Grocery Stores

 When I was a teen, I worked in my uncle Russel's grocery store called the H and S. I never did know what that stood for.

Uncle Russel had only two cash registers and I was at one of them. This was before machines charged the price, so I had to ring up every item manually. Russel has a Black man named Gene who cleaned up. He could also find mysteriously unwrapped ice cream bars we would share. I really liked Gene.

I go to Big Y and Bern goes to Stop and Shop. Today I went to Stop and Shop because they have 5 pound bags of ice and Big Y doesn't and we needed ice.

Stop and Shop is so huge it makes me nervous. Oh, Big Y is big--not stop and shop big.

Last week I went to the Stop and Shop in Litchfield on my way back from Bible Study. It made the Stop and Shop in Cheshire look like a Big Y!

But I did get Polar Ginger Ale, hard to find in Cheshire.

Grocery Shopping is both a burden and a joy.

I don't know which is most true.

But Big Y is more a joy than Stop and Shop. 

That I know....

Thursday Blues

 A Thursday with nothing to do except read and go on line and watch tennis.

Well, that's not 'nothing' is it!

Co-co Gauff lost, which disappointed me. Bern was rooting for her opponent for some reason.

Well, Co-Co is young, she'll win the English open someday.

And I love the books I'm reading, mostly Jessica Fletcher and other mysteries. I'm a real mystery guy.

And on-line I learn more reasons to hate our President. That doesn't take long.

So, Thursday isn't as bad as I thought.

I missed two days!!!

How did I do that--I intend to post every day.

Well, maybe Monday and Tuesday found me unconscious in the bed.

No, that didn't happen.

And there was nothing much to distract me.

I just don't know what happened.

Maybe I posted in no-blogger land.

Anyway, today at Bible Study we began looking at the Gospel of Thomas.

Very familiar and very strange at the same time.

But well worth reading.

We didn't get far. (Find it for yourself, very interesting.)

Still next Wednesday to go.

I also want to find folks willing to do the annointing and prayers for healing, so we'll do that next Wednesday.

I'm off Sunday.

I won't go to church.

I'm getting over the shame of only going to church when I'm celebrating the Eucharist.

Just me....

 

Last night and this morning

 Last night a thunderstorm came through dropping gallons of rain and with powerful lightning.

Besides needing rain, it kept people in our neighborhood from setting off their illegal fireworks! Two goods at once....

This morning at church the folks at Trinity celebrated my 5 year anniversary with them--some of the best cake I ever tasted (it was mostly icing!)

Bern cut my hair yesterday and I told her I'd keep count of how many people complimented me on it.

A dozen, just a little less than the 30 folks in church.

The musician was sick, so no music--but it made the service shorter!

No one ever complains that my hair and beard are too long--but boy they make up for that by complimenting when it's cut!

Good night and great morning....

Happy Birthday USA!

 It's the 4th of July for the 250th time.

I love our country but not our administration.

I went out to stores  today and saw lots of folks dressed in July 4th clothes. I had on a yellow shirt and gray shorts--not  up to par with the others.

My 4th of July message is from a Polar Bear on a card I have called "Advice from a POLAR BEAR".

Odd, I know, but read on.

                                ADVICE FROM A POLAR BEAR

                    Live large

            Sniff out opportunities

            Learn some good icebreakers

            Be thick-skinned

            Be fearless

            Appreciate long winter nights

            Keep it cool!

Happy 4th!!!!

Welcome to the Heat

 Coming back from Big Y rather early this morning, I passed a public sign that said it was 94 degrees.

I believe it.

Being outside is like being in a sauna. 

This is New England--I thought we were the land of the cool.

So, drink lots of liquids that don't have alcohol in them and stay indoors as much as possible.

I know I complain for months about the cold so I won't complain about this, just to save my complaining for winter.

But it is hot.

Really hot....

Excuse me for ranting....

 I heard callers on Public Radio today saying they weren't happy to celebrate the 4th of July on the 250th anniversary of our country because of the current administration.

I must agree.

So, don't get me started on all the things I despise about Donald J. It would take up too much of my time and yours!

I simply don't know what it will take to restore our country to what it should be after all he has done to deform it.

My prayer on the 4th and in church on the 5th is God to move in mysterious ways to give us back the land that we love.

What I see in Washington these days is a president enriching himself and those wealthy who support him while letting down the people who need our country's help to live well.

A Republican congressman suggested putting a stop sign in the hand of the statue of liberty rather than a torch to welcome others to the Land of the Free.

We all came from somewhere to get here but the current racist actions against immigrants is dispicable....

I told you to not let me rant.....