Feel Good - Watch the Old TV Show - "Mr. Ed"!

OK, having a bad day.  Got a tip for you!  Watch the old show Mr. Ed!!!!

One of my favorite things I say these days is: "I'm so happy I grew up when I did!" Being a kid in the 1950's & 1960's was one of those lucky moments I talked about in an earlier blog!  You have NO CONTROL as to when you were born!

Mr. Ed, a TV show based on a talking horse (real name, Bamboo Harvester)!  It is a great comedy!  No thinking, just laughing!  Silly comedy!  What I loved about the 50's & 60's!  And the show is in Black & White!

The show ran from 1961 to 1966!  That makes me 8-13 years old!!  It had 143 episodes & I saw most of them!  Check out the List of Mr. Ed episodes!

Go ahead!  Talk a look on the Hallmark Channel, that is where you can find the shows!  See what life was like in the 50's & 60's!  See what helped mold grandpa into who he is & sing the Mr. Ed theme song with me!

A horse is a horse, of course, of course, 
And no one can talk to a horse of course 
That is, of course, unless the horse is the famous Mr. Ed. 

Go right to the source and ask the horse 
He'll give you the answer that you'll endorse. 
He's always on a steady course. 
Talk to Mr. Ed. 

People yakkity yak a streak and waste your time of day 
But Mister Ed will never speak unless he has something to say. 

A horse is a horse, of course, of course, 
And this one'll talk 'til his voice is hoarse. 
You never heard of a talking horse? 

Well listen to this. 

I am Mister Ed.

source: http://www.lyricsondemand.com/

Forrest Gump and Grandfathers

Happen to catch one of my favorite movies!  Forrest Gump.  If you grew up during the 50's & 60's, this movie is a must see!  It covers so much!

The special effects, the music, the history, the quotes!  It touches many things that make you think!

First, a young boy with issues.  He was born with limited mental abilities - BUT accomplished a lot!!

And the quotes - I LOVE the quotes!  Have a look at Forrest Gump Quotes!

Some of my favorite quotes are:

"Stupid is as stupid does!"

Sometimes, I guess there are just aren't enough rocks"

"My name is Forrest Gump, people call me Forrest Gump."

My Momma always said, "Life is like a box of chocolates. You never know what you're gonna get!"

The shrimp boat scene, the football scenes, running across country, meeting the presidents & his faithful love for a young lady.  A lady that finally came back!

Great movie, great moments, great stuff for a new grandfather!

What Do People Do Without Faith!

Sunday is always a good day - keeps the focus!  What do people do without faith?

It seems our country is going through a period of time where faith is under attack.  Why?  Part of it is "political correctness gone wild!"  If you disagree with how a person leads their life, you are a "HATER"!

How did we become a country?  People left their former country for a new start and the ability to worship as they please!  You had Pilgrims & Puritans, Lutherans & Quakers, Jews & Buddhists & yes, people who did not worship any God!

Now, politics has made people focus on their differences, instead of what we have in common! If you believe something, THAT IS YOUR RIGHT!

Easter brings us to a time when Jesus & his death allows our sin to be forgiven!  Amazing!

What to people do without faith?

A Journey and a Grandfather?

As we travel on our path of live we have a choice - how do we react to obstacles!  This to me defines who we are as a person.  Another choice is - who we travel on this path?  That is my focus today!

OK, we are born!  No choice for us!  It is what it is!

•  Could be born in an interesting time!  1492 AD, the world is about to get bigger!  1941 Pearl Harbor & the beginning of the worlds largest war!  1776 - the birth of the greatest country the world has seen!  Or, about 2000 years ago, and a man that changed the world more than anyone!  My time was 1953!
THE TIME YOU ARE BORN IS NOT YOUR CHOICE!

•  Your parents!  We all need a Mom and a Dad!  It is what it is!  A Vanderbilt or Kennedy - lots of money?  A Martin Luther - a lot of faith!  Kim Jong-Un a leader of a country that had an interesting father!  Or, an my average American family, mother a housewife, father a steelworker!

Now, you are born & you have parents - the rest is up to you!

How do you react to your childhood - family and friends, school & faith, & obstacles!

So, we have people and we have decisions!  You are on your way!  This blog will follow decisions that I have made - Good & Bad!  And, discuss other people and their journeys!  Obstacle & People, sometimes one in the same!  Welcome to my Journey!!

Random Thoughts - Childhood!

As this 60 year old grandpa walked through the snow today, guess what?  Random thoughts!

My exercise does produce flash backs!  So that is my focus today, comparing 1965 to 2012!

As a 12 year old, snow in March was awesome!  As a 60 year old - NOT SO MUCH!

As a 12 year old, listening to music was accomplished by one ear plug on an AM transistor radio!  As a 60 year old, an iPod with a playlist from over 1400 songs!

As a 12 year old, never new my heart rate!  As a 60 year old, wear a heart rate monitor to measure my heart rate after quintuple by-pass surgery 2 years ago!

As a 12 year old, thinking about my lunch at McDonalds - cheeseburger, fries, & coke for less than $1.00!  As a 60 year old, thinking about my cardiologist appointment today at 2PM & my cholesterol!

As a 12 year old, checking out the cute neighbor girl on her one-speed bike.  As a 60 year old, checking out the ladies at cardiac rehab(your still the cutest Sue)!

As a 12 year old, worried about the math quiz of fractions.  As a 60 year old, worried about April 15th tax day!

As a 12 year old, waiting to watch my favorite TV show that night - "Combat"!  As a 60 year old, surfing through the hundreds of channels on cable and not finding anything I like!

As a 12 year old, March Madness was about 25 teams, the championship game on TV.  As a 60 year old, March Madness is 68 teams, every game on TV & the GNP(Gross National Product) goes down 2% for the next 4 weeks!

And as a 12 year old, enjoying the snow on a March day!  And as a 60 year old, enjoying the memories of a 12 year old on a snowy March Day!

Another Blog - This One Dedicated to Grandfathers!

As I was doing my morning walk another blog idea came to my head! Why?

I'm a first time grandfather!

I want to share my wisdom (I think it's wisdom)!

And I have Random Thoughts!  My generation was in school before ADD(attention deficit disorder), OCD(obsessive-cumpulsive disorder), HD(Hyperactive disorder), and CRAP(I made that one up!)  Oh, we had that stuff, but a mean principal & the paddle was better than any medication!

So, I have two goals for this blog!

1 - Random Thoughts - some days, most days, I need to vent!  Politics, education, the medical world, people and many other things will stir my thoughts!

2 - Maybe, just maybe, my grandchildren will read this some day!  Make them laugh!  Share a thought!  And maybe, just maybe, will help them in some way!!!