WORST CAT CHRISTMAS PRESENT EVER….12/10/14

--I’d like to get my hands on the person who came up with the idea of giving cats catnip toys for Christmas. Just to sit them down and explain a few of the facts of life.
--You don’t give children chocolate bar’s and sweets before bed, and you don’t give cats catnip toys and expect to get much sleep.
--It been my experience that cats don’t need a reason to act goofy. Give them a bottle cap and they’ll drive themselves insane batting the darn thing around, until they’ll finally fall asleep somewhere for a little catnap. Only to wake up five minutes later and start the whole thing all over again.
--Children aren’t much better when it comes to chocolate. Take the most sweetest child and give them a chocolate bar and watch the fun start. They get down right goofy running around acting like minions from some world plant here for a little vacation before the invasion starts.
--Like I said before Cats are like kids. Now you’ll have to excuse me cause I really need to hide the chocolate, and find those dad burn catnip toys before the cats wake up from there nap….

Working smarter not harder...01/27/15

--I've never liked doing thing's the hard way. First of all it takes a lot out of you and usually makes thing's take a whole lot longer than they need to. That's not to say I've ever been afraid of hard work. I haven't and still am not. There's no greater satisfaction than sitting down after a day of back breaking labor. It gives you such a feeling of accomplishment. That's very hard to duplicate.
-In a nut shell I prefer to work smarter not harder
--Nothing I've found can't be accomplished if you stop and use your head, before diving in. To often I’ve found that most people dive right in before getting all the facts and then get bogged down in the details…

Trying to work through a list of things to do…01/27/15

--List are nice if only as a basic guideline to keep you on track. I’ve never been able to finish a list because mostly while I’m concentrating on the list all the little things are piling up. And usually if I don’t stop to take care of them will be stumbling blocks when I’m finally done with the list.
--And there’s the other side of the coin by the time I’ve gotten all the little things done so I can concentrate on a list the day is half shot and more little things start popping up.
--The only way I’ve found to get anything done is to take one or to things from a list and try to fit into the days little things. Even this is hard it seems because as soon as I actually start trying to accomplish something other than the constant little things that pop up all day, somewhere along the line the chicken little mode will kick in and then it will be time to put out the fires of the coming end of the world.
--But if anything it does keep life interesting. 

Sometimes one step at a time has to be enough...01/28/15

--Sometimes there just isn't enough time in the day to knock of a whole thing's to do list. It's frustrating at the end of the day to realize just how little you've accomplished.
--On day’s like that I try for one step at a time. I go from room to room taking care of thing's as the need arises and hoping or the best.
--To my surprise I’m finding out that sometimes the list I thought would be carried over into the next day is ends up half done….

A SURE SIGN SPRING IS ON THE WAY….02/27/15

--You can tell when spring is coming the cats, kittens and dogs all go whack a doodle.
--Running jumping from table to counter, to top of frig. Then to hang of curtains, and start all over again.
--The dogs are more reserved, when they go out to do there business they roll in the snow like it’s their last chance before it’s gone. Then wait to shake when they come back in, turning the kitchen into a skating rink the cats and kittens are more than happy to play in.
--I guess it’s one sure sign spring is on the way, or just a real bad case of cabin fever. Myself I’m not sure about either the way the temp’s been hanging, but is nice to have a little hope I guess…

SPRING FILLED CHEER….02/27/15

--It’s almost time again, it won’t be much longer. Pretty soon this will all be melted and gone away.
--The ground will of course be a mess for awhile, but then the first few flowers will break through making it all worth while.
--Filled away as winter gone past, to be remembered as the winter we had a hard time with.
--But then it won’t really matter because spring will be here bringing with it spring filled cheer…

The sameness of everyday life..01/25/15

--My children have grown to hate this sentence. Back in the old days when I was a child. Probably because they know their in for a remember when session.
--If there was one thing we had in abundance it was imagination. which wasn't frowned upon but encouraged. not checked constantly to see if the idea was in violation of copy right laws or plagiarized form another source.
--I've always tried to encourage my children to embrace their imagination in there lives. With some success over the years. Despite the ever probing of a system that's seems more concerted with keeping the copy right and plagiarism laws of the land than trying to encourage children to use there imagination. and think outside the box.
--It seems today we are expected to stay in the box at all cost. While the rest of the world goes Willy Nilly and Whack a doodle as they please.
--Which I suppose is ok except for the fact that we seem to be in the process of being strangled by the sameness of everyday life....

Trying not to wake the furry little ones...01/27/15

--One of the things I find interesting in the morning is that no matter how hard you try to be quiet the smallest sound seems to make a heck of a racket. And as a result awakens the my furry little gremlins, all wanting my undivided attention.
--Mostly because their out of food, water or their cat box is dirty. Like I’ve said before they all love my wife and children, me I’m just the hired help.
--I’ve tried to explain to them that nothing's going to happen until I’ve had a couple of cups of coffee. And being the little gremlins that they are they've shown their displeasure with the whole idea by going whack a doodle crazy and playing hide and seek with their poo on occasion.
--But that sort of backfired when they still didn't get what they wanted until the whole mess was cleaned up.
--So lately it's sort of a oh it's you look. And back to bed they go to wait for me to have my coffee.
--The dogs are more or less resigned to the fact that I need coffee before I’m going outside. So they just go back to sleep and wait.
--Now when I do finally come out in the kitchen dressed in coat and hat when the fun begins. Because everybody just goes bonkers. But hey its what makes the mornings interesting I guess....

RUSHING PAST THE BLESSING OF LIFE…02/25/15

--The little thing’s that make life worth while are often missed when we pass by in such a rush.
--Like the smile from a little one, who realizes you’ve been standing there while they sing a little tune.
--Or the look you share when you finally make it home after fighting the a winter’s stormy night.
--But probably the one most often missed is when you bring that first cup of coffee, and hear that gentle bliss of the tasting of the first sip. Blessing all each and every one, but often missed because were in such a rush…

AT SOME POINT…. 03/25/15

--It seems that at some point it finally dawned on everyone that even though spring is on the way it’s not here yet so maybe we should just take a break and go to bed and cut out the shenanigans.
--What ever the case after a week of singing the song of spring last night was pretty quiet. Of course the fact that it was a tad cold probably helped. Either way it was a quiet night which afforded me a little sleep for which I’m very grateful.
--I guess like everything else, what goes up must come down eventually….

FUNNY THING… 03/25/15

--What seems simple to one is actually hard to another. For some reason I’m constantly being reminded of this.
--The frustration is that the stumbling block is not in the simplicity of the task but in the understanding. Finding the right way to present the instructions so they are in fact simple seems to be the major hurtle.
--But like everything it’s only a matter of time and the right combination is bound to be achieved.
--Until then all we can do is keep trying I guess..

The chicken little mode of life… 01/25/15

--When everybody gets into chicken little mode. Apparently the world takes on new meaning. And your supposed to run from one crisis to next putting out fires.
--I’ve tried to impress upon my children if they just calm down and approach a problem one step at a time they can solve it quicker than running around worrying about which part of the sky is falling next. But like I said apparently that’s not the way your supposed to handle it.
--I’ve often heard my children complain to my wife that I’m slower than maple syrup in winter. But at the end of the day everything is handled and the only ones that seem the worse for wear are my little chicken little's....

LETTING THE PICTURE CLEAR…02/24/15

  --It probably could have been a lot worse, but really wasn’t as bad as it first looked.
--To look at thing’s with a clear head, instead of one filled with dread.
--Is actually the secret, that’s often kept from you and me. 
--Sometimes walking away for just a little bit, really helps a lot. Because when you do come back, and your head is clear, you find all your dread was for naught…

EVEN DIM BLUB’S HAVE THEIR MOMENTS…02/11/15

--The things that run through your mind, as your falling down into a snow bank after a long tiring ride in the car on a cold night are to say the lest many.
--But once you land, and realize you did keep your face somewhat free of snow. As you take a moment to thank the power that be. And then of course try to get up before the cats that are slowly advancing down the driveway for a game of climb on the mountain.
--It is then that you realize when you were shoveling the driveway you made a bowl that’s kind of hard to stand up in when your on the lip between the edge of the drive and the rest is filled with car you were trying to work your way along when the side view mirror threw you off.
--So you do the only thing you can do you crawl while sliding along the car. Mean while the cats being what they are find this totally unexpected on a cold dark night, and a welcome distraction start running towards you.
--Reaching the end of the car you figure you made when low and behold become tangled in the cats under and around your feet and down you go again. Only this time you have company. All wanting your attention at once.
--Well what can you do you sit there for a moment and give each a little pat and explain to them while you’d really like to sit here and chat the snow is starting to soak into your clothes and you’d really like to avoid that Surprising they seem to understand or maybe they don’t want to get squished if you fall again. But they back up and watch as you get to your feet.
--Making your way to the house with the cats following along you realize even furry little dim bulbs have their moments.
--Reaching the house and climbing the stairs, you pat each of the cats sitting on the rails watching as you pass by. Thanking them again for their concern…

Looking for the first sign of spring....01/23/15

--Watching out my front window has became a daily ritual with me more so since winter has returned. Maybe it's a sign of old age creeping in or the fascination of watching life go on even though it's really dang cold out there.
--Between all the blowing and drifting snow their seems to be an almost endless supply of non stop entertainment.
--From trying to count the cars that slow down for the speed limit. As far as I can tell somebody must of rewritten the drivers Ed book.
--To just what in Sam hill my neighbors turkey's and chickens find so fascinating about my yard and not theirs.
--And if that wasn't enough to keep me occupied there seems to be a flock of crows that think it's really smart to land and hang out in a yard full of cats. Guarantied their not the brightest bulbs in the box that’s why there out there. But even a dim bulb might be able to pick of a few.
--Of course it’s not from lack of entertainment that keeps me looking out the window. There’s more than enough right here in my kitchen. What with my own little flock of furry gremlins searching the floor for crumbs while I’m trying to cook dinner.
--Either way as winter progresses I find myself looking out the window more and more for the first sign of spring I guess. I’m not greedy right about now I’ll take anything....

Living with cell phones....01/24/15

--My wife usually smiles when I have to make a phone call. because I dread it. And will go out of my way to put it of.
--First of all I really don't like cell phones. I know in this day and age, that’s probably a no no but it's the plain truth.
--I think the dang buttons are to small and as for the rest of the endless features well lets just say useless doesn’t even begin to describe my feeling’s for them.
--When and if I’m faced with having to make or use the dang cell phone I usually hum a few bars of round the mulberry bush. Because no mater how simple the phone call is, with in a few short min I know I’ll end up either chasing that dang monkey. Or have to jump through endless hoops to get though to who ever it is I need to call. .
--The only feature I do like on our cell phone is the speaker phone. Because there's nothing worse than trying to talk to somebody who seems to think they have to yell to be heard.
--Other than being portable I think cell phone’s are a much over hyped piece of technology that I for one could and often do try to avoid using….

Fighting against the me me’s of life...01/22/15

--I found it interesting the other day when I heard a story about a man waiting in line in at store who couldn't seem to be able to get though it. mostly because he kept being polite and letting others who had less items then he did go first.
--What seemed like a nature reaction to seeing others in need, was a shock because it was so outside the norm of today’s me ,me ,me,  behavior.
--In a way this is kind of sad, but yet encouraging. Sad because it seemed so shocking, and encouraging because it renews ones faith that apparently not everybody has surrendered to the me me’s of life..

Accidents happen…06/28/15

--When accidents happen the first thing I do is take a deep breath. Mostly to remind myself that sometimes things happen. And to try and make sure I don’t over react to the situation.
--Being human is something we are unable to change, I’m constantly being taught time and time again. Mostly because it seems I’ve spent my whole life reacting to life little ups and down with all the grace of a bull in a china shop apparently. Thus the constant reminder’s I’m guessing.
--Over the year I’ve gotten better. I’m not sure if it’s because I’m learning or just to dang old to raise a full head of steam any more….

Family Feud the home version....01/22/15

--When two people have a argument it's usually because neither person is willing back down.
--Myself I prefer to back down and try to find a peaceful solution to what ever the argument was about. Some times there really isn't a solution. In cases like that I try to remember life’s to short to spend it fighting all day.
--I’ve been lucky for the most part with this .
--When it comes to my children and wife at times they have a tendency to carry a grudge worse than some old feuding families I’ve known.
--If I didn't know better I’d swear we were living in a perpetual state of siege at times.
--Over the years they've gotten better, and the feuds have gotten fewer. But sometimes it's like living in a dynamite factory just waiting for a spark....

WELL HELLO THERE....08/25/15

--One of the thing's I’m finding as I get older is that just when you thought there wasn't anything else that could possibly pop up in the morning to put a kink in Your socks. Something always manages to do just that.
--Even though I appreciate the universes thoughtfulness to make sure there’s that little bit of spice to keep me on my toes. It does get a tad annoying sometimes.
--But if anything it also reminds that I do have a few spots to work on. And provides me with a opportunity to do just. I guess like all things it's mostly how you look at them that counts the most.....

LAZY CATS....05/14/15

--Over the years we've had out share of lazy cats. Some were little extreme.
--like the cat who had the habit of falling asleep when eating. Or the cat the cat who would fall asleep on your shoes at night. Knowing full well you would pick him up and pet him in the morning. Or the fool inside cat who ran outside one day and saw the porch steps and laid down and took a nap waiting for a rescue attempt.
--The point is we've had our share of lazy cats and I’d thought I’d seen everything until little spot came along.
--Little spot had a habit of leaning against the wall when he meowed. He would fall asleep in the cat box wake up and lean over the side and start eating again and when full fall back to sleep again. I guess it just goes to show like people cats can be quite lazy to....

REMEMBERING RATHER THAN FORGETTING… 02/23/15

--Sometimes things work out the way there supposed to not the way we want them to.
--It seems the older I get the more I’m getting a refresher course, in that one simple fact.
--Slowly I’m learning the wisdom of the words, even if at times there still hard to swallow.
--But like everything, it’s the hardest lessons that are the easiest to forget, and I’m starting to realize maybe it’s time to remember some thing’s rather than forget…

NEW PATHS NEW DIRECTIONS....02/23/16

--It's easy to get distracted when going down a new path in a new direction. The longing for the sameness of the old becomes so strong you actually convince yourself it might be better to go back.
--Even though you know with all our heart to go back isn't really in the cards. Over time if this longing is left unchecked it could lead right back where you started.
--If there’s one thing I’ve learned over the years is whispering gremlins of doubt have a tendency to gather strength in numbers.
--Usually I brake steps into manageable proportions, what ever works at the at the time. Oh it's not the greatest plan but it works.
--I figure as long as I’m moving forward everything isn't lost. That’s what it's really about in the long run....

LITTLE DEVILS CALLED WORDS…02/12/15

  --I wish someone would tell me when it mattered not what was said, but what was heard in the words that reached the ear’s on each head.
--I guess words are such little devils to be, that when they reach ear’s they become not what is but what is perceived. 
--Its another of the mysteries of life, these little devils called words, how they are really chameleon’s it seems, when moving about.
--Oh what a wonder it is and oh such a fright, that such simple words can be such a devil to hear right. 

ENJOYING WHAT YOU HAVE…02/12/15

--Oh will you tell me please when was the first your bubble did burst and spoil your fun.
--Oh I wish I could have been their to take your little hand. To hold you and console you and say there, there little one. Be not afraid.
--Oh I do wish thing's had been different but what can I say, worry not about what happened but try to enjoy today,
--Oh I know it’s not much, but what else can I say, the day only last for such a short time. And sometimes it’s best to enjoy what you have instead of sitting around and pining for what you don’t…

LONG FACES AND MORNING SMILES.... 02/22/16

--It would be nice if each mornings sunrise was greeted with a big old morning smile, but to often it seems the best that can be managed is a long face.
--Which myself I find to be a shame, because to often if carried to far it has a negative effect on the course of the day.
--That’s why I spend a couple of seconds each morning with the man in the mirror making sure the old fool has a smile plastered on his face before I amble off to great the day.
--Days are hard enough sometimes, and a big old frown lugged around is just the type of simple little misstep that can be more of a distraction than it's worth. So I try to nip the little darling in the butt before the get to firmly set.
--Of course my wife usually figures I’m walking in the wrong lane when I walk around practicing my smile. But over the year she’s more or less gotten used to it....

WHAT A NIGHT… 02/21/15

--Finding the way home in the fading light is a test of patience when the snow is falling like a blanket crusted with bitter ice.
--The road becomes, a silent wall of white. With not much to guide you , but the tracks of others on the snowy night. Picking out little things, are about all that you can do. And hope that you were right.
--When you finally see the light from your house, you start to breath again. Until you remember you’ve still got one last huddle and then your journey is done.
--So carefully you point for your driveway and hope you’ve got it right. When you reach the end and realize you’ve made it home, you give a little sigh and whisper what a night….

Lessons learned?…11/18/14

 --Why is it that we are constantly given opportunity’s to relearn lessons that we thought that we have already learned?
--In my case I am finding the problem seems to be becoming to set in my ways. Blindly following a set routine that although allows me to accomplish much in my day, Set's me up for a mind numbing shock whenever something very much unexpected happens.
--Slowly I am remembering that change is good. And something to be embraced, rather than feared. I mean how many times do you walk into a wall before you realize a change of direction might be in order....

HARDEST LESSON TO LEARN…02/02/15

  --I love how when presented with a problem it's usually the most simplest solution that ends up solving it.
--I know in my own case if I forget that, I'll end up driving myself whack a doodle trying to follow the so called simple directions for an answer.
--But like everything else in my life it seems I'm forever being provided with opportunities to learn the same dang thing again and again. Sometimes I feel like I'm trapped in a groundhog day movie moment.
--I will say one thing, sometimes the hardest lessons to learn, are the ones that are simplest  to forget...

CONSTANT REMINDERS....11/03/15

--To my way of thinking you don't need constant reminder's to know your standing on a ledge looking over a awfully big hole. Somewhere there's a voice in the back of your head whispering easy does it fella.
--But some people are not happy unless they wave their signs and start with the end is near chicken little chanting.
--While I suppose it takes all kinds to make this old world spin. And I respect everyone's right to practice as he pleases. It does get a tad annoying getting walloped on the head with those dang fool signs every time something happens to set the chicken little cavalry of on a rant. If the little darling’s would take a deep breath and count to ten the rest of the story usually appears forth coming. And everything is explained a little better.
--For some reason that remains unclear puppet strings are being pulled to enact this whack a doodle chicken little response. Seems to me I’d be more worried about what in Sam Hill Shenanigans were behind this.
--But what do I know I’m just a pink hat wearing old fool who's getting tired of getting walloped on the head with those dang fool signs every time he turns around....

KIND OF HARD BUT NOT IMPOSSIBLE.... 09/14/15

--Getting people to work together, is sometimes hard but not impossible. If everybody puts aside their differences for a time. Strange things happen like the ability to actually work together towards a common goal. At lest that's the theory.
--When I proposed this to my children their response was extreme fidgeting, and allot of eye rolling. but with the thought of a day spent listening to the old man on his soapbox. Retelling of day's and stories of his forgotten youth they came around.
--The end result was we got allot accomplished. And the little darling were not the worse for wear. Even though by their retelling it was a nightmare.
--Truth be told by the time we were done everybody was laughing and working along side of each other like one big family. Of course when they were done they ran back to their respective rooms and contemplated the experience.
--Sort of makes you wonder what the next time will be like....

UP DOWN EARLY MORNING GO AROUND.... 11/14/15

--If there’s one thing I’ve learned even the most worst morning can be changed with a single step.
--Like everything it seems that first step of the day lays the foundation for what the rest of the day will be like.
--Usually before I venture very far along I smile and whisper no matter what I’m going to have a good day. Which is kind of hard to do when you spend most of the night taking cat naps, because for some reason you bed feel like you've been sleeping on a pile of rocks all night.
--And of course for some dang fool reason taking a stand lies you open for every little gremlin with a mind filled with shenanigans. With you in there sights.
--But I will say one thing it does provide for very eventful days which in the end is probably better than being trapped in the same old same old mode of thinking….

WARM WINDY RAINY NIGHTS.... 11/01/15

--I suppose if I had my druthers I’d rather a warm windy rainy night .As opposed to being bone tingling cold, windy and rainy. Either way your going to get wet it might just as well be warm as opposed to cold and wet. But maybe that’s just me.
--Of course I will say one thing about dogs it doesn't seem to swing either way. They just don't like the whole mixture one way or another. Which is a shame because when a impasse is reached it usually swings my way. For the simple reason I’m not fond of mopping up their shenanigans when they decide to leave me treats on the kitchen floor.
--When it comes to dogs in general I’ve always been more than a little perplexed. For some things they'll bark like a possessed banshee. And other thing's they'll pretend to be deaf dumb and blind. Like having to go do their business on a rainy night. In allot of ways they remind me of allot of people I know.
--Needless to say I’ve come to the conclusion that the only way to keep up on their shenanigans to keep them on a tight schedule. Again like allot of people I know.
--But like everything in life for every low point there’s more than a few high points to balance things out. Just in good morning Howdy's and where in the Sam hill have you been welcome’s when you return from being out and about. To make it worth have the lovable little whack a doodle’s around....

A UPSIDE DOWN DAY.... 10/15/16

--Sometimes I feel like a yo yo, with a knot in the string on a upside down day. Oh, you know the one where one day it's in the high 70's and the next it's in the low 50's. Meanwhile your body's stuck somewhere in between. Trying to figure out if your hot or cold.
--Of course once everything settles down it works a little better, it just those dang fool upside down day's can get to be  bit of a pain.
--Over the years I've come to the conclusion that it's best to be prepared, sure it gets to be a head scratcher keeping track of where in Sam Hill the old long John's are constantly. But in the end it pays of, for just that few seconds of brief comfort before the next round begins.
--My wife's gotten used to the whole thing but at first it was a big step, and one she had a hard time taking. But now she's gotten used to living with a old pink hat wearing fool I guess because she doesn't even bat a eye when I run off to find the old longjohns, because I'm cold......

THE JIGSAW PUZZLE OF LIFE..02/20/15

--Necessity is the motivation we need sometimes to make the little progressive steps, that provide a little change in our lives.
--In a way it’s kind of fun, like a giant jigsaw puzzle. Trying to find the one way that makes everything work and still function. While mixing in a little bit of change into the mixture.
--If your lucky I’ll take one or two tries, if not it’s a continuous battle. With you usually taking to yourself and cursing the day you even started.
--But with a little patience it can be done, if you tell yourself it’s supposed to be fun….

SOMETIMES THAT'S ALL YOU'VE GOT... 02/19/15

--Maybe if it was easy we wouldn't have such a hard time. But then again if it wasn't hard we probably would forget it as soon as we were done.
--Maybe that's the reason, or maybe it's not. All I do know for sure is two many questions are like to many cooks stirring a pot.
--Sometimes it is just better to follow along and do, and save all the question for later when there's more time then what we've got.
--I know it's sounds a little strange in this day and age, but sometimes that's all you've got..

Wow has it really been that long….10/14/16

--I find Holidays and Birthdays , are mother nature's gentle reminder that time is passing make the most of it while it's here.
--With each passing Holiday and Birthday I'm reminded of just how quickly time passes.
--For the most part I try to make to most of each passing day, oh, sure there are quite a few things I need to work on but I do try to make the most of what I've been able to accomplish so far.
--Of course my wife still thinks it's a whack a doodle way to do things, but slowly she coming around to the fact that I never really was much for doing things just because it's the normal thing to do.
--So far it seems to work, and I've found I've had more good days than bad with this way of thinking. And that dang fool question,” Wow has it really been that long?" doesn't haunt me as much as it used to.....

BIRTHDAY WISHES... 10/23/15

--Usually when birthday's roll around I’m the first one to smile because another year has passed and another is on the way. Then of course the fun begins.
--A hodgepodge of emotions runs through me leaving me with tear filled eye’s for most of the day. Until the last candle's blown out and then I’m good for another year or at lest till the next dang fool birthday rolls around.
--My wife firmly believes it's because I’m a sentimental old fool and that's why I go through this. She's probably right of course. It seems she usually is.
--Myself I learning towards the fact that it might just be the whole cake and ice cream thing. Because there nothing like a piece of birthday cake with a glob of ice cream to make that first cup of coffee go down even better....

TRYING NOT TO END UP A KITTY SNACK.... 02/19/15

--The way it's going it won't be long now. you can almost feel the tension in the room building with each click of the clock.
--It's not as if they can tell time but it does make you wonder, how they know when it's time to start dinner.
--Maybe it's in your footsteps, or maybe it's in your stance.
--Or maybe they to can hear your stomach growling, when you open up the door. They run for their box, hoping that they'll make before whatever it is that growls like that decides to make a kitty snack…

IT WAS TIME WELL SPENT...02/17/17

--Sometimes it seems the most useful words are the ones left unsaid, when dancing on the edge.
--While dancing may be enjoyable most of the time, on the edge it is nothing but a prelude to a rather big fall.
--Of course when it's all said and done it was time well spent if your careful with your words. Because words thrown about while dancing on the edge can leave a bigger impact than a fall...

A FOOL AND HIS SHOES...02/17/15

--Only a cat would think it's funny to leave a dead mouse in your shoe, when he was through playing with it.
--Only a dog would pee on your shoe while you were wearing it, and look hurt because you didn't seem to appreciate it.
--Only a kitten would make a game out of clawing your shoe up, if you made the mistake of leaving it out where he could find it when you weren’t wearing it.
--And only a fool would think any of this was funny, but you got to admit in a weird way it kind of is...

THE BEST WE’LL MAKE DO…02/14/15

--To slow down in a world spinning so fast shouldn’t be so hard, all it take’s is for one foot to get off from the gas.
--The rest will come while we coast for awhile, and Take a peek at what we’ve been missing.   When racing around were barely chancing to speak.
--What a day that could be, if for just a few minutes we could get the lead out of our feet.
--Maybe someday, in the mean time the best we’ll do in this world spinning so fast under our lead filled feet…. 

Trying to sleep in a house full of cats… 01/05/15

--I have never been able to figure out why at certain times of the night cats will take it upon themselves to go wack a doodle crazy and run all over the house chasing whatever the Sam hill it is that they take a fancy to.
--And then after they’ve waken you up, by either knocking something over, or running across your bed. Lie down and stare at you like you were the one that woke them up.
--My wife thinks it’s funny, when I call them furry little gremlins in cat suits. Me I think there just sitting around just waiting for me to fall asleep so the games can begin.

Watching the sun rise…01/15/15

  --Watching the light walk across my front lawn, bringing the day in with all it’s glory is perhaps the most enjoyable thing I’ve found to start a new day with.
--I never understood it until just recently , and probably don’t have a full handle on it just yet. But it makes the new day start in a better way so I just go with it.
--Sometimes it’s the simplest thing’s that are the best I guess…

ENCOURAGING THE LIGHT…02/06/15

 --I love listening to my children talk when there excited about something that’s important to them.
--Even if I’m unsure about what it is there talking about, like a computer game or something along those lines.
--I try not to interrupt because I don't want to unintentionally dampen the fire in their eyes when they get going.
--Because quite frankly I love seeing the passion they have for what ever it maybe there talking about.
--As a parent I’ve always tried to encourage my children and support them as much as I can. Especially in their passions what ever they might be…

Thank God for Busybodies....01/26/16

 -- When it comes to Busybodies, I have to say they are without a doubt constant. and I might add persistent.
--No matter how hard you try to appease them, by listening to their unsolicited advice. which they are always ready to give. They seem to have a never ending supply of ways that you can fix what your doing wrong.
--If your ever in doubt and need advice on something their always there. Most of the time I find before you realize that you needed their advise.
--My wife thinks I’m touched in the head when I say things like ,“If it wasn't for the Busybodies of the world how would we ever know if we were doing anything right.”
--So I say ,“Thank God for Busybodies it's nice to know their watching out for us“...

SPLIT THE DIFFERENCE....09/18/16

 --Sometimes the difference between to points is so small, you could split the difference with out much problem. And other times even with a team of horses there's no way you can solve anything without some form of compromise.
--Right what a mouthful, but finding this stuff out at the early stage of the problem makes for a better working relationship. And keeps you on your toes long enough to progress past the problem.
--Of course being willing to give a little helps a lot. Other wise your kind of stuck.
--But with patience and a lot of working together it is possible to work things out.....

THE BLINKING CURSOR....07/21/15

--Maybe it's just me but sometimes it seems like I spend a lot of time waiting for that dang fool curser. Either waiting for a program to load or a page on the internet. Sometimes it really corks my griddle. Usually when I’ve had a hard night chasing sleep that wouldn't come.
--On days like that I take my coffee and go outside and drink it. And keep drinking until I’m fully awake. Because I know if I’m not I’ll end up snapping at just about everything and everybody.
--Along time ago I heard a saying that always stuck with me,” a man's got to know his limitation's." In my case I learned along time ago my limitations and have been trying to coexist with the dang fool thing’s. It’s a real pain in the neck.
--Oh I have gotten better. Being a parent will do that to a fellow. But it's still a pain sometimes. Especially when you have a computer who seam’s to love taunting you with a blinking dang fool curser....

TO TIRED TO MOVE....07/14/15

--Poor dinky spends most of his day sleeping. Which is understandable because he spends the nights looking for mice and checking on everybody while they sleep.
--The poor fool fell asleep on the coffee table. And after a few hours slowly worked his way over the edge with his head hanging. Which led to his falling off the table of course. But instead of waking up he just stretched out and continued sleeping.
--It wasn't until my wife came in the living room for a nap did he awaken long enough to open one eye. When he saw it was my wife he crawled up on the couch and went to sleep with her for a nap.
--I guess those long nights are even hard on cranky old bi-polar cats too....

Good Morning Clyde....11/27/17

 --Apparently sleeping all day gives you tons of energy, when the sun came up and threw a little light in the living room it was Clyde's signal to go whack a doodles crazy.

--Because before the sun made it across the living room poor old Clyde had made at least five laps around the room going right out of his little mind.

--When the girls heard the ruckus they just had to investigate, and being the wing nuts that they are had to join in.

--Of course it didn't last long but it did seem to bring the five of them a little closer, because they all fell asleep in the middle of the living room floor. Sort of makes you wonder if there's a lesson in there somewhere.....

LIFE'S LITTLE MYSTERIES (JUST BEFORE WINTER).....10/20/17

 --One of the worst times I find to go shopping is just before winter, oh know between when it stops being hotter than heck and just about comfortable outside.

--Usually that's when the store's start fooling around with the dang fool a/c. It probably wouldn't be bad but we're also going through some stuff to, like trying to figure out a balance of what to and not to wear.

--Going into stores that have turned into humid sweat boxes is just plain uncomfortable as all get out. Oh the little darlings try to compensate for the lack of air movement by leaving the door open sometimes but all that does it move the air in the front of the store.

--I suppose it could be worse, they do finally stop fooling around when the snow starts to fly. And then it's just a matter of finding balance until then. That and keeping those dang fool visits as short as possible of course.....

THE OLD FADED DOLL..02/14/15

--The little doll was old and quite faded, but it was loved like gold and that couldn’t be graded.
--It was carried about, by the little girl as only a friend such it could be.
--Over the year’s it had been fixed and repaired, and given new life each time it was needed.
--Because it was loved like gold and that just couldn’t be graded….

THE LITTLE ISLAND IN THE STREAM… 02/14/15

--Caught in the middle, being pulled from each side the little island in the stream has been. Since the beginning and is still standing strong to this day.
--Oh once in awhile a pebble may come loose and float down the stream to be replaced by another. Because that’s the way it’s always been on the island in the stream
--A place of great beauty, the little island in the stream has proven to be. For all who take the time to tie up on it’s shore’s before continuing on down the stream.
--To go back and sit on those shores will be such a nice thing once more on the little island in the stream.

THE LITTLE TINY KITCHEN…. 02/14/15

--The tiny kitchen is dark but quite warm. The heat provided by the old wood stove more than enough for such a tiny little room.
--The smell of fresh coffee swirls around inviting all to come and partake. And watch the morning sun when it does come to the little tiny kitchen
--The cats dogs and kittens are asleep, and except for a tired sigh and quiet sip of coffee the room is quite quiet  for such a tiny room.
--When the morning sun finally comes, there can be heard a tired yawn because it won’t be long and the day will have begun in the little tiny kitchen once again….

THE BEST WE’LL MAKE DO…02/14/15

--To slow down in a world spinning so fast shouldn’t be so hard, all it take’s is for one foot to get off from the gas.
--The rest will come while we coast for awhile, and Take a peek at what we’ve been missing.   When racing around were barely chancing to speak.
--What a day that could be, if for just a few minutes we could get the lead out of our feet.
--Maybe someday, in the mean time the best we’ll do in this world spinning so fast under our lead filled feet…. 

LATE NIGHTS AND EARLY MORNING WAKE UP'S....07/15/15

--For some reason late nights and early morning wake ups seem to go hand in hand. For the life of me I have never been able to figure out why.
--But 9 times out of 10 if your up late you can count on being woken up in the wee hours of the morning.
--Over the years I’ve tried to prepare for such things by having a prearranged safety net so to speck. One is a pot of cold coffee ready and waiting. Since I’ve never been able to handle drinking hot coffee it works out pretty well.
--Of course most of the time it's all in how you look at things that really count when it comes to the little thing s that happen in life. If you take every stumbling block as a major hurdle then your pretty much confining yourself to a bad day. Me I try to roll with what comes and go with it.
--As a result I have more good days and to me that’s what counts.....   

CHASING THE TRAIN....07/24/15

 
--The nothing worse in my book than chasing a train of thought. For some dang fool reason lately it seems to be what I spend a lot of time doing. At first I figured it was the universe's way of amusing itself at my expense. But then I realize the true source was that I was constantly being distracted by things and forget to write the dang fool thought down first.
--But like everything it just takes a few correction’s to set things right. So now I carry a pen and little notepad everywhere and write things down. So far it seems to be working.
--Of course my wife just shakes her head because she knows it won't be too long and I’ll be asking her if she knows where I left the dang fool notebook…..

CHANGING ROOMS AROUND....07/07/15

--It’s amazing what you find when you start moving thing's around in a room. Sometimes forgotten treasure's and sometimes treasure's of a different sort.
--The whole process shouldn't be started if your of the faint of heart though. Because some of the thing's you find sure make you scratch you head.
--Usually we try to change every room a few times a year. Some rooms get the treatment more than others. But it sure provides for amusement. Which in a house filled with cat kittens dogs and children in never much in the lacking department.
--Of course this usually set's a few head to pondering. But in the end everything calms down and the world continues to spin. Much to their surprise....

CATCHING UP ON LITTLE THINGS.....07/24/15

--Getting distracted to the point where you forget the little things that need to be done everyday is a pain in the neck. Because you have to take a day off and play catch-up.
--Catch-up days are just that you run around and catch-up those dang fool little things that got forgotten. Like chasing dust bunnies the size of oranges because vacuuming fell along side the way some where. Which wouldn't be so bad if somebody had told you the dang fool vacuum was clogged.
--Instead you find out the hard way. And have to spend twenty minutes taking the dang fool thing apart and cleaning it. And another forty minutes looking for the screws because a dang fool cat was bored and decided to amuse himself by playing with the screws.
--But rather than quit you vacuum everything you can find because you know darn well you will get distracted again. And the whole whack a doodle cycle will start again.....

BLUE SKY KIND OF THINKING…07/25/15

--Coming round to a clear blue sky kind of thinking is hard when walking through a stormy day.
--But like all thing’s it is possible if we don’t take our eyes off the prize and become bogged down in the storm clouds that overhang.
--It seems the blue skies must start somewhere and what better place than from within.
--With this thought in tow it makes it possible to go until they are on the outside looking in…. 

What’s That Tune….04/10/15

--I find listening to the radio lately to be a annoyance probably because as I get older I understand less of what’s being played. Oh sure there was a time when I had the dang fool thing playing all the time.
--Then one day I caught myself singing along to a song that made hardly any sense. And also didn’t sound like something I wanted floating around in my head. Let alone the heads of my children.
--So I pulled the plug. And stopped listening to the pre packaged mishmash they call music. Even though what worked for me, left a vacuum I never discouraged my children when it came to music. As a result they grew up with a firm like of all types.
--As for myself if I feel in the need of a tune I’ll usually make up my own little ditty to hum along to. This has brought both nods of encouragement and wonder from my children over the years. Mostly because I’m afraid I’m not to choosy about where I start humming or singing. And have been known to brake out in song while wondering the store’s with my wife and children from time to time….

Fast Walking Rooster....11/2017

  --When it comes to chickens I usually like mine on a plate or a grill not running across the dang fool porch stealing cat food and leaving treats everywhere your sure to find them.

--Now don't get me wrong I've never begrudged a hungry visitor a bite or two, and over the years we've had our share of strangers in the night. It's just the dang fool treats that are getting a tad annoying.

--Between the wing nuts who hang around the house and the dang fool neighbor's rooster I've spent more time stepping in and sliding on enough pooh to start my own dang fool fertilizer farm.

--I suppose it could be worse at least I'm learning how to keep my balance, and will be more than prepared when the icy season starts....  

GOOD MORNING SUNRISE....10/23/17

 --Long nights are a pain into the neck, and if they are not put in perspective right quick they have a habit of really throwing a morning off completely.

--Luckily, it seems the universe and mother nature have a habit of sending little blessing  that remind of us of the days potential. That is if we choose to look for them.

--This morning after a long night of searching for some comfort and only finding bags of rocks, I happened to notice the bright sunrise as I was fumbling my way through a Charlie horse while putting my shoes on.

--Maybe it's just me but as I stood there rocking on my Cane working out the dang fool Charlie horse I just knew it was going to be a good day ......

THE WONDERS OF SURROUND SOUND....05/07/15

--I like moving the furniture around as much as the next fella. But there are certain things that must be taken into account when doing this.
--Like the placement of the dang fool speakers for the surround sound system and if the dang fool things are still working.
--There’s nothing worse than finding out when your ready to watch TV at night that one of the thing’s you have forgotten in your dang fool moving furniture day. Was checking the dang fool surround sound speakers.
--Of course every speaker in the house was working except where you were sitting. And of course it took another hour of moving the dang fool gigantic entertainment center. And checking wires before the problem was solved. But that’s life in the house of whack a doodle ness....

SOMETIMES BIGGER IS BETTER....04/25/17

--When it comes to certain things I favor small and compact. In fact if it does more than one job than it'll probably catch my eye right quick. Because after all these years were simply running out of space in the old house of whack a doodle, and sometimes smaller is better.
--Now when it comes to tiny computer monitors I'll tried the smaller ones and while they work quite nice, unfortunately this old pink hat wearing fool needs one that doesn't make the dang fool print so small.
--My wife and children get quite the chuckle when they listen to me complain about my dang fool monitor. Mostly because I do have a rather nice one that was a Christmas present a while back, and I've been waiting for the one I have to die so I could hook in up.
--Now if it was a can opener, or a toaster it would be a dang fool memory by now. Or of course if it was something bought at the always sells for less store.
--But this dang fool monitor I found along side the road one day while out and about. Where apparently the owner got tired of waiting for it to die, so he could hook up his new one.
--My wife is fond of telling I should just put it out by the road with a free sign, but if I know the universe some how some way that dang fool monitor would find it's way back again.
--So in the mean time I'll just be patient and try not to stub my dang fool toe on the new monitor sitting next to my desk......

RIP VAN WINKLE DAY'S....10/25/15

--Maybe it's old age or maybe it's just the passing of another dang fool season. But lately I find myself scratching my head in wonder allot. Some day’s it's a full time occurrence.
--On a whole I’ve never been a fan of raking over the coals of the past. Other than the few occurrence’s where I’ll go back to see if I can figure out if the current conundrum is from failing to learn a dang fool lesson somewhere. But other than that Zippo.  Because just getting through the dang fool day ahead is hard enough without dragging all the dang fool luggage of the past along.
--That said it just seam’s like I’m beginning to feel a little Rip Van Winklish.
It's seam’s the daily occurrence’s of what in the Sam hill is going on are happening more and more. It almost starting to feel like the inmate’s are running the asylum.
--But what in Sam hill do I know I’m just a old fool who's trying figure out where in Sam hill summer went while starring at the first few peeks of a impending winter.....

IT THAT THUNDER....05/04/15

--Shutting the internet off when it rains and thunders is kind of a must. At least that’s what I tell the children.
--Usually it's a case of liking to see their smiling faces for more than a few passing moments. And needing a reason.
--When it starts to rain and thunder we will shut off the internet and spend the night watching TV as a family. It’s kind of nice even if you have to deal with the question when do you think it’ll stop raining every five minutes.
--These days I’ll take what ever I can get. To get everybody in the same room for more than the time it takes to fill their plates for dinner….