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I don’t know if I become aware of Mr. Butterfield’s stage coaches by way of the Friday night movies at the Centrahoma School house or by some other means but my brother Gerald, a cutting edge historian of all things western and many other useless bits and pieces of historic trivia, was my leader.

When one door closes, and another door opens, you are probably in prison.To me, “drink responsibly” means don’t spill it. Age 60 might be the new 40, but 8:00pm is the new midnight.It’s the start of a brand new day, and I’m off like a herd of turtles.The older I get, the earlier it gets late.

Skipping February What do you think about skipping February? And why? Well, just this. I don’t much like it. It’s too strange. Is winter about over just because the calendar says its February? No. In fact, some of our worst snows and ice storms came in this unneeded month.

You probably woke that fateful morning, assuming everything would probably run along on the accustomed track. Never dreaming – or nightmaring – that particular day would be so much different than you expected.

I totally missed it, and I’m usually good at picking up on these things. It literally went right by me, unnoticed. I actually didn’t even know it was a thing. I had heard the phrase but had a different idea about it. But now I know. And I’m no better for knowing.What is “it”? Blue Monday.

Wisdom is more than knowledge. We have more information than ever and know idea how to apply it. Here is some great bits of wisdom for your life… ·You never lick a steak knife.· It’s important to take out the fortune before you eat the cookie.

By the time you’re 88 years old, you’ve learned everything. Then all you have to do is remember it! Good luck and here are some suggestions that might help you.AND ON THAT SAME TOPIC: Your parents were the most important people in the family.

What would happen if several thousand members of ISIS or a group similar to Hamas invaded our southern border?What if a group of 5,000 terrorists with semi-automatic weapons stormed our border?What would it look like? It might look like the southern border of Israel – horrific.

One of our sons bought a home a few years ago and it will soon be time to refinance interest rates are now over 200% higher than they were when he first financed it under the Donald Trump Administration.

KIDS THESE DAYS I was talking with a friend recently who said, “I can’t stand this younger generation. They are irresponsible, shiftless and can’t show up to work on time.” This person was in their 70s and apparently didn’t remember older people said the same thing about us when we were young.