oday, Restless Moma, and her babe and chick will be here. Also the 1st Sweet Pea, and her sis will be here too. What a blast to have all those females in this cave.
Too bad, it's not fishing season - got to wait another month to get the renewal license. My Gal will eat fish,
but only once in a while. For me, three times each day
would be OK.
that reminds me, my Pop, now departed, used to say that old family and old friends are like fish. the first
day - how great to see them. The 2nd day,- are ya still
here, and the 3rd day, what is that odor? When you
think about it, Pop got more caustic as he aged.
My Gal is great but puts a pin in my bubble. We play
table games, and sometimes go at it head to head - unfortunately, My Gal beats me most of the time.
There are a few times when I beat her at Hand and Foot, but then She wallops me at other card games.
It is my goal to get good enough to hold my own, and beat her as many times as she beat me.
On another matter, we were at a thrift store, and she
saw a small woooden stool. "that will make a great
base for my magnification sewing light, don't you think?" Hey, I am a quick thinker... soI looked at it,
but it had no price. Thinking that the price would be prohibitive, I asked a clerk, (Helen) what the price
was, and she said $4.99 - so My Gal told me to buy it.
A few days later, I had made a hole in the center of the
top, and put a sleeve in the hole. Then I had inserted the base of the light, that is the small metal rod, into
the sleeve, and fastened it with a cotter key. What do you know, the stool and the light do go together, and
the light will swivel; the stool is heavy enough to support the lamp, and the lamp works. Boy did I luck out with this project. Promblem is all my girls will want one too.
Wonder what the next project will be.?
I guess that is what growing old is all about... Well, hope you have a great day.... and can laugh, and have joy in what you do.... Life is to be enjoyed..... pop!
Friday, March 20, 2009
Thursday, March 12, 2009
Today, an old friend wrote to my Wall
Now what is so fancy? Well, the friend w
as from the 1960's.
Here is the story....
My job at my church was to make the visitors feel welcome and glad they were visiting. The meeting
was at the point where the opening prayer was
being said. Suddenly, a loud motorcycle was heard
just outside the east windows. The rider was
gunning his motor, and you can imagine how that
was when all were silent, listening to the prayer
being said. Our Minister is called a Bishop.... and
he was looking at me.
I felt panic... what to do....? I had never had this
experience and though quickly. If I went out and
had the rider move the motor to the rear of the
building, then perhaps he would shut off the motor.
As I stood, and began walking, I felt every eye in
the room looking at me. The person giving the
prayer, was also glaring at me. Never was I so
happy to get out of the chappel, as I was at that
time.
When I closed the door behind me, I saw a "Hell's
Angel on his motocycle, and his "Mall" behind him.
I had him ride his bike out of the patio, and down
the steps (he had riden up) onto the driveway. We
went to the rear of the church, and I indicated for
him to park the vehicle, and come into the back
room with me. It was the kitchen. It may be of
worth at this point to mention that the Church was
a converted house.
Inside, I invited the man and the woman to sit, and
as I had no idea what else to do, I began to explain what we believed and why we believed it. He had many questions, which my hurried answers were somehat poor and, I thought incomplete.
GOD was with me that day. The Man's name was, He said, "Doc and the woman was his wife."
After a few minutes, when I had a feeling of more
comfort, our question and answer conversation took a turn, and we were discussing values and the issues of the day, with a view to understanding each other.
We became fast friends that day, and remain so, even today. Doc may have kept his bike, I don't know, because I never saw it again. Doc even was convinced of the truth of the Gospel of Jesus the Christ, and joined our church by the waters of baptism. Doc and his wife, began to attend our church services, and was given a job, as was his wife, and the children they were to have.
Times change, and with it, we moved away from the California church building. In fact, we even moved to the State of Washington....
Then, about six years later, we recieved a phone call, and it was Doc. They had moved up to the same area of Washington.
Doc was reestabishing friendship with us. And, he wanted me to get him help in unloading his furniture from the moving van into the home he had purchased for his family.
The years went by fast... Doc and his family became
concerned with different things. Doc was a bit apart from the church teachings, not that he was bad or anything, it was that he just did not believe as he had. This difference was his undoing, and before long, Doc was single.
The last I heard, he was selling Insurance in Canada.
Doc's family, however, was in harmony with the core of the church, and were living examples of what the church teaches and of how we are to live.
Today, Doc's wife is remarried, and is a worker in the Oregon Temple. Doc's children are wonderful.
What a wonderful experience it was for me to re-
establish communication with valued friends.
What goes around, comes around. The LORD and our FATHER are kind and loving to allow us to have friends. I hope that you have these same experiences in your life, and that it is good.
Now you have it...
as from the 1960's.
Here is the story....
My job at my church was to make the visitors feel welcome and glad they were visiting. The meeting
was at the point where the opening prayer was
being said. Suddenly, a loud motorcycle was heard
just outside the east windows. The rider was
gunning his motor, and you can imagine how that
was when all were silent, listening to the prayer
being said. Our Minister is called a Bishop.... and
he was looking at me.
I felt panic... what to do....? I had never had this
experience and though quickly. If I went out and
had the rider move the motor to the rear of the
building, then perhaps he would shut off the motor.
As I stood, and began walking, I felt every eye in
the room looking at me. The person giving the
prayer, was also glaring at me. Never was I so
happy to get out of the chappel, as I was at that
time.
When I closed the door behind me, I saw a "Hell's
Angel on his motocycle, and his "Mall" behind him.
I had him ride his bike out of the patio, and down
the steps (he had riden up) onto the driveway. We
went to the rear of the church, and I indicated for
him to park the vehicle, and come into the back
room with me. It was the kitchen. It may be of
worth at this point to mention that the Church was
a converted house.
Inside, I invited the man and the woman to sit, and
as I had no idea what else to do, I began to explain what we believed and why we believed it. He had many questions, which my hurried answers were somehat poor and, I thought incomplete.
GOD was with me that day. The Man's name was, He said, "Doc and the woman was his wife."
After a few minutes, when I had a feeling of more
comfort, our question and answer conversation took a turn, and we were discussing values and the issues of the day, with a view to understanding each other.
We became fast friends that day, and remain so, even today. Doc may have kept his bike, I don't know, because I never saw it again. Doc even was convinced of the truth of the Gospel of Jesus the Christ, and joined our church by the waters of baptism. Doc and his wife, began to attend our church services, and was given a job, as was his wife, and the children they were to have.
Times change, and with it, we moved away from the California church building. In fact, we even moved to the State of Washington....
Then, about six years later, we recieved a phone call, and it was Doc. They had moved up to the same area of Washington.
Doc was reestabishing friendship with us. And, he wanted me to get him help in unloading his furniture from the moving van into the home he had purchased for his family.
The years went by fast... Doc and his family became
concerned with different things. Doc was a bit apart from the church teachings, not that he was bad or anything, it was that he just did not believe as he had. This difference was his undoing, and before long, Doc was single.
The last I heard, he was selling Insurance in Canada.
Doc's family, however, was in harmony with the core of the church, and were living examples of what the church teaches and of how we are to live.
Today, Doc's wife is remarried, and is a worker in the Oregon Temple. Doc's children are wonderful.
What a wonderful experience it was for me to re-
establish communication with valued friends.
What goes around, comes around. The LORD and our FATHER are kind and loving to allow us to have friends. I hope that you have these same experiences in your life, and that it is good.
Now you have it...
Monday, March 9, 2009
When will it get warmer?
When will it get warmer, now do you wonder why I wrote that? Well, it is the 9th of March and when we looked out the window, there was about 1/2 inch of
white, and the rain that we are known for in Washington, is not comming down- no it is little white things, and that is called Snow.
The astronomers tell us that the Sun spots and Sun flares have a 12 year cycle. And, that we are in the
cycle without spots or flares, that just started this past few months.
Does that mean that the earth is not warming? I don't know.... the ice around the world seems to still be melting, and if it continues, well, how about the ocean level somewhere about 20 inches higher? What islands
will be under water? What cities?
If we now get a cold 12 years, will the ice pack reform?
Will the oceans remain or become static in turms of it's level? Answers to this question have not been forthcomming... perhaps it is that the established powers do not want to answer. And, they want buisness as usual? Is it political, and we should not dwell on
things government thinks is it's business only?
Now, that is why I say when will it get warmer.
On another matter, there is the economy. My question
here, is why put the man in charge of getting it roling again, is the very same man that when warned of what was going to happen, (and that was over 5 or 6 years)
said the messagers were crazy and that the economy
was healthy and strong and would not have problems?
Yes, I know \, Prsident Obama was elected, and we should all get behind him. After all, he is Our President. And we want our country to be OK... so
why is he not getting the best men and women to lead
the various aspects of our economy? Why will the men
and women whom can help, not cooperate?
Come on, lets help our president... Lets make his term of office a great one. Then we all win.
Of course, he must contend with the congress - and the folks there live in a diferent world, insulated from the reality we must live with. They have their own health
system, so when they make changes in our social security, it is only on paper for them, it will not affect
changes in their lives, only in ours.
On a diferent basis, we live in the world, and are of the world... And, the rule book that some of us live by was given to us by leaders we called prophets. Adam, Noah,
Benjamin, Soloman, Peter, James, Matthew, John, and others.... they recorded their lives and the beauty of it,
showing what happens when bad times come... what happens in good times.... perhaps we can learn from it.
The new Dna studies suggest we all came from the area
near Ethiopia.. and, suggests that the wives of Abraham, produced all of us, or, that the event of Noah may have been real, and the ark came down there
and allof us, of every religion or persuasion have descended from that event.
Well enough already...
Where is the warm sun, and the great weather we want?? Will it stay cold?? Can we handle the global warming?? What?? What??
white, and the rain that we are known for in Washington, is not comming down- no it is little white things, and that is called Snow.
The astronomers tell us that the Sun spots and Sun flares have a 12 year cycle. And, that we are in the
cycle without spots or flares, that just started this past few months.
Does that mean that the earth is not warming? I don't know.... the ice around the world seems to still be melting, and if it continues, well, how about the ocean level somewhere about 20 inches higher? What islands
will be under water? What cities?
If we now get a cold 12 years, will the ice pack reform?
Will the oceans remain or become static in turms of it's level? Answers to this question have not been forthcomming... perhaps it is that the established powers do not want to answer. And, they want buisness as usual? Is it political, and we should not dwell on
things government thinks is it's business only?
Now, that is why I say when will it get warmer.
On another matter, there is the economy. My question
here, is why put the man in charge of getting it roling again, is the very same man that when warned of what was going to happen, (and that was over 5 or 6 years)
said the messagers were crazy and that the economy
was healthy and strong and would not have problems?
Yes, I know \, Prsident Obama was elected, and we should all get behind him. After all, he is Our President. And we want our country to be OK... so
why is he not getting the best men and women to lead
the various aspects of our economy? Why will the men
and women whom can help, not cooperate?
Come on, lets help our president... Lets make his term of office a great one. Then we all win.
Of course, he must contend with the congress - and the folks there live in a diferent world, insulated from the reality we must live with. They have their own health
system, so when they make changes in our social security, it is only on paper for them, it will not affect
changes in their lives, only in ours.
On a diferent basis, we live in the world, and are of the world... And, the rule book that some of us live by was given to us by leaders we called prophets. Adam, Noah,
Benjamin, Soloman, Peter, James, Matthew, John, and others.... they recorded their lives and the beauty of it,
showing what happens when bad times come... what happens in good times.... perhaps we can learn from it.
The new Dna studies suggest we all came from the area
near Ethiopia.. and, suggests that the wives of Abraham, produced all of us, or, that the event of Noah may have been real, and the ark came down there
and allof us, of every religion or persuasion have descended from that event.
Well enough already...
Where is the warm sun, and the great weather we want?? Will it stay cold?? Can we handle the global warming?? What?? What??
Wednesday, January 28, 2009
It has been some time since an work was done here, so
this is a sincere effort to repent.
For those of you that write every day, it is my promise to attempt to emulate your work ethics.
Legally Blond and Just another Page, seem to add
to their working diary with interesting ideas and
comments. My life lately has not been one devoid
of fun, it's just that there are other things that I have
been doing as a priority... such as sitting watching
dust collect on the lampshade.
I do have a Wall, and that is because the postings show on the internet e-mail. My wall is called, Grandad Nebeker. Being on a Blogg is like being in a crowd in
a newspaper office, with a microphone. Everyone can
see what is there, and can comment.. Or it is like being in a fish bowl... one must be circumspect with what is written.
What was amazingly astonishing was that I am now in communication with family members from all over the country, that I've not heard or seen for many years.
It is like a reunion, without the transportation or lodging expenses. For example, my aunt whom is 90 this year, and my grandson in his high school years;
each may comment on something that is written, within
a 5 minute time span. And then their are lost cousins,
family members whom have not been close- but now are.... isn't it wonderful ?
To go on, it seems like a few days ago, that I was helping my wife walk the floors with our children...
now our children are becomming grandparents... and
their children are having children.... and, when someone moved away, it would be easy to lose track
of them.. then came the rotary dial telephone- and the
operator was replaced by machines- and then we got
routings quicker and to distant places... now, just think,
it was Edison in the 1860's that gave us light, and electricity, and the radio was just a crystal in a box.
Then, my gg grandfather rode a horse from one area to another taking mail. He was a pony-express rider, and now, we have cell phones using platforms high in our atmosphere to beam our calls to others across the world.
We take for granted that all this is our due.
Heavens, it was not until after the civil war, that the
gasoline engine powered automobiles were developed.
and now look..... We don't have to go anywhere, we can just sit at our PC's and visit, and chat, and write on our blog's. We can know anything as if it were in the next
room.
Well, write to you tomorrow.... grandad
this is a sincere effort to repent.
For those of you that write every day, it is my promise to attempt to emulate your work ethics.
Legally Blond and Just another Page, seem to add
to their working diary with interesting ideas and
comments. My life lately has not been one devoid
of fun, it's just that there are other things that I have
been doing as a priority... such as sitting watching
dust collect on the lampshade.
I do have a Wall, and that is because the postings show on the internet e-mail. My wall is called, Grandad Nebeker. Being on a Blogg is like being in a crowd in
a newspaper office, with a microphone. Everyone can
see what is there, and can comment.. Or it is like being in a fish bowl... one must be circumspect with what is written.
What was amazingly astonishing was that I am now in communication with family members from all over the country, that I've not heard or seen for many years.
It is like a reunion, without the transportation or lodging expenses. For example, my aunt whom is 90 this year, and my grandson in his high school years;
each may comment on something that is written, within
a 5 minute time span. And then their are lost cousins,
family members whom have not been close- but now are.... isn't it wonderful ?
To go on, it seems like a few days ago, that I was helping my wife walk the floors with our children...
now our children are becomming grandparents... and
their children are having children.... and, when someone moved away, it would be easy to lose track
of them.. then came the rotary dial telephone- and the
operator was replaced by machines- and then we got
routings quicker and to distant places... now, just think,
it was Edison in the 1860's that gave us light, and electricity, and the radio was just a crystal in a box.
Then, my gg grandfather rode a horse from one area to another taking mail. He was a pony-express rider, and now, we have cell phones using platforms high in our atmosphere to beam our calls to others across the world.
We take for granted that all this is our due.
Heavens, it was not until after the civil war, that the
gasoline engine powered automobiles were developed.
and now look..... We don't have to go anywhere, we can just sit at our PC's and visit, and chat, and write on our blog's. We can know anything as if it were in the next
room.
Well, write to you tomorrow.... grandad
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