Conflict

Rick Thues April 18, 2022 Uncategorized 2 Comments

Episode #690 April 23, 2022 i want things done my way. Don’t you? Everything i know i learned. Those lessons were valuable. They taught me efficiency, value, self reliance and survival.   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9xigcSL6Urs   When someone wants to do something differently from what i know, it causes warning signals in my mind. What risks does this represent to me? What dangers may others risk? Has the alternate solution been thought through? Is this a learning opportunity for me? My first reaction is "NO." But i owe it to others to hear them out. Experience, instruction and Google can only go...

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EBH

Rick Thues April 13, 2022 Uncategorized 8 Comments

Episode #689 April 16, 2022 In recognition of the 45th Annual Easter Beer Hunt and Rib Roast (which is today) i have included here the story of the 20th Annual EBH, perhaps the most memorable of all the parties.   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KsNWlM3fWmI   We Jump EBH The Easter Beer Hunt (EBH) is a tradition started in 1977. My sister has a birthday that sometimes falls on Easter. In 1977 her birthday was Saturday, the day before Easter. I called her up. “Hey Debbi, I want to throw you an Easter themed birthday party.” “Oh boy. That will be fun,” she said....

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Memory

Rick Thues April 5, 2022 Uncategorized 3 Comments

Episode #688 April 9, 2022 My memory is getting rusty as i get older. A well oiled memory is one that gets used. i exercise my memory whenever possible. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mdBVJbzkoqo i used to think that men were incapable of remembering more than three things at a time. i practiced that premise every time i left the house. CELL PHONE ID KEYS Check, Check, Check. i was quite good at remembering three things and then came COVID. Now i had to remember to bring a mask. MASK? Remembering four things was difficult at first, but eventually i mastered it. Turns out...

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CD

Rick Thues March 29, 2022 Uncategorized 3 Comments

Episode #687 April 2, 2022 Some time in the early 1990s i was at a K-mart store. i went to the photo film department to pick up some 110 film cartridges for my Kodak Tele-Instamatic 608 camera.   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s7hgaugoJjw There was no 110 film on the shelves. There were only 35mm film cartridges. i walked over to the music department. There were no vinyl records in the racks. They had all been replaced with CDs (Compact Discs). Had i just stepped through a time portal? Where had the familiar technology gone? It was progress. My camera and my turntable were...

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Regret

Rick Thues March 24, 2022 Uncategorized 4 Comments

Episode #686. March 26, 2022. Having no regrets means testing your mettle at every opportunity.     https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RDSEtWt9u-A Regret My wife and I are driving around Maui to Hana. We stop for gas where I speak to the attendant. “Anything interesting up ahead?” I ask. “There’s a waterfall in about 5 miles. People jump off it into a pool. Look for a small sign with a picture of a waterfall.” “Thanks,” I said, paying for the gas. Cruising along the road to Hana I see the sign. “Let’s go to the waterfall,” I say as I make the hard right...

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Language of Pain

Rick Thues March 14, 2022 Uncategorized 3 Comments

Episode #685 March 19, 2022 i was gardening in the rock garden when i stepped on a rock.   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BYjP85DQtqE   The sole of my foot said “pain” (ROCK POKING FOOT - LOSING BALANCE) then my ankle said, “crunch” (I’M FOLDED).  As i went down on one knee my hand brushed the aloe. My cuticle yelled so loud that my mouth said, “?#¥@!” i looked at the finger. A red mark scarred the edge of the nail. Blood welled up under the nail. The nail throbbed with my heart and my hand said, “I’m hurt…I’m hurt…I’m hurt… …”  PRES-SURE, PRES-SURE,...

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