Anyway, the only thing I do see changing is my lack of desire to beat around the bush. I suddenly have this desire to be bolder and more confrontational than I have ever been before. I guess some can say that it is because my time is getting shorter, But I think I am seeing that all the pussyfooting around isn't really working. I also took a hard look at Jesus and His ministry and see that He never beat around the bush. He came hard and fast against sin, especially with the religious folks. He didn't worry about being politically correct he worried about peoples souls and the destruction they were causing not only in their life, but in those around them as well.
So... I guess you will be seeing a side of me that may be a bit firmer, and a bit more to the point. I still love people the same, I just am going to shoot straight from the hip, tell it like it is and move on.
I had my website redesigned as well, I don't know why, just wanted something different. Take a look: www.bobwagner.org
Monday, November 20, 2006
The older I get, the more change I see
Saturday, November 11, 2006
Things that make me say Duh!
The longer I live the more I learn and the more learn, the more I see things that make me say Duh! As a matter of fact, I have been gathering information to one day write a book called none other than; "Things that make me say Duh!" It will be filled with things like:
When people push an elevator button that is already lit. Wasn't my push good enough for them?
Signs that say, "Bear or Deer Crossing". Be honest, do you ever look at how fast you are going and suddenly say, Oh! I better slow down, or for the next 2 miles do you take your eyes off the road to look for bear or deer? I have been driving for over 32 years and have NEVER seen a deer come out near the signs, including the ones I hit! Why not make signs that say, Warning! There are Pot Holes Ahead because we spent our money putting up ridiculous signs instead of fixing them.
Fuel Prices Why is it that the price of everything else goes down when the demand goes up but when the demand for fuel goes up, so do the prices? Makes me want to slap someone. I know, that wasn't Christian like, yeah but it was honest and that is Christian like.
Boys that wear pants that are 5 times too big for them They can't run or even walk without holding onto them or they have to stop and pull them up every 3 steps. Let's see, I can buy pants that fit but I don't want too. I can buy a belt to hold them up, but I don't want to do that either. It must be an excuse not to help someone carry something. "I'd help you with that, but my pants will fall down, so I will just stand here holding them up while you do all the work." I don't know maybe I am just getting old. I had bell bottoms with fringes and a vest and a shag haircut, but at least my clothes fit!
Warnings on products that anyone with a half a brain would already know On an Iron: Do not use on clothes you are wearing. On a package of peanuts: Warning! This package may contain nuts and do we still need to tell everyone that a cup of hot coffee may be hot and that if you spill the hot cup of coffee that it may burn you? Duh!
Directions in Braille on a drive up ATM. Even if a blind person would somehow manage to use a drive up ATM, Money and the receipts don't come in Braille and while we are on the subject, almost every sign and room number in hospitals are in Braille. Has anyone ever, at any time in your life, come across a blind person in a hospital that was not accompanied by someone else. I think, and it may just be me, but if a blind person ever did wander away and got lost, they just might ask someone to assist them before searching for and reading every sign and room number they can feel. Picture a blind person searching for a sign 4"x8" on a wall in your mind and tell me you don't laugh. Folks, they are blind, not foolish, they will ask for help.
Anyway, I just wanted to get that off my chest. If you come across anything that makes you say "Duh" pass them on to me and I will post them. bobwagner@bobwagner.org
