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Private Time Reflections


 All Things Being Equal
 

Can us humans move the heavier payload by pulling it or by pushing it?
I’d like to see some factual answers for this question. Oh yes, we stay in shape.
We push our way through a crowd
We pull out of “Slower traffic only” to pass
We push ourselves to reach our goals.
We pull on our boots to get them on and we pull on our boots to get them off!
We push aside things we’d rather not deal with.
We try to pull in new friends
We push or pull a pencil with flavored finesse.
Ever get caught pushing the blame?
Are we pushing our luck when we try pulling all the loose ends together?
We’ll pull an idea out of midair and boldly try to push that same idea down someone’s throat
We’ll push on the brakes or pull on the reigns to stop.
Ok, ok, back to the original question, you’re faced with this four wheeled cart sporting a challenging load of poundage. It is begging to be moved, silently arousing your stubborn determination to prove your physical ability. All things being equal, will you be more likely to move it if you put a shoulder to it and hunker into it, or might you sooner roll it if you harnessed yourself to the front of it?
Give me some facts.
How did you know that for sure?
Ok, then give me your opinion.
Want my opinion? I’ve never seen a horse pushing a peopled carriage!
Meanwhile, I'll keep coaxing my treadmill powered scooter uphill!
Posted by Grandpa John at 12:07 AM - 6 Comments   Add a Comment  
 

 Walkway Temporarily Taped
 

Let’s just see what happens when a narrow walkway with lots of people traffic has a strip of masking tape strung across it at waist level.
Initially everyone will stop and look around in confusion.
Some will likely stoop down and go through underneath.
A few might un-stick one end, walk through, turn around and re-stick it again.
Some probably won’t touch a thing, they’ll simply turn around and find another route.
Finally, some brave soul will surely stop, wad it all up, discard it in the nearest waste receptacle and the experiment will be over.
Yes, you’ve guessed it, I tried this one also. It seemed a harmless approach to studying one form of people reaction when they run into a hiccup.
Are you willing to share a time when you think you were included in a people reaction group study?
Meanwhile, I'll keep coaxing my treadmill powered scooter uphill!
Posted by Grandpa John at 12:02 AM - 10 Comments   Add a Comment  
 

 In Disguise
 

I’ll bet you can’t be yourself in disguise. Try putting on a clown suit, paint up the face, and then go attend some local benefit basketball game. Wait up a minute, there are a few don’ts,
Don’t tell the kids, let them go to that same game without you. If they are too young to drive, have them go with neighbors because, “My schedule won’t allow time to go with you.”
Don‘t pay to get in because, “I‘m the clown for this evening.”
Don‘t bother to tell anyone your plans, except maybe your spouse if necessary.
Don’t forget to take some magic tricks and other cleverness along for in between crowd pleasers.
Don’t physically interfere with the game, work the crowd during play time. If there is no halftime show, Don’t hesitate to take over! And above all, disappear before the game is quiet over. Go get cleaned up before the kids get home. If done successfully, this will stir a buzz among the locals for several weeks, puzzling over who in the world the clown was!
The evening that I did all of the above, I asked a neighbor to join me, so there were two mysterious clowns that literally had the time of their life behind their disguises.
At that time we had two children in high school and two in grade school. Our daughter (the oldest) figured out who that silly clown was, but helped me enjoy my secret identity which lasted for several weeks. I was even asked by some other neighbors if I saw the clowns, ”Who do you think they were?”
One of the highlights of the evening for me was after holding a brave child on my lap I heard him tell dad, “That clown is wearing a wrist watch!”
Meanwhile, I'll keep coaxing my treadmill powered scooter uphill!
Posted by Grandpa John at 12:29 AM - 14 Comments   Add a Comment  
 

 A Wob-L-Stik?
 

You’ve seen the pet rock with “Please turn me over” written on one side and “Ah, that feels good!” written on the other side. Well, I’ve developed a useless necessity that fits into that same category. The best part is that it’s all made out of 1” scrapped lumber. You can easily make some for you and your friends too. I made around 100 and am having a blast distributing them. I wish I knew of a no cost way of sending you all one, I’d do it! They make wonderful unusual gifts and/or companions!
U build some! Cut out a four inch wooden wheel and a 3 to 4 ft. x ¾ x ¾ walking stik ( push ) handle. Drill a hole for the ¼ x 2” full thread axle bolt ¾” off center in the wheel and ¾“ from one end of the Wob-L-Stik. Sand or file all sharp edges. Assemble the wheel by double nutting the full threaded axle bolt. Slip the weel onto your axle bolt first, then sandwich the stik between two nuts. Adjust and tighten the nuts against the stik so the wobble weel turns freely. With a magic marker print Wob-L-Stik on the top side of the handle. Now don’t give any as a gift without printing these Wob-L-Stik owner benefits to give with it!
A Wob-L-Stik? Yes, you need a Wob-L-Stik, everybody needs a Wob-L-Stik, and the Wob-L-Stik needs you! It will keep your secrets (without any help) and will soon become your best friend! Wob-L-Stiks really do understand, they carry deep experience scars from their own previous life.
Choosing what secrets to share with your Wob-L-Stik is a little like choosing a new pair of shoes: Sharing your secret doesn’t have to feel comfortable, as long as you’re happy with the choice you’ve made.
Your Wob-L-Stik loves to go for a walk! Simply push “Wilbur” or “Sally” in front of you by resting your pointer finger along the top, pointing down the stik towards the Wob-L-Weel.
You can leisurely walk along together and share all your secrets, Wob-L-Stik will gracefully nod in agreement, will never argue and will obediently file every word under “confidential!”
Wob-L-Stik wood never tell anyone ------- never!
If you don’t think Wob-L-Stik will make you happy, please take it for a walk anyhow, you’ll make the stik happy!
Meanwhile, I'll keep coaxing my treadmill powered scooter uphill!
Posted by Grandpa John at 12:32 AM - 9 Comments   Add a Comment  
 

 Well Read Mail
 

What if mail could think inside the box? Why, I’ll bet it would often visit in the dark., Imagine how much more educated articles would seem if The Daily would listen to Look and Taste Of Home would page into a Fortune of about 500 while being tutored by the Saturday Evening Post. A Popular Mechanic could help adjust the fine print in advertisements to make them more palatable for us Readers to Digest.
And the letters? All Bill’s, desperate for attention continue to enter the box embracing a reduced interest level. As a result, any Bill might benefit by knocking on The Publishers Clearing House address window to learn more about successful charisma structuring.
Let’s not forget about the stamps. Our mailbox is far enough from our house, the stamps would have time to harmonize in several movements of Slowalksy’s rhythmic boot shuffle cadence.
Meanwhile, I'll keep coaxing my treadmill powered scooter uphill!
Posted by Grandpa John at 12:20 AM - 9 Comments   Add a Comment  
 
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