George,

 > 1) Life is NOT "Fair". Fair is a call in baseball, a weather term, or
 > a carnival.

 GP> True 'nough!

  I got that from the late Jack Kinsella, who had a Bible Prophecy website
called "The Omega Letter". I've had so much experience with that lately,
that it's not funny.

 GP> "I started with nothing & still have most of it left."

  I can afford to give a piece of my mind, as I have nothing to lose.

 GP> I'll help anyone out until I see they're just takers (I try to
 GP> reserve my time for fellow givers).

  Same here. There was an instance in ham radio (the elderly man is dead
now), but he basically wanted the stuff done for him. I told him, "If I
get it set it up, and you muck it up (ham radio operators are prone to 
tinker and experiment with stuff), we'll be right back where we started.
And, I told him that "I'm not going to be available at your every beckon
call".

 GP> Takers never know the blessed joy of "Receiving" only the "ho hum" of
 GP> "Getting"

  That described my first fiancee'. She wanted me to always take her to the
most expensive restaurant, always pick up the tab, and forsake all of my
hobbies outside of work, and spend every waking moment with her. That is a
one sided relationship, and that didn't work. I broke off the engagement
just before Christmas in 1984. She surely thought I was a Scrooge, but I
felt like the weight of the world had been lifted off of my shoulders.

  My late wife didn't care whether we ate at McDonald's or Olive Garden.
To her, "food was food"...to which I agree. She also asked "Who's paying
for this??". I'd usually give her a big toothy grin , and she'd say
"I was afraid of that". But, there were a couple of times that I asked
if we could go dutch (each pay for our own), or if she'd pick up the tab,
and she NEVER complained about that. We loved each others company so much,
and she truly was a gem of a woman. In fact, there is a Biblical Proverb,
that correctly notes "A virtuous woman is worth more than rubies".

 > 2) Life is NOT "Burger King". You can NOT always 'Have It Your Way'. Or,
 > as Borg Burgers notes, "We do it OUR WAY -- your way is irrelevant".

 GP> I point out: "Het, buddy, you didn't make the ryles, nor create the
 GP> game board"; play right or walk away.

  Or in life itself, since it's The Lord's Creation, it's His Rules. Yet,
so many have a big problem with that. He has been good to me lately, with
giving me a bunch of poetry for the collection (which is on a page off of
my personal homepage)...over 510 poems to His Glory. There are some on my
hobbies of the BBS, ham radio, and square dancing...but most are "sacred".
Yet, I can NOT write poetry...I can tell when He's inspiring me to write
such...and I give Him The Praise And Glory For it. You can find that at
https://www.theweatherwonder.com/swj.htm -- designed as a ministry to the
saved (those who've repented of their sin, and accepted Christ as their
Saviour and Messiah), and a witness to the lost (those who have not). To
me, everyone gets at least one chance to hear the Gospel. The plan of
salvation is so EASY, yet most reject it because of its simplicity. When
I first heard the hymn "The Old Rugged Cross", I literally broke down,
and cried.

 GP> If I spot any, I go out of my way to ensure the sysop knows.

  Yeah, I do as well. I've got every verified user set at the max time
one can get in a 24 hour period...but the Visiting Sysops and ham radio
operators have access to extra message areas, file areas, and doors.

 GP> One job I had, paying 40% more than minimum wage was dangerous to the
 GP> health, so I gave my two weeks notice; he offered me 50% more than
 GP> cvurrentot stay; I pointed out that my mind was made up, but thanks for
 GP> the respect.  He decideed to waive the two week's nmotice & even gave
 GP> me a week's pay as a sendoff (mutual respect works, plus I was his best
 GP> producer in over 20 years per the supervisors who'd been there 30
 GP> years)

  That was nice of him.

 GP> Ourt of respect for his g iving me a job, I maintain loyalty by keeping
 GP> his secrets, even now, 22 years later!

  I'm sure he's glad to have you as a confidante (sp?).

 GP> I've no real idea of the trueness of these stories, but they sound good
 GP> & bespeak of reasonable comeuppance, IMO.

  So many want to work from 12 to 1, take an hour off for lunch, and get a
full check...like the young people nowadays. I was born and raised with the
deal that "the man is the breadwinner"...and had my health not declined so
where I had to resign, I'd still be working. But, with now becoming a heart
patient with atrial flutter, the consolation is that they won't take away
my disability now. But, once I turn 65, I'll get less money...it's as if
they feel the elderly and infirmed don't deserve to live (they're "playing
God"). Yet, none of us is getting out of life alive. Needless to say, the
morticians have "job security", and their business isn't dead...or is it?? :P

  I had to go to the Emergency Room on July 29, and was admitted to the
hospital until August 1, with atrial flutter. My heart was racing at 155
beats per minute. They tried 2 deals in the IV in the ER, but those did
not work. So, they put me on a cardiac IV drip, which stabilized it. I
am now on a blood thinner, and a medication to control the heart rate and
blood pressure. Next week, I'll undergo a chemical stress test, and an
echocardiogram, plus get blood work done. I have to take a full medlist
out there today...I thought the discharge instructions from the hospital
last week would've been sufficient, but I was wrong. Today, I just have
to go by, and drop the stuff off. He said that I do NOT need to worry about
a pacemaker right now.

 GP> I choose contentment(aka "enough") for my life, not "more"

  If you're not happy with the job, it makes life miserable.

 GP> I hated my job as a bowling alley union rep
 GP> They were always having strikes

  From Hollywood Squares:

  Peter Marshall: "In bowling, what's a perfect score??".
  Rose Marie: "Ralph, the pin boy". 

 GP> The soviet union was doomed to fail.
 GP> The red flags were everywhere.

  And, still are. I have a red and white square dance towel, to wipe
my brow at a dance...but sometimes, I'll wave one or the other in the
air, to flag things to a stop, or surrender.  However, a good caller
will not be trying to break the floor down. But, you also have to have
good dancers, knowing what moves to do.

 GP> Did you hear the announcement from the Janitors' Union?
 GP> They proposed some sweeping changes.

  They probably got swept under the rug.

Daryl

... And Adam asked 'What's a Headache?'
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