***Drama***

Let Me Tell You Something. I Don't Like Drama. Please Remember Those Four Words If That Is All You Get Out Of This Blog.** I Don't Like Drama **.
For A Person Who Doesn't Like Drama It Sure Can Find A Way To Get Into Your Life. I Don't Expect Much From Life. I Kind Of Like The Simple Pleasures Of Life. I Am Not Into The He Said She Said Kind Of Thing. I Have Been Known To Make Some Off The Wall Comments To People. I Am Kind Of A Blunt Person. I Cut To The Chase. I Say It And It May Not Come Out So Poetic. I Don't Intend To Be Rude In Any Way. However I Have Found Rudeness To Be A Wonderful Tool For Those People I Really Dislike. I Think I Can Count On My Fingers Of Those I Dislike In This World. I Feel Like I Get Along Well With Others. I Try To Be Polite To Everybody Until You Give Me Reason Not To.
Drama Has Followed Me On Facebook. Yea That's Right, Facebook. It Was Nothing That I Wrote For The General Public To Read. I Don't Participate In Those Kind Of Exchanges. Not My Style. Yet If Cornered I Can Fight Myself Out Just Like The Best Of Them. There Were A Couple Of Instances Where I Participated In A Public Forum. When You Find Yourself Mingling With Others On A Social Network You Are Bound To Run Into A Moron. They Say There Is One In Every Crowd. I Believe It.
I Even Joined A Private Group That I Thought Was Just To Talk Between Ourselves. Come To Find Out It Was A Person Basher. Cyber Bullying Is What I Consider It. Even Though I Didn't Care For This Person I Don't Want To Participate In A Group Lynching Mob.
I Don't Want To Leave A Legacy Of Being Known As A Trouble Maker. I Would Like To Be Remembered As A Person Who Cared About others And One Who Loves His Family.
Family...Yep I Had My Share Of Family Squabbles In Years Past. Nothing Good Ever Came From It.
A Lot Of Hurt Feelings And Wounds That Never Heal. Even Years Later I Remember Hurtful Things That Were Said. If There Is Anything I Have Learned From Past Experiences Of Verbal Exchanges Is Once It's Out Of Your Mouth, You Can't Take It Back. Words Can Create Scars For Life. On The Other Hand I Have Said Hurtful Things Out Of Anger That I Still Refuse To Take Back Today. I Meant Them When I Said It And It Stands True Today.
Face It, You Can't Make The Whole World Like You. You Are Bound To Run Into Someone You Don't Care To Know. In Those Cases I Find Myself Trying To Stay Clear Of Them. You Know It's A Matter Of Time Before You Clash. Why Not Try To Avoid It?
I Can't Make It Any More Simpler. I Don't Like Drama. I Don't Want To Listen To It. Keep It Away From Me. I Would Appreciate You More As A Person If You Respect My Wishes. Why Should I Have To Remind A Friend I'm Not Into The Drama Thing?
Be Respectful. If You Thrive On Drama And Enjoy That Kind Of Thing, That's Cool. I'm Not Saying You Are A Bad Person. Jerry Springer Must Have High Ratings Or Otherwise He Would Not Be On The Air Broadcasting His Trailer Trash Programs. Different Strokes For Different Folks I Always Said. I'm Not Going To Judge What You Do. I Will However Judge On How You Treat Me. If You Treat Me Rudely You Just May Get More Of The Same. They Say If You Can Dish It Out, You Better Be Able Take It. Make Sense To Me.

As One Gets Older One Should Get Wiser. In My Case I Hope I Can Say I Am Wiser. In Life There Are Many Lessons To Be Learned. In Most Cases We Should Learn What Not To Do, So The Next Time We Are Better Prepared.
I Have Always Considered Myself To Be A People Person. Even Though At Times All A Person Can Do Is Shake Their Head When You Cross A Hateful Or Spiteful Person. There Are All Kinds Of These People Planted Around You. I Truly Believe This Is A Test From God. It May Be To Test Our Tolerance Level. Whatever The Reason, How We Handle It Can Be The Biggest Challenge. Something I Learned Many Years Ago Is You Cannot Make The Whole World Like You. No Matter How Hard You Try, This Is The One Thing You Have No Control Over.
Sometimes Hatred Can Be Handed Down Through One's Generation Of Children. This Is How It Multiplies Over The Years. I Can Probably Count On One Hand Those I Trust Completely.
I Have Sat Back And Witnessed The Back Stabbing People Do To One Another. Apparently There Is Not Enough Love In The World To Make It A Better Place To Live.
The Joy Of Giving To Those In Need Is Fulfilling. Yet To Have That Same Person Come Back To Bite You Later On Should Be A Lesson Learned. Never Turn Your Back On A Person You Don't Trust Fully.
The World Is Full Of Wonderful People. We Must Sort Them Out Like You Do A Bushel Of Apples. Not All Of Those Apples Will Be Exactly Alike. There Is Bound To Be A Few Bad Ones Within.
It Would Be Nice To Leave This World And Imagine For A Moment That The Entire World Mourns. If You Believe This You Live In Fantasy.
Those Handful Of People I referred To? Those Are The Ones Who Will Truly Mourn. The Others Will Just Turn The Page Of The Newspaper To Read What The Rest Of The World Is Up To.

I Love Springtime. This Is The Season I Look Forward To Each And Every Year. Spring Brings New. New Flowers. New Leaves On The Tree's.
2012 Has Been Declared The 3rd Mildest Winter In Recorded History. I Had The Snow Blower Out And Ready But Didn't Have To Use It. Oh What A Shame. Not!
In Just A Few Short Weeks From Now I Will Be Starting My Summer Gig. It's Also Been Recorded This Lard Ass Blog Writer Is 15 Pounds Heavier. The Nicer Days Next Week Is Forcasted To Be In The 70's. Very Nice Walking Weather. Walking Means Getting Your Legs In Shape. It Also Means I Could Possibly Lose A Pound Or Two. Mushrooms Will Be Popping Up Here In A Few Weeks. Looking Forward In Finding A Small Patch Around Bobby's Tree In The Woods. I Will Be Sure To Take My Camera With Me.
Spotting The Flock Of Robin's And The Budding Of The Tree's Are Certain Signs Of Spring's Approach.
This Season Marks My 26th Year In Picking Up Rummage Sale Items. It Doesn't Feel Like It's Been That Long In A Sense. In Another Sense It Does Feel Like Every Bit Of 26. I Am Just Now Recovering From My 2nd Cold This Season. Both Colds Were Very Nasty. What Cold Isn't? I Have Purchased And Am Actively Been Using Hand Sanitizers. I Am Sick Of Catching Germs From Other People.
I Feel This Winter Passed Very Nicely For Me. I Bowl Three Times A Week. I Play Euchre Three Times A Week. My Friends On Facebook Gave Me Enough Reading Material To Keep My Mind Occupied.
It's Forcasted To Be In The 60's Tomorrow. I Suppose I Will Wet The Finger To Determine Which Direction To Walk In.

Prank The Prankster?

It Could Not Have Happened To A More Deserving Guy Than Myself. If Anyone Had It Coming To Them In The Worse Way, It Would Be Myself. Ok, Are You Wondering Why I Would Be Agreeing To Being A Scoundrel In Years Past? I Love Pulling Practical Jokes On People. Just The Confused Look That A Person Gives Off At The Moment The Mind Is In A Confused State.
I Experienced That Moment This Past Monday Afternoon. I Was Away The Afternoon Hours Returning Home To Shower And Get Ready For Monday Night Bowling. The Moment I Walked In The Door I Was Greeted By My Daughter Beckie. She Informed Me My Dog Has Been Barking All Afternoon. I Told Her I Would Check On Her. In The Meantime If Any One Needed To Use The Bathroom Please Use It Now So My Shower Won't Be Interrupted By Someone Needing To Go. I Opened The Bedroom Door To Find Cassie To Be Sitting On My Bed. The Only Light On Was The Light Shining In Through The Window. My First Observation Was The Dark Fir On Her Front Legs And Mane Area. It Appeared She Had Wallered In The Mud. My Cassie Was The Kind Of Dog Who Would Greet Me At The Door From Taking The Garbage Out Like I Had Been Gone All Day Long. The Look I Was Receiving From Her Were Looks Of Confuse. Maybe The Look Of I Am In Some Kind Of Trouble. While Standing There Speaking In A Very Loud Voice, "What Have You Guys Done To My Dog?" I Saw Cassie Entering The Room. The Dog On My Bed Was An Impostor!
I Turned The Light On And It Became Quite Apparent The Dog, A Pug, Was Not My Pug.
Acording To Beckie This Male Pug Was Found Wandering The Neighborhood. Around The Little Guys Neck Were Rabies Tags. The Plan Would Start By Providing A Good Home For The Night. First Thing In The Morning We Would Call The Animal Shelter And Hope They Can Identify The Dog's Home Through The Tags. Luck Would Have It That Is Exactly What Would Happen.
Just Two Streets Over An Elderly Woman Missed And Probably Was Thinking The Worse In The Disappearance Of Her Beloved Friend. Beckie Reunited The Two And Put A Happy Ending To This Ordeal. This Will Be A Memorable Moment In My Life Because Someone Pranked The Prankster.
I Always Felt April Fools Day Was Set Aside For Me. It Was Well Deserved And I Can Say It's Ok To Laugh At Yourself. Life Is Suppose To Be Happy.
You Must Be Able To Laugh At Yourself If You Want To Live In A Happy World. Always Remember, If It Looks Like A Pug, Barks Like A Pug, It Must Be A Pug. However It May Not Be Your Pug.

Mary Dean

Mary Dean Was Like No Other. She Had Been A True Friend For Many Years. We Met Over The CB Radio. Her Handle Was Brown Sugar. We Would Talk Every Day And Would Play Games On The Radio At Night Time.
She Was A Very Large Woman With A Heart Of Gold.
I Have My Fond Memories Of Mary. My Biggest Was When Danville Had No Water Supply For A Week. It Was Horrible Being Around People Who Couldn't Take A Bath. We Went To A Friends House Who Had Well Water So We Could Bathe. I Don't Think I Could Live With Myself If I Couldn't Take A Bath. It Was Because Danville Received A Lot Of Rain And The Flood Water Flooded The Pumping Station For The Water Company. The Pumping Station Served The Entire City Of Danville. Company Officials Had To Wait Until The Water Receded Before They Could Begin Operation Again.
Some Businesses Had To Close Because They Were Unable To Wash Or Offer Bathroom Facilities To Their Customers. Bingo However Was On Because They Had Porto Potties Delivered. When Intermission Was Called Those Who Had To Use The Bathroom Had To Use The Porto Potty. While She Was Outside Using It I Noticed A Slide Lock On The Outside Of The Potty. The Ornery Person That I Am I Locked Her In.
When Mary's Job Was Finished She Attempted To Get Out. She Banged And Hollered. Of Course I Am On The Outside Laughing My Butt Off. Apparently She Heard Me And Said Gregory You Better Let Me Out Of Here Right Now! It Stinks In Here! I Slid The Lock Open And Swiftly Ran Back Into The Building. She Knew Who It Was That Did It But Friends We Were And This Was Just One Of The Fondest Memories I Have Of Her.
She Recently Passed Away With A Long Battle With Cancer. She Was Only 60 Years Old. She Will Always Be Remembered By Those Who Loved Her Gentle Soul.
As I Use To Call Her Jokingly On The CB Was Elzmerelda Poontang. May You Rest In Peace.

It Appears Facebook Is The Number One Hot Spot When It Comes To Internet Social Network. It's A Place Where People Can Communicate, Find New Friends And Share Special Photo's Of Your Family Or Everyday Activity's. I Do More Reading Than Anything Else. I Do Post To Others And Pass On A Funny Photo I Find That Others Have Posted On Their Wall.
I Would Consider Myself More Of A Browser Than Anything Else. There Are Times When I Make A Comment To What Someone Has Posted Or Simply Hit The Like Button To Show I Support Or Agree To What They Say.
Actually Facebook Is No Different Than A Bunch Of People Who Show Their True Character In The Way They Feel About Others,Issues, And Opinions. Most Who Read This Blog Pretty Much Are Aware Of Facebook And What It Offers To Their Members.
Recently Facebook Is Making Changes To Their Web Page. Their New Design Is Confusing And Very Difficult To Navigate. I Guess I Come From The Old School When They Say Why Fix It When It's Not Broke. Thankfully They Haven't Reached My Page But It's A Matter Of Time Though. For Those Who Are On My Friends List That Have Had Their Pages Changed, I Go There Peoridically To Try To Make Sense Of It All. I Know It's A Matter Of Time Before Mine Gets Changed And There Is Nothing I Can Do About It. Facebook Can Do Whatever They Want Because They Own The Site. Either Get Use To It Or Get Off. Simple As That.
A Few Weeks Ago I Found Myself Getting In The Middle Of Two Brothers Exchanging Unkind Words To Each Other. Since I Had Both Brothers As Friends Their Unfriendly Exchange Came Across My Wall. I am Particular To What I Read On My Facebook Page. Yes Certainly I Am No Stranger When It Comes To Vulgar Words As Long As I Am The One Who Is Using Them. Remember I Was A Sailor And I Have Used A Few Of Those Words Over The Years. Sorry To Disappoint Those Who All This Time Thought I Was A Saint.
Anyway I Simply Asked Them If They Could Settle Their Differences Off Of Facebook. I Really Didn't Feel It Was A Rude Request. The Bottom Line Was I Was Deleted By One Of Those Brothers For Making The Request And The Other Brother Never Responded To It. I Took His Silence As A Gesture Of If You Don't Have Anything Nice To Say Don't Say Anything At All. Meaning He Would Have Most Likely Told Me To Mind My Own Business In Which He Would Be Right. However I Have Control Over What Comes Across My Page And I Plan To Exercise That Right.
So After That Situation I Decided Facebook Is No Longer Enjoyable. I Then Deleted Everyone On My Facebook Page Including My Mother To Prove To Everyone I Show No Favoritism. My Next Plan Of Action Was To Visit My Friends On Their Page To Keep Up With What's Going On In Their Lives. Wrong! Once I Deleted Them From My Friends List I No Longer Could See Their Page Due To Their Privacy Settings. Now I Have No Facebook In My Life At All. How In The World Could A Social Network Have So Much Control Over Someone's Life Is Beyond Me.
I Find It Refreshing To Reminesce With People About The Good Old Days.
There Are Good Things And Bad Things In Everything In Life. You Either Accept Them Or You Don't. One Time I Was Deleted Simply Because I Was A Friend Of A Friend And Since That Friend No Longer Was A Part Of Their Life I Too Was Deleted. That's Ok Because It's Only Facebook And People Can Choose Whom Ever They Wish To Be Friend With. However A Month Later That Person Who Deleted Me Wanted Me Back As A Friend. I Declined The Offer And Apparently I Offended This Person. Oh Well Life Goes On. If Somebody Get's Ticked Off About A Decision And Says I Will Just Delete My Account Because It's No Longer Enjoyable. That's Ok Too But Don't Come Back On And Expect Me To Be Your Friend Again. Life Is Not Like Childhood Games. All I Can Say Is GROW UP!
I Appreciate My Old Friends Taking Me Back Considering The Circumstances After I Explained Them. However, They Didn't Have To. If You Get Mad And Announce To The World I Am No Longer Going To Be On Facebook I Will Simply Say That Is Your Choice. Everybody Knows What They Want In Their Life. Life Has So Much To Offer And Facebook Is Only One Of Them. There Is No Way I Would Ever Leave And Expect My Friends To Welcome Me Back. I'm Not Into The Popularity Thing And I Simply Think Those Who Are On Facebook Would Automatically Welcome Me Back No Matter What. I Don't Want To Be Popular On Any Level. I Just Want To Enjoy Life And What It Has To Offer Me.
I'm Not Into Hurting Anyone For Any Reason. I Simply Feel That If One Day You Decide You No Longer Want Something Like Facebook In Your Life I Say More Power To You. However Please Don't Come Back Later And Tell Me You Changed Your Mind. If It Only Happens Once Like Me, Then There Are Special Circumstance That Would Allow You To Continue To Allow Me On Your Facebook Friends List. It Would Be Too Much To Expect To Be Accepted For The Second Time Only Because They Changed My Mind.
Now Keep In Mind This Is Only Facebook. There Was Life Before Facebook And There Will Be Life Afterwards. It Should Be No Big Deal. A Relationship Can Continue Without Facebook.
I Have Decided Not To Have Certain Friends And Family On My Friends List. This Is My Choice. If Someone Is Hurt By This I Consider It Childish.
So IF You Reach A Point In Your Life That People On Facebook Can Be A Pain In Your Butt, I Simply Suggest You Walk Away From It. Please Don't Announce To All You Are Done With Facebook But Return A Few Days Later And Expect Everything To Be The Same.
To Me Everybody Is On The Same Level With Me On Facebook. If I Feel You And I Are Unable To Interact On Facebook How Can We Off Of Facebook? So All In All Enjoy Your Facebook Experience And Everything It Has To Offer You. Please Don't Abuse It By Gossiping About Others Because To Me That Is A Complete Turnoff. I Love Positive Things As Well As Inspirational Things About People On Facebook.
If It Reaches A Point I No Longer care About Facebook I Will No Longer Participate In It. It's Simply A Tool To Interact With others That May Be Far Away. It's A Good Thing As Long As You Keep Things Positive.

Have You Ever Wondered What They Say To Each Other While They Are On That Wire? I Am Sure There Is Some Sort Of Communication Within The Flock. I Would Like To Be A Bird For A Day. Maybe With The Exception Of Dinner Time. The Thought Of Worms Or Road Kill Takes Away My Appetite.
I Wouldn't Consider Myself A Bird Watcher But I Have Watched Them Over The Years. How It's Within Their Being, A Bird And How God Gave Them The Instinct Of Migration, Building Nest, Laying Eggs And Hatching Them.
We As Humans Teach Each Other How To Raise Our Young, Develop Them To Be Productive Human Beings. It Seems There Are Various Ways To Teach Them. However In Birds And Other Animals There Is Only One Way. Apparently It's God's Way, Because It Was Him Who Created All Of The Animals.
So Could It Be The Humans Conscious That Is Our Guidance From God? I Believe It To Be True Or Otherwise We Would Have No Conscious Within Ourselves. Our Conscious Tells Us What's Right And Wrong.
Being A Bird For A Day Would Allow Me To Experience A Life Of Instinct Like No Other. My Flight Could Erase My Fear Of Heights.
For A Day I Could Play A Part In Karma And Go On A Bombing Raid, Depositing On The Souls I Feel Are Well Deserved.

My Oven Mit

I Have Been Sick With A Cold The Past Few Days. This Seems To Happen To Me Each And Every Winter. I'm Not Sure Where I Picked The Germ Up At But It Could Have Been Anywhere. I Have A Hand Sanitizer That I will Be Carrying Along With Me From Now On. Don't Get Me Wrong, I Don't Plan On Being A Fanatic When It Comes To Shaking Hands But I Will Be More Aware Of The Things I Touch From Now On.
Germs Can Be Spread On To Others Rather Easily. We Need To Be More Cautious In How We Interact With One Another. Back In The 1980's I Was Given Tuberculosis By Someone. It Was In The Middle Of The Winter And The Doctor Asked Me If I Had Been Around Anyone Sneezing Or Coughing? Well Yea, It Was Winter And People Get Colds In The Winter. It's A Common Thing To See. I Took Care Of That Problem But Have Always Tried To Be Proactive Ever Since.
During This Past Ordeal Of Sickness I Decided To Put An Oven Mit On My Hand To Protect Those Around From Picking Up My Germs On Door Knobs Or Common Items Around The House. The Grand Kids Were Spending The Weekend With Us And I Heard A Few Giggles After They Saw Me Wearing It. Ofcourse They Are Too Young To Fully Understand The Germ Thing But A Lesson Would Be Shown By My Action. Why Should Someone Catch My Germs If I Could Protect Them? So For Three Days I Wore This Oven Mit.
So Far Nobody In The Household Has Caught A Cold. Maybe Preventive Measures Do Help After All.
So Please Be Kind To Me. If You Have A Cold, Tell Others That May Be Near You. Some May Not Want To Be Exposed To Your Sickness. I Know I Would Appreciate It.

Is It Spring Yet?

Yes I Know We are Only 13 Days Into January But I'm Ready For Spring Time. We Had Our First Real Snowfall Yesterday. Temps Are Suppose To Reach The Single Digits Tonight.
Over All This Winter Has Been Considered Mild. The Temps Have Been Above Average So My Complaining Is Actually Not Justified. For Living In The State Of Illinois Winter Could Be Much Worse Than What It Has Been.
I Am In The Midst Of My Hibernation. I Play A Lot Of Euchre And Bowl As Often As Possible To Help Pass The Winter Along. I Have Already Gained 12 Pounds Since The End Of My Summer Gig. I Always Put On Extra Weight In The Winter Months. I Need Days In The 40 Degree Range So I Can Do Some Walking To Help Me Shed This Weight. It Seems All I Want To Do Is Eat.
The Middle Of Next Week We Are Suppose To Reach Temps In The 40's Which Will Allow This Snow To Melt. That Will Make My Day. I Hate Snow.
It's Not Like I Don't Like Snowmen. I Just Prefer Three Lumps Of Coal, Two Twigs, A Carrot And A Scarf Laying On The Ground.
I Was Born In The Spring Time And That's The Best Season Of The Year As Far As I Am Concerned.
Today Is Friday The 13Th. Nothing Bad Has Happened So Far. I'm Not Really Superstitious But I Don't Ignore The Unlucky Things Either. I Look At It This Way. Tomorrow Will Be Saturday The 14Th And We Are One Day Closer To Spring Time.