




This is the S U P E R B O W L people!

Ephesians 5:22
"Wives, sumit yourselves unto your own husbands, as unto the Lord"
Where did I go wrong?
God Bless!
I blog - to share with you how I manage to live the good life - to share a bit of the wisdom gained from many years in various leadership positions - to express my personal political opinions - to lighten your burdens with humor.
At breakfast this morning I asked Julie if she would go directly to the nearby Cracker Barrel from work this coming Friday. I wanted her to get a table for us and our elderly friends, the Rausenbergs. I wanted to bring Delbert and Connie who are now in their late 80's. They haven't made it to church much in the inclement weather. Delbert can no longer see well enough to drive and his family decides when Delbert and Connie should go out. I miss them in church. I know they miss getting out.
When I get "old and grey" maybe someone will have pity on me?Less I forget, last Sunday I also told my grandson, Riley, that I'd take him to dinner and a movie for his birthday. Truly, I suffer from diarrhea of the mouth. Pure Irish! The wee folk made me do it, I'm sure!
So much for not getting involved.
Last summer when I conceived the idea of crossing the country on the Southern Tier bike trail I set the departure date as February 1st.
I ordered my new recumbent trike and commenced to make detailed plans. I couldn't wait to meet all the different people across the country. (Like this man). In September I injured my back.
Having ruptured a disc five years ago I thought I could now do the exercises necessary to correct the problem. After two months I was really in a bad way and went to my family physician. He sent me back to the Wadsworth Family Therapy, the miracle workers who had helped me before.When the therapists started to work with me I could only walk for a minute and fifteen seconds before the pain became unbearable. Soon, they had me try riding my trike on the trainer for five minutes. Correction of the back eventually took second place to working to regain my strength.
Today my back pain is gone. I can walk without pain. Last Saturday night I called a square dance. Last week I commenced to ride my trike continuously for an hour. Today I made my last trip to the therapist.
Due to the general physical deterioration that comes with age, my agility will probably never be above 85 percent and my strength above 80 percent. I would rate my agility today at 75 percent and my strength at sixty percent. I was given a long list of specific exercises to increase both strength and agility. There is no restriction on trike riding.I ran into an obstacle. I changed the time to six weeks later than originally planned. On the way to do the trike ride I had to make a detour to the therapists. I never changed my destination!
Life is good. God is merciful. Let the good times roll!
Reach for the sun. If you miss it you will still end up with the stars!
God Bless!
Samuel Johnson, 1709-1784, British Author:
Few enterprises of great labor or hazard would be undertaken if we had not the power of magnifying the advantages we expect from them!
God Bless!