that to me..

STILL ALIVE... but not doing 55... lot slower

Well, the good news is that I lost 10 pounds...  so got to look at the sunny side of things..   On Tuesday I get to finally after 3 months ....get to see the dr..  at least they say she will be there...  but that was over a month ago since I have heard from them.. other than the email of confirmation...   felt like answering it saying YEA, I WILL BE THERE.. BUT WILL SHE? 

My husband does not go to the dr with me... but he insisted this time he is..,,   not sure if he is going with me to back me up....  or to keep me out of jail..

By the way. I use bag balm..  do any of you?   reason why I asked... is when one of the desk jockeys heard me say I had been putting bag balm on my shingles to help ....  she ask me..  what ever possessed me to put bag balm on...   told her BECAUSE I AM A LONG TIME FARM GIRL... as we put bag balm on EVERYTHING...  cow, dog, cat, horses,  and us..    she said.. she never heard of that..   and I told her.. guess you are NOT A FARM girl... and we left it at that.  

so I will let you know if this 85 (almost   86)  still know the best about how to take care of herself.    and if I don't get back to you before...  have a NICE EASTER....  with your family..    it is also my birthday that day...  

MEANWHILE..... trying to get my life back...

 

Meanwhile….

Meanwhile my life seems to be spirally out of control..  last least how I control it.   I take pride in controlling… not others…   have no  interest in people.  Just keeping control of my own life is hard enough.

Last week, I went to prayer meeting like I do each Wed.. about 5  to7 of us read off prayer request for any one and who ever asked us to pray for those of needs.   

I got up Thursday about 8 as usual.  And barely made it to the bathroom while my stomach decided what exit was the contents in side using for a exit.   Finally deciding rear over toilet..  mouth In side grocery bag.  I came out and Ken said he wasn’t feeling too well either.   I told him I was going to lay down for a while.   Now remember by body is still fighting my nerves with shingles .. this is not good..    I woke up later and sat on the coach.. I looked at the clock and said . wow.. daylight time is sure stay light for a longer time..   he gave me a quizzal look…he said.. you know that is 9:10 in the morning, right?  And I asked what day..  Friday morning..  some where between Thursday and Friday..  I lost  track…  AND my gait wasn’t doing too well, like I was drunk even though I don’t drink..  Then I had make a call that I was suppose to do the night before..  I apologized thru mess of words..   he said no problem as he was sick…too.  I slept a good part of Sat.  and today is Sunday and not doing that great either. But least I can put  sentence together and make sense..    went outside to feel the warmth of the sun and breathe fresh air..      Ken is holding his own.  He has made a couple of runs to the store ..  I have slept with the dog as she felt sorry for me..  

What I want to know.. where did I go wrong..  Have not been this sick for years and even then kept my sense.. what little I have left.

So if you are getting this or can stay away from those  stay away.. it is hell…  

They say that a bad start if a good ending..  well, Jan to March has been truly hell    and hoping to see June show up..  take good care of yourself..

 

WHAT WOULD YOU DO??

 

What would you do?  

We have …most of us..  at one time or another heard the host, John Quinones,   ask the question..  which is the name of his show..    WHAT WOULD YOU ? He puts them into situations… and watches to see how they would handle it..  so I am going to set a scene… for you to see.. and then I will ask you the question…..

Here is the little small town, mixed with a few others.. and a larger one..  Everyone gets along pretty good.  There are some bits and pieces of disagreements.. but still, everyone has everyone’s back.. so to speak..    These towns and neighbors are pretty tight when the chips are down..  be it weather..  for fires, just different things in life.  Health.. deaths…

50 years later, a man from the big city sees a large farm as an investment…   he buys, puts up fences and widens out the road…  and then puts down pavement..

Then he starts to rag on the other farmers for not paying for what he decides is their fair share.    The smaller farms where happy with their dirt road…  and were not too happy about being put down for not doing more.  Paying more..  mor taxes…..Althought the smaller towns and farms helped with plowing the snow, redoing the dirt roads over the years..    all the thru the years..  the big business man would harp about how lazy and cheap the rest were.

The big business man found out there was a big mall going in down the road from the maga farm.  He was not happy,  as he figure being his farm was closest…  they would try to take over some of his land..   He calls a meeting with all the towns people and farmers..   He was not happy with them as they were not bothered so they were not interested.. again putting them down for not helping him..     so .. he took it on himself..  to plow up the road to the mall… putting in pits next to his side of the road that was being built.   The mall fought back with a lawsuit..  and he called on the rest of the farms to help him..   help pay for the lawyer..  and what ever else…   So here is my question…. WHAT WOULD YOU DO?     Remember this maga farmer sees a profit only place..   who was constantly putting them down.. calling them cheap and lazy..  and not pulling their weight….      WHAT WOULD YOU DO?

Maybe you might understand why the countries of NATO… are not jumping on the wagon….. 

sayings that make you think.....

 saw on the black board..... 

WHILE LISTENING ARE YOU PAYING ATTENTION TO THE SPEAKER.... 

0R ARE YOU THINKING ABOUT WHAT YOU ARE GOING TO SAY FOR A REPLY???.... 

similar one was....  BEFORE WE SPEAK,  ARE WE ALREADY THINKING  OF WHAT IS NEXT TO SAY?  

Got to admit, I have been guilty of that...  but not so much anymore...    now I am trying to remember what I was going to say in the answer...   as sometime the speaker as they are talking directly to you......go on and on,,   to the point you forget what you were going to say...    Now that I am older...   I figure what the hell,  it if isn't important to remember, then it isn't important enough to say..  and walk away..   lol....