Good morning!!!!

[buckeyefarmer]

Well Drew, a Christian faith means they follow the teachings of Christ. Unfortunately the term Christian has been watered down to be an almost meaningless term. Having spent a lot of time in bible study, what you describe of doing good to all, regardless of how they treat you is part of it (and maybe the hardest part), but there's more. TBN and GM is not the place to discuss.

Went to HS football game last night. We got beat good. Won't be a state champ run this yr. My first game since last yr when my back went out. After sitting in those bleachers last yr I could hardly walk, and ended up in the hospital 3 days on morphine because of the back pain. That's when they also discovered another issue, which led to my surgery last fall. Glad I'm doing much better now.

Dug the rest of my potatoes this morning. Hosed them off, and got them drying with a fan.

Got to find a new place to buy wood pellets, since the old place went out of business (owner died). Called one, they wont get the brand i want till mid oct, at $279 ton. I said ouch, thank you very much.

Maybe get some from tractor supply. I used to get theirs, they were ok.

Need to mow, still very wet.

 

[buckeyefarmer]

TBN, or the app, has been acting differently the last couple weeks. I have my settings to go to last unread post, and it now takes me to the last page, skipping over pages of unread posts. At first i thought it was an App update, but i checked and it wasn't. So must be a server update that isn't working correctly.

 

[Ed of all trades]

The last time my I-phone updated it said TBN app is out of date and no update available. The last time my laptop updated, google crome just shuts down an I have to bring it back up but only on TBN. :confused3: Ed

 

[sodamo]

coffee thankfully just made in the lobby, filled up my traveler mug.
I think I should have brought warmer clothes...as I turn the heat up in the room.
Slept like a rock last night, hotel was quiet, wedding guests I assume arrive today.
I found if I put some quiet piano medlies on Spotify on the laptop, it blocked out much of the odd noises.

While in town get a nasty self inflicted grocery cart scratch on the new truck.
oh dear...that must have made you grind your teeth. Like I did when I put an inch long scratch in my rear quarter panel of my brand new truck lifting a beach chair into the bed.
You look at it and think I can't believe I just did that.


Having lunch today with my next older brother, the accountant in my old home town. And then a SRO event for the memorial of my first MIL later in the afternoon. My father was President of the school board for many years, and this lady was VP; our families have known each other since the 50's, all of our family's kids grew up with theirs. It will be nice to meet some of my ex's brothers who I haven't seen in many years. We all get along fine. Did before I married their sister and did afterwards too. This will be a gathering of what is known in many places as the Old Guard. Most of the members of their family, back to 1780, are "birthright Quakers" meaning they were born into families with Quaker parents and they too joined the church, which we call a Meeting. A Meeting of Friends. Sounds like Good Morning, huh?

For those who have never gone to a Quaker memorial service, there are no clergy, nothing that seems organized. But then after five or ten minutes of quiet reflection or prayer, folks start to talk about the deceased, talking of memories and good times, bad times. The memorial is all about the person,
since our Faith while Protestant/Christian does not place a lot of emphasis on sin or salvation. It's all about how you live your life, and that's what folks talk about during a memorial, how that person lived their life.
And in this case, all the good done by that person. Quakers aren't waiting for Heaven. Heaven is all around us. No more talk about religion, but just showing some context for my day. I really miss my Meeting after five years now, will likely be a big part of where I go next.

Faith can be like a good battery charger. Brings you back to where you need to be, gets you prepared for the job ahead, and the maintainer/desulphator gets rid of those lingering worries. Muhammad is starting a new Friendlier Politics/all other it appears. These comments belong there, sorry.

Otherwise Good Morning. Hope you have a great weekend.

Thanks for sharing that, Drew. Informative

 

[daugen]

I think I'm going to not talk about faith any more, thanks.
Mainly because I agree it is inappropriate here.

the memorial was packed, I spoke on the deceased's huge heart, which she had and her impact on local public education and land preservation. My family's farm went into permanent preservation after a little browbeating by this very same nice lady. She was 96 so there were a lot of ancient folks there, a sea of white hair. I admit one of the best parts for me was telling the grandchildren of the hometown doctor who delivered me that their grandfather brought me into this world. I said hi to quite a few folks and then beat it out before the parking lot became a zoo.

 

[buckeyefarmer]

Drew, don't stop on account of me. I dont mind.

GM on TBN is like Cheers, just a good place to come and get along with others, even if we have differences.

Got my yard mowed except for along creek, but not the field. Pulled the trailer around the barn to unhook this morning, left ruts. Ground really soft. Even the lawn mower left some tracks.

Then went out to eat tonight at a local chain sports bar.

 

[toppop52]

Ellen and I went to a local produce type place and bought mums, straw bales, pansies, pumpkins, gourds, etc... Then we went to my grandson’s soccer game, then went to Home Depot and bought lumber to rebuild above ground planter boxes. We then rebuilt them, planted everything, pulled up all the cherry tomatoes, couldn’t even give away the 5-6 quarts a day we were picking, and still had dozens rotting. Hauled away all the old lumber and junk. Now after a shower and cup of coffee, I’m resting!

 

[buckeyefarmer]

Ellen and I went to a local produce type place and bought mums, straw bales, pansies, pumpkins, gourds, etc... Then we went to my grandson’s soccer game, then went to Home Depot and bought lumber to rebuild above ground planter boxes. We then rebuilt them, planted everything, pulled up all the cherry tomatoes, couldn’t even give away the 5-6 quarts a day we were picking, and still had dozens rotting. Hauled away all the old lumber and junk. Now after a shower and cup of coffee, I’m resting!

Sounds like a busy productive day.

 

[mostly_gas]

Good evening all. 64F for the start, overcast, light east wind. Wind was light to moderate, overcast stayed for most of the day with some light showers, and a high of 75F. Drove to Bonham for a bike ride, 67 miles in 4:17 moving time, 5:11 overall. Got home 3:30, too hyped for a nap, ready for 1 now
Prayers for all.

 

[toppop52]

Sounds like a busy productive day.

Feels good to get it all done, but I’ll be sore tomorrow!