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Psalm 90:10, "The length of our days is seventy years—or eighty if we are strong.... |
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Three Score and Ten the Introduction, Well here we go, After 50 years I am going to take another attempt at writing. The first time was the Palmer writers correspondence school in 1969. The writing will be not a book that will be written with the idea of being published, But will be a writing of thoughts unencumbered by possible publishing and monetary gain. This writing will be a hybrid of Journal and Reminisce. It is important to me that the writings are my true thoughts at the time, not influenced by any factor. The writing will try to explain how a 70 year old white, male USA citizen now relates to today's world. Is every oldest generation lost in their own world, that they aged into? What do I see, and feel as I age farther. I know I am not normal as in what this world today would consider normal. But I hope I am in the ball park writing the thoughts of a 70 year old. I hope for you to learn to know who I am, As I search for Who I am at 70+ This work will carry on until I am no longer able to think or write. This will be done on a nearly daily writing interwoven with a life's reminiscing. This writing has been in the planning for 10 plus years. and I have now made it to this starting point. This writing is dedicated to My Wife The Kitten, My family, My grand children, Lukas, Levi, Luis, Lydia and Sonora Pearl. I thank you God that you have allowed me to have your Three Score and Ten Time. |
| The weather has cooperated, windy but know rain. I have painted the last two days and have made progress. I have not heard from our painter hired. I told the Wife Also known as the Kitten, that I hope she is keeping track of my hours. I paint for 20.00 an hour. I think it will be hard squeezing money out of that turnip. Maybe this is a good time to talk about every bodies favorite commodity, Money. What is it? Some place I once read it is a way to store the value of your labor. It is also said Money is the root of all evil. I say no, The love of money, the priority you place on money can be one attribute of evil. Having an amount of surplus money for stored for a rainy day is not bad, but is the proper thing to do if possible. As I may have mentioned earlier I am of Swiss heritage and proud of it. Let me tell you a story, I was taking my very elderly friend into his barbershop a number of years ago. He was a mentor and like a father to me. He has now passed on at age 97. Any way I got into the chair for my haircut and I started talking to the also elderly barber. I do not remember what brought up Swiss people and money. But he stated the Swiss people he knew always paid there bills, but you could not get them to buy anything. And I thought is not that the truth. Which brings me to the difference between frugalness and being Cheap or a Tight wad. Being frugal in my mind is a positive. It means buying only what is needed, Using purchases wisely, Using purchases to completion, Repurpose items when possible, Searching for the best purchase and purchase price, Then recycling when that is all the value left. And I might add being self reliant, Saving for that rainy day, Being a good Steward of what God has provided to you. Then sharing Money and materials when truly needed and you are able to do so. In a nut shell using the money and all you have wisely. On the other hand Cheap or being a Tight Wad is not wanting to pay your way when you are able to do so. Looking for ways to milk the system when you could do otherwise. When you put the love of money and acquiring it ahead of God and Family. That is a sad situation. At some time I will write about Balance in Life. But right know the Little Dog lying here waiting to go upstairs. |
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