Prayer of St. Francis of Assisi

Lord, make me an instrument of your peace:
where there is hatred, let me sow love;
where there is injury, pardon;
where there is doubt, faith;
where there is despair, hope;
where there is darkness, light;
where there is sadness, joy.

O divine Master, grant that I may not so much seek
to be consoled as to console,
to be understood as to understand,
to be loved as to love.
For it is in giving that we receive,
it is in pardoning that we are pardoned,
and it is in dying that we are born to eternal life.

Friday: stopped for a free Wendy’s honey butter chicken biscuit on the way to work (twice). Got a decent amount of work done. On the way home from work I bought a nice grey Columbia shirt at a thrift store, and made the late decision to eat pizza for supper.

Woke early Saturday to drive down to Macon to visit with my mom. Stopped on the way to get another free Wendy’s chicken biscuit (okay, twice). Traffic was murder on the way home.

Saturday night I watched two movies. First “Paris Can Wait” with Diane Lane and Alec Baldwin. Then “Amelia” about the female pilot, with Richard Gere. Hilary Swank in the title role. Learned things that I’d never known, like how a dead homing beacon battery on a Coast Guard cutter in the Pacific due to a sleepy operator most probably caused Earhart to be unable to locate the tiny island landing strip.

Slept late Sunday morning. Cleaned upstairs, then downstairs. Five loads of laundry, and did the dishes. Quesadillas for Saturday supper and Sunday lunch. Watched the Honda Open and several episodes of a comedy / crime show called Chuck.

Later I drove C to Home Depot and Whole Foods.

She cooked homemade pizza for supper.

Leftover chili for lunch today.

How to Treat Dry Eyes. 

https://nymag.com/strategist/article/how-to-treat-dry-eyes.html

Signs you aren’t ready for retirement. Guess that’s me.

1. Unsure of your retirement income.

2. Unsure of your Social Security options.

3. Don’t have many hobbies/friends outside of work..

4. Aren’t sure where your money goes.

5. Still love your job.

6. Spend more than you earn.

7. Haven’t covered for inflation / unexpected expenses.

8. Carrying debts into retirement.

9. No plan for long-term care.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/retirement/9-signs-you-aren-t-yet-ready-to-retire/ss-BB1ePvcX?ocid=entnewsntp#image=1

How the Baseball Cap Went from Athletic Gear to Fashion Statement | Arts & Culture | Smithsonian Magazine 

https://www.smithsonianmag.com/arts-culture/history-baseball-cap-180977162/

Which do you say more: yes or no? Is it your natural tendency to say yes, or are you more likely to respond negatively? Is your cup half full, or half empty? Is this a good thing? Would it be better to respond with a question than to react negatively?

Why you shouldn't post a selfie of your vaccine card.

https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__www.komando.com_social-2Dmedia_covid-2Dvaccine-2Dprivacy_776435_&d=DwICAg&c=UXihhqr7vvdA-hrKyTiC1Q&r=wMWwaEbn9nr4zXI4p6CDP7FGwn1DrBd77MJElrWsP6U&m=usov-b5gIwLQGAZEeCKrjKV73Q5hrI3ph2_BqrbjITk&s=EBZ6JxXNC0n42mk0ZOuSI5rqsn4eku-8o67BMxbBp68&e=

“Human beings judge each one another by their external actions. God judges them on their moral choices” – C.S. Lewis in Mere Christianity.

https://www.goodreads.com/quotes/482608-the-bad-psychological-material-is-not-a-sin-but-a

Someone reminded me that our words and actions as we relate to a person shows others what we think about that person. This is true. Much more than any post on social media.

Denison: Comic books normalizing and glorifying gay characters are strategically intended to persuade our children and grandchildren in intuitive and emotive ways. Polyamory proponents want a world in which children are brought up in polyamorous families and thus accept such relationships as normal and healthy. Courts that threaten parents who oppose their children’s gender transitions send signals far beyond the parents themselves. Just as proponents of the sexual revolution intend to impact future generations with their version of sexual morality, so we must do the same. Four biblical responses: (1) Defend the unborn, (2) defend girls and women, (3) defend children from immorality in culture, and (4) defend freedom of speech in schools.

https://www.denisonforum.org/?utm_medium=email&_hsmi=117158548&_hsenc=p2ANqtz-8bXWGXN01P-HVSUkivAhiKChLcTGIl13YJcA9rwpDfWYeA5XA64a8KSnJPljoyOvcUTQkCNxFJHqtnmgUKcC__1Yt1wg&utm_content=117158548&utm_source=hs_email