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So what am I contemplating? Well, the beauty of nature, the pleasure of being with family, the warm sun on my face as I sit in the yard like an old cat, and sometimes I give a thought to what's going on in the world.
Though I don't look at current events here at The Chant, I do think about them. I don't write about them as far too often I get angry over the state of things. So it's a subject I avoid, like the plague.
Suffice to say, there are three groups of people in the United States, among the citizenry and a pox on the invaders: those who wish everyone would sit down, shut up, and take a deep breath, those who want their vision of this country (no matter how insane and unworkable that vision is), and those who try to make things work but are hampered at every turn.
And that's all I have to say about that.
For the most part, I am enjoying my time in Maryland, it's a pretty state even though it seems to have more than its fair share of idiots. Both politically and behind the wheel of an automobile. Then again, now that I think about it, the "Sarge Rule" of 75% of the world's population are incapable of independent, rational thought applies not just here, but everywhere.
As I once told someone, "Sure, most of the people on this planet aren't that bright, doesn't mean that they're not good people, just dumber than a box of rocks." Sometimes I fall into that 75% when I find myself pontificating on something I have no expertise in.
Hey, it happens.
Anyhoo, enjoy your day, methinks I will sit outside and enjoy Nature for a while. I mean, I've got the time now, don't I?
Those pups are lucky, a yard and a patch o' woods nearby. It's an unheralded job it is......supervising pups and Grandkids. Stay in the shade Sarge......:)
ReplyDeleteThe dogs are getting on in years, but they've had good lives.
Delete“May you live as long as you wish and love as long as you live.”
ReplyDelete― Robert A. Heinlein
“Love is that condition in which the happiness of another person is essential to your own.”
― Robert A. Heinlein, Stranger in a Strange Land
Enjoy the sunshine Sarg
Sound wisdom.
Delete"There are lovely 4th order equations in clouds. Also women's breasts." Andy "Slipstick" Libby. "Methusalas Children."
ReplyDeleteEnjoy!
If there were 4th order equations visible in the clouds, I'd probably stop looking at them.
DeleteBe that as is may, I'll never stop looking at the latter
DeleteJust ignore the equations.
DeleteSounds like there’s a similar thought going through your mind as Mrs J and I had. That would be “Being with family is the most important part of life”.
ReplyDeleteSomething to consider. We did and are loving it!
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No pressure, just something to think about.
It's always been important, now that we have the time to take our time, so to speak, it's even more important.
DeleteSarge, I am in the process of re-reading the works of the apologist Francis Schaeffer. One point that he makes is that as an apologist he needed to both connect with people as a person created in the image of God, even if that person was terribly lost and wrong. Without the first, there can be no connection.
ReplyDeleteFor most of the folks I work and interact with, I have no idea what most of their off-site work or personal beliefs are. They are almost universally pretty good people, sometimes facing challenging situations. I try to pay attention to that and do the good I can.
The family aspect is very important. The Ravishing Mrs. TB and I have at least once kicked around the idea of thinking about going back to New Home simply because at least one of our children will likely live there pretty permanently.
I have no problem in getting along with most folks, only the most radical ones give me pause. Fanatics of any stripe make me nervous.
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