Ooops...
Gas price correction: It has come to my
attention that Herr Petroleum no longer owns any convenience stores in the
Galesburg area and obviously could no longer be involved with the gas prices
here. They also do not have any contracts to provide gas to local stations. It
was a mistake on my part thinking that they still delivered gas to some of the
Galesburg stations. They are not. I apologize for the mistake and any
misunderstanding that it may have precipitated.
— Bumper
sticker of the week: Hate, Greed, Ignorance, religion, capitalism: Weapons of
mass destruction.
— Quote of
the week: ÒOne of the things Jesus did was to step aside from the organized
religion of his time because it had become corrupt and bogged down with rules.
Rules became more important than feeding the hungry.Ó —Corita Kent
— On the
6th day, God created man. For someone thought to be all-knowing, that was not a
real good idea.
—
Mistakenly Peeved: The other week I mentioned the foiled attempt by the City
Manager to get the proposed National Railroad Hall of Fame some ongoing tax
dollars. I referred to the Seminary Street Railroad Museum by mistake. To my
knowledge, the Seminary Street Railroad Museum, the one that actually exists,
has never asked for, or received, any tax dollars. Seems I Peeved off the wrong
people. Generally speaking, I know what I mean, but it sometimes does not get
translated very accurately to the public. Occupational hazard. Or
malfunctioning brain. Either way — sorry for the inadvertent Peeve.
— I donÕt
too often stay awake at night wondering what IÕm going to do with the rest of
my life, but I have lately. I recently retired from my counseling job. I was no
longer in tune with what the agency was doing. The paperwork, and the amount of
billing time you spend with clients, has become more important than the
therapy. I canÕt reconcile their new way of doing business with my training and
belief that the client, at any expense to the agency, should come first. So it
was best I departed. Ended up I wasnÕt doing justice to the client or the
paperwork. IÕm mired in the belief that a charitable organization should do
charity, not profit. So I been thinking of opening a soup kitchen, either here
or in Hot Springs. There are a lot of hungry people. No preaching or obligations,
just food and fellowship. IÕm pretty sure IÕd like that. (And, by the way, no
profit. We would beg for everything.)
—
Politicians are the least likely group of people to correct the injustices in
this country. In fact, IÕm not so sure theyÕre not the root cause of them.
— Speaking
of politicians: Campaign signs are starting to pop up like morel mushrooms in
the spring. Rehn and Shipplett seem to have taken the early lead. I guess you
canÕt blame them for both wanting a lifetime, guaranteed job, with good
benefits and a nice retirement plan. IÕm looking for a big Democratic year,
which gives Shipplett the early lead. Still, if Rehn can out–sign him, he
may have a shot.
— Another
9/11 Republican rah-rah rally. I never saw anything so pathetic.
— Fall:
Fall officially starts September 22. The Autumn Equinox. I like the fall,
although I donÕt really like what comes after it. How about spring, summer,
fall, spring. Maybe the greenhouse effect will help with this. Anyway, fall is
the time to start slowing down. If I get any slower, IÕm afraid theyÕll take me
to WatsonÕs. It is a time to get prepared for what is to come. Besides colder
weather, IÕm preparing for a move to Hot Springs, Arkansas. My job is to sell
almost everything we own. Sort of a cleansing. Should be interesting. My first
problem is figuring out how to sell things on e-Bay. IÕm pretty good at buying,
but selling obviously requires more computer knowledge than I got.
— What I would do if I had it to do
all over again:
¥ IÕd marry the
same lady and try to be a better husband.
¥ I would finish
seminary.
¥ I donÕt
consider myself a very good parent. I blame it on being an only child. IÕd pay
more attention.
¥ IÕd make more
friends. I have some beauties, but you can never have too many.
¥ IÕd try to be a
better son. I left a lot of things unsaid.
¥ I would go to
Woodstock. A buddy and I were within a half hour of going. We decided against
it.
¥ I would do more
and say less. I have a notion a lot of people would like a chance at correcting
that. Maybe we still can?