I'VE BEEN THINKING........

HELLO TO ALL,

     I'VE BEEN THINKING LATELY(DO YOU SMELL SOMETHING BURNING?), ABOUT THE WAY PEOPLE BEHAVE. PEOPLE ACT AS IF THEY ARE ENTITLED TO ACT LIKE IDIOTS.

     I THOUGHT MAYBE I DIDN'T UNDERSTAND THE WORD "ENTITLEMENT", SO I LOOKED IT UP. THE DICTIONARY SAYS,"RIGHTS GRANTED BY LAW OR CONTRACT". HHHMMMM, SO AM I TO UNDERSTAND THAT THEY PASSED A LAW THAT SAYS YOU CAN BE A LAZY PIECE OF SHIT AND I AS A WORKING MAN AM SUPPOSED TO PAY YOU TO DO THAT? OR THAT YOU CAN DRIVE DOWN THE HIGHWAY AT BREAK NECK SPEEEDS, TEXTING OR TALKING ON YOUR CELL PHONE, AND THAT YOU ARE ENTITLED TO FLASH YOUR LIGHTS AT ME AND TELL ME TO GET OUT OF YOUR WAY AND THEN GIVE ME THE FINGER JUST BECAUSE I WASN'T FAST ENOUGH? OR HOW ABOUT JUST BEING PLAIN RUDE TO EVERYONE YOU ENCOUNTER ON THIS PLANET, DID I MISS THE LAW THAT SAYS IT'S O K TO ACT LIKE THIS?

     NOW, THIS IS NOT GOING TO BE A RANT ABOUT THE YOUNGER GENERATION,ALTHOUGH THEY DO SEEM TO HAVE MORE THAN THEIR FAIR SHARE, BUT IT IS GOING TO BE ABOUT PEOPLE IN GENERAL.

     I GREW UP IN THE LATE 50'S AND 60'S, AND MY PARENTS TAUGHT ME TO RESPECT NOT ONLY MY ELDERS BUT EVERYONE. MOST PEOPLE I ENCOUNTER ON A DAILY BASIS BELIEVE THEY ARE ENTITLED NOT TO HAVE TO RESPECT ANYONE, OR FOR THAT MATTER, ANYTHING.

     I BELIEVE WE DO HAVE CERTAIN RIGHTS, BUT JUST BECAUSE WE HAVE THE RIGHT TO BEAR ARMS DOESN'T MEAN WE HAVE THE RIGHT TO KILL EACH OTHER OVER A PARKING SPACE, DOES IT? JUST BECAUSE WE HAVE THE RIGHT OF FREEDOM OF SPEECH DOESN'T MEAN WE HAVE THE RIGHT TO DROP F-BOMBS IN THE CHURCH PARKING LOT, DOES IT? IT ISN'T WRITTEN DOWN AS A LAW OR A CONTRACT THAT WE TRY TO TREAT EACH OTHER DECENTLY, BUT DOES THAT MEAN WE SHOULDN'T?

     THIS WILL PROBABLY PISS OFF THE MOTORCYLE RIDERS, BUT BECAUSE YOU DON'T HAVE TO WEAR A HELMET WHY IN THE WORLD WOULD YOU NOT WANT TO? HAVE YOU SEEN THESE OTHER PEOPLE DRIVE? THEY WILL RUN OUR DUMB ASSES OVER AND THEN TELL THE POLICEMEN THAT THEY DIDN'T SEE US BECAUSE THEY WERE TEXTING!

     WE ARE IN A VERY TOUCHY PERIOD IN SOCIETY AT THIS POINT IN TIME, WITH THE ECONOMY THE WAY IT IS, THE JUDICIAL SYSTEM THE WAY IT IS, AND WITH PEOPLE THE WAY THEY ARE ACTING, WE SEEMED TO BE QUITE SCREWED. I TRULY FEEL SORRY FOR OUR CHILDREN, I'M TRYING TO RAISE OUR YOUNGEST SON TO HAVE RESPECT FOR EVERYTHING, HE MIGHT NOT BE LISTENING, BUT I AM TRYING.

     I DON'T KNOW WHAT THE ANSWER IS, BUT I DO KNOW THAT I'M GOING TO KEEP TRYING TO USE MY HEAD FOR SOMETHING OTHER THAN A HAT RACK, AND I'M GOING TO KEEP MY HEART INVOLVED AS WELL. IT'S JUST US, ALL I CAN ASK IS FOR US TO DO OUR BEST. WHEN YOU SEE ONE OF THESE KNUCKLEHEADS ACTING THE ASS, WHEN YOU STEP UP AFTER HIM OR HER, JUST DON'T BE A KNUCLEHEAD TOO. STEPPING IN OR UP TO THE PLATE MIGHT JUST GET YOU SHOT. BUT, AFTER IT'S OVER YOU DON'T HAVE TO ADD TO THE MAYHEM.

                                                       THANKS FOR LISTENING,

                                                                 TVI


    

FINALLY FEELIN' BETTER

HELLO TO ALL,

     WHEN I POSTED LAST I WAS JUST STARTING A LONG STRANGE HEALTH ISSUE. I APPARENTLY GOT A BLOOD INFECTION. OVER LABOR DAY WEEKEND I WAS WORKING ON THE WOOD SHED AND CUT MY LEG ON AN OLD SHEET OF GALVINIZED SHEETING I WAS PUTTING ON THE ROOF. A WEEK OR SO LATER, MY HANDS AND WRISTS WERE SO SWOLLEN I COULD HARDLY WORK, AND THEN IT WENT INTO MY LEGS. WELL, AFTER A COUPLE OF DIFFERENT DOCTORS AND SOME TESTS, I THINK THEY FINALLY ARE ON THE RIGHT TRACK TO MAKING ME FEEL BETTER.

     MY WIFE AND ARE NOT NOT "DOCTOR" PEOPLE. WE'RE MORE VITAMIN, HOMEOPATHIC PEOPLE. I WENT TO THE WITCH DOCTOR FIRST AND HE DIDN'T REALLY HELP THE FIRST TIME AROUND. THEN I WENT TO A "REAL" DOCTOR. HE DID X-RAYS AND BLOOD WORK. I WAITED MORE THAN A MONTH FOR THE SECOND VISIT AND HE SAYS "WELL YOU HAVE ARTHRITS AND YOU'RE OUT OF SHAPE TO DO YOUR JOB." AFTER THAT CONVERSATION I WENT BACK TO THE WITCH DOCTOR. SHOWED HIM THE BLOOD WORK AND X-RAYS, TOLD HIM ABOUT THE CUT ON MY LEG AND LET HIM HAVE AT IT, AND HE SEEMED MORE INTERESTED THE SECOND TIME AROUND.

     I'M STILL NOT FULLY RECOVERED, BUT I DO FEEL SIGNIFICANTLY BETTER. I AM FINALLY GETTING AROUND TO WORKING BACK AT THE HOUSE AGAIN,(INSTEAD OF COMING HOME AND SOAKING IN THE TUB AND GOING TO SLEEP AT 6 O'CLOCK!). MY TWO OLDER SONS, MY YOUNGEST SON AND MY WIFE HAVE STEPPED UP BIG TIME THROUGH ALL THIS. THEY CUT THE FIREWOOD, KEPT THE HOUSE RUNNING, ETC. ETC. ETC.. I COULD NOT HAVE BEEN MORE BLESSED THROUGH ALL OF THIS. I WANT TO SAY THANK YOU AGAIN, BOYS AND WIFE, I DIDN'T REALIZE HOW IMPORTANT YOU GUYS HAVE BEEN, AND THIS CLEARLY SHOWED ME THAT I HAVE NOT BEEN NEARLY PAYING ENOUGH ATTENTION TO THE SMALL THINGS WITH THESE RELATIONSHIPS.

    ONE OF THE THINGS I'VE DONE AT HOME IN THE LAST FEW WEEKS WAS TO BUILD A NEW BED FOR MY YOUNGEST SON. IT'S BUILT OUT OF OLD WOODEN DOORS. I HAD A PLETHORA OF WOODEN 4 PANEL DOORS THAT WE HAD COLLECTED FOR THE HOUSE. MY WIFE FOUND A FEW PICTURES IN SOME MAGAZINES AND SHOWED THEM TO ME, AND WE BUILT HIM A NEW BED. I'LL POSTS SOME PICTURES AND THEN A COUPLE MORE WHEN IT'S ALL PAINTED. IT'S ROCK SOLID AND LOOKS PRETTY COOL TOO!

     I'M HOPING TO START DOING TRIM IN THE BOY'S BEDROOM THIS WEEKEND. WE'RE THINKING ABOUT HAVING THE MIDDLE SON COME UP FOR A WEEK OR SO AND HELP WITH THE TRIM. I HAVE A WALL TO PUT UP TO FRAME IN A CLOSET IN OUR SPARE ROOM, AND THIS SHOULD TAKE ME TO SPRING. THE OUTSIDE WORK THIS YEAR IS PAINTING THE HOUSE. OH, AND CUTTING FIRE WOOD. WE'RE TALKING ABOUT GETTING SOME ANIMALS, AND IF WE DO I'LL HAVE TO REPAIR AND PUT UP SOME NEW FENCES. I'D LIKE TO MAKE THE GARDEN JUST A LITTLE BIT BIGGER, I'D LIKE TO ADD SOME HERBS(NO NOT THAT KIND! LOL).

     WELL, I THINK THAT'S IT FOR NOW. NO PROGRESS ON THE BIKE, I PICKED UP A COUPLE OF PARTS OFF EBAY, BUT THAT'S IT.

                                                                     TALK TO YOU SOON,

                                                                                   TVI