Idiot Sightings

IDIOT   SIGHTING When   my husband and I arrived at an automobile dealership to pick up our  car, we were told the keys had been locked in it.  We went  to the service department and found a mechanic working  feverishly to unlock the driver side door. As I  watched  from the passenger side, I instinctively tried the door handle  and discovered that it was unlocked.  'Hey,' I announced  to the technician, 'it's open!'  His reply: 'I  know. I already got that  side.' This  was at the Ford dealership in Canton , MS IDIOT  SIGHTING: We  had to have the garage door repaired. The Sears repairman told us  that one of our problems was that we did not have a 'large' enough motor  on the  opener. I thought for  a minute, and said that we had the largest one Sears made at that time, a  1/2 horsepower. He shook his  head and said, 'Lady, you need a  1/4 horsepower.' I responded that  1/2 was larger than 1/4. He said, 'NO, it's  not.' Four is larger  than two.'   We   haven't used Sears Repair since. IDIOT   SIGHTING: My   daughter and I went through the McDonald's take-out window and I gave the  clerk  a $5 bill. Our total was $4.25, so I also handed her a  quarter. She said,  'you gave me too much money.' I said, 'Yes  I know, but  this way you can just give me a dollar bill back.  She sighed and  went  to get the manager, who asked me to repeat my request. I did  so, and he handed me back the quarter, and said 'We're sorry but we  could not do that kind of thing.' The clerk then proceeded to give me  back $1 and 75 cents in change.   Do  not  confuse the clerks at McD's. IDIOT   SIGHTING  : I live in a semi- rural area. We recently had a new neighbor call the local  township  administrative office to request the removal of the DEER CROSSING  sign on our road. The reason: 'Too many deer are being hit by cars  out here! I don't   think this is a good place for  them to be crossing  anymore.' From    Kingman, KS IDIOT   SIGHTING IN FOOD SERVICE: My daughter  went to a local Taco   Bell    and ordered a taco.  She asked the  person behind the counter for 'minimal  lettuce.' He said he was sorry, but they only had  iceburg lettuce. -- From    Kansas  City     IDIOT   SIGHTING: I was at  the airport, checking in at the gate when an airport employee  asked,  'Has anyone put anything in your baggage without your knowledge?' To   which I replied, 'If it was without my knowledge, how would I know?' He  smiled  knowingly and nodded, 'That's  why we ask.' Happened in   Birmingham,    Ala. IDIOT   SIGHTING   : The  stoplight on the corner buzzes when it's safe to cross the street. I  was  crossing with an intellectually challenged coworker of mine. She  asked if I knew what the buzzer was for. I explained that it signals  blind people when the light is red. Appalled, she responded, 'What on  earth are blind people doing  driving?!' She  was a  probation officer in Wichita , KS     IDIOT  SIGHTING : At  a good-bye luncheon for an old and dear coworker who was leaving  the  company due to 'downsizing,' our manager commented cheerfully,  'This is fun. We should do this more often.' Not another word was  spoken. We all just looked at  each other with that  deer-in-the-headlights stare. This was a lunch at Texas Instruments.   IDIOT  SIGHTING :   I  work with an individual who plugged her power strip back into itself  and for the sake of her life, couldn't understand why her system  would not turn on. A deputy with the Dallas County  Sheriffs office, no  less. IDIOT SIGHTING: How would you  pronounce this child's name?           "Le-a"    Leah??          NO Lee -  A??      NOPE Lay -  a??      NO Lei??  Guess Again. This child  attends a school in Kansas City, Mo. Her mother is irate  because everyone is getting her name  wrong. It's  pronounced "Ledasha", When the Mother was asked about the pronunciation of  the name, she said, "the dash don't be silent."    SO, if you  see something come across your desk like this please remember to pronounce  the dash. STAY  ALERT! They  walk among  us .... I received these in an email…the were too funny not to share!!  Cheers :)

The Journey

Don’t look up to me…for I have not achieved greatness

Don’t look down at me…for I have worth.

Rather look with me…at the journey ahead of us

Into endless possibilities.

--Jenn Pearson

Drifting Thoughts

I have many thoughts invading my brain today.  They are the good sort of thoughts.  I think this wonderful introduction to spring has inspired such thoughts to develop and possibly stir a bit of creativity within.  Well, at least that is what I hope the result will be.

It is a short one today.  I hope you enjoy your day where ever you are and remember to take in the beauty of the dawning season. Cheers!

Amazing People

What do you think of when you hear the phrase, “He was an amazing person,” or “she was an amazing woman,” or “the most amazing person in the world is…”?

What makes a person so amazing? Is it their character, their demeanor, their efforts, their heroism, their special talent, or their sacrifice? Is it a combination of these things or is it something more? What is that one thing or combination of things, that makes someone else say, “that person is amazing!”

Now, I think to some degree we can all agree that Mother Theresa was an amazing woman.  Her life of service and love to others was such an example for the world.  She was respected by millions, she lived a life that most of us wouldn’t want to live…but she did it because she stayed true to her calling, and she did it with a humble heart.  But none of us were probably ever fortunate enough to ever know her personally. That doesn’t take away from her amazing qualities, because yes, she definitely had them and it was evidenced by all that she did, but it isn’t something that was ever experienced first hand by most of us.

I think for those I personally know…there are a few people I would consider truly amazing.  Yet, if I had to sit here and tell you why…my words would fail me.  I would simply have to tell you that you’d just have to know that person to fully comprehend why I see them for the amazing person that they are. You would simply have to encounter that person in person to experience their amazing qualities. 

I’ve been blessed. I’ve had the experience of knowing and learning from some truly amazing people.  People that I admire…people that I respect…people that I love.  I’ve been able to learn from these people and take away something from the experience of knowing them that has enriched my life and made it better. These people are truly amazing through and through…and to define their quality with words would be an injustice to the experience of knowing their “amazing” quality through encounter.

So who are some amazing people you know?  What would you say makes that person so amazing?  Do you think words can do “justice” in defining those amazing qualities…or is experience necessary to complete the picture?

Stuck

I haven’t blogged in a while.  Since November to be exact.  A few have asked what has happened…and as usual Life just took over and finding the time to return to writing just sort of escaped me.

You could say I have been stuck. 

I don’t like that mode of existence one bit, in any area of my life.  It isn’t productive, it doesn’t accomplish, it doesn’t change very easily. Just the same, I don’t like being stuck with thoughts and words traveling my brain and no outlet to release them.  I enjoy writing for that reason.

Yesterday, a friend started her blogger blog.  It made me realize that I’ve been missing out.  I have been stuck…and it needed to change! 

So my new resolution, starting today, March 1st is to move forward with writing, blogging in particular.  Releasing the thoughts from the brain and placing them for better or worse into view for the internet audience to enjoy.

Hopefully, they won’t be too obscure never to be read.

So, I hope to convince you to stop by and read from time to time as I plan to be posting more regularly.  And yes, if you stop by, please drop a comment…even if it is short, to let me know you were here;)

Maybe I’ll get stuck on the blogging for awhile.