435 – Living Life to its Fullest

Mark made a comment in my last blog post about “living life to its fullest”. I wonder if he realizes, the older we get, the harder it is to do just that!

Lets face it, when we’re kids, summers seemed 300 days long, days seem to last forever playing baseball, basketball, football.. just about anything we did. Todays, we get 2-4 weeks of vacation, and they seem to pass in 5 minutes.

Doing things with our friends as kids, seemed like it lasted a lifetime, while today, we go to dinner and a movie with a friend, and it seems like you snap your fingers and its over.

The things we had to worry about as kids were, hearing the noontime whistle from a local factory to know it was lunchtime, and watching for the streetlights to come on to know it was dinnertime.

Today, we worry about so much. Our own kids, our parents, money, our jobs, and so much more.

Living life to its fullest is a rare and precious thing. This is why, when I go out to dinner with friends, it means a lot to me. It gives me a chance to be me, without the worry for even a few minutes.

On to something a bit cheerier (and for my friend Bubba):

People might think you are a Redneck if...

Your momma calls you over to help, cause she has a flat tire...on her house

The ASPCA raids your kitchen.

You have to check in the bottom of your shoe for change so you can get Grandma a new plug of tobacco.

You can't get married to your sweetheart because there is a law against it.

You celebrate Groundhog Day because you believe in it.

Your kid takes a siphon hose to show-and-tell.

You've been on TV more than 5 times describing the sound of a tornado.

You fish in your above-ground pool. . . and catch something.

Your beer can collection is considered a tourist attraction in your home town.

Getting a package from your post office requires a full tank of gas in the truck.

Your handkerchief doubles as your shirt sleeve.

Your baby's favorite teething ring is the garden hose in the front yard.

Your coat-of-arms features kudzu.

Your sophisticated show-biz cousin is a rodeo clown.

You think people that send out graduation announcements are show-offs.

Your best ashtray is a turtle shell. 252.Your pocketknife has ever been referred to as Exhibit A.

You think cur is a breed of dog.

People hear your car long before they see it.

Your four-year-old is a member of the NRA.

Your satellite dish payment delays buying school clothes for the kids.

You think the last words to the Star Spangled Banner are "Play Ball..."

You have a color coordinating rope that ties down your car hood.

You bring your dog to work with you.

Your grandmother can correctly execute the sleeper hold.

You've ever held somebody up with a caulk gun.

You have every episode of "Hee Haw" on tape.

Your favorite hunting dog has a bigger tombstone than your grandfather.

Your masseuse uses lard.

Your wife's best shoes have steel toes.

You use your fishing license as a form of I.D

Happy Hump-Day!