I am thankful for the scar above my left eye because the accident I caused did not take my eye or another person.
I am thankful for the small limp I have when I try to walk after I have sat to long it reminds me of how it could be twenty four seven but it is not.
I am thankful for a back that hurts. I destroyed my L5 two years ago. After surgery I can still walk. When it’s cold it hurts, when it rains it hurts and if I stay in one position to long it locks up. I am thankful for a back that hurts, because I am upright and at 80%.
I am thankful for the three friends I lost directly or indirectly to alcohol and drugs, their deaths remind me it could have just as well been me, they were doing the same things that I did, I just got out in time.
I am thankful for my gray hair because I have earned it.
I am thankful for my wrinkles because I have earned them also.
I am thankful for vision that is weakening because my eyes have seen much.
I am thankful for limited sleep because it is in those hours I have solved many problems.
I am thankful that I have kids that have no issue arguing with me, it means I have raised them to think and stand up for what they believe.
I am thankful that my wife lets me run as hard as I want but some how knows when it is time to reel me in, it means she loves and trust me.
I am thankful for a Great Spirit that must teach me with lessons not sermons. My life is so rich with family, friends, health and wealth that it does not do justice to be thankful for the obvious but the lessons that I needed to learn.
Wednesday, November 24, 2010
Monday, November 22, 2010
Just a few Pet Peeves
The waiter asks is everything ok, two minuets later only because it is obligatory and not heart felt the manger will come by and ask me again is everything ok? One day at the right moment my reply will be “no you are bothering me!”
The four dollar cup of coffee at Starbucks arrives in time for me to look down and see the tip jar at that moment. The total bill hits $4.24 with tax and I feel like an ass placing .76 cents in the jar seeing folded bills in it. How about you charge me an extra quarter and give the kid at the counter a raise then feel free to shove the tip jar up your butt since all you did was hand me my coffee!
The cost of the stamp goes up every three months the post office then says they are broke and needs to stop Saturday delivery's. Here is an idea raise the stamp fifty cents instead of five cents every three months and get it over with and make a profit. PS the post office is obsolete any way.
Texting while driving, unless I am doing it then it is ok.
Cats and dogs on the airplane I love my animals but probably not yours leave them at home or put them in baggage I do not care.
Colts shirts and hats at every place in town, I love the Colts and I wear my Colts jersey to the games but then I put it on a hanger because that is where it belongs not at the funeral home or church or dinner and so on.
Local fund raisers: “sir would you like to buy gift wrapping paper to help support my baseball team?” Me: Why yes $152. dollars for a 12 x 12 piece of cheap ass wrapping paper is exactly what I need today, and while you are at it could you send that boy scout over to sell me a $342. dollar tin of popcorn that would just make my life complete.
***Girl Scout Cookies don’t count I WILL TAKE ALL YOU HAVE AND PAY EXTRA FOR THE CHOCOLATE MINT COOKIES AND IF THEY ARE PUT IN THE FREEZER, OH BABY!”***
That feature on my cell phone which thinks it knows what I am typing and changes the word before I am done and then I hit send and my message says; hey I am going to be ogalabooboo.
In an effort to control cost our local cafeteria did not give their staff raises so they told them they could help wait tables to earn tips. This would be fine but I am at a cafeteria and just carried my own tray so I am pretty sure I can refill my own drink.
Tweeting; I am not so old that I am out of touch it is just stupid. Hey I went to the toilet, hey I ate some cereal, hey I just washed my car. I got one give me your phone before I beat you with it.
Nancy tells me to quit my bitching, well I will as soon as people quit pissing me off.
The four dollar cup of coffee at Starbucks arrives in time for me to look down and see the tip jar at that moment. The total bill hits $4.24 with tax and I feel like an ass placing .76 cents in the jar seeing folded bills in it. How about you charge me an extra quarter and give the kid at the counter a raise then feel free to shove the tip jar up your butt since all you did was hand me my coffee!
The cost of the stamp goes up every three months the post office then says they are broke and needs to stop Saturday delivery's. Here is an idea raise the stamp fifty cents instead of five cents every three months and get it over with and make a profit. PS the post office is obsolete any way.
Texting while driving, unless I am doing it then it is ok.
Cats and dogs on the airplane I love my animals but probably not yours leave them at home or put them in baggage I do not care.
Colts shirts and hats at every place in town, I love the Colts and I wear my Colts jersey to the games but then I put it on a hanger because that is where it belongs not at the funeral home or church or dinner and so on.
Local fund raisers: “sir would you like to buy gift wrapping paper to help support my baseball team?” Me: Why yes $152. dollars for a 12 x 12 piece of cheap ass wrapping paper is exactly what I need today, and while you are at it could you send that boy scout over to sell me a $342. dollar tin of popcorn that would just make my life complete.
***Girl Scout Cookies don’t count I WILL TAKE ALL YOU HAVE AND PAY EXTRA FOR THE CHOCOLATE MINT COOKIES AND IF THEY ARE PUT IN THE FREEZER, OH BABY!”***
That feature on my cell phone which thinks it knows what I am typing and changes the word before I am done and then I hit send and my message says; hey I am going to be ogalabooboo.
In an effort to control cost our local cafeteria did not give their staff raises so they told them they could help wait tables to earn tips. This would be fine but I am at a cafeteria and just carried my own tray so I am pretty sure I can refill my own drink.
Tweeting; I am not so old that I am out of touch it is just stupid. Hey I went to the toilet, hey I ate some cereal, hey I just washed my car. I got one give me your phone before I beat you with it.
Nancy tells me to quit my bitching, well I will as soon as people quit pissing me off.
Sunday, November 21, 2010
Louis not Andy
I do not enjoy Andy Rooney and hardly ever agree with him but I will stop and listen just like I listen to MSNBC or CNN I believe they are all a mess but I would rather read or listen to opinions I disagree with than the ones I do mainly because I am a mental mess.
Tonight Andy was talking about gifts and his favorite gifts he said he had four favorites and before he listed them I assumed he was going to say his wife, kids etc. and I was going to be like ok Mr. Obvious but in true Andy fashion he did not take my side he actually listed four gifts a bike a baseball and a few other objects. Andy you could have put a little more thought in your story.
So my first thoughts was how wonderful my gifts are: A wife who loves me, a daughter who I am and always will be proud of, a son in law who I view as one of my own, a son who has so much potential to own the world and a son who I wish I could be half has strong in how I see right from wrong. I am so blessed to have these gifts I need no others.
My second thoughts was about those material gifts Andy spoke of my three favorites was a Schwinn bike my parents could not afford at the time, A Big Rail Train that my pet Turtle road on for hours and a slot car race track. I am sure there were many others but these were defiantly my big three.
Then my mind wanders back to the real gifts in life such as my family and I realize Louis Armstrong got it right! “I hear babies cry… I watch them grow they’ll learn much more…Then I’ll ever know and I think to myself…what a wonderful world.”
Tonight Andy was talking about gifts and his favorite gifts he said he had four favorites and before he listed them I assumed he was going to say his wife, kids etc. and I was going to be like ok Mr. Obvious but in true Andy fashion he did not take my side he actually listed four gifts a bike a baseball and a few other objects. Andy you could have put a little more thought in your story.
So my first thoughts was how wonderful my gifts are: A wife who loves me, a daughter who I am and always will be proud of, a son in law who I view as one of my own, a son who has so much potential to own the world and a son who I wish I could be half has strong in how I see right from wrong. I am so blessed to have these gifts I need no others.
My second thoughts was about those material gifts Andy spoke of my three favorites was a Schwinn bike my parents could not afford at the time, A Big Rail Train that my pet Turtle road on for hours and a slot car race track. I am sure there were many others but these were defiantly my big three.
Sunday, November 14, 2010
Hauted Hayride 2010
For the forth year The Pressley’s held their annual Free Haunted Hayride each year it has grown into something special and now it is officially an event. We had some where around 300 riders and due to time had to turn away another 30 to 50 riders.
It is one my favorite nights of the year and now has become a neighborhood must stopping spot; I hope this continues for many years to come.
It is one my favorite nights of the year and now has become a neighborhood must stopping spot; I hope this continues for many years to come.
Sunday, November 7, 2010
F U Duracell
What evil engineer at the battery manufacture thought up the design in 12 volt batteries to have them run out of juice at 3 am in only smoke detectors?
3 am: dead asleep: chirp!
3:01: chirp – Nancy kicks me “fix that” why me because changing batteries obviously falls under man duties. Who wrote that stupid rule?
3:02: chirp- Nancy “please”
3:03 chirp – me, “OK OK” - where did that chirp come from? Sounded like the living room on my way.
3:04 chirp – nope it’s the kitchen now stand there under the fire detector
3:05 chirp – FUCK it’s the guest bedroom - now stand there under the fire detector
3:06 chirp – nope dining room- now stand there under the fire detector
3:07 chirp- bullshit I knew it was in the living room- “got ya!” go to the garage to get a ladder, damn it the ladder is in the barn so set a bar stool on books. Where are the batteries? -CHIRP- Fuck you Smoke Alarm- from the bedroom Nancy "I thought you were going to fix that?" Mark no answer this would get me hurt. – Chirp- Fuck me!
Batteries in, back in bed at 3:30ish- Chirp- I get up at 5:30!!!
3:31 – Chirp- Nancy "I have to get up in a few; I thought you were going to fix that?" Now she may get hurt.
3:32 –Chirp
-Speed forward-
4:00am five of the leading candidate fire detectors now unplugged and in the garage.
NOTE: Yes I know every year replace every battery BEFORE HAND. Well at 3:00 in the morning no one ever thinks to replace every battery in the house just the one pissing me off!
Post note: Two weeks later in my Florida home with my buddies 3:00 am – Chirp-
3 am: dead asleep: chirp!
3:01: chirp – Nancy kicks me “fix that” why me because changing batteries obviously falls under man duties. Who wrote that stupid rule?
3:02: chirp- Nancy “please”
3:03 chirp – me, “OK OK” - where did that chirp come from? Sounded like the living room on my way.
3:04 chirp – nope it’s the kitchen now stand there under the fire detector
3:05 chirp – FUCK it’s the guest bedroom - now stand there under the fire detector
3:06 chirp – nope dining room- now stand there under the fire detector
3:07 chirp- bullshit I knew it was in the living room- “got ya!” go to the garage to get a ladder, damn it the ladder is in the barn so set a bar stool on books. Where are the batteries? -CHIRP- Fuck you Smoke Alarm- from the bedroom Nancy "I thought you were going to fix that?" Mark no answer this would get me hurt. – Chirp- Fuck me!
Batteries in, back in bed at 3:30ish- Chirp- I get up at 5:30!!!
3:31 – Chirp- Nancy "I have to get up in a few; I thought you were going to fix that?" Now she may get hurt.
3:32 –Chirp
-Speed forward-
4:00am five of the leading candidate fire detectors now unplugged and in the garage.
NOTE: Yes I know every year replace every battery BEFORE HAND. Well at 3:00 in the morning no one ever thinks to replace every battery in the house just the one pissing me off!
Post note: Two weeks later in my Florida home with my buddies 3:00 am – Chirp-
Saturday, November 6, 2010
I did not see that coming
Life is fun you have it all figured out and our Great Spirit says no dip shit I am in charge not you. One of my favorite saying is: If you want to see God smile tell him your plans.
I worked in the home business for years and was working for one of the nation’s largest scattered lot builders I shut it down and moved on for several reasons. Two years later I am washing windows for myself and the business is growing and along comes a phone call from out of the blue, “how would you like to buy in to the first business?”
I was going to go to Africa when my daughter’s boyfriend asked me for her hand. I liked this better than a trip to Africa.
I was going to get the hell out of Indy and soon, now it looks like I am here to stay just slipping out every so often.
I was going to learn to fly which would move towards buying a plane. My wife never tells me no I believe it was “hell no”
I was going to own a bar I am not going to get that dog to hunt either.
I never really saw myself married for twenty four years, three kids and a son in law but here I am and you know what my God seems to have a better plan for me. Thank you lord.
I worked in the home business for years and was working for one of the nation’s largest scattered lot builders I shut it down and moved on for several reasons. Two years later I am washing windows for myself and the business is growing and along comes a phone call from out of the blue, “how would you like to buy in to the first business?”
I was going to go to Africa when my daughter’s boyfriend asked me for her hand. I liked this better than a trip to Africa.
I was going to get the hell out of Indy and soon, now it looks like I am here to stay just slipping out every so often.
I was going to learn to fly which would move towards buying a plane. My wife never tells me no I believe it was “hell no”
I was going to own a bar I am not going to get that dog to hunt either.
I never really saw myself married for twenty four years, three kids and a son in law but here I am and you know what my God seems to have a better plan for me. Thank you lord.
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