A Summary of Life...

GREAT TRUTHS THAT LITTLE CHILDREN HAVE LEARNED:
1) No matter how hard you try, you can't baptize cats.
2) When your Mum is mad at your Dad, don't let her brush your hair.
3) If your sister hits you, don't hit her back. They always catch the second person.
4) Never ask your 3-year old brother to hold a tomato.
5) You can't trust dogs to watch your food.
6) Don't sneeze when someone is cutting your hair.
7) Never hold a Dust-Buster and a cat at the same time.
8) You can't hide a piece of broccoli in a glass of milk.
9) Don't wear polka-dot underwear under white shorts.
10) The best place to be when you're sad is Grandpa's lap.

GREAT TRUTHS THAT ADULTS HAVE LEARNED:
1) Raising teenagers is like nailing jelly to a tree.
2) Wrinkles don't hurt.
3) Families are like fudge...mostly sweet, with a few nuts.
4) Today's mighty oak is just yesterday's nut that held its ground.
5) Laughing is good exercise. It's like jogging on the inside.
6) Middle age is when you choose your cereal for the fibre, not the toy.

GREAT TRUTHS ABOUT GROWING OLD
1) Growing old is mandatory; growing up is optional.
2) Forget the health food. I need all the preservatives I can get.
3) When you fall down, you wonder what else you can do while you're down there.
4) You're getting old when you get the same sensation from a rocking chair that you once got from a roller coaster.
5) It's frustrating when you know all the answers but nobody bothers to ask you the questions. 6) Time may be a great healer, but it's a lousy beautician.
7) Wisdom comes with age, but sometimes age comes alone.

SUCCESS:
At age 4 success is . . . Not piddling in your pants.
At age 12 success is . . . Having friends.
At age 17 success is . . Having a drivers license.
At age 35 success is . Having money.
At age 50 success is . . . Having money.
At age 70 success is . .. . Having a drivers license.
At age 75 success is . . . Having friends.
At age 80 success is . . . Not piddling in your pants.

Hope 'ya smiled.

The Last Post

So I think I am done with blogging. At least on this site and for some time. I have an idea for a theme specific blog that I may start in the near future, but we'll see.

I have to say this has been an interesting experience. I have had a tremendous amount of very positive feedback and some wonderful discussions about things that I have posted. I have also had some not-so positive feedback as well but when you are willing to stand up, state your position and then stand willing to defend it; you are bound to get some people taking anonymous shots at you.

Sadly most of the negative came from a couple of folks at work. I know who they are and it isn't important. They seemed to take great delight in spreading tales of what they read in my blog which oddly enough had very little to do with what I actually said in my blog. Fortunately the positive far out-weighs the negative; even from my co-workers.

When I sat down to think about why I was really stopping (or pausing maybe), I think the biggest reason was I missed actual discussion. It's great for someone to say "Hey I read your blog and thought it was great." Or "I think you're way off base, let's sit and talk about it". I would always rather the discussion. I would always rather sit and talk with a person or persons than just read about their opinions.

Almost everyone that knows me knows that it is very true I am loud and opinionated. But I also love spirited discussion and can (if the counter-argument is good enough) even have my opinion changed.

Before I sign off I will leave you with a quote from Hubert H. Humphrey (38th Vice-President of the USA) who said that

"Freedom is hammered out on the anvil of discussion, dissent, and
debate.”

My thanks to all who have read.

Be well all.