HOWARD’S DAILY CHRONICLE
NUMBER 3 VOL 12
JULY 3RD 2008
WEATHER; HOT, HIGH HUMIDITY, 64/93 DEGREES
MOM HAD TO GO IN AND PAY THE GRANDDAUGHTERS RENT THEN GO TO SOCIAL SECURITY TO SEE ABOUT GETTING OUT OF BEING THE ONE PAYING KYLIE’S BILLS! I’DON’T HAVE ANY IDEA WHO WILL BE THE NEXT PERSON OR AGENCY NAMED TO HANDLE THIS! IF THE MONEY FROM THE STATE WAS TO GO DIRECTLY TO KYLIE NO BILLS WOULD EVER BE PAID AND IT’S GETTING TO BE TOO MUCH ON MOM WITH THE COST OF GAS AND THE TIME IT TAKES!
MOM AND I CUT THE NOTCHES IN HER BOARDS FOR UNDER THE SINK AND COUNTERS! HALEY JO CAME UP AND HELPED HER PUT ALL THE THINGS BACK UNDER THE SINK AND COUNTERS, SHE HANDED THE THINGS TO MOM SO MOM DIDN’T HAVE TO KEEP BENDING OVER AND COULD STAY SETTING ON THE FLOOR!
KELLY RODE HIS HONDA TO WORK FOR THE FIRST TIME TODAY, HE SAID IT RUNS REAL GOOD! HE’S GOING TO HAVE TO SPEND SOME TIME PRACTICING TURNS AND EVASIVE ACTION IT’S BEEN A LONG TIME SINCE HE’S RIDDEN FOR ANY DISTANCE! TO WORK AND BACK IS JUST ABOUT 40 MILES BUT IT’S ON SOME REALLY BAD ROADS WITH BLIND HILLS AND CURVES AND THAT’S THE KIND OF STUFF THAT CAN GET YOU HURT OR KILLED! I COULD STILL RIDE A MOTORCYCLE BUT MY REACTIONS ARE NOT UP TO IT AND I KNOW MY LIMITATIONS WHICH ARE MANY!
WE’VE PARKED THE INTREPID AND ARE GOING TO CONCENTRATE ON THE ACCLAIM GETTING THE A/C FIXED! TRYING TO WORK ON TWO CARS AT THE SAME TIME GOT EXPENSIVE AND NOTHING WAS GOING RIGHT! IF KELLY WANTS TO HE CAN CHANGE THE FILTER AND FLUID IN THE TRANSMISSION! I WOULD KIND OF LIKE TO SEE IN THE TRANSMISSION PAN TO SEE WHAT IF ANYTHING IS PARTIALLY PLUGGING THE FILTER BUT, I WON’T RUSH HIM TO DO IT! IF KELLY CAN’T GET THE A/C FIXED IN THE ACCLAIM WE’LL TAKE IT TO A SHOP AND GET IT DONE! HE FORGOT TO TAKE THE ELECTRONIC SNIFFER TO WORK TO FIX IT SO HE SAID HE’D DO IT HERE AT HOMETHEN TOMORROW WE’LL BE ABLE TO GET AN ACCURATE READING ON THE FREON LEAK SO WE KNOW WHAT AND WHERE TO FIX!
THE PLUMBERS GOT ALL THE LEAKS STOPPED AT TIMS SO NOW HE AND ELYSE ARE GOING TO DO THE TILE, CARPET AND WOOD FLOORING THEMSELVES, THEY’LL SAVE ABOUT $5,000 BY DOING IT THEMSELVES!
SOMETIME THIS MONTH ELYSE IS STARTING TO WORK AT AMERICAN HEART ASSOCIATION ON THE SERVICE DESK! THIS IS WHERE TIM WORKS BUT NOT IN THE SAME DEPARTMENT! IT’LL SAVE THEM A BUNCH ON GAS!
SHANNON IS GOING DOWN TO TIMS TOMORROW FOR THE FIRE WORKS SHOW AND TO PICK UP HER LAP TOP COMPUTER THAT HE FIXED! WHEN TIM BOUGHT ALL MY TOOLS FROM KELLY WHO GOT THEM IN THE DEAL MOM AND I MADE HIM ON THE HOME PLACE HE LEFT THE BELT/DISC SANDER FOR KELLY TO USE ON SOME PROJECT, SHE’S GOING TO TAKE IT DOWN TO TIM WHILE SHE’S GOING!
ONE OF THE BEST!
ENJOY THE RIDE; THERE IS NO RETURN TICKET
GEORGE CARLIN ON AGING!
(ABSOLUTELY BRILLIANT)
IF YOU DON'T READ THIS TO THE VERY END, YOU HAVE LOST A DAY IN YOUR
LIFE. AND WHEN YOU HAVE FINISHED, DO AS I AM DOING AND SEND IT ON.
GEORGE CARLIN'S VIEWS ON AGING
DO YOU REALIZE THAT THE ONLY TIME IN OUR LIVES WHEN WE LIKE TO GET OLD
IS WHEN WE'RE KIDS? IF YOU'RE LESS THAN 10 YEARS OLD, YOU'RE SO EXCITED
ABOUT AGING THAT YOU THINK IN FRACTIONS.
'HOW OLD ARE YOU?' 'I'M FOUR AND A HALF!' YOU'RE NEVER THIRTY-SIX AND A
HALF. YOU'RE FOUR AND A HALF, GOING ON FIVE! THAT'S THE KEY.
YOU GET INTO YOUR TEENS, NOW THEY CAN'T HOLD YOU BACK. YOU JUMP TO THE
NEXT NUMBER, OR EVEN A FEW AHEAD.
'HOW OLD ARE YOU?' 'I'M GONNA BE 16!' YOU COULD BE 13, BUT HEY, YOU'RE
GONNA BE 16! AND THEN THE GREATEST DAY OF YOUR LIFE! YOU BECOME 21. EVEN
THE WORDS SOUND LIKE A CEREMONY. YOU BECOME 21. YESSSS!!!
BUT THEN YOU TURN 30. OOOOHH, WHAT HAPPENED THERE? MAKES YOU SOUND LIKE
BAD MILK! HE TURNED; WE HAD TO THROW HIM OUT. THERE'S NO FUN NOW, YOU'RE
JUST A SOUR-DUMPLING.. WHAT'S WRONG? WHAT'S CHANGED?
YOU BECOME 21, YOU TURN 30, THEN YOU'RE PUSHING 40. WHOA! PUT ON THE
BRAKES, IT'S ALL SLIPPING AWAY. BEFORE YOU KNOW IT, YOU REACH 50 AND YOUR
DREAMS ARE GONE.
BUT! WAIT!! ! YOU MAKE IT TO 60. YOU DIDN'T THINK YOU WOULD!
SO YOU BECOME 21, TURN 30, PUSH 40, AND REACH 50 AND MAKE IT TO 60.
YOU'VE BUILT UP SO MUCH SPEED THAT YOU HIT 70! AFTER THAT IT'S A
DAY-BY-DAY THING; YOU HIT WEDNESDAY!
YOU GET INTO! YOUR 80'S AND EVERY DAY IS A COMPLETE CYCLE; YOU HIT
LUNCH; YOU TURN 4:30; YOU REACH BEDTIME. AND IT DOESN'T END THERE. INTO THE
90S, YOU START GOING BACKWARDS; 'I WAS JUST 92.'
THEN A STRANGE THING HAPPENS. IF YOU MAKE IT OVER 100, YOU BECOME A
LITTLE KID AGAIN. 'I'M 100 AND A HALF!'
MAY YOU ALL MAKE IT TO A HEALTHY 100 AND A HALF!!
HOW TO STAY YOUNG
1. THROW OUT NONESSENTIAL NUMBERS. THIS INCLUDES AGE, WEIGHT AND HEIGHT.
LET THE DOCTORS WORRY ABOUT THEM. THAT IS WHY YOU PAY 'THEM.'
2. KEEP ONLY CHEERFUL FRIENDS. THE GROUCHES PULL YOU DOWN.
3. KEEP LEARNING. ! LEARN MORE ABOUT THE COMPUTER, CRAFTS, GARDENING,
WHATEVER, EVEN HAM RADIO. NEVER LET THE BRAIN IDLE. 'AN IDLE MIND IS THE
DEVIL'S WORKSHOP.' AND THE DEVIL'S FAMILY NAME IS ALZHEIMER'S.
4. ENJOY THE SIMPLE THINGS.
5. LAUGH OFTEN, LONG AND LOUD. LAUGH UNTIL YOU GASP FOR BREATH.
6. THE TEARS HAPPEN. ENDURE, GRIEVE, AND MOVE ON. THE ONLY PERSON, WHO
IS WITH US OUR ENTIRE LIFE, IS OURSELVES. BE ALIVE WHILE YOU ARE ALIVE.
7. SURROUND YOURSELF WITH WHAT YOU LOVE, WHETHER IT'S FAMILY, PETS,
KEEPSAKES, MUSIC, PLANTS, HOBBIES, WHATEVER. YOUR HOME IS YOUR REFUGE.
8. CHERISH YOUR HEALTH: IF IT IS GOOD, PRESERVE IT. IF IT IS UNSTABLE,
IMPROVE IT. IF IT IS BEYOND WHAT YOU CAN IMPROVE, GET HELP.
9. DON'T TAKE GUILT TRIPS.. TAKE A TRIP TO THE MALL, EVEN TO THE NEXT
COUNTY; TO A FOREIGN COUNTRY BUT NOT TO WHERE THE GUILT IS.
10. TELL THE PEOPLE YOU LOVE THAT YOU LOVE THEM, AT EVERY OPPORTUNITY.
AND ALWAYS REMEMBER:
LIFE IS NOT MEASURED BY THE NUMBER OF BREATHS WE TAKE, BUT BY THE
MOMENTS THAT TAKE OUR BREATH AWAY.
THAT’S “30” FOR THIS ISSUE.
HOWARD
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