Imagine!

Imagine there's no Heaven
It's easy if you try
No hell below us
Above us only sky
Imagine all the people
Living for today

Imagine there's no countries
It isn't hard to do
Nothing to kill or die for
And no religion too
Imagine all the people
Living life in peace

You may say that I'm a dreamer
But I'm not the only one
I hope someday you'll join us
And the world will be as one

Imagine no possessions
I wonder if you can
No need for greed or hunger
A brotherhood of man
Imagine all the people
Sharing all the world

You may say that I'm a dreamer
But I'm not the only one
I hope someday you'll join us
And the world will live as one

As I mentioned on my August 26th post...
I was/am never one for lyrics...not much
of a big Big Beatles/John Lennon fan/follower either,
but this hits home. It's over the top! Gotta check out his other lyrics!

Paulisms

After I posted @shitmydadsays, my youngest daughter reminded me of sh*t I always say!

Here ya' go!
- "I ain't got no money, but f**k it"
- "I know I'm repeating myself but..."
- "Whatever makes you happy!"
- "But that's just my opinion..."
- "If I get like that, just shoot me"

A few others...
- "Nobody will screw you like your own!" (Thanks Jack!)
- "Don't give advice...unless asked!"
- "Keep right...pass left" (See Wednesday, August 26th!)
- "If you don't have anything good to say...don't say anything at all!"

No "BUTs" about it!

When you describe someone you know | love | hold dear...to someone else...do the positives that proceed the word "BUT" far outweigh the negatives that follow the word "BUT"? (see BUT entry below)

When describing my Aunt Helene...there are definitely no BUTs about it! She's a kind, giving, loving person. She was a nurse at Bellevue Hospital in New York City (for decades); volunteered at soup kitchens; donated time & money to so many worthy causes...we've lost count. Absolutely no "BUTs" about her! All who know her...love her for the great person that she is! We need more Aunt Helene's in this world!

My Mom didn't have any "BUTs" about her either. Although some may say..."BUT"..."she tiptoed through the tulips". But...what's wrong with that? I'll take that any day to take my mind away from this often crazy world we live in.

Bring on the Tulips!

Consider youself fortunate if you have any people in your life that have no BUTs!

BUT

but [buht; unstressed buht]
–conjunction
on the contrary; yet: My brother went, but I did not.
–adverb
only; just: There is but one God. (more about this one later)
–noun
buts, reservations or objections: You'll do as you're told, no buts about it.
—Idioms
but for, except for; were it not for: But for the excessive humidity, it might have been a pleasant day.

Origin:
bef. 900; ME buten, OE būtan for phrase be ūtan on the outside, without. See by, out

The "N" word!

I could go on about this forever! Consider this a placeholder...more to follow!

@shitmydadsays

A 28 year old lives with is 73 year old Dad! He's got a twitter account and writes down what his Dad says! It's a hoot! I cracked up! Here's a sample entry....

"My flight lands at 9:30 on Sunday...You want to watch what? What the fuck is mad men? I'm a mad man if you don't pick me the hell up."

Thanks Jason...and Jeff!

Michael Jackson...RIP

The words below are from Matthew Goodman (the author of "Hold Love Strong"). Matthew's words blew me away...as did his book. I was never one for lyrics...but now I am! Matthew wrote this shortly after Michael's death...but I'm a procrastinator!

From Matthews blog...

The saddest thing about Michael Jackson’s death is not only the ravenous reporting on his human failings that have followed his passing, but also that we did not and still do not follow his lead. If we listen to his songs as directives, or if we read them as commandments than we can’t help but see how his mission as a musician was to address our failure to love, respect and cherish each other as simultaneously unique and like human beings. This message, the celebration of each other, our innate, equal and essential humanity and self-dignity should not only be his belief system and ours, but it should also be our practice. As with all of us, I am sure, Michael Jackson had numerous vices, phobias and isms. But what he, unlike any other person in America, had was a lifelong birds eye view of what the world is with regards to what we create and consume domestically and what we export, and what is created and exported by other countries as well. Not only should we be dancing to his music now, and not only should we be paying our respect to him, but we should also study his music, in schools and universities as well as independently, as the meditations of a visionary. We should pay heed to his teachings. Let this, his doctrine of universalism, be his legacy.

Hold Love Strong!

Hold Love Strong.
Buy this book!
Read this book!
Tell all your friends about this book!
I bought it and read it.
I couldn’t put it down.
I laughed and I cried! Yes I did!
I related!
It blew me away!
Trust me…it will eventually be recognized by Oprah!
Trust me…it will wind up on the New York Times “Best Seller List”!
Trust me…it will be in a movie theater (I’ve already thought about the casting!)

It doesn’t hurt that the author is the son-in-law of our good friends!

Keep Right - Pass Left!

If you're driving in America...please consider the following:
- Keep right, Pass left!
- If someone passes you on the right, you're in the wrong lane!
- On a 3 lane highway...the middle lane belongs to the truckers!
- There's a reason they put rear view mirrors in cars!
- Rear view mirrors are especially important if you're in the middle lane!

A War For Your Soul

Bill, a lifelong friend since college, sent me this link to A War For Your Soul.   It's a 19 minute video produced by Erisai Films in partnership with the Speak the Dream organization.

The video was created with the intent to inspire young at-risk African-Americans (more about that later) not to fall prey to some of the problems they face in society.

It's powerful...and I'm grateful that I have friends like Bill who thought I should see this!

What's this all about?

Good question!   I don't know where I'm going with this.   I know where I've been and I've got opinions (like everyone else)!

My intent is to express my opinions/views (along with some facts) on everything!   Politics, religion, race, everyday life, arts, entertainment, stupid stuff, funny/amusing stuff...via the eyes/mind of a first wave baby boomer.   I'll see where this goes...and I hope to have fun.

I'm fortunate to have some amazing talented/interesting/opinionated family and friends...and I hope to have them provide some guest "editorials"

We'll see!

I could write a book on this!

I've said this many times! My daughters often kidded me about it. I always express my opinion on things...whether asked or not! Once asked, my typical response is..."I could write a book on this!"

So...two years ago, my oldest daughter took me up on my rantings and gave me a book on blogging for my birthday. I repeat...two years ago! See entry below regarding procrastination!

Since my middle name is procrastinator...I guess I just needed something to get me jump started. That something happened yesterday. His name is Romell.

Procrastinate

[proh-kras-tuh-neyt, pruh-]

- verb (used without object)
1. to defer action; delay: to procrastinate until an opportunity is lost.

- verb (used with object)
2. to put off till another day or time; defer; delay.

Origin:
1580–90; < style="FONT-VARIANT: small-caps" href="http://dictionary.reference.com/search?q=pro-&db=luna">pro- 1 + -crāstināre, deriv. of crāstinus of tomorrow; crās tomorrow + -tinus suffix forming adjs. from temporal advs.); see -ate 1

Someone new to love!

Someone new entered my life today.   His name is Romell.   He is my grandson!