Happy 24th

H-B'day to my nephew. Only 100 more to go....
Cheers, your uncle John

Final Goodbyes

Dear Uncle Jim,

It was one wild ride, but as of 9:25 p.m. last night. You've finally run out of fuel. When I get tired of riding or when I run out of fuel. I will park the bike and meet up with the rest of you, as I know that you are waiting for me...

Cheers, your loving nephew John

Respect

RESPECT!!! Whatever happened to the use of this word? How can these seven letters be so forgotten and meaningless especially in the times we live in today?
Respect:

Noun

1. consideration: respect for my feelings

2. an attitude of deference or esteem

3. the state of being honoured or esteemed

4. a detail or characteristic: in virtually all respects boys develop more slowly than girls

5. in respect of or with respect to in reference or relation to

6. respects polite greetings: he paid his respects to her and left

Verb

1. to have an attitude of esteem towards: she is the person I most respect and wish to emulate

2. to pay proper attention or consideration to: he called on rebel groups to respect a cease-fire [Latin respicere to pay attention to]

respecter n

Collins Essential English Dictionary 2nd Edition 2006 © HarperCollins Publishers 2004, 2006

This piece, I copied and pasted here is the definition of respect. And yet I have not seen this in parts of my family as of late??? And yet on the other hand, they speak nothing other than respect. But do not practice it when it comes to one's wishes??? Is that or is that not two-faced? I will leave that up to others to decide, because I cannot judge. I can only speak of what I see.

Cheers, John

Trials and Tribulations

When exactly as humans will we know, that we are finished with all of these "trials and tribulations" that we are supposedly supposed to go through in our lives. Honestly, it is very confusing for me...
Just another evening to finish off another day.

Cheers, John

My Sister

H-B'Day Sis... TY for always being there...

Cheers, your loving bro. John

A Brother Not Forgotten

I received a forward in my e-mail today (as I am sure we all do). And I got one reply, in particular that topped me in anything I could hope to achieve in life. This "Brother" is not family but I can't help looking at him as anything but a family member. Sometimes, "friends" come into our lives and end up becoming family. Very odd how we go through life not knowing this, as it is happening and having to take many roads to figure it out...

Cheers, John
God Bless My Brother.....Anson

Something Touching

As we grow up, we learn that even the one person that wasn't supposed to ever let you down probably will. You will have your heart broken probably more than once and it's harder every time. You'll break hearts too, so remember how it felt when yours was broken. You'll fight with your best friend. You'll blame a new love for things an old one did... You'll cry because time is passing too fast, and you'll eventually lose someone you love. So take too many pictures, laugh too much, and love like you've never been hurt because every sixty seconds you spend upset is a minute of happiness you'll never get back. Don't be afraid that your life will end, be afraid that it will never begin.

Author unknown...

Life

Kind of odd how this life throws us such curveballs. Earlier today I found out that my very ill uncle is not doing so well and yet it does not depress me? I guess being on hospice twice myself over the course of my last 23 1/2 years. Almost 24. I have seen what he is looking at now. And yet I am still here? There must be more that I am supposed to do in life. So as I done yesterday, I will do it tomorrow. I will wake up, expecting nothing but hoping for the opportunity to have a chance at seeing a flower bloom. After that life is a bonus, whether I see it or not. Onwards and upwards.

Cheers, John

This is brand-new to me.

I do hope this turns out well.