,One day a mother died.
And on that clear, cold morning,
in the warmth of her bedroom,
the daughter was struck with
the pain of learning that sometimes
there isn't any more.
No more hugs,
no more lucky moments to celebrate together,
no more phone calls just to chat,
No more 'just one minute'
Sometimes, what we care about the most goes away.
never to return before we can say good-bye,
Say 'I Love You.'
So while we have it . . it's best we love it . .
And care for it and fix it when it's broken
and take good care of it when it's sick.
This is true for marriage .... and friendships ..
And children with bad report cards;
And dogs with bad hips;
And aging parents and grandparents
We keep them because they are worth it,
Because we cherish them!
Some things we keep --
like a best friend who moved away
or a classmate we grew up with.
There are just some things that
make us happy, No matter what..
Life is important,
and so are the people we know
And so, we keep them close!
I received this from someone today
who thought I was a 'KEEPER'!
Then I sent It to the people
I Think of in the same way!
Now it's your turn to send this to all those people
who Are 'keepers' in your life!
Thank you very much for
being a special part of MY Life!
Be kinder than necessary,
For everyone you meet is fighting some kind of battle.
Friday, February 6, 2009
Don Barney- Cousin of the Kegleys
I thought of Don Barney, a cousin of the Kegleys- his mother Mabel was my dad, Forest Kegley's sister. Don played basketball for the Trojans and probably graduated in 1946 with my sister Joan.
I looked Don up on www.Switchboard.com and called what I thought could be his home in Plano, TX, just north of Dallas. I talked with his wife, the former Helen Burnette of Otway. Unfortunately, Don died a couple of years ago. His sisters, Wilma and Dorothy, have also passed away, Wilma just recently. Ruth is still living in CA. Unfortunately, Ruth (Poodle)is not so cognizant now in her eighties.
Helen was very nice to talk with and I left my blog address with her.
I am sorry that I hadn't recently thought about Don. I remember watching him score fifty points in a church league game in the old Trinity Church gym and it was something (he did a lot of cherry picking but it was still remarkable). Don's cousins on his dad, Ollie's side, were Bert and jack Barney.
So many have passed on now- my sister Joan, Bert and Jack, and we still think of things we should have done.
I looked Don up on www.Switchboard.com and called what I thought could be his home in Plano, TX, just north of Dallas. I talked with his wife, the former Helen Burnette of Otway. Unfortunately, Don died a couple of years ago. His sisters, Wilma and Dorothy, have also passed away, Wilma just recently. Ruth is still living in CA. Unfortunately, Ruth (Poodle)is not so cognizant now in her eighties.
Helen was very nice to talk with and I left my blog address with her.
I am sorry that I hadn't recently thought about Don. I remember watching him score fifty points in a church league game in the old Trinity Church gym and it was something (he did a lot of cherry picking but it was still remarkable). Don's cousins on his dad, Ollie's side, were Bert and jack Barney.
So many have passed on now- my sister Joan, Bert and Jack, and we still think of things we should have done.
Audrey Hepburn said once:
Jeanie and I think Jay's and Terri's Tobey favors the beautiful Audrey Hepburn:
something Audrey Hepburn said once...
when asked to share her "beauty tips"
(it was read at her funeral years later):
For attractive lips, speak words of kindness...
For lovely eyes, seek out the good in people.
For a slim figure, share your food with the hungry.
For beautiful hair, let a child run his/her fingers through it once a day.
For poise, walk with the knowledge that you never walk alone... People,
even more than things, have to be restored, renewed, revived, reclaimed,
and redeemed; never throw out anyone.
Remember, if you ever need a helping hand, you will find one at the end of each of your arms. As you grow older,
you will discover that you have two hands; one for helping yourself, and the other for helping others.
The Medicine You Need- Pat Richards Whitehead
Subject:The Medicine You Need
Prescribed by the Great Physician
*****************************
The next time you feel like GOD can't use you, just remember...
Noah was a drunk
Abraham was too old
Isaac was a daydreamer
Jacob was a liar
Leah was ugly
Joseph was abused
Moses had a stuttering problem
Gideon was afraid
Samson had long hair and was a womanizer
Rahab was a prostitute
Jeremiah and Timothy were too young
David had an affair and was a murderer
Elijah was suicidal
Isaiah preached naked
Jonah ran from God
Naomi was a widow
Job lost everything he possessed
Peter denied Christ (3 times! )
The Disciples fell asleep while praying
Martha worried about everything
Mary Magdalene was
the Samaritan woman who was divorced, more than once...
Zaccheus was too small
Paul was too religious
Timothy had an ulcer...
AND
Lazarus was dead!
Prescribed by the Great Physician
*****************************
The next time you feel like GOD can't use you, just remember...
Noah was a drunk
Abraham was too old
Isaac was a daydreamer
Jacob was a liar
Leah was ugly
Joseph was abused
Moses had a stuttering problem
Gideon was afraid
Samson had long hair and was a womanizer
Rahab was a prostitute
Jeremiah and Timothy were too young
David had an affair and was a murderer
Elijah was suicidal
Isaiah preached naked
Jonah ran from God
Naomi was a widow
Job lost everything he possessed
Peter denied Christ (3 times! )
The Disciples fell asleep while praying
Martha worried about everything
Mary Magdalene was
the Samaritan woman who was divorced, more than once...
Zaccheus was too small
Paul was too religious
Timothy had an ulcer...
AND
Lazarus was dead!
Thursday, February 5, 2009
Women over forty- e-mail Blaine Bierley- Andy R.
> In case you missed it on 60 Minutes, this is what Andy Rooney
> thinks about women over 40:
> 60 Minutes Correspondent Andy Rooney (CBS)
>
> As I grow in age, I value women over 40 most of all. Here are just
> a few reasons why:
>
> A woman over 40 will never wake you in the middle of the night and
> ask, 'What are you thinking?' She doesn't care what you think.
>
> If a woman over 40 doesn't want to watch the game, she doesn't sit
> around whining about it. She does something she wants to do, and
> it's usually more interesting.
>
> Women over 40 are dignified. They seldom have a screaming match
> with you at the opera or in the middle of an expensive restaurant.
> Of course, if you deserve it, they won't hesitate to shoot you if
> they think they can get away with it.
>
> Older women are generous with praise, often undeserved. They know
> what it's like to be unappreciated.
>
> Women get psychic as they age. You never have to confess your sins
> to a woman over 40.
>
> Once you get past a wrinkle or two, a woman over 40 is far sexier
> than her younger counterpart.
>
> Older women are forthright and honest. They'll tell you right off
> if you are a jerk, if you are acting like one. You don't ever have
> to wonder where you stand with her.
>
> Yes, we praise women over 40 for a multitude of reasons.
> Unfortunately, it's not reciprocal. For every stunning, smart, well-
> coiffed, hot woman over 40, there is a bald, paunchy relic in
> yellow pants making a fool of himself with some 22-year old
> waitress. Ladies, I apologize.
>
> For all those men who say, 'Why buy the cow when you can get the
> milk for free?Here's an update for you. Nowadays 80% of women are
> against marriage.Why? Because women realize it's not worth buying
> an entire pig just to get a little sausage!
>
> Andy Rooney is a really smart guy!
>
> thinks about women over 40:
> 60 Minutes Correspondent Andy Rooney (CBS)
>
> As I grow in age, I value women over 40 most of all. Here are just
> a few reasons why:
>
> A woman over 40 will never wake you in the middle of the night and
> ask, 'What are you thinking?' She doesn't care what you think.
>
> If a woman over 40 doesn't want to watch the game, she doesn't sit
> around whining about it. She does something she wants to do, and
> it's usually more interesting.
>
> Women over 40 are dignified. They seldom have a screaming match
> with you at the opera or in the middle of an expensive restaurant.
> Of course, if you deserve it, they won't hesitate to shoot you if
> they think they can get away with it.
>
> Older women are generous with praise, often undeserved. They know
> what it's like to be unappreciated.
>
> Women get psychic as they age. You never have to confess your sins
> to a woman over 40.
>
> Once you get past a wrinkle or two, a woman over 40 is far sexier
> than her younger counterpart.
>
> Older women are forthright and honest. They'll tell you right off
> if you are a jerk, if you are acting like one. You don't ever have
> to wonder where you stand with her.
>
> Yes, we praise women over 40 for a multitude of reasons.
> Unfortunately, it's not reciprocal. For every stunning, smart, well-
> coiffed, hot woman over 40, there is a bald, paunchy relic in
> yellow pants making a fool of himself with some 22-year old
> waitress. Ladies, I apologize.
>
> For all those men who say, 'Why buy the cow when you can get the
> milk for free?Here's an update for you. Nowadays 80% of women are
> against marriage.Why? Because women realize it's not worth buying
> an entire pig just to get a little sausage!
>
> Andy Rooney is a really smart guy!
>
Hi Sam,
I read the EMail you got from Jack Plymale on your blog
yesterday regarding the rainy weather in Costa Rico with
nothing much to do but read. I have the same trouble due
to the cold snowy weather in Michigan. This morning it is
minus 3 degrees and we have had lots of snow ever since
late in November.
I hate to go outside for fear of falling and breaking my hip
or leg so I kinda hibernate for a few months. I love to read
your blog usually early in the morning and EMails that I
receive from my friends. I don't know what I would do
without my PC in the winter months. It opens up the
whole world to me and keeps me in touch with my
friends as well as all the news I care to read.
I really appreciate the effort and time you put into your
blog as it keeps me in touch and informed with my PTown
past. I have lived in Michigan for 45 years but my love for
Portsmouth will never cease. Thanks again Sam for all your
great EMails & books.
Pat,
Your response in so welcome and Thanks! You and Jack are major correspondents for my e-mails and my blogs.
I know what you mean about the computer. Jeanie has named mine Hilda and she is very gracious in letting me spend time with her. I have had a couple of falls in the last couple of years. They can surely be dangerous to us of the PHS 50 class.
The effort is fun and I enjoy the wonderful things you can learn on the word machine which stays in touch with the world outside our homes.
Would that Gwili Fisher and Carl Clark would buy one so that we could better keep in touch with them.
I read the EMail you got from Jack Plymale on your blog
yesterday regarding the rainy weather in Costa Rico with
nothing much to do but read. I have the same trouble due
to the cold snowy weather in Michigan. This morning it is
minus 3 degrees and we have had lots of snow ever since
late in November.
I hate to go outside for fear of falling and breaking my hip
or leg so I kinda hibernate for a few months. I love to read
your blog usually early in the morning and EMails that I
receive from my friends. I don't know what I would do
without my PC in the winter months. It opens up the
whole world to me and keeps me in touch with my
friends as well as all the news I care to read.
I really appreciate the effort and time you put into your
blog as it keeps me in touch and informed with my PTown
past. I have lived in Michigan for 45 years but my love for
Portsmouth will never cease. Thanks again Sam for all your
great EMails & books.
Pat,
Your response in so welcome and Thanks! You and Jack are major correspondents for my e-mails and my blogs.
I know what you mean about the computer. Jeanie has named mine Hilda and she is very gracious in letting me spend time with her. I have had a couple of falls in the last couple of years. They can surely be dangerous to us of the PHS 50 class.
The effort is fun and I enjoy the wonderful things you can learn on the word machine which stays in touch with the world outside our homes.
Would that Gwili Fisher and Carl Clark would buy one so that we could better keep in touch with them.
Wednesday, February 4, 2009
JP in Costa Rica Rain
I am so happy to have met the Three Amigos of Paul Walker's Torjans! I am honored that you would read any of my offerings Jack!
----- Original Message -----
From: Jack H Plymale
To: Sam Kegley
Sent: Wednesday, February 04, 2009 8:51 AM
Subject: Rainy days ain't really bad
Two days here, nothng but rain. Read and re-read your blogs and other literature. A favorite phrase of my sainted mother keeps running through my=============mind(?), " Busy as a one-armed paper hanger."
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----- Original Message -----
From: Jack H Plymale
To: Sam Kegley
Sent: Wednesday, February 04, 2009 8:51 AM
Subject: Rainy days ain't really bad
Two days here, nothng but rain. Read and re-read your blogs and other literature. A favorite phrase of my sainted mother keeps running through my=============mind(?), " Busy as a one-armed paper hanger."
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