My new favorite word

I have a new favorite word and there isn't even a close second place. My new favorite word is "Boppa". This is how Asher says, "Goppa". It's so cute for many different reasons, but mainly it's because Asher says so very little, but he uses this word all the time. It melts my heart every time he says it, which is pretty much all the time.

Sooooooooo.... Boppa it is! I'll take it!

Grandchildren

We get to babysit this little guy and his two older siblings tonight. Tiring? Yes, exhausting. Fun? Exhilarating! Can't wait to see these sweet kids!

Getting Old

I would not be surprised to get a card like this one day... The truth hurts!

Pencils

As a teacher who sharpens pencils all day long, this happens way more than you'd think. I have no idea why, but my guess is cheap manufacturing. UGH!

Take a knee

Last year NFL football player, Colin Kaepernick caused a tremendous controversy. To protest police violence against minorities, Kap knelt down and refused to stand for the national anthem. To me, this was the height of disrespect. He is protesting a nation that makes it possible for him to make millions of dollars for playing a GAME. Don't get me wrong. Kap is completely within his constitutional rights to protest peacefully in this way. There is nothing illegal about it. But just because it is legal, doesn't make it right. Maybe if he thinks this nation is so horrible he could move to Canada and play in the Canadian Football League. Heck, I'd even help him pack the moving van. However, we all know the truth. These poor ol' athletes are so mistreated they swear up and down they should move someplace else. But deep down they know they live in the greatest nation on earth. He ain't going anywhere!

Taking a cue from Kaepernick, last week Marshawn Lynch sat on the bench and ate a banana while the rest of the stadium stood and honored the flag during the national anthem.

Then there's Tim Tebow. Yes, the same Tim Tebow who was obliterated in the media because he DARED to kneel and pray before a game. He did not kneel and pray during the national anthem though. He stood respectfully for that. The media says Kaepernick and Lynch are merely exercising their constitutional right to protest, while they rip Tebow for praying in public. Oh the nerve of Tim Tebow putting his faith on display like that! Religion has no place in sports they say!

Hmmmmm... question for the media. Double standard much??????

Quiet

I have been accused many times of being too quiet. That's why this blog is called "Silence Runs Deep". My grandfather was a very quiet man, and I believe I take after him in many ways. This subject has been documented in sayings like, "I'd rather be quiet and let people think I'm a fool than open my mouth and remove all doubt". In the Wizard of Oz, Dorothy asks the scarecrow how he can talk if he doesn't have a brain. The scarecrow brilliantly replies, "Some people without brains do an awful lot of talking!". And then there's Ohio's own Bill Watterson. Watterson is the creator of the wonderful comic strip, Calvin and Hobbes. Not only was this comic strip extremely funny, but it was also a very insightful look at the world through the eyes of a young boy. Here's a nugget of wisdom from Calvin and Hobbes...

Dark Day

It's a dark day here at Lago Vista Resort in Hidden Valley Lake. Tomorrow I return to work after a much-too-short summer vacation. Here's how I'm feeling right about now...

Getting Old

This describes me. I don't like to admit it, but it does.

Decaf

When someone asks me, "Regular or Decaf", I must have a smirk on my face a mile wide. Decaf????? What's the point? Regular coffee is the gasoline of life. Decaf is just hot, brown stained water. When it's coffee time, please don't ask me if I want regular or decaf. If you want to ask me a question, ask me if I'd like a refill of my regular coffee. Do you pull into a Shell station and ask for water in your car? Nope! You put gas in it! Gas makes the car run! Caffeinated coffee makes ME run. Decaf? Oh puh-leeeeeeeeze spare me!

I don't think so

Hmmmmm.... Antique tables? I doubt it!