Hello and welcome back to the wonderful world of the Dogpound. Is it Thanksgiving yet? Is 2020 over yet? To the first, almost, and to the second, not yet! Bummer! Anyway, the day is almost here that we stop for a whole day – at least most of the day – and give thanks for all the blessings we have received, and will receive. I know we focus on the big blessings, but we need to be mindful of all of the blessings we receive every day. We get up and flip the switch, there is electricity. We turn the faucet and there is clean water. We go outside and there is the sun, unless it is cloudy, but we know that behind those clouds is that big yellow ball just waiting to show his sunny face. So, the point I am trying to make is that blessings come in all sizes, and we need to be thankful for each and every one. Despite all of the commotion that is surrounding us these days, we still live in one of the greatest, if not the greatest country in the world, and I for one, feel blessed every day I get up out of bed. Do I hear an Amen?! Ok, so what else is new these days? Oh yes, back in the good old days, you used to be able to take about anything out to the curb and the trash collectors would take it without a word being said, but not so these days. You have to a take a lot of things to the recycling center, and then you have to pay them to take it. While I was moving everything to get the new carpet installed, my bookshelf stereo decided that it no longer wanted to work anymore. I decided to keep the two speakers but took the main console to the local recycling center. I found out that my fee was based on how much my unit weighed. It weighed 20 pounds and it cost me 50 cents per pound to get rid of it. Translation: a crisp $10 bill. The main reason I bring this topic up is that a prior customer had left a television set to be recycled. It was an old-style television that existed before they were replaced by flat screen televisions. Plus, it was, what was considered a big screen back in those days, somewhere around 36 inches. I had one, and due to its bulk and weight, it was all one person could lug around. I bet that thing weighed in at least 70 or 80 pounds meaning, that person paid at least $35 for the privilege of throwing away his own television set. A sign of the times for sure!
THOUGHT FOR THE WEEK
“It is not what we say about our blessings, but what we do with our blessings. That is the true measure of our Thanksgiving.”
– W.T. Purkiser
SMILES
Thanksgiving is a traditional American holiday where families all over the United States sit for dinner at the same time……Halftime.
A woman called an 800 number to find out how long it would take to roast her turkey. To answer the question, the customer service representative asked her how much the bird weighed. The woman responded,” I don’t know exactly; it is still running around outside.”
That is a wrap for me. As always be good, do good, play safe, and remember to say grace for all the blessings we enjoy in this great country of ours. God Bless.
JR
