Ruminations

Ruminations for Tuesday January 22nd 2019

    As I was walking around the neighborhood tonight I thought of the stories that are being told by the houses in my neighborhood. The stories vary from happy to sad and from interesting to shocking. I see a house that is for sale where a family was raised and now the house is too large for a couple getting older.  This I can relate to as Cathy and I sold our house shortly after I retired because it was too big for us and the three floors were getting a little tiring having to navigate. I also see a house that has been for sale for quite some time.  The house was previously owned by an individual who came into a lot of money very quickly. He could not handle his quick wealth and it was not long before it was all gone and the house was on the market.  Unfortunately the house was damaged by this person and his so called friends, who quickly abandoned him when the money ran out.  I also see a house that has been empty since I moved into the neighborhood 4 years ago.  I do not know what the story is, but I find it strange that such a nice house has been empty for so long.  Someone does the mowing every once in awhile and cleans up the property, but everyday I pass on my walk I see a house that is dying slowly. I also pass a house that I refer to as the mystery house.  I don't know who lives there as I have never seen anyone walking around the property. The shades are always drawn and the outside lights are on motion detectors. Someone takes very good care of the property and every once in awhile I see a vehicle parked in front of the house but it never stays.  I have told my wife that this has to be a CIA or FBI safe house. :)

Ruminations

Ruminations for Sunday January 20th 2019

Did you know ruminations also means "the action of chewing the cud" I guess that is basically what my mind does with some ideas/thoughts. So here goes some chewing that has been on my mind lately.

1. I find it very hard lately to stay positive. My defense against this is to get away from people and the news.  I also feel that this is not a good way to combat negativity but as I get older I have less time to spend with negative thoughts, people and situations. As you guessed it this means I also avoid the news and the news media.
2. I have a very difficult time remembering people's names. I don't know why as I really try to remember the names of those I meet.  I just can't seem to do it.  I really envy those that can recall the first names of those that they meet days or weeks later.  I think that this is also a gift from God because it can be used so much to benefit people.
3. While walking one day I was listening to a Daily Tech podcast that told of the development of a device that will be used by the internet of things that will require no power source.  This device will be able to draw all the power it needs from the transmissions in the air.  That made me wonder if all the cancers that are affecting our family and friends are a result of us doing it to ourselves.  All the transmissions around us, can they be slowly destroying our DNA and cells? Could it be found in the future that we actually were killing ourselves with all the new tech and new transmissions we are surrounding ourselves with.  Think of all that goes through a person each data. WIFI, TV, Cell Phone, Electric transmission, Bluetooth, FM, AM, etc..  It makes me wonder as my prayer list keeps getting bigger with cancer concerns.  More family and more friends are being stricken with this terrible disease. 
4. Finally for today I have been struggling with people that seem to make bad decisions even when they know that the decision will be harmful. What has happened to common sense? It breaks my heart when this happens and children are involved.