So I did a survey and was asked about politics. What surprised me was less the discussion & more the after-discussion. Politics is personal. If you end up going into a room and are asked questions as individuals in a group then you’ve got to be vulnerable. After the session and the sharing that took place every man in the room exited without saying a word to one another; no shaking hands; no good-byes; no exchange of emails, phone numbers or very many glances. It’s the weirdest thing to experience that level of sharing end with nothing socially impactful.
Monthly Archives: October 2011
Teeth
Evelyn – tomorrow being the 6th birthday of her life – has pulled out her own top right tooth. And now, ready to face her 6th birthday without a few teeth [her two bottom front teeth are finally growing in a bit] she’s going to grow faster than I’m ready.
She sure is precious.[I realize this is not a picture of her smiling with missing teeth – tomorrow I’ll post one]
Doors
I replaced the door between my garage and back yard today. It was much easier replacing that door compared to the door I had replaced between the house and the garage. Probably because I had the experience of the first to make the second one more direct. I don’t love door replacements as a whole, but I learned a few things. The one thing I wanted to point out which may save some time and money: Many new doors have adjustable/replaceable weather stripping so that if you need to pull the weather stripping out of the crack they’re tucked into just about 1/16th of an inch – you can. If you pull it out that much to create a better seal you’ll have better energy efficiency AND not have spent $15.00 or more on new weather stripping. Pretty cool [or warm, depending on the season].
Man Up
I haven’t listened to Dave Ramsey in a while. Usually I find his dealing with certain issues legalistically to be a bit rough for me. However, my personal preference for grace aside, he’s got a message that I think is important for humans of the world: grow up. Be an adult. When people call him for financial advice he almost always tells them the same thing after hearing their situation: face it. Face the situation and be an adult. Don’t ignore it any more.
I hate this advice because it usually points out my own maturity problems, but it is what we need to be encouraged to do as humanz. If you’re having a problem in life it is possible it was thrust on you by someone else or out of your control. Doesn’t matter. Face it like an adult. You may be facing a financial or other hole where you’ve got to dig yourself out. Face it. Man up. Woman up. Don’t just ignore it until you’ve really, really screwed things up.
I listened to him a bit this last week via his podcast and I can say that if you’re going to talk about politics, religion, money, sex or any other taboo: don’t be afraid to face the root problem, and don’t be afraid to accept responsibility. You can’t deal with a problem until you’ve owned up to it and understand it. This counts for money, but pretty much the rest of life as well. Trying to do anything else but be an adult about it is just plain stupid. Dave says that, too. I don’t prefer it, but it’s probably true.