Tissue? Both ends now?

Memorable Automobiles inside :

 

For today: Mr. Kleenex had a good PR man/woman they even fit in the car!

Around my house we have Tissue, both facial and toilet! Okay even in church, since we have folks who go to the altar and some cry; RIGHT THERE is a box of ‘facial tissue!’  Now a roll of good quality toilet tissue would do the same job, but would not be appreciated.

       

 

I carry a handkerchief. I had to laugh at the situations Victor mentioned in his blog concerning movies. When a lady cries, the male actor will always hand her a freshly washed and ironed handkerchief (It is never a used one!); BUT she never returns it.

There was a time you ladies carried a handkerchief, why did you quit?  Now you must carry a tissue in your purse and I would bet (like our motor home) you have some boxes of tissues sitting around.

What ever happened to the dainty ‘handkerchief’ a lady carried?  (Don't y'all want to save the planet?)  ;-)

Whether it meant anything or not, my 7^th grade teacher recommended every one carry a handkerchief. Use it to sneeze and to blow your nose in. BUT added, advise your mama to wash all the family handkerchiefs separate from the rest of the clothes to prevent spreading ‘germs.’  Now my mama had enough to do on Monday’s wash days with coloreds and whites without running an extra load thru the machine and the wringer, so I kept my mouth shut.  I figured the germs would be drowned, or squeezed to death in the wringers.

BUT someone has been great in sales ads at replacing the versatile ‘hanky’ with a flimsy disposable tissue. LOL

BESIDES all those actresses should have had their own hanky instead of stealing the leading man’s.

After reading this, my sweetheart will tell me, it is none of my business where she blows her nose as long as she doesn’t use my hanky! 

Last word before I get hit! (I still think a girl should have a hanky!)

NiteShipslog

PSa: Do you ever leave a tissue in your pocket and wash it with the clothes? Ouch!

PS: From the papers of kids in a Christian School:

17. JESUS WAS BORN BECAUSE MARY HAD AN IMMACULATE CONTRAPTION.

 

Some is, Some ain’t

 Today’s automobile:

 Good days

                            Bad days

                "Some is and some ain't!"

 Some thoughts for today:

One of our best friends (now 93 years young) played a part of a pencil sales person in a skit at a seniors meeting.

She was asked, “Are the pencils New?”

“Some is, Some ain’t!”  Was the answer to most of the questions in the skit.

That little line by a sweet old lady had been bouncing around in my head considering ‘good days’:  My brain is saying, “Some is, Some ain’t!” 

I have contracted to have the slab for the RV poured and finished. To tell the truth I get ‘antsy’ working with someone I do not know. Not only that, but the weather has turned very ‘bad’, we have had torrential rains, and now tornado warnings. ALL delaying the contractor. I KNOW about these things, faced them many times myself, I understand…….. BUT…… I don’t even know this guy…….

BUT there was a GOOD DAY, son Jack arrived from his 4 month trip around the country. (Yep I guess it is in the blood).

With this trip he has now traveled the west coast from N to S and S to N. He cannot get used to seeing all the growing fields in California. And YES they are impressive. Thousands and thousands of acres of nut trees, citrus trees, vegies of all kinds, WITH grapes and a variety of fruits. He cannot get away from the craziness in the news from the coastal cities here and the beauty and peace in the state away from the coast.

So it was a GOOD DAY to have him back and hear of his adventures and his scattered family.

So about those days, any bad? “Some is, Some ain’t!”

 

NiteShipslog

PS: From the papers of kids in a Christian School:

16. WHEN THE THREE WISE GUYS FROM THE EAST SIDE ARRIVED THEY FOUND JESUS IN THE MANAGER.

Some quotes you cannot forget…‘God is Gone…..’

 Memorable Automobiles from The Past:

 

"When they told me the engine was missing, I thought it might need spark plugs!"  Said the confused mechanic, LOL ;-)

For today:

I have read literally hundreds of books since I started reading seriously when I was nearly 60. I started when on a mission to ‘retrieve’ a grandson. I figured I would be alone for months. Our daughter in Law Carol had taken our first Grandson across the USA, and I meant to retrieve him legally.

While shopping I passed a stack of books, this one was Clancy’s, “Executive Orders”, 2 inches thick, hardback, $20. I figured it would take me months to read it. I read it in a week and was hooked. The mission did take a good while, BUT I helped son Jack get custody. LONG story.

This is about books, lines or quotes by writers that stick with you. I have read 3 by Hemmingway. I have no idea if he was a believer or atheist, but he was a good writer.

In the book, “For Whom The Bell Tolls” I am sure I read the line I am writing about. I just found the book on line and scanned thru it  did not find the location. I could have easily missed it this time, but it was a conversation between one of the old French Resistant’s and a spy. He was telling the spy who had come to help dynamite a bridge, about his life. He told of seeing his family killed by the Nazi. His home burned and other friends killed.

The spy asked, “Do your pray?”

“No more,” the man said with his head lowered, “Because God is gone, and I miss Him!”

I was so wrapped up in the book, reading the destruction and warped actions of the occupying Nazi Army, when I read that line, “God is gone, and I miss him!” I could mentally relate to the feelings he was expressing, in the writer's mind (I still get tears thinking or telling it).

I am not saying it was ‘spiritually’ inspired, but the writer did as he was supposed to do, he had me right there with those underground resistant’s I could feel the despair.

So that line has stuck with me for over 20 years. I am not sure one can feel it, unless they are at that point in the book. But it got me.

Has any writer hit you with a line you cannot forget?

 

NiteShipslog

 

PS: From the papers of kids in a Christian School:

15. WHEN MARY HEARD SHE WAS THE MOTHER OF JESUS, SHE SANG THE MAGNA CARTA.

I’m OLD, I get confused,have questions....

 Today’s automobile:

 General of the Army Dwight Eisenhower graduate of West Point.

 Some thoughts for today:

Having dealt with family problems associated with illegal drugs, I was hurt, shocked to see that several of our Cadets from West Point were involved in over doses here in Florida. TWo in veryserious condition still. A terrible sign of the times. There was a time when we had the cream of the crop attending our military academies.  Young men and women with their heads on straight, desiring to assist in leading our countries military. Most of our officers got where they are because of what they know and produce, a few got there because of political connections (Like any organization or business).

Don’t get me wrong, I am not completely ignorant of past sins of cadets. The deadly drug thing is much beyond, it is  gambling with one's life. It definitely shows a lack of real knowledge of drug use/abuse.

I mentioned this in another entry called ‘Collateral Damage.’  Most applicants truly work to get into the Academies. There are senators and congressmen who stick their necks out and recommend candidates. Many are from well-known families in Towns and Cities.  When the names are released I KNOW families will suffer.

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As an old guy, I also wonder about organized sports down to the 4 yr olds. I feel for parents whose life is spent delivering and picking up kids after working the 8 hour day and 40 hour week. And especially the single parents who must do most of it…..

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Cars?  Notice how many cars are required in a family today?  We all know how expensive insurance is especially for 16-19 year olds. Hey, and the parking space required at the new homes. Funny that, when I was building I thought a double garage was the cat’s meow.

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Gas?  What is your standard practice about fill-ups? For most of my years when our gauges hit ½ it was time.  Now since I am OLD, if I am not careful, it will reach ‘E’xcitement.  I do have to change that because the prices are climbing pretty fast, so I am going to try to keep it near the ‘F’un.

When I worked at a service station I heard, “Gimme  a dollars’ worth,”  I didn’t hear “Fill ‘er UP, too often, and gas was 29 cents a gallon!”

 NiteShipslog

PS: From the papers of kids in a Christian School:

14. SOLOMON, ONE OF DAVIDS SONS, HAD 300 WIVES AND 700 PORCUPINES.

What time is it? Late or Early? Ready or Not?

 Memorable Automobiles from The Past:

For today:

I guess since the beginning of TIME humans have been a captive of the subject.  When I was a young’un I wanted a watch, probably even before I could tell time. My first watch was a ‘pocket watch’ it was called ‘a dollar watch.’

For years I thought it was a railroad watch, because when I was at a RR station. The conductors always pulled out a pocket watch. My dad carried a pocket watch for a long time, Vests  overalls, even Levi jeans had a ‘watch pocket.’ Business men were famous for the bright gold watch chain.

Funny about watches and clocks. When I read or think of London, it is BIG BEN. Roger Miller sang this:

England swings like a pendulum do
Bobbies on bicycles, two by two
Westminster Abbey, the tower of Big Ben
The rosy-red cheeks of the little children

Now, if you huff and puff and you finally save enough
Money up to take your family on a trip across the sea
Take a tip before you take your trip, let me tell you where to go
Go to Engeland, oh  ………   …….    ……..

So then I heard our ship would anchor at Spithead, just off the English Channel, one of my first thoughts were get to London and see Big Ben, and I did.

 

I know time is displayed almost everywhere. Banks, Churches, stores, cell phones, computer monitors, microwaves, Range tops, auto dashes shucks, EVERYWHERE, but I still like my cheap (well not so cheap anymore) Casio.

For years the Timex was the most well-known ‘cheap’ watch. Are you old enough to have heard, “What does your Waterbury say?”  I only heard it a few times but I have actually heard old timers say it. It actually means “What time is it” or “What does your watch say?”

Waterbury, Connecticut is known as the Brass Capitol for its production of brass, but to me, it was the city where most watches are made.

The Ingersoll Waterbury Company (now Timex) lives there.

The story is real that Mickey Mouse saved the Waterbury Company from bankruptcy, Remember the Mickey Mouse Watch, yep Waterbury made them. Now you know the rest of the story.  LOL

We have driven thru Waterbury many times. I-84 goes thru town.

        

 They also have a large clock tower.

Do you  have old watches somewhere in a drawer?

NiteShipslog

PS a: Last fill up here was $4.19 Most I saw advertised was $4.45.  I cannot imagine the Europe & Caribbean prices... 

PS: From the papers of kids in a Christian School:

13. DAVID WAS A HEBREW KING WHO WAS SKILLED AT PLAYING THE LIAR. HE FOUGHT THE FINKELSTEINS, A RACE OF PEOPLE WHO LIVED IN BIBLICAL TIMES.

Chicken and dumplings

Memorable Automobiles from The Past:

 

For today:

Over the years we have invited our pastors out to dinner. This time we got a call from a former pastor’s wife inviting us over for dinner. She was having Chicken and dumplings.  My mama served me chicken and dumplings all my life. Sherry is not a C & D eater nor cooker. So she readily accepted on my behalf because she knows I love ‘em.

We had a great time talking and learning of their younger years.  They are both real Floridians, born and raised here. Their families however are from SC and GA,

WE call them Brother and Sister Carter, they are Wayne and Joyce. Their second marriage, both mates past on.  They are a good match and we are proud for them.  They just sold their larger home and moved into a small 700 sqft 2BR place. A major down size for them.

They both have wonderful families.

Joyce cooked: Chicken Dumplings, sweet potato casserole, lima beans, chic/rice, collards, cornbread  and a delicious slaw. We had tea/coffee and Peach Cobbler w/vanilla ice cream. A feast fit for royalty.  It was all delicious.

WE have a good time, they are good friends. Friends are special. They like their neighbors and the neighborhood. A win-win situation.

Preachers come in all sizes and back grounds. Wayne was a stock car driver and worked in auto-parts before he became a minister. He organized and built his church and pastored it for 40 years. doing well. he is easy to talk with and I enjoy his escapades. He is also older than I and I like that. LOL

That is on my mind…  Friends and the good life.

 

NiteShipslog

 

PS: From the papers of kids in a Christian School:

. 12. THE GREATEST MIRICLE IN THE BIBLE IS WHEN JOSHUA TOLD HIS SON TO STAND STILL AND HE OBEYED HIM.                         

(Son & sun, remember?)

Gasoline? Nah I am missing saltines crackers, shelves are empty!

Today’s automobile:

The first Ford electric car (not sure how long the extension cord was!)

 And now some thoughts for today:

Our lives  have been in an uproar lately. Not talking about the electrical storm last night, but the economy and supplies. With all the turmoil over in the Ukraine, I feel sorta silly mentioning the price of gasoline.  I did write President Biden with some suggestions concerning oil.  I dropped a little reminder that back when President Jimmy Carter had established the Department of Energy we all thought it was to organize and work to make us energy independent and efficient; back then we were too dependent on Arab oil.  I was hoping our President Biden would now turn that Department loose to do the job for which it was created. To his credit he has given more permits to drill on public land in his first year than former president Trump..  I also asked him to reopen that danged big pipeline installation.

Now I find that while I slept, zzzzzzzz   we have increased our dependence and now even buy oil from Russia, WHAT?  DID the department of Energy forget why they were created?  That bothers me.  Now before you think I am blaming just the democrats, that isn’t right. Since Carter we have had both colors, Blue and red in office. So there is room for a sharing of responsibilities.

I Mentioned to Mr. Biden that most of us know electric, hydrogen or nitrogen cars are coming in the future, but until then we still need gasoline and diesel to run this country and to allow me to drive around and appreciate the USA.

Did I mention crackers? I am guessing that millions more of Americans are eating  Chicken Noodle soup now and expending our supply of crackers.  I love crackers; in soup, with cheese, with p-nut butter heck, I love ‘em crumbled in a glass of milk.

Is there a good substitute for the saltine?

BTW I did get an answer back from the White House. I was thanked for my input, and it would be considered and that the White House always wants to hear from interested citizens. So there. My advice is on the Front burner I bet!

NiteShipslog

PS: From the papers of kids in a Christian School:

11. MOSES DIED BEFORE HE EVER REACHED CANADA THEN JOSHUA LED THE HEBREWS IN THE BATTLE OF GERITOL. 

The hollow days

 Memorable Automobiles from The Past:

 Sherry, after our one night Honeymoon! That is a 1955-56 Rambler methinks.

For today:

We have been nomads, gypsies, snowbirds for many years now. This winter has had too many ‘surprises’(coach and family) to allow for a lot of joy.  You find joy where you can, so just preparing for the parking slab gives me some peace.

I am also getting the coach ready to move. I stuck it here in the sand a couple-three weeks ago.  Now in a few days we will move so I must get it ready. So I will do a little more digging and making a solid bed to drive on. I hope next time it will be a breeze parking.

Oh I most forgot the most important thing, MY GIRL. She beats me a dominoes and scrabble, but I still find joy in just being around her and talking. She knows how to slip in those little reminders of ‘Play nice’. I guess I could blame God instead of thanking Him, but overall HE done good. I tell her, “I don’t mind being the luckiest guy in the world. He couldn’t have given me a more joyful gift. ;) .

 

(HE did a good job putting this girl together. This was a few years before we met. She was just waiting for me to move to town.)

You see I can say that, because I just walked back and tucked her into bed. I get some special privileges going to “All that work, tucking her in BED!” I would tell-all but her Grandkids read this and wouldn’t believe Grandma would do such things.  Just sayin’.

So for tonight, Imma go on back and READ some. 

I wanted to thank you all for the ‘very good’ comments lately. U B Sweet!

NiteShipslog

PS (a):  Buddy took one of my girl friends, but he couldn't have this one!  But he did good when he got DI!

PS: From the papers of kids in a Christian School:

10. THE SEVENTH COMMANDMENT IS THOU SHALT NOT ADMIT ADULTERY.