Today is December 31, 2012 - New Year's Eve. My stats today: 10 minutes of yoga, 10 minutes of lifting weights and 55 minutes of walking =3.0 miles for a December total of 62 miles. My weight was 163.0 pounds.
QUOTE from Seneca (an Indian tribe in New York in the 1700s): "Begin at once to live, and count each separate day as a separate life."
My THOUGHTS TODAY: It has been 366 days since the last New Year's Eve. It is time to grade myself on the 366 days of 2012.
1. A+ = For maintaining my routine of doing yoga deep breathing for 8 minutes before I get out of bed in the morning.
2. A = For walking at least 60 miles a month. I averaged just a tad over 60 miles a month- I averaged 60.1 miles a month.
3. A = For walking at least 700 miles for the year-I walked 721 miles. The most I've walked is 838 in 2008. Since 2003 I've walked 7,105 miles.
4. A = For keeping my weight under 165 pounds. I was at 163 pounds today.
5. A- = For being consistent in my routine of lifting weights and using the exercise ball.
6. A- = For being consistent in writing in my BLOG.
7. A+ = For reading magazines and books everyday to learn new stuff.
8. A = For not smoking my pipe more than six times a day.
9. A- = For campaigning at least 40 hours for Barack Obama. I didn't quite make 40 hours - it was more like 35.
I'm HAPPY - I like all those A's plus I made the Honor Roll.
Monday, December 31, 2012
Sunday, December 30, 2012
Pete's BLOG-Day 26,340. Happy Days in Denmark
Today is Sunday, December 30, 2012. My stats today: 38 minute of walking = 2.0 miles for a December total of 57.2 miles. My weight was 163.0 pounds.
My THOUGHTS today: After viewing some Facebook photos from Denmark I see there are some happy campers over there right now. Granddaughter Alexandra lives there and Todd Nielson (son of Bill and Anne Nielson, our pastor and his wife) is studying in Copenhagen this year. Four of Alex and Todd's Anamosa High School friends arrived in Copenhagen on December 27 for a week long visit. The 4 are Jackie Engelbart, Bryce Engelbart, Kaleb Kilburg and a Schwaegler kid that I don't know. I've viewed 5 photos of the six of them and they all have big smiles on their faces. It looks like they are enjoying each other's company and also the city of Copenhagen. Keep smiling you folks - I want to see more photos. I know Todd and Alex will be wonderful hosts and tour guides.
My THOUGHTS today: After viewing some Facebook photos from Denmark I see there are some happy campers over there right now. Granddaughter Alexandra lives there and Todd Nielson (son of Bill and Anne Nielson, our pastor and his wife) is studying in Copenhagen this year. Four of Alex and Todd's Anamosa High School friends arrived in Copenhagen on December 27 for a week long visit. The 4 are Jackie Engelbart, Bryce Engelbart, Kaleb Kilburg and a Schwaegler kid that I don't know. I've viewed 5 photos of the six of them and they all have big smiles on their faces. It looks like they are enjoying each other's company and also the city of Copenhagen. Keep smiling you folks - I want to see more photos. I know Todd and Alex will be wonderful hosts and tour guides.
Saturday, December 29, 2012
Pete's BLOG-Day 26,339. New Year's Resolutions
Today is Saturday, December 29, 2012. My stats today: 10 minutes of yoga, 10 minutes on the exercise ball and 45 minutes of walking = 2.5 miles for a December total of 55.2 miles. My weight was 164.2 pounds.
QUOTE is an Irish proverb: "May your troubles be less, your blessings more and may nothing but happiness come through your door."
My THOUGHTS today have to do with New Year's Resolutions: The New Year of 2013 begins Tuesday. I'm not a big one for New Year's Resolutions but I do have a couple of things in mind every new year. The first one is to maintain my weight between 160 and 165 pounds. If I find myself slipping over 165 I have a way of solving the problem. Instead of judging myself, I examine the setback by asking myself, ":What specifically tripped me up?" So I track back to the moments when my goal got derailed. Then I change my eating plan for the next several days. I weigh first thing every morning and can see if I'm getting back on track. If not, I will eat less that day and skip any sweets. It has worked since I lost over 30 pounds in 2003 - at that time I went from 195 to 159. That was too much as my face was caving in so I put on a couple of pounds and decided I looked pretty good in the low 160s. I'm still there.
The other "resolution" I make every year is to keep writing in my BLOG. I know I don't have a big readership but it is so cathartic for me because it makes me think. I feel good having to think of something to write about every day.
Recording my "stats" every day keeps me "on the ball" to not get lazy.
And including a QUOTE inspires me - I think about my QUOTES a lot. I have two QUOTE books and they are really inspiring - some are from Guideposts.
Plus, I enjoy going back and reading my "posts" from the last couple of years.
The HUMOR section is good for my psyche.
HUMOR for today: The Japanese eat little fat and the Mexicans eat a lot of fat but they both have fewer heart attacks than Americans. The Chinese drink little red wine and the Italians drink a lot of red wine and both have fewer heart attacks than Americans. The Germans drink a lot of beer and lots of suasages and fats and suffer fewer heart attacks than Americans. So eat and drink what you like. Speaking english is appaarently what kills you.
QUOTE is an Irish proverb: "May your troubles be less, your blessings more and may nothing but happiness come through your door."
My THOUGHTS today have to do with New Year's Resolutions: The New Year of 2013 begins Tuesday. I'm not a big one for New Year's Resolutions but I do have a couple of things in mind every new year. The first one is to maintain my weight between 160 and 165 pounds. If I find myself slipping over 165 I have a way of solving the problem. Instead of judging myself, I examine the setback by asking myself, ":What specifically tripped me up?" So I track back to the moments when my goal got derailed. Then I change my eating plan for the next several days. I weigh first thing every morning and can see if I'm getting back on track. If not, I will eat less that day and skip any sweets. It has worked since I lost over 30 pounds in 2003 - at that time I went from 195 to 159. That was too much as my face was caving in so I put on a couple of pounds and decided I looked pretty good in the low 160s. I'm still there.
The other "resolution" I make every year is to keep writing in my BLOG. I know I don't have a big readership but it is so cathartic for me because it makes me think. I feel good having to think of something to write about every day.
Recording my "stats" every day keeps me "on the ball" to not get lazy.
And including a QUOTE inspires me - I think about my QUOTES a lot. I have two QUOTE books and they are really inspiring - some are from Guideposts.
Plus, I enjoy going back and reading my "posts" from the last couple of years.
The HUMOR section is good for my psyche.
HUMOR for today: The Japanese eat little fat and the Mexicans eat a lot of fat but they both have fewer heart attacks than Americans. The Chinese drink little red wine and the Italians drink a lot of red wine and both have fewer heart attacks than Americans. The Germans drink a lot of beer and lots of suasages and fats and suffer fewer heart attacks than Americans. So eat and drink what you like. Speaking english is appaarently what kills you.
Friday, December 28, 2012
Pete's BLOG-Day 26,338. Thank God I'm retired from teaching.
Today is Friday, December 28, 2012. My stats today: 10 minutes of yoga, 10 minutes of lifting weights and 49 minutes of walking = 2.7 miles for a December total of 52.7 miles My weight was 164.4 pounds.
QUOTE from H. Jackson Brown Jr., author of the best seller Life's Little Instruction Book: "Think big thoughts, but relish small pleasures,"
My THOUGHTS today have to do with no longer being a teacher. This morning's paper had an article entitled Group offers gun training for teachers. Gun-rights advocates in Utah were offering six hours of training Thursday in handling concealed weapons for 200 Utah teachers in the latest effort to arm teachers to control school assailants. Thank God I'm no longer teaching. I agree with Carol Lear, the chief lawyer for the Utah Office of Education who said: "It's a terrible idea. It's a horrible, terrible, no-good, rotten idea."
I went to high school in Chatfield, Minnesota. What's running through my mind right now is imagining 65 year-old Mrs. Pieper (our English teacher) packing a six-shooter in her bra holster. It would have to be a bra holster because women can't really carry a gun on their hip. This is funny but it is also rediculous.
One other thought about teachers with guns is this. In my 36 years of teaching I was threatened with being killed one time. In 1997 we had a 12-year-old boy from Oregon move to Anamosa to be with his Dad. His Mom could no longer handle him. With his long straggly hair and dirty clothes you could tell he was not a happy kid and had had a tough time in life. The second day I gave him a worksheet to do and he takes it and crumples it up in front of me and throws it in the waste basket. I also was supervisor at hot lunch and by the end of the first week I gave him a permanent seat because of his behavior. He was not happy about that.The second week the counsellor told me that when talking with him he made the comment that he wanted to kill Mr. Bungum and the Principal. My thought is that if that kid knew the teachers had guns at school I firmly believe he would've tried to steal one and would've used it on me or the Principal or both of us. If I had been packing a six-gun my guess is he would've ambushed me before I could retaliate. And where would I have kept it - in a holster on my hip or in my desk???? It is a rediculous thought and I'm grateful I didn't have to be make a decision on whether to carry a gun as a seventh grade teacher. Thank God there were no guns in our school. By the way, I didn't sleep much after that - it was only when he went back (after a month) to Oregon that I felt safe again.
My other thought is that in other countries the death rate from guns is unbelievably low compared to the U.S. They all have gun control laws that are much stricter than ours. This country is so gun crazy that it is scary. In my opinion the NRA should be banned - there is no reason people in the U.S. have to have assault weapons used by the military. There is only one reason assault weapons are made and that is to kill people - not pheasants or deer, etc. Guns for hunting and sport shooting are fine - let's leave it at that.
QUOTE from H. Jackson Brown Jr., author of the best seller Life's Little Instruction Book: "Think big thoughts, but relish small pleasures,"
My THOUGHTS today have to do with no longer being a teacher. This morning's paper had an article entitled Group offers gun training for teachers. Gun-rights advocates in Utah were offering six hours of training Thursday in handling concealed weapons for 200 Utah teachers in the latest effort to arm teachers to control school assailants. Thank God I'm no longer teaching. I agree with Carol Lear, the chief lawyer for the Utah Office of Education who said: "It's a terrible idea. It's a horrible, terrible, no-good, rotten idea."
I went to high school in Chatfield, Minnesota. What's running through my mind right now is imagining 65 year-old Mrs. Pieper (our English teacher) packing a six-shooter in her bra holster. It would have to be a bra holster because women can't really carry a gun on their hip. This is funny but it is also rediculous.
One other thought about teachers with guns is this. In my 36 years of teaching I was threatened with being killed one time. In 1997 we had a 12-year-old boy from Oregon move to Anamosa to be with his Dad. His Mom could no longer handle him. With his long straggly hair and dirty clothes you could tell he was not a happy kid and had had a tough time in life. The second day I gave him a worksheet to do and he takes it and crumples it up in front of me and throws it in the waste basket. I also was supervisor at hot lunch and by the end of the first week I gave him a permanent seat because of his behavior. He was not happy about that.The second week the counsellor told me that when talking with him he made the comment that he wanted to kill Mr. Bungum and the Principal. My thought is that if that kid knew the teachers had guns at school I firmly believe he would've tried to steal one and would've used it on me or the Principal or both of us. If I had been packing a six-gun my guess is he would've ambushed me before I could retaliate. And where would I have kept it - in a holster on my hip or in my desk???? It is a rediculous thought and I'm grateful I didn't have to be make a decision on whether to carry a gun as a seventh grade teacher. Thank God there were no guns in our school. By the way, I didn't sleep much after that - it was only when he went back (after a month) to Oregon that I felt safe again.
My other thought is that in other countries the death rate from guns is unbelievably low compared to the U.S. They all have gun control laws that are much stricter than ours. This country is so gun crazy that it is scary. In my opinion the NRA should be banned - there is no reason people in the U.S. have to have assault weapons used by the military. There is only one reason assault weapons are made and that is to kill people - not pheasants or deer, etc. Guns for hunting and sport shooting are fine - let's leave it at that.
Monday, December 24, 2012
Pete's BLOG-Day 26,333-4-5-6-7. Christmas Eve.
Yesterday was Sunday, December 23, 2012. Sunday is my day of rest so no post.
Monday, December 24, 2012. My stats today: 10 minutes of yoga, 10 minutes of liftinbg weights and 50 minutes of walking = 2.7 miles for a December total of 47.7 miles. My weight was 163.0 pounds.
QUOTE is an American Proverb: "Christmas comes, but once a year is enough."
My THOUGHTS today: It is Christmas Eve today - it will be the 72nd one for Ruth Ann and me. Tonight we will have Carron and friend Dave, grandson Wesley and wife Celeste, granddaughter Ellyn and friend Nate. It is fun to give, especially to the grandchildren - and it is fun to see them enjoy Grandma Ruth Ann's wonderful food. But I do agree with the quote - once a year is enough - it does get a little expensive.
Tuesday, December 25, 2012. No workout today, too cold and Walmart is closed. We had a wonderful Christmas Eve with the family. Grandkids Wesley and Ellyn ( her and friend Nate) stayed overnight and both left by 10 AM this morning. Ruth Ann and I went to the Diamond Jo Casino in Dubuque for some relaxation and a little gambling.
Wednesday, December 26, 2012. We stayed overnight at the Canfield Hotel in Dubuque last night, We got home by 2 PM today. The gambling gods were not very kind but it sure was relaxing to unwind from the holiday hustle and bustle - especially for Ruth Ann. She didn't have to think anymore about preparing 8-10 different dishes for Christmas Eve dinner.
Today is Thursday, December 27, 2012. My stats today: 10 minutes of yoga and 41 minutes of walking = 2.3 miles for a December total of 50.0 miles. Surprisingly, my weight was 163.0 pounds.
My THOUGHTS today: I haven't worked out since Monday, the 24th. One thing I've learned over the years is how easy it would be to forget about exercising. The last two days I have done nothing. In Dubuque I stayed in bed for 11 hours and last night I stayed in bed for 10 hours. When I got up this morning I told myself that 2 days of being lazy was enough. So I got back at into my routine. I feel better for doing so. I pride myself on being self-disciplined. My mental outlook is improved when I maintain that self-control.
Monday, December 24, 2012. My stats today: 10 minutes of yoga, 10 minutes of liftinbg weights and 50 minutes of walking = 2.7 miles for a December total of 47.7 miles. My weight was 163.0 pounds.
QUOTE is an American Proverb: "Christmas comes, but once a year is enough."
My THOUGHTS today: It is Christmas Eve today - it will be the 72nd one for Ruth Ann and me. Tonight we will have Carron and friend Dave, grandson Wesley and wife Celeste, granddaughter Ellyn and friend Nate. It is fun to give, especially to the grandchildren - and it is fun to see them enjoy Grandma Ruth Ann's wonderful food. But I do agree with the quote - once a year is enough - it does get a little expensive.
Tuesday, December 25, 2012. No workout today, too cold and Walmart is closed. We had a wonderful Christmas Eve with the family. Grandkids Wesley and Ellyn ( her and friend Nate) stayed overnight and both left by 10 AM this morning. Ruth Ann and I went to the Diamond Jo Casino in Dubuque for some relaxation and a little gambling.
Wednesday, December 26, 2012. We stayed overnight at the Canfield Hotel in Dubuque last night, We got home by 2 PM today. The gambling gods were not very kind but it sure was relaxing to unwind from the holiday hustle and bustle - especially for Ruth Ann. She didn't have to think anymore about preparing 8-10 different dishes for Christmas Eve dinner.
Today is Thursday, December 27, 2012. My stats today: 10 minutes of yoga and 41 minutes of walking = 2.3 miles for a December total of 50.0 miles. Surprisingly, my weight was 163.0 pounds.
My THOUGHTS today: I haven't worked out since Monday, the 24th. One thing I've learned over the years is how easy it would be to forget about exercising. The last two days I have done nothing. In Dubuque I stayed in bed for 11 hours and last night I stayed in bed for 10 hours. When I got up this morning I told myself that 2 days of being lazy was enough. So I got back at into my routine. I feel better for doing so. I pride myself on being self-disciplined. My mental outlook is improved when I maintain that self-control.
Saturday, December 22, 2012
Pete's BLOG-Day 26,332. I'm going back to work.
Today is Saturday, December 22, 2012. My stats today: 10 minutes of yoga, 10 minutes on the exercisr ball and 45 mnutes of walking = 2.5 miles for a December total of 45.0 miles. My weight dropped to 161.8 pounds.
QUOTE from Benjamin Franklin: "We are all born ignorant, but one must work hard to remain stupid."
My THOUGHTS today: After reading Wayne LaPierre's (the head of the NRA) comments about what should be done about gun violence in our schools I about vomited. His answer is to put more guns in our schools by having armed guards in every American school, all 99,000 of them, at a cost of $7.9 billion a year. He did not say one word about restricting military assualt weapons or high-capacity ammunition clips out of the hands of any American, except the mentally reranged. He also is proposing a creation of "school security forces" that will that would be made up of volunteers - such as retired firefighters, police and military personnel. Maybe they would even hire retired tesachers. Doesn't that sound like a wonderful job for a guy like me? I think I'll apply and see what happens. My biggest problem is I'd most likely be working with a bunch of right-wing conservatives nuts. On second thought, I'm going to forget it.
My last thought about Mr., LaPierre: Like Ben Franklin said in his quote a person has to work really hard to remain stupid - LaPierre has done that.
QUOTE from Benjamin Franklin: "We are all born ignorant, but one must work hard to remain stupid."
My THOUGHTS today: After reading Wayne LaPierre's (the head of the NRA) comments about what should be done about gun violence in our schools I about vomited. His answer is to put more guns in our schools by having armed guards in every American school, all 99,000 of them, at a cost of $7.9 billion a year. He did not say one word about restricting military assualt weapons or high-capacity ammunition clips out of the hands of any American, except the mentally reranged. He also is proposing a creation of "school security forces" that will that would be made up of volunteers - such as retired firefighters, police and military personnel. Maybe they would even hire retired tesachers. Doesn't that sound like a wonderful job for a guy like me? I think I'll apply and see what happens. My biggest problem is I'd most likely be working with a bunch of right-wing conservatives nuts. On second thought, I'm going to forget it.
My last thought about Mr., LaPierre: Like Ben Franklin said in his quote a person has to work really hard to remain stupid - LaPierre has done that.
Friday, December 21, 2012
Pete's BLOG-Day 26,331. The world didn't end
Today is Friday, December 21, 2012. We're digging out of the blizzard. My stats today: 10 minutes of yoga, 10 minutes of lifting weights and 30 minutes of shoveling snow = 1.5 miles for a December total of 42.5 miles. My weight was 162.2 pounds.
My THOUGHTS today: Well, the world didn't end today, not yet anyway - we still have 13 hours to go until midnight in the Central Time Zone. I did notice that Australia and New Zealand are still around so that is good sign. Where does this stuff come from? According to academic and religious leaders, the whole "end of the world" thing was a bunch of hooey. There are a couple of explanations on how and why this "hooey" got started. First, was that some sort of astronautical object-sometimes called NIBIRU-was destined for an Earthly collision. Another was that the sun is entering a hyperactive stage and could eviscerate our little planet called Earth. Okay, the sun isn't going to blow us up, but what about the Mayas? A U of Iowa professor says that the Maya calendar that supposedly said the world ended today is simply what Mayas called the long count. "It is the Mayan parallel of what we would think of as a millenia. This idea the Mayas supposedly had the world coming to an end in 2012 is NOT RIGHT. It was just the turning of the calendar in the big way."
One religious leader said, "This end of the world talk is a bunch of nonsense. We should be much more worried about the end of the world coming from environmental destruction, or a military or political conflict."
And I say AMEN.
My THOUGHTS today: Well, the world didn't end today, not yet anyway - we still have 13 hours to go until midnight in the Central Time Zone. I did notice that Australia and New Zealand are still around so that is good sign. Where does this stuff come from? According to academic and religious leaders, the whole "end of the world" thing was a bunch of hooey. There are a couple of explanations on how and why this "hooey" got started. First, was that some sort of astronautical object-sometimes called NIBIRU-was destined for an Earthly collision. Another was that the sun is entering a hyperactive stage and could eviscerate our little planet called Earth. Okay, the sun isn't going to blow us up, but what about the Mayas? A U of Iowa professor says that the Maya calendar that supposedly said the world ended today is simply what Mayas called the long count. "It is the Mayan parallel of what we would think of as a millenia. This idea the Mayas supposedly had the world coming to an end in 2012 is NOT RIGHT. It was just the turning of the calendar in the big way."
One religious leader said, "This end of the world talk is a bunch of nonsense. We should be much more worried about the end of the world coming from environmental destruction, or a military or political conflict."
And I say AMEN.
Thursday, December 20, 2012
Pete's BLOG-Day 26,330. A blizzard today - maybe a record.1.
Today is Thursday, December 20, 2012. My stats today: 10 minutes of yoga, 10 minutes on the exercise ball and 20 minutes of shoveling snow = the equivalent of 1.0 mile of walking for a December total of 41.0 miles. My weight was 162.0 pounds.
QUOTE from Mark Twain: "Everybody talks about the weather but nobody does anything about it."
My THOUGHTS today: Today we're having our first measureable snowfall. It is now 11:22 AM and we've had over 6 inches of snow and the winds are blowing from 20 to 45 mph. In other words we're in the middle of a blizzard. State Climatologist Harry Hillaker says the potential exists for a HIGH STATEWIDE AVERAGE SNOWFALL. Waterloo has already received 10 inches. His records show the following for a statewide average: On March 10-14, 1951 Iowa had 14.3 inches; January 2-4, 1971 we had 10.5 inches; December 7-9, 2009 we had 10.3 inches; March 4-6, 1959 we had 9.5 inches; January 11-13, 1979 we had 8.6 inches; and December 23-27, 2009 we had 8.6 inches. (Record snow for a single storm at one location: 27.2 inches at Iowa City during March, 1951.)
I'm pretty sad because Ruth Ann and I will not be able to make our 4 PM Happy Hour tonight. Like Mark Twain says - we can talk about the weather but we can't do anything about it.
QUOTE from Mark Twain: "Everybody talks about the weather but nobody does anything about it."
My THOUGHTS today: Today we're having our first measureable snowfall. It is now 11:22 AM and we've had over 6 inches of snow and the winds are blowing from 20 to 45 mph. In other words we're in the middle of a blizzard. State Climatologist Harry Hillaker says the potential exists for a HIGH STATEWIDE AVERAGE SNOWFALL. Waterloo has already received 10 inches. His records show the following for a statewide average: On March 10-14, 1951 Iowa had 14.3 inches; January 2-4, 1971 we had 10.5 inches; December 7-9, 2009 we had 10.3 inches; March 4-6, 1959 we had 9.5 inches; January 11-13, 1979 we had 8.6 inches; and December 23-27, 2009 we had 8.6 inches. (Record snow for a single storm at one location: 27.2 inches at Iowa City during March, 1951.)
I'm pretty sad because Ruth Ann and I will not be able to make our 4 PM Happy Hour tonight. Like Mark Twain says - we can talk about the weather but we can't do anything about it.
Wednesday, December 19, 2012
Pete BLOG-Day 26,329. I brighted a lady's day today
Today is Wednesday, December 19, 2012. My stats today: 10 minutes of yoga, 10 minutes of lifting weights and 50 minutes of walking = 2.7 miles for a December total of 40.0 miles. My weight was 163.4 pounds.
My inspirational QUOTE from 52 Little Lessons from It's a Wonderful life by Bob Welch: "Perspective changes our attitude. Changing our attitude breathes HOPE into us. That's the real gift God's messenger 'Clarence the angel' gives to George Bailey in this movie."
My THOUGHTS today: My thoughts today have to do with what I did yesterday. I brightened the day for Patsy, an 80-year-old lady and Delores, an 85-year-old lady.
I'll do Patsy first: I know Patsy from church. After the 8 AM service we have coffee in the basement and I've sat by her several times and gotten to know her. When I talked to the adult Sunday school (in May of 2010) about my "GRATITUDE JOURNAL" Patsy was there, really enjoyed my presentation and bought one of my JOURNALS. She has mentioned to me several times since that she would like to do some writing about her life so her kids and grandkids will have a written copy of her life. Last Sunday at coffee she came and sat by me and said her son had bought her a lined notebook so she could start writing. But she said "I don't know where to start." I told Patsy I had something that would help her get started and I would visit her in the nursing home this week.
Last year I wrote a 13 page mini-book entitled QUESTIONS GRANDPA and GRANDMA SHOULD ANSWER BEFORE IT'S TOO LATE. I had read 4-5- books on how to write a life story. I decided they were all too detailed, too long, or too complicated for most elderly people. So I decided to make a short simple one that Senior Citizens could easily use and understand and guide them as they wrote. I took some ideas from these books, added many of my own ideas and made this mini-book. It is divided into 10 chapters and each chapter has from 10 to over 30 questions. Each chapter deals with a different period of their life.
So I took chapter 1 to Patsy yesterday. Chaprer 1 is entitled BIRTH and FAMILY. I went through the 18 questions with her and she enthusiastically started rattling off answers to some of the questions. She promisd me she would get started in her new notebook because Chapter 1 would help her get started and that had been her biggest problem. I gave her my phone number and told her to call me when she is done with Chaptet 1 and I would bring Chaprer 2. My hope is she gets started and continues - she will be so proud if she does.
I'll write on Delores tomorrow.
My inspirational QUOTE from 52 Little Lessons from It's a Wonderful life by Bob Welch: "Perspective changes our attitude. Changing our attitude breathes HOPE into us. That's the real gift God's messenger 'Clarence the angel' gives to George Bailey in this movie."
My THOUGHTS today: My thoughts today have to do with what I did yesterday. I brightened the day for Patsy, an 80-year-old lady and Delores, an 85-year-old lady.
I'll do Patsy first: I know Patsy from church. After the 8 AM service we have coffee in the basement and I've sat by her several times and gotten to know her. When I talked to the adult Sunday school (in May of 2010) about my "GRATITUDE JOURNAL" Patsy was there, really enjoyed my presentation and bought one of my JOURNALS. She has mentioned to me several times since that she would like to do some writing about her life so her kids and grandkids will have a written copy of her life. Last Sunday at coffee she came and sat by me and said her son had bought her a lined notebook so she could start writing. But she said "I don't know where to start." I told Patsy I had something that would help her get started and I would visit her in the nursing home this week.
Last year I wrote a 13 page mini-book entitled QUESTIONS GRANDPA and GRANDMA SHOULD ANSWER BEFORE IT'S TOO LATE. I had read 4-5- books on how to write a life story. I decided they were all too detailed, too long, or too complicated for most elderly people. So I decided to make a short simple one that Senior Citizens could easily use and understand and guide them as they wrote. I took some ideas from these books, added many of my own ideas and made this mini-book. It is divided into 10 chapters and each chapter has from 10 to over 30 questions. Each chapter deals with a different period of their life.
So I took chapter 1 to Patsy yesterday. Chaprer 1 is entitled BIRTH and FAMILY. I went through the 18 questions with her and she enthusiastically started rattling off answers to some of the questions. She promisd me she would get started in her new notebook because Chapter 1 would help her get started and that had been her biggest problem. I gave her my phone number and told her to call me when she is done with Chaptet 1 and I would bring Chaprer 2. My hope is she gets started and continues - she will be so proud if she does.
I'll write on Delores tomorrow.
Tuesday, December 18, 2012
Pete's BLOG-Day 26,328. Electoral College is not neededd
Today is Tuesday, December 18. 2012. It is one day after my brother John's 70th birthday. My stats for today: 10 minutes of yoga, 10 minutes on the exercise ball and 45 minutes of walking = 2.5 miles for a December total of 37.3 miles, My weight was 163 pounds.
My inspirational QUOTE from Max Lucado's book Max on Life. "Prayer pushes us through life's slumps, propels us over the humps and pulls us out of the dumps. Prayer is the oomph we need to get the answers we seek."
My THOUGHTS today. I chose the above QUOTE because it is so fitting for those grieving in Connecticut. Prayer is about all that can help them at this point.
My other thought today has to do with the Electoral College. The electors cast their votes yesterday for president and vice-president in their respective state capitols. Of course, Obama amd Biden won the vote by a large margin. When you think about it those 535 elctors really elect the president and vice-president thanks to the Founding Fathers who wrote it into the constitution they wrote in 1787. All our vote does is determine if the Republican or Democratic electors will be casting the electoral vote. It depends on whether the Democratic or Republican candidate got the most popular votes in that state. My wish is thast we could do away with the Electoral College. Four times in our history the electors have chosen the candidate with the lesser of the popular vote to be president. The latest was in 2000 when Al Gore got over half a million more votes than George W. Bush. It needs to go in my opinion.
My inspirational QUOTE from Max Lucado's book Max on Life. "Prayer pushes us through life's slumps, propels us over the humps and pulls us out of the dumps. Prayer is the oomph we need to get the answers we seek."
My THOUGHTS today. I chose the above QUOTE because it is so fitting for those grieving in Connecticut. Prayer is about all that can help them at this point.
My other thought today has to do with the Electoral College. The electors cast their votes yesterday for president and vice-president in their respective state capitols. Of course, Obama amd Biden won the vote by a large margin. When you think about it those 535 elctors really elect the president and vice-president thanks to the Founding Fathers who wrote it into the constitution they wrote in 1787. All our vote does is determine if the Republican or Democratic electors will be casting the electoral vote. It depends on whether the Democratic or Republican candidate got the most popular votes in that state. My wish is thast we could do away with the Electoral College. Four times in our history the electors have chosen the candidate with the lesser of the popular vote to be president. The latest was in 2000 when Al Gore got over half a million more votes than George W. Bush. It needs to go in my opinion.
Monday, December 17, 2012
Pete's bLOG-Day 26,327. Maybe something will be done about gun control.
Today is Monday,December 17, 2012. My stats today: 10 minutes of yoga, 10 minutes of lifting weights and 45 minutes of walking = 2.5 miles for a December total of 34.8 miles. My weight was 164.2 pounds.
QUOTE from singer Demi Lovato: "I pray every night before I go to sleep and every morning when I wake up."
My THOUGHTS today are about the inter-faith service of healing in Newtown, Connecticut last night. The service was wonderful in that every faith in Newtown had one of their clergy say words of healing to the grieving families and townspeople in the high school auditorium. And that included Jews, Muslims, Bahai, Catholic, Lutheran, Congregational, Methodist, Pentecos and ..... I watched with tears in my eyes as President Obama read the names of the 26 massacred victims. It had to be so meaningful for the people of Newtown to have the President there. He mentioned that the U.S. can do better in protecting our children and adults from this kind of violence. So maybe, just maybe, we'll see something done about gun control
QUOTE from singer Demi Lovato: "I pray every night before I go to sleep and every morning when I wake up."
My THOUGHTS today are about the inter-faith service of healing in Newtown, Connecticut last night. The service was wonderful in that every faith in Newtown had one of their clergy say words of healing to the grieving families and townspeople in the high school auditorium. And that included Jews, Muslims, Bahai, Catholic, Lutheran, Congregational, Methodist, Pentecos and ..... I watched with tears in my eyes as President Obama read the names of the 26 massacred victims. It had to be so meaningful for the people of Newtown to have the President there. He mentioned that the U.S. can do better in protecting our children and adults from this kind of violence. So maybe, just maybe, we'll see something done about gun control
Sunday, December 16, 2012
Pete's BLOG-Day 26,326. It's time for some gun control
Today is Sunday, December 16, 2012. No stats today as Sunday is my day to relax.
QUOTE from Joel Manby, president and CEO of Herschend Family Entertainment, the largest family-owned theme park corporation in the u.S.: "Spend part of each day actively encouraging the behavior that you want to reinforce. I believe the definition of CEO needs to be expanded to stand for 'chief encouragement officer.' Encouragement and enthusiasm start at the top whether you run the local PTA or a Fortune 500 company."
My THOUGHTS today: After the Connecticut massacre of 26 innocent kids and adults it is time in America that we look seriously at some form od gun control. I'm not talking about hunting weapons but automatic and semi-automatic handguns and rifles. There is no need for these weapons to be available to civilians - these are needed by the military but not by mentally disturbed or even normal people. These weapons are made to kill PEOPLE - and they've been doing a good job of killing innocent people in recent years. Why? Why? Why should anybody be able to buy these people killing guns? It doesn't make sense.
QUOTE from Joel Manby, president and CEO of Herschend Family Entertainment, the largest family-owned theme park corporation in the u.S.: "Spend part of each day actively encouraging the behavior that you want to reinforce. I believe the definition of CEO needs to be expanded to stand for 'chief encouragement officer.' Encouragement and enthusiasm start at the top whether you run the local PTA or a Fortune 500 company."
My THOUGHTS today: After the Connecticut massacre of 26 innocent kids and adults it is time in America that we look seriously at some form od gun control. I'm not talking about hunting weapons but automatic and semi-automatic handguns and rifles. There is no need for these weapons to be available to civilians - these are needed by the military but not by mentally disturbed or even normal people. These weapons are made to kill PEOPLE - and they've been doing a good job of killing innocent people in recent years. Why? Why? Why should anybody be able to buy these people killing guns? It doesn't make sense.
Saturday, December 15, 2012
Pete's BLOG-Day 26,325. Be thankful for each day.
Today is Saturday, December 15, 2012. My stats today: 10 minutes of yoga, 10 minutes on the exercise ball and 45 minutes of walking = 2.5 miles for a December total of 32.3 miles. My weight was 164.2 pounds.
QUOTE from Wayne W. Dyer, from his book Real Magic: Creating Miracles in Everyday Life: "A mind at peace, a mind centered and not focused on harming others, is stronger than any physical force in the universe."
My THOUGHTS today. After the tragedy yesterday in Connecticut my thoughts today are that we all better appreciate each day of life. Yesteray proves that we never know when our days on this earth will end.
One of the reasons I number my days of life (in the above title) is it helps me focus on appreciating each day.
Each day I try to focus on the following:
1. Doing something beneficial to my body with my exercise routine.
2. I focus on eating healthy foods.
3. I focus on exercising my brain by writing in my BLOG and learning something new every day.
4. I focus on trying to live by the Golden Rule.
5. I focus on the Bible verse from Philippiians which says, "What you sow is what you reap".
6. I focus on greeting people and giving them a smile.
7. I focus on listening to people and looking them in the eye when talking.
8. And I focus on treating Ruth Ann as the most important thing in my life and also thinking of her as my best friend.
QUOTE from Wayne W. Dyer, from his book Real Magic: Creating Miracles in Everyday Life: "A mind at peace, a mind centered and not focused on harming others, is stronger than any physical force in the universe."
My THOUGHTS today. After the tragedy yesterday in Connecticut my thoughts today are that we all better appreciate each day of life. Yesteray proves that we never know when our days on this earth will end.
One of the reasons I number my days of life (in the above title) is it helps me focus on appreciating each day.
Each day I try to focus on the following:
1. Doing something beneficial to my body with my exercise routine.
2. I focus on eating healthy foods.
3. I focus on exercising my brain by writing in my BLOG and learning something new every day.
4. I focus on trying to live by the Golden Rule.
5. I focus on the Bible verse from Philippiians which says, "What you sow is what you reap".
6. I focus on greeting people and giving them a smile.
7. I focus on listening to people and looking them in the eye when talking.
8. And I focus on treating Ruth Ann as the most important thing in my life and also thinking of her as my best friend.
Friday, December 14, 2012
Pete's BLOG-Day 26,324. Live longer but more pain and illness
Today is Thursday, December 14, 2012. My stats today: 10 minutes of yoga, 10 minutes of lifting weights and 45 minutes of walking = 2.5 miles for a Decenber total of 29.8 miles. My weight was 163.2 pounds.
QUOTE from Michael Korda, author of Another Life: A Memoir of Other People: "One way to keep your momentum going is to have constantly greater goals."
My THOUGHTS today have to do with age, health and health care. In this morning's paper there was an article entitled WE LIVE LONGER, WITH MORE PAIN AND ILLNESS. The main points were these: In the last 100 years medical progress has made huge progress by fighting killer infectious diseases and doing unbelievable surgeries. But as a result we now lead longer and sicker lives, with health problems that cause us years of pain, disability and mental stress. And nations face huge financial and social costs from rising numbers of people living with disease and injury.
Malnutrition has dropped but the effects of excessive eating are taking its place. Smoking and drinking have ovetaken hunger to become the second and third leading health risks, with blood pressure just behind. More than 3 million deaths globally were attributable in 2010 to excess body weight, more than 3 times as many as malnutrition. So the major health problems now are diseases and conditions that don't kill, but make us ill. We now live longer with more health problems that cause pain, impair mobility, and prevent us seeing, hearing and thinking clearly.
What should we do? I guess the answer is to eat less, lose weight, stop smoking, drink less beer (Pete says you don't have to stop) and booze, and do some exercise. That would help our Medicare financial situation a great deal. I know one thing for sure: If people lost weight we would have fewer hip and knee surgeries, a lot less high blood pressure problems, a lot less diabetes, fewer heart attacks, fewer strokes, people would sleep better and not snore so much (it would make your spouse happier and we'd have fewer marital problems). And best of all Medicare would be solvent for many more years than presently predicted.
This summer we were in Denmark for our granddaughter's high school graduation. Denmark has universal government run health care. When talking to a 75 year-old lady who needed back surgery she told me that the doctors wouldn't perform surgery until she quit smoking. The doctors said they weren't going to spend the taxpayers money for somebody who is a smoker. I applaud the Danish doctors for their decision. By the way, she quit smoking and had surgery.However, I don't see that happening in the U.S. Our doctors would do the surgery, send the bill to Medicare and get their money.
HUMOR today for Seniors: I wish the buck stopped here, I could sure use a few.
QUOTE from Michael Korda, author of Another Life: A Memoir of Other People: "One way to keep your momentum going is to have constantly greater goals."
My THOUGHTS today have to do with age, health and health care. In this morning's paper there was an article entitled WE LIVE LONGER, WITH MORE PAIN AND ILLNESS. The main points were these: In the last 100 years medical progress has made huge progress by fighting killer infectious diseases and doing unbelievable surgeries. But as a result we now lead longer and sicker lives, with health problems that cause us years of pain, disability and mental stress. And nations face huge financial and social costs from rising numbers of people living with disease and injury.
Malnutrition has dropped but the effects of excessive eating are taking its place. Smoking and drinking have ovetaken hunger to become the second and third leading health risks, with blood pressure just behind. More than 3 million deaths globally were attributable in 2010 to excess body weight, more than 3 times as many as malnutrition. So the major health problems now are diseases and conditions that don't kill, but make us ill. We now live longer with more health problems that cause pain, impair mobility, and prevent us seeing, hearing and thinking clearly.
What should we do? I guess the answer is to eat less, lose weight, stop smoking, drink less beer (Pete says you don't have to stop) and booze, and do some exercise. That would help our Medicare financial situation a great deal. I know one thing for sure: If people lost weight we would have fewer hip and knee surgeries, a lot less high blood pressure problems, a lot less diabetes, fewer heart attacks, fewer strokes, people would sleep better and not snore so much (it would make your spouse happier and we'd have fewer marital problems). And best of all Medicare would be solvent for many more years than presently predicted.
This summer we were in Denmark for our granddaughter's high school graduation. Denmark has universal government run health care. When talking to a 75 year-old lady who needed back surgery she told me that the doctors wouldn't perform surgery until she quit smoking. The doctors said they weren't going to spend the taxpayers money for somebody who is a smoker. I applaud the Danish doctors for their decision. By the way, she quit smoking and had surgery.However, I don't see that happening in the U.S. Our doctors would do the surgery, send the bill to Medicare and get their money.
HUMOR today for Seniors: I wish the buck stopped here, I could sure use a few.
Thursday, December 13, 2012
Pete's BLOG-Day 26,323. Feeding America
Today is Thursday, December 13, 2012. My stats today: 10 minutes of yoga, 10 minutes on the exercise ball and 45 minutes of walking = 2.5 mkles for a December total of 27.3 miles. my weight was 164.0 pounds.
QUOTE from my Chinese fortune cookie: " Hope for the best but prepare for the worst."
My THOUGHTS today are about an organization called Feeding America. This organization's goal is to provide food to the nearly 49 million Americans, including more than 16 million children, who are facing hunger right now. By working with growers, retailers, food manufacturers, wholesalers and restaurants they obtain food that may otherwise be thrown away and distribute it to local charities like food pantries, soup kitchens, senior centers, homeless shelters, youth programs and afterschool programs.
Anyway, I've been giving them money since 2009, when I first learned about them. Yesterday, I got a letter from Feeding America thanking me for my $30.00 donation this year. They said my $30.00 means: $480.00 worth of food and groceries distributed; 300 pounds of food saved; 240 meals for hungry people across America. It makes me feel good I can help and I'm grateful I have the financial means to help a great organization like this. What is sad is that the U.S is the largest food producer in the world and yet we have a hunger problem - it doesn't make sense.
QUOTE from my Chinese fortune cookie: " Hope for the best but prepare for the worst."
My THOUGHTS today are about an organization called Feeding America. This organization's goal is to provide food to the nearly 49 million Americans, including more than 16 million children, who are facing hunger right now. By working with growers, retailers, food manufacturers, wholesalers and restaurants they obtain food that may otherwise be thrown away and distribute it to local charities like food pantries, soup kitchens, senior centers, homeless shelters, youth programs and afterschool programs.
Anyway, I've been giving them money since 2009, when I first learned about them. Yesterday, I got a letter from Feeding America thanking me for my $30.00 donation this year. They said my $30.00 means: $480.00 worth of food and groceries distributed; 300 pounds of food saved; 240 meals for hungry people across America. It makes me feel good I can help and I'm grateful I have the financial means to help a great organization like this. What is sad is that the U.S is the largest food producer in the world and yet we have a hunger problem - it doesn't make sense.
Wednesday, December 12, 2012
Pete's BLOG-Day 26,322. Today is a historic day.
Today is Wednesday, it is December 12, 2012 - in other words it is 12/12/12. My stats today: 10 minutes of yoga, 10 minutes of lifting weights and 45 minutes of walking = 2.5 miles for a December total of 24.8 miles. My weight was 162.2 pounds.
Quote from Guideposts Magazine by Mildred Henderson of Lancaster, PA.: "When buttoning up his sweater, Mr. Rogers commented that his mother had taught him to start with the bottom button, saying, 'If you start out right at the bottom, you come out right on top.' That can be taken figuratively too."
My THOUGHTS today. Today is a special day in the 21st century because there won't be another 12/12/12 for 100 years. The next 12/12/12 will be in the 22nd century in the year 2112. I and everybody else I know will never write 12/12/12 again (unless they are a Methusaelah),
I LEARNED when looking up the spelling of Methuselah that not only is it the name of the Bible's oldest man at 969 years but also means - "a champagne bottle holding 208 ounces, equivalent to eight standard bottles."
What a useful piece of trivia that is. I'll sleep better tonight having learned that today. Ha!!!
HUMOR today for Senior Citizens: It is easier to get older than it is get wiser.
Quote from Guideposts Magazine by Mildred Henderson of Lancaster, PA.: "When buttoning up his sweater, Mr. Rogers commented that his mother had taught him to start with the bottom button, saying, 'If you start out right at the bottom, you come out right on top.' That can be taken figuratively too."
My THOUGHTS today. Today is a special day in the 21st century because there won't be another 12/12/12 for 100 years. The next 12/12/12 will be in the 22nd century in the year 2112. I and everybody else I know will never write 12/12/12 again (unless they are a Methusaelah),
I LEARNED when looking up the spelling of Methuselah that not only is it the name of the Bible's oldest man at 969 years but also means - "a champagne bottle holding 208 ounces, equivalent to eight standard bottles."
What a useful piece of trivia that is. I'll sleep better tonight having learned that today. Ha!!!
HUMOR today for Senior Citizens: It is easier to get older than it is get wiser.
Tuesday, December 11, 2012
Pete's BLOG-Day 26,321. Women are long livers.
Today is Tuesday, December 11, 2012. My stats today: 10 minutes of yoga, 10 minutes on the exercise ball and 45 minutes of walking = 2.5 miles for a December total of 22.3 miles. My weight was 163.2 pounds.
QUOTE from Brett C. Hoover - author of An Atlas for the Body and Soul: "There is satisfaction in wisdom, in having loved people and accomplished things, in having not wasted all our time with caution and escape."
My THOUGHTS today are about women. I read a remarkable statistic in the paper this morning. The stat was that out of every 10 people to reach 100 years of age - 8 are women. In other words 80% of centenarians are women. The Census Bureacu reports that there are 53,364 Americans over 100 years of age. That means about 43,000 are women. The majority of centenarians are more likely to be white city-dwellers in the Northeast and Midwest. And the oldest living human in the world is Dina Manfredini, who lives in Des Moines, Iowa - so says the Guinness Book of World Records.
Why do women live longer than men? My opinion is that they take better care of their bodies by eating healthier foods and smoking and drinking less.
HUMOR today for Senior Citizens: Some days you're the dog, some days you're the hydrant.
QUOTE from Brett C. Hoover - author of An Atlas for the Body and Soul: "There is satisfaction in wisdom, in having loved people and accomplished things, in having not wasted all our time with caution and escape."
My THOUGHTS today are about women. I read a remarkable statistic in the paper this morning. The stat was that out of every 10 people to reach 100 years of age - 8 are women. In other words 80% of centenarians are women. The Census Bureacu reports that there are 53,364 Americans over 100 years of age. That means about 43,000 are women. The majority of centenarians are more likely to be white city-dwellers in the Northeast and Midwest. And the oldest living human in the world is Dina Manfredini, who lives in Des Moines, Iowa - so says the Guinness Book of World Records.
Why do women live longer than men? My opinion is that they take better care of their bodies by eating healthier foods and smoking and drinking less.
HUMOR today for Senior Citizens: Some days you're the dog, some days you're the hydrant.
Monday, December 10, 2012
Pete's BLOG-Day 26,319-20. America is changing
Yesterday was Sunday, December 9, 2012. It was a day of rest. I had an accident - I spilled a glass of water on my computer. After a two hour drying session I'm grateful it is still working.
Today is Monday, December 10, 2012. It is cold and windy today. My stats today: 10 minutes of yoga, 10 minutes of lifting weights and 45 minutes of walking = 2.5 miles for a December total of 19.8 miles. My weights was 164.0 pounds.
QUOTE from Ray Charles: "Music is about the only thing left that people don't fight over."
My THOUGHTS today are about how America is changing. After reading this morning's Cedar Rapids Gazette the thought going through my mind was, "My, but America is really changing." What made me think of that topic was a photo from Seattle, Washington. It was a photo of two women, ages 27 and 29, sitting at the Seattle Yacht Club and they both had wedding dresses on. They were getting married at the stroke of midnight because Wahington voters approved a same-sex marriage law on November 6th. The effective date of the new law was December 9, 2012. Weddings took place all over Washington but Seattle city hall weddings were the largest public event, with about 140 couples taking part. The city set up five separate chapels to accomodate everybody and 16 local judges volunteered to officiate the weddings on Sunday.
In 2009 the Iowa Supreme Court unanimously (9-0) approved same-sex marriage in Iowa. It got the religious right-wingers up in arms and they vowed to vote the judges out of office. In 2010 they got three of them out but in 2012 they tried to get a fourth one but failed this time. At present there are nine states that have approved same-sex marriage, 41 have not. It will be interesting to see what the U.S. Supreme Court decides about this topic. The court will be debating it shortly.
So YES, America is changing. When I was in high school in the 1950s you were considered gay if you wore a pink shirt on Thursday. Today, being gay, lesbian, bisexual, etc. is much more acceptable. I have asked some of the people opposed to same-sex marriage if these same-sex couple have changed their life or been a danger to them or the state of Iowa since the Iowa law was passed in 2009. They have to admit that it hasn't but they still oppose it, of course. I just tell these people that these same-sex couples can do whatever they want in their own home /bedroom - it sure as hell doesn't bother me any and I can't understand why it would/should bother you. And they're human beings just like you and me, they're American citizens just like you and me - they do all the same things everybody else does, the only difference is what they do with their bodies in the privacy of their own homes.
HUMOR today for Senior Citizens. If all is not lost, where is it?
Today is Monday, December 10, 2012. It is cold and windy today. My stats today: 10 minutes of yoga, 10 minutes of lifting weights and 45 minutes of walking = 2.5 miles for a December total of 19.8 miles. My weights was 164.0 pounds.
QUOTE from Ray Charles: "Music is about the only thing left that people don't fight over."
My THOUGHTS today are about how America is changing. After reading this morning's Cedar Rapids Gazette the thought going through my mind was, "My, but America is really changing." What made me think of that topic was a photo from Seattle, Washington. It was a photo of two women, ages 27 and 29, sitting at the Seattle Yacht Club and they both had wedding dresses on. They were getting married at the stroke of midnight because Wahington voters approved a same-sex marriage law on November 6th. The effective date of the new law was December 9, 2012. Weddings took place all over Washington but Seattle city hall weddings were the largest public event, with about 140 couples taking part. The city set up five separate chapels to accomodate everybody and 16 local judges volunteered to officiate the weddings on Sunday.
In 2009 the Iowa Supreme Court unanimously (9-0) approved same-sex marriage in Iowa. It got the religious right-wingers up in arms and they vowed to vote the judges out of office. In 2010 they got three of them out but in 2012 they tried to get a fourth one but failed this time. At present there are nine states that have approved same-sex marriage, 41 have not. It will be interesting to see what the U.S. Supreme Court decides about this topic. The court will be debating it shortly.
So YES, America is changing. When I was in high school in the 1950s you were considered gay if you wore a pink shirt on Thursday. Today, being gay, lesbian, bisexual, etc. is much more acceptable. I have asked some of the people opposed to same-sex marriage if these same-sex couple have changed their life or been a danger to them or the state of Iowa since the Iowa law was passed in 2009. They have to admit that it hasn't but they still oppose it, of course. I just tell these people that these same-sex couples can do whatever they want in their own home /bedroom - it sure as hell doesn't bother me any and I can't understand why it would/should bother you. And they're human beings just like you and me, they're American citizens just like you and me - they do all the same things everybody else does, the only difference is what they do with their bodies in the privacy of their own homes.
HUMOR today for Senior Citizens. If all is not lost, where is it?
Saturday, December 8, 2012
Pete BLOG-Day 26,318. #36-50 of Thanksgiving Story Starters.
Today is Saturday, December 8, 2012. My stats today: 10 minutes of yoga, 10 minutes on the exercise ball and 45 minutes of walking = 2.5 miles for a December total of 17.2 miles. My weight was 163.6 pounds.
QUOTE from Rachel Chabon: "Never worry about what you are escaping from. Reserve your anxieties for what you are escaping to." (this is so true)
My THOUGHTS today are #36-50 of the 50 Thanksgiving Story Starters.
#36-40. Juicy Secrets.
#36. If I could marry a celebrity it would be___. Pete says: It would be Karen Finney, a political contributor to MSNBC.
#37. Once, I was really embarassed when___. Pete says: In my first year of teaching my zipper was halfway down and the kids noticed it.
#38. I think my best feature is my___. Pete says: My ablility to listen to people and not interrupt them. (However, I slip up sometimes when I'm talking politics.)
#39. A secret I wish I hadn't kept is___. Pete says: Someone I know stepping out on his wife.
#40. I am secretly proud that I can___. Pete says: Maintain my daily workout routine
#41-45. Talkin' Turkey.
#41. The troublemaker of the family was___. Pete says: According to brothers John and Chuck I was the troublemaker. John was two years younger and Chuck four years older.
#42. One time I got in hot water when___. Pete says: When I lied to my Dad.
#43. But I didn't get caught when___. Pete says: I pushed the pick-up out of the driveway in our Chatfield home and took it for a drive at night.
#44. One time I got scared when___. Pete says: When I was walking through the cemetery I noticed two cars parked about 30-40 yards ahead of me. It was 6AM in the morning and I thought I had walked into the middle of a drug deal. I turned around and walked the other way.
#45. I'll always regret___. Pete says: Being a smart aleck in 8th grade at home, in church and school.
#46-50. Bragging a Little.
#46. Our family claim to fame is ___. Pete says: Having a mountain in Norway named "Bungum Mountain."
#47. Once I won a contest when___. Pete says: I do not recall winning any contests.
#48. My proudest moment was___. Pete says: When I was chosen Teacher of the Year by my colleagues in 1974.
#49. My favorite thing about people is___. Pete says: People who ask questions and listen when I answer.
#50. Something I hope people like about me is ___. Pete says: That I'll listen to you.
QUOTE from Rachel Chabon: "Never worry about what you are escaping from. Reserve your anxieties for what you are escaping to." (this is so true)
My THOUGHTS today are #36-50 of the 50 Thanksgiving Story Starters.
#36-40. Juicy Secrets.
#36. If I could marry a celebrity it would be___. Pete says: It would be Karen Finney, a political contributor to MSNBC.
#37. Once, I was really embarassed when___. Pete says: In my first year of teaching my zipper was halfway down and the kids noticed it.
#38. I think my best feature is my___. Pete says: My ablility to listen to people and not interrupt them. (However, I slip up sometimes when I'm talking politics.)
#39. A secret I wish I hadn't kept is___. Pete says: Someone I know stepping out on his wife.
#40. I am secretly proud that I can___. Pete says: Maintain my daily workout routine
#41-45. Talkin' Turkey.
#41. The troublemaker of the family was___. Pete says: According to brothers John and Chuck I was the troublemaker. John was two years younger and Chuck four years older.
#42. One time I got in hot water when___. Pete says: When I lied to my Dad.
#43. But I didn't get caught when___. Pete says: I pushed the pick-up out of the driveway in our Chatfield home and took it for a drive at night.
#44. One time I got scared when___. Pete says: When I was walking through the cemetery I noticed two cars parked about 30-40 yards ahead of me. It was 6AM in the morning and I thought I had walked into the middle of a drug deal. I turned around and walked the other way.
#45. I'll always regret___. Pete says: Being a smart aleck in 8th grade at home, in church and school.
#46-50. Bragging a Little.
#46. Our family claim to fame is ___. Pete says: Having a mountain in Norway named "Bungum Mountain."
#47. Once I won a contest when___. Pete says: I do not recall winning any contests.
#48. My proudest moment was___. Pete says: When I was chosen Teacher of the Year by my colleagues in 1974.
#49. My favorite thing about people is___. Pete says: People who ask questions and listen when I answer.
#50. Something I hope people like about me is ___. Pete says: That I'll listen to you.
Friday, December 7, 2012
Pete BLOG-Day 26,317. #26-35 of Thanksgiving Story Starters
Today is Friday, December 7, 2012. It is the 71st Pearl Harbor Day. My stats today: 10 minutes of yoga, 10 minutes of lifting weights and 48 minutes of walking = 2.6 miles for a December total of 14.8 miles. My weight was 164 pounds.
QUOTE from Richard Nixon: "Only if you have been in the deepest valley can you ever know how magnificent it is to be on the highest mountain."
My THOUGHTS today are #26-35 of the 50 Thanksgiving Story Starters. #26-30 are entitled "Modern Times" and #31-40 are entitled "Believe it or Not."
MODERN TIMES #26-30.
#26. I am happiest when___. Pete says: I'm happiest when I make other people happy.
#27. I am most at peace when___. Pete says: When I'm reading my magazines/books or watching the History Channel. Also, when I'm doing what I'm doing now - writing in my BLOG. Basically, it is when I'm learning something new.
#28. I often crave___. Pete says: My most frequent craving is for chocolate.
#29. My favorite book is___. Pete says: My alltime favorite book was THE JUNGLE written by Upton Sinclair in 1906. It was about the abuse and suffering meat packing workers endured in the late 1800s and early 1900s. The book turned me into a Democrat.
#30. My favorite movie is___. Pete says: The Sound of Music.
BELIEVE IT OR NOT #31-35.
#31. My religion is ___because___. Pete says: I'm a Lutheran because Mom and Dad were Lutheran.
#32. Politically, I consider myself a ___. Pete says: I am a Democrat. In my early 20s I was a Republican but by age 25 I became a Democrat.
#33. My beliefs once changed when___. Pete Says: When I read THE JUNGLE book in 1965. That's when I became a Democrat.
#34. My biggest hope is that___. Pete says: My biggest hope if that the ultra-conservative Tea Party members of Congress do not ruin this country.
#35. I am superstitious about___. Pete says: When the Hawkeye football team wins a game I'm superstitious enough to believe I have to wear the same clothing the next Saturday.
HUMOR today for Senior Citizens:
Funny, I don't remember being absent-minded.
Funny, I don't remember being absent-minded.
QUOTE from Richard Nixon: "Only if you have been in the deepest valley can you ever know how magnificent it is to be on the highest mountain."
My THOUGHTS today are #26-35 of the 50 Thanksgiving Story Starters. #26-30 are entitled "Modern Times" and #31-40 are entitled "Believe it or Not."
MODERN TIMES #26-30.
#26. I am happiest when___. Pete says: I'm happiest when I make other people happy.
#27. I am most at peace when___. Pete says: When I'm reading my magazines/books or watching the History Channel. Also, when I'm doing what I'm doing now - writing in my BLOG. Basically, it is when I'm learning something new.
#28. I often crave___. Pete says: My most frequent craving is for chocolate.
#29. My favorite book is___. Pete says: My alltime favorite book was THE JUNGLE written by Upton Sinclair in 1906. It was about the abuse and suffering meat packing workers endured in the late 1800s and early 1900s. The book turned me into a Democrat.
#30. My favorite movie is___. Pete says: The Sound of Music.
BELIEVE IT OR NOT #31-35.
#31. My religion is ___because___. Pete says: I'm a Lutheran because Mom and Dad were Lutheran.
#32. Politically, I consider myself a ___. Pete says: I am a Democrat. In my early 20s I was a Republican but by age 25 I became a Democrat.
#33. My beliefs once changed when___. Pete Says: When I read THE JUNGLE book in 1965. That's when I became a Democrat.
#34. My biggest hope is that___. Pete says: My biggest hope if that the ultra-conservative Tea Party members of Congress do not ruin this country.
#35. I am superstitious about___. Pete says: When the Hawkeye football team wins a game I'm superstitious enough to believe I have to wear the same clothing the next Saturday.
HUMOR today for Senior Citizens:
Funny, I don't remember being absent-minded.
Funny, I don't remember being absent-minded.
Thursday, December 6, 2012
Pete's BLOG-Day 26,316. #16-25 of Thanksgiving Story Starters.
Today is Thursday, December 6, 1012. My stats today: 10 minutes of yoga, 10 minutes on the exercise ball and 47 minutes of walking = 2.6 miles for a December total of 12.2 miles. My weight was 163.8 pounds.
QUOTE from Victor Borge: "The shortest distance between two people is a smile."
My THOUGHTS today are on #16-25 of 50 Thanksgiving Story Starters. = #16-20 are entitled Teen Talk and #21-25 are entitled I'm Not blushing.
#16. My favortie activities at school were___. Pete says: Band and sports.
#17. My first job was____. Pete says: Working at a grocery store in tenth grade.
#18. My first car was and it cost ___. Pete says: A 1951 Chevrolet and it cost $300.00.
I bought it in 1959.
#19. My favorite musical group was___. Pete says: I didn't have one. But I liked Elvis.
#20. My first home away from my parents was___. Pete says: It was Olson Hall at Luther College, in Decorah, Iowa in August, 1958.
#21. My first crush was on ___. Pete says: In third grade it was Karen Burdick in Mantorville, Minnesota.
#22. My first date was with ___at___. Pete says: The first one was in ninth grade with Rhonda Easler - we double-dated and went to a movie in Rochester.
#23. My first kiss was___. Pete says: In eighth grade and it was probably Patsy Waters in Chatfield.
#24. I met my mate ___. Pete says: I met Ruth Ann in seventh grade in Chatfield, Minnesota.
#25. My favorite wedding memory is___. Pete says: How happy everybody was at our wedding.
HUMOR today for Senior Citizens: I finally got my head together, and now my body is falling apart.
QUOTE from Victor Borge: "The shortest distance between two people is a smile."
My THOUGHTS today are on #16-25 of 50 Thanksgiving Story Starters. = #16-20 are entitled Teen Talk and #21-25 are entitled I'm Not blushing.
#16. My favortie activities at school were___. Pete says: Band and sports.
#17. My first job was____. Pete says: Working at a grocery store in tenth grade.
#18. My first car was and it cost ___. Pete says: A 1951 Chevrolet and it cost $300.00.
I bought it in 1959.
#19. My favorite musical group was___. Pete says: I didn't have one. But I liked Elvis.
#20. My first home away from my parents was___. Pete says: It was Olson Hall at Luther College, in Decorah, Iowa in August, 1958.
#21. My first crush was on ___. Pete says: In third grade it was Karen Burdick in Mantorville, Minnesota.
#22. My first date was with ___at___. Pete says: The first one was in ninth grade with Rhonda Easler - we double-dated and went to a movie in Rochester.
#23. My first kiss was___. Pete says: In eighth grade and it was probably Patsy Waters in Chatfield.
#24. I met my mate ___. Pete says: I met Ruth Ann in seventh grade in Chatfield, Minnesota.
#25. My favorite wedding memory is___. Pete says: How happy everybody was at our wedding.
HUMOR today for Senior Citizens: I finally got my head together, and now my body is falling apart.
Wednesday, December 5, 2012
Pete's BLOG-Day 26,315. #11-15 of the Thanksgiving Story Starters
Today is Wednesday, December 5, 2012. My stats today: 10 minutes of yoga, 10 minutes lifting weights and 48 minutes of walking = 2.6 miles for a December total of 9.6 miles. My weight was 164.2 pounds.
QUOTE from B.B. King: "The beautiful thing about learning iis that nobody can take it away from you."
My THOUGHTS today: Today I'll list #11-15 of 50 Thanksgiving Story Starters. They are entitled, "When I Was a Kid."
#11. Something I wish was still sold in stores is___ . Pete says: Orange Crush soda in the little brown bottles.
#12. The historical moment I remember best is___. Pete says: When I was 9 years old I remember June, 25, 1950, the day the Korean War started when North Korea invaded South Korea. I was afraid my older brothers (Paul and Don) were going to have to go to war.
#13. A famous person who made the biggest impression was___ . Pete says: Harry Truman.
#14. My first music player was a ___ and I liked to listen to ___on it. Pete says: I never had any kind of music player as a kid. My music player was my sister Jan playing the all the popular songs of the late 1940s and early 1950s on the piano.
#15. The first president I remember was ___. Pete says: Harry Truman.
HUMOR for today is about Senior Citizens:
I started out with nothing and I still have most of it.
My wild oats have turned into prunes and all-bran.
QUOTE from B.B. King: "The beautiful thing about learning iis that nobody can take it away from you."
My THOUGHTS today: Today I'll list #11-15 of 50 Thanksgiving Story Starters. They are entitled, "When I Was a Kid."
#11. Something I wish was still sold in stores is___ . Pete says: Orange Crush soda in the little brown bottles.
#12. The historical moment I remember best is___. Pete says: When I was 9 years old I remember June, 25, 1950, the day the Korean War started when North Korea invaded South Korea. I was afraid my older brothers (Paul and Don) were going to have to go to war.
#13. A famous person who made the biggest impression was___ . Pete says: Harry Truman.
#14. My first music player was a ___ and I liked to listen to ___on it. Pete says: I never had any kind of music player as a kid. My music player was my sister Jan playing the all the popular songs of the late 1940s and early 1950s on the piano.
#15. The first president I remember was ___. Pete says: Harry Truman.
HUMOR for today is about Senior Citizens:
I started out with nothing and I still have most of it.
My wild oats have turned into prunes and all-bran.
Tuesday, December 4, 2012
Pete's BLOG-Day 26,314. More Thankgiving Story Starters.
Today is Tuesday, December 4, 2012. My stats today: 10 minutes of yoga, 10 minutes on the exefcise ball and 41 minutes of walking = 2.2 miles for a December total of 7.0 miles. My weights was 164.0 pounds.
QUOTE from musician Cheryl Crow: "I used to jog every day and call it my 'gratitude run.' I'd make my gratitude list as I ran. I never ran out of things to be grateful for. My knees aren't what they used to be, but I still do my gratitude list every day."
My THOUGHTS today: Last week I listed the first 5 entries from the November, 2011 AARP Bulletin entitled "50 Thanksgiving Story Starters." Today I will list entries 5-10 entitled EARLIEST MEMORIES.
#6. My first pet was____. Pete: I never had a pet as a kid.
#7. My chores growing up were___. Pete: Mowing the lawn, raking leaves in the fall, making my bed and shoveling snow. I never took out the garbage but as a teen driver I would deliver the garbage from our nursing home to the town dump on the northeast corner of Chatfield.
#8. My favorite toy was___. Pete: Cap guns which we used to play cowboys and Indians.
#9. My best surprise was____. Pete: Getting a bike when I was 9 years old.
#10. I wanted to grow up to be a ____. Pete: From junior high on I wanted to be a social studies teacher.
HUMOR for today: Kids in back seats cause accidents. Accidents in the back seat cause kids.
QUOTE from musician Cheryl Crow: "I used to jog every day and call it my 'gratitude run.' I'd make my gratitude list as I ran. I never ran out of things to be grateful for. My knees aren't what they used to be, but I still do my gratitude list every day."
My THOUGHTS today: Last week I listed the first 5 entries from the November, 2011 AARP Bulletin entitled "50 Thanksgiving Story Starters." Today I will list entries 5-10 entitled EARLIEST MEMORIES.
#6. My first pet was____. Pete: I never had a pet as a kid.
#7. My chores growing up were___. Pete: Mowing the lawn, raking leaves in the fall, making my bed and shoveling snow. I never took out the garbage but as a teen driver I would deliver the garbage from our nursing home to the town dump on the northeast corner of Chatfield.
#8. My favorite toy was___. Pete: Cap guns which we used to play cowboys and Indians.
#9. My best surprise was____. Pete: Getting a bike when I was 9 years old.
#10. I wanted to grow up to be a ____. Pete: From junior high on I wanted to be a social studies teacher.
HUMOR for today: Kids in back seats cause accidents. Accidents in the back seat cause kids.
Monday, December 3, 2012
Pete's BLOG-Day 26,313. No Bowl Game for Hawks.
Today is Monday, December 3, 2012. My stats today: 10 Minutes of yoga, 10 minutes of lifting weights and 47 minutes of walking = 2.6 miles for a December total of 4.8 miles. My weight was 163.6 pounds.
QUOTE from Tom Hanks: "Help publicly. Help privately. Help make sense where sense has gone missing. Help science to solve and faith to soothe. Help, and you will abolish apathy - the void that is so quickly filled by ignorance and evil."
My THOUGHTS today. While reading the sports page this morning I had an empty feeling about the BOWL match-ups this year. In the BIG 10 five teams are going bowling: Minnesota(6-6), Michigan State(6-6), Purdue(6-6), Michigan(8-4) and Wisconsin(8-5) - but no Iowa, Penn State(8-4) or Ohio State(12-0). The latter two are inelgible for bowls due to NCAA penalties. And the Hawks aren't going bowling because of losing their last 6 games and going 4-8 for the season. It is only the second time since 2001 that we haven't gone to a bowl - the other was 2007 when we were 6-6. We aren't elgible for a bowl with only 4 wins and we don't deserve one anyway.
Coach Ferentz played a lot of freshmen, redshirt freshmen and sophomores this fall. My hope is that by getting these young guys some experience this year it will make us a better team next year. If we don't go at least 6-6, 7-5, or 8-4 next year the radicals will be screaming for Ferentzs' head. I'm a Ferentz supporter and I know enough about football history to realize there will be down years for a team like Iowa. We are not Alabama, LSU, Ohio State, Oregon etc. It is hard to recruit to Iowa - we simply cannot get the 4-star and 5-star athletes that these other schools get. With that hindrance I strongly believe Ferentz has done a great job in his 14 years at Iowa.
The only Hawkeye football highlights this year were beating Minnesota, Michigan State and Northern Illinois. Northern Illinois went on to win 11 straight games and is playing in the Orange Bowl. At least we had we had a little something to cheer about.
QUOTE from Tom Hanks: "Help publicly. Help privately. Help make sense where sense has gone missing. Help science to solve and faith to soothe. Help, and you will abolish apathy - the void that is so quickly filled by ignorance and evil."
My THOUGHTS today. While reading the sports page this morning I had an empty feeling about the BOWL match-ups this year. In the BIG 10 five teams are going bowling: Minnesota(6-6), Michigan State(6-6), Purdue(6-6), Michigan(8-4) and Wisconsin(8-5) - but no Iowa, Penn State(8-4) or Ohio State(12-0). The latter two are inelgible for bowls due to NCAA penalties. And the Hawks aren't going bowling because of losing their last 6 games and going 4-8 for the season. It is only the second time since 2001 that we haven't gone to a bowl - the other was 2007 when we were 6-6. We aren't elgible for a bowl with only 4 wins and we don't deserve one anyway.
Coach Ferentz played a lot of freshmen, redshirt freshmen and sophomores this fall. My hope is that by getting these young guys some experience this year it will make us a better team next year. If we don't go at least 6-6, 7-5, or 8-4 next year the radicals will be screaming for Ferentzs' head. I'm a Ferentz supporter and I know enough about football history to realize there will be down years for a team like Iowa. We are not Alabama, LSU, Ohio State, Oregon etc. It is hard to recruit to Iowa - we simply cannot get the 4-star and 5-star athletes that these other schools get. With that hindrance I strongly believe Ferentz has done a great job in his 14 years at Iowa.
The only Hawkeye football highlights this year were beating Minnesota, Michigan State and Northern Illinois. Northern Illinois went on to win 11 straight games and is playing in the Orange Bowl. At least we had we had a little something to cheer about.
Sunday, December 2, 2012
Pete's BLOG-Day 26,312. It's a good day;
Today is Sunday, December 2, 2012. No stats today - my day of rest. My weight was 164.4 pounds.
My inspirational QUOTE today is from "The 11 Laws of Likability" by Michelle Tillis Lederman. "Be nice to yourself. This isn't just a warm fuzzy idea, it's a scientific principle. Positive self-talk paves the way for authentic productivity and success."
My THOUGHTS today: I'm going to be nice to myself as the QUOTE says. I feel good today. The temperature outside right now is an unbelievable 60 degrees - that makes me feel good. I'm grateful I'm sleeping good for up to 6-8 hours a night. I'm grateful that my health has been great this year with the exception of a bad cold in July. I'm grateful the election is over so Ruth Ann and I do not have to use the "mute" button anymore to silence the political ads. I'm grateful that I keep my weight at about 165
pounds. I'm grateful I get to eat 5 times a day but know enough to make the quantities small so I don't gain any weight. Anyway, I have a lot of things to feel good about today. LIFE IS GOOD.
Yesterday was a fantastic day in Anamosa. Our local community theater put on Roger's and Hammerstein's "Sound of Music." I didn't know we had such acting and singing talent in Anamosa and the surrounding towns. Ruth Ann and said it was one of most enjoyable two and one-half hours we had ever experienced. LIFE IS GOOD IN ANAMOSA.
My inspirational QUOTE today is from "The 11 Laws of Likability" by Michelle Tillis Lederman. "Be nice to yourself. This isn't just a warm fuzzy idea, it's a scientific principle. Positive self-talk paves the way for authentic productivity and success."
My THOUGHTS today: I'm going to be nice to myself as the QUOTE says. I feel good today. The temperature outside right now is an unbelievable 60 degrees - that makes me feel good. I'm grateful I'm sleeping good for up to 6-8 hours a night. I'm grateful that my health has been great this year with the exception of a bad cold in July. I'm grateful the election is over so Ruth Ann and I do not have to use the "mute" button anymore to silence the political ads. I'm grateful that I keep my weight at about 165
pounds. I'm grateful I get to eat 5 times a day but know enough to make the quantities small so I don't gain any weight. Anyway, I have a lot of things to feel good about today. LIFE IS GOOD.
Yesterday was a fantastic day in Anamosa. Our local community theater put on Roger's and Hammerstein's "Sound of Music." I didn't know we had such acting and singing talent in Anamosa and the surrounding towns. Ruth Ann and said it was one of most enjoyable two and one-half hours we had ever experienced. LIFE IS GOOD IN ANAMOSA.
Saturday, December 1, 2012
Pete's BLOG-Day 26,310-11. I wish I had worked at GOOGLE
Yesterday was Friday, November 30, 2012. My stats: 10 minutes of yoga, 10 minutes of lifting weights and 2.3 miles of walking for a November total of 62 miles.
Today is Saturday, December 1, 2012. My stats today: 10 minutes of yoga, 10 minutes on the exercise ball and 40 mintes of walking = 2.2 miles for a December total of 2.2 miles. My weight was 164.2 pounds.
My inspirational QUOTE today from Steve Carell: "Nothing to me feels as good as laughing incredibly hard."
My THOUGHT today is how nice it would have been to have worked for GOOGLE. I found this in the December, 2012, Reader's Digest. For GOOGLE employees, even dying comes with perks. Under a policy put in place last year, a surviving spouse or domestic partner of a deceased GOOGLE employee will receive 50% of the employee's salary every year for a decade. In addition, the employee's children will receive $1,000 every month until they turn 19 (or until age 23, if they are full-time students). There's no tenure requirements for the benefit, so most of the company's 34,000 employees qualify. Laszia Bock, GOOGLE'S chief people officer, ominously calls the new policy GOOGLE'S "death benefits."
What a great company to do this for it's employees. Now that is called sharing the wealth.
HUMOR for today. Ad from a local gym. "If you're not satisfied with the results at our club, we'll give you your old body back."
Today is Saturday, December 1, 2012. My stats today: 10 minutes of yoga, 10 minutes on the exercise ball and 40 mintes of walking = 2.2 miles for a December total of 2.2 miles. My weight was 164.2 pounds.
My inspirational QUOTE today from Steve Carell: "Nothing to me feels as good as laughing incredibly hard."
My THOUGHT today is how nice it would have been to have worked for GOOGLE. I found this in the December, 2012, Reader's Digest. For GOOGLE employees, even dying comes with perks. Under a policy put in place last year, a surviving spouse or domestic partner of a deceased GOOGLE employee will receive 50% of the employee's salary every year for a decade. In addition, the employee's children will receive $1,000 every month until they turn 19 (or until age 23, if they are full-time students). There's no tenure requirements for the benefit, so most of the company's 34,000 employees qualify. Laszia Bock, GOOGLE'S chief people officer, ominously calls the new policy GOOGLE'S "death benefits."
What a great company to do this for it's employees. Now that is called sharing the wealth.
HUMOR for today. Ad from a local gym. "If you're not satisfied with the results at our club, we'll give you your old body back."
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