If we weren’t so darned human, marriage would be a lot easier!

But, we are human and from time to time, we drive our spouse nuts.

Or, we have bad habits that are most annoying.

The really crazy thing about marriage is opposites attract. (Usually!)

So, one of you is a detail freak and the other really DOESN”T GIVE A DAMN!

Therein lies the problem.

Remember, you chose and declared publicly to LOVE your spouse.

Well, REAL LOVE includes large portions of PATIENCE & FORGIVENESS!

If not today, when?

Let’s face it. Old age is tough.

But, you’re going to make it much tougher if you don’t commit yourself to exercise.

And I mean REGULAR EXERCISE!

I know this sounds like a commercial, it’s not.

If you feel you can’t afford to join a fitness facility, you’re wrong.

Planet Fitness has great facilities for only$10/month and unlimited usage!

If walking is the only exercise you’ll do, it has treadmills.

Or, during the winter, I walk a mile at a local mall every other day.

I do weight work at Planet Fitness on the day I’m not walking.

It works for me and I feel great!

If not today, when?

On the hot summer days, their job is unbearable.

On the cold winter days, their job is unbearable.

Hanging off the back of a stinky garbage truck is unbearable.

So, you see, their job is pretty much unbearable.

That’s why I admire trash men.

Their job is not easy nor enjoyable.

And no one thanks them, because it is expected they’ll do their job unbearable or not.

What would we do without them?

Hopefully, we’ll never know!

I just had another attempt to take over my computer.

Every day, there are attempts to steal your money.

According to my sources, I have about 170 attempts per week.

These attempts are the work of bright, dishonest, unemployed people.

I am no computer whiz, but I’ve learned two things:

Simultaneously, hold down three keys (control-alt-delete.)

Then (restart your computer.)

Good luck!

An African philosopher, Amadou Hampate’ Ba, (1901-1991) was revered for his wisdom.

He felt that, when each of us dies, the things we saw and experienced are lost.

The ironic truth of his saying is that when we are born, each of us begins building a library of knowledge.

But,that library is not available to those who survive us.

Each of us must build our own.

What is the quality of the library you’re building?

If possible, would your library be of value to others?

At least 1,000 birds were killed in one day in early October, when they collided with a single Chicago building, McCormick Place Lakeside Center. 

It is the largest convention center in North America.

A paradigm of architectural modernism, the Lakeside Centre was built in stages from 1960 to 2017, and is a steel, concrete and glass behemoth.

Although not particularly tall by contemporary standards, the building’s almost unbroken glass facade presents a problem for birds, most notably at night when the brilliantly lit interiors cause them to become confused.

The thousand killed that day were a small proportion of the millions of migratory birds that were moving southwards across the continent to their wintering grounds — a journey undertaken twice yearly. (CNN)

Sometimes, what’s good for people isn’t good for the wild life we love!

Our dog’s name is “Happy.”

We took her along on a recent car trip to Florida.

After staying a couple weeks to return home, we began to pack up.

Happy became alarmed.

Even though we’ve had her for nine years, she began sitting near the front door of our rental house just to make sure we wouldn’t leave her behind.

You see, she was a “Shelter dog” who had given her prior owner a large litter of puppies and then was sent out to live on the streets.

When local police found her, she was very malnourished.

The shelter wouldn’t give her to us until she had completly recovered.

Those memories are never completely gone.

We’ve had her nine wonderful years now.

After a trip of a 1,000 miles, she was so happy to be home again.

If only dogs could talk!

The greatest gift we can give our spouse is ACTIVE LISTENING.

ACTIVE LISTENING is the process by which someone takes in information from another person.

It involves hearing, processing and developing a thoughtful response and perhaps following with action.

ACTIVE LISTENING is one of the most important skills a person can use with another person.

How often has your spouse said, “You don’t listen to me?’

An effective marital relationship depends on effecive communication.

Please give your spouse the gift of ACTIVE LISTENING.

If not today, when?

There is still nothing like a hug!

The closeness of another person is magical.

It is the surrendering of one to the other.

It is more powerfull than words.

It could be a hug to say,”Hello!”

It could be a hug to say, “Goodbye!”

It could be a hug to say, “I’ll miss you!”

It could be a hug to say, “I’m sorry!”

It could be a hug to say, “Welcome!”

It could be a hug to say, “I love you!”

It could be a hug to say, “Congratulations!”

HUGS Say A Lot!

KinectAir has a new concept in private plane travel.

The way they’re really dropping those flight prices are through the “empty leg” repositioning flights.

This is where the aircraft has already been booked for one journey, and can pick up passengers to take them to its next booked destination.

KinectAir claims that its empty leg offerings come at a discount of up to 75% of a regular private airplane price.

Most of the deals are for short-notice booking.

From their data over the summer, three quarters of all bookings were made within 72 hours of travel.

This means that the empty legs were generated last-minute, too. (CNN)

This “empty leg” concept may suit your budget and quick travel needs!