Back in the 1970s, we put an awful lot of thought into building our Oxford Township home. We thought of things like a 2-car garage, garage door to the lower level and even an outbuilding with wide garage-type doors.
At the time, we had two cars and lots of covered space.
We couldn’t possibly have thought we’d need the filled space we have now.
What changed?
Family.
I have no car, but we now house an antique car, three fishing boats, two power mowers, a John Deere lawn tractor, and a garage size space for in-laws to work on their boats.
Of course, this has limited any space I might need to put chains on my John Deere, store my snow blower and lessened the space I need to get to all the tools and equipment I have hanging on the walls.
Recently, an in-law chided me for not foreseeing all this. This is the same in-law (Bob) I have put money aside for when his wife, my daughter Luan, wants a separation.
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Today is Tuesday, election day. I voted absentee weeks ago, and am writing today to avoid exposure to all the analyses.
Today is Wednesday, the day following the midterm election.
Inhale! Exhale!
You and I have just survived more political droppings than all the sheep droppings in all the states west of the Mississippi.
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? TV ad begging for money for homeless dogs. ‘Animals don’t realize there could be a better life for them.? That fits human animals, too.
? Jim Phillips, a motivational speaker and business consultant at Oxford Rotary said: ‘Establish a dream in people, and encourage them to follow it.? It’s worked for over 400 companies he’s helped. It would probably work in families, too.
? Daughter Susan fixed me a Polish sausage sandwich this week. When I bit into it, the sausage slid a little. I complained to her about it. She said, rather unfriendly, ‘I’ll cut it in a square next time!? That made me realize how much of a complainer I’ve become. Giving it even more thought, I better adopt a dream and follow it.
? If, in a large city, you can buy two 16-ounce sodas, but not a 24-ounce soda because 24-ounce sodas of a sugary drink might make you fat, you might live in a country founded by geniuses but run by idiots.
? If an 80-year old woman can be strip-searched by TSA (Transportation Security Administration) but a woman in a hijab is only subject to having her neck and head searched, you might be living in a country founded by geniuses but run by idiots.
? If a 7-year-old boy can be thrown out of school for saying his teacher is ‘cute,? but hosting a sexual exploration or diversity class in grade school is perfectly acceptable, you might live in a country founded by geniuses but run by idiots.