Winter be gone!

Hurry please!  I'm starting to turn molehills into MOUNTAINS!

Loneliness

I love talking to 'strangers'.   Especially if they like to talk back.  You just have to hope the next person you say hi to is friendly.  Occasionally one isn't.  That's embarrassing.  Oops!  It seems people don't have time to drop in or call.  It's a busy world out there.  And at times, a lonely one.  I've just been reminded about  an older gentleman who possibly in the same clothes, day after day, comes  into the McDonalds near Pontiac Trail and Beck Rds.  He's known to many 'regulars' and chats with them.  The Managers don't seem to mind their 'regulars', including him, who hang out.  It's a warm gathering place in more ways than one.  This gentleman seems to bring out the best in the other 'regulars'.  He perhaps is just a little more needy but that's ok.  Good is happening there...........................marge

How important is truth?

Lying I assume can be for good or not so good.  I recently told a 'white lie'.  Within  a short time, the guilt was so overwhelming  I quickly corrected it as best I could.  Never again.  Its not worth the anguish!  To my purpose of this Blog.  Several years ago, Hillary Clinton spoke of running off of the  tarmac while ducking bullets.  When found to be not true, her reply was, "I misspoke".  Really?  That's it?  Now it seems, Brian Williams has done the same thing.  He has tried to explain and apologize for his lie.  Both have left me deeply disappointed in their trust and integrity.  Where do we go from here?  Image is everything.  Image is nothing..........................marge

U.S. and Canada border.

I see where our local weather stations in Michigan do include (on a small level), weather conditions in Ontario, Canada.  Beyond Ontario, I have grave doubts.  According to the map of Maine, blizzards stop at its northern border.  The weather becomes all clear.  This however, is not the case, having heard from my New Brunswick (Canada) cousins.  That darned blizzard snuck right across the border and they got 30 cms. (you'll have to look it up).  Hard to believe we in the States didn't even notice..........................marge

Right and wrong way to use it

Not all of us have enjoyed 'self confidence'.  It can be plentiful  or sadly rare.  Mine comes with how I use my hands to fix, improve or beautify different things.  That I believe, is where my brains are.  Now give a calculator to me and ask me to add 12 and 14 and I'd be in trouble.  But let's get to the real problem, that of those who perhaps unwittingly flaunt their areas of self confidence.  They seem to be experts just about anytime they open their mouths.  I probably could learn something from them (or not) but it does get boring listening.  Sadly, I believe they have no idea how they sound or even act.  Its just them being them.  I on the other hand (or both) :), can with great self confidence frequently be heard to say "I don't know" with no qualms or feelings of shame.  But when I don't have to say, "I don't know", oh what a high!  It does happen.  I remember just last month..............................marge

The British are coming the British are coming!

I don't think our allies across the Pond are being insidious but a little doubt has been creeping in.    It started, to my observation, with all our 'infomercials'.  Am I the only one who's noticed the rising number of, shall we say, 'working class' British accents?  Next before I knew it, they'd  captured hosting late night shows.  Now and perhaps, a higher speaking class, is covering World News.  And more than one station!  Are we really prepared for this?  I think they're trying to make us believe that Britishness speaking people are more accurate?  Can that be?  As an aside, I must admit I do put a little more credence in the Canadian broadcasters to whom I listen.  ( I know, they are not British but they run a close second.)  They seem much more serious to me.  Who would doubt, among others, Peter Mansbridge of the Canadian 'National News'?  Not I.

Quiet. Genius at work.

My eldest daughter sent an email to me proudly announcing she figured out how to replace the light in her refrigerator.  The second email said, "now I must remember to turn the flashlight on"............................marge