Jack’s Winning Words 4/9/18
“The little things are infinitely the most important in solving mysteries.”  (A. Conan Doyle)  What happened to Jack’s Winning Words last week?  Answer: It was a spider bite, a little thing that I left alone until it became infected.  An antibiotic reaction caused severe dehydration and kidney issues and a 6-day hospital stay and home recuperation.  It was only a spider bite!  So, examine your life.  Is there some “little spider bite” that you should be taking care of?”    ;-)  Jack

FROM ST PAUL IN ST PAUL:  Jack,  about a month ago a good friend of our's stepped on a toothpick by accident and ended up with a severe infection in the heel of her foot.  it took a surgery to remove it and 4 weeks to get rid of the infection.  who knew a little toothpick could do so much damage?  PLH   p.s.we are home now.  took an 8 day road trip through southern Utah on the way home and hit 4 national parks: Zion,  Bryce Canyon,  Capitol Reefs, and Arches.  spectacular beauty!   get well, my friend.  and Easter blessings to you and yours...====JACK:  Baseball manager Dusty Baker had a habit of chewing on a toothpick.  MLB ordered him to stop, because people were imitating him, and some had swallowed toothpicks.

FROM LBP:  Glad to have you back. :)  Alas, there are too many little things. But there was a lesson I was given once for combatting stress. Do three things each day. 1. One thing to come closer to God (or the divine). 2. one thing to address a nagging problem. 3. One thing to make someone else happy. Doable, right?====JACK:  Doing 3 "little" things each day is a good idea.  Saying 3 little words to someone is a good idea, too.

FROM WALMART REV:  Welcome back, Jack!! You were missed!! "A pesty little critter, wasn't he?!?! ====JACK:  I didn't actually see him; the doctor surmised.

FROM KS:  Glad to hear you’re doing better!!   Little things - I agree, sometimes in the back of my mind (bad habits, thoughts of the past, procrastination) have a way of getting in the way.  Take care of yourself and hope you continue on the recovery road.====JACK:  Have you ever heard the song, Little Things Mean a Lot?

FROM SF:  Whoa! I wondered where you went! Relieved to hear that you are good again! My brother is an exterminator...’The Bugmen’ (248-763-7973). You can call him if you ever need him! He loves me and would love to meet you. What a character he is!!! Crazy good! ====JACK:  NOW you suggest an exterimnator?  That's locking the barndoor etc.  OOPS.  That spider may still be in the house, getting hungry again.

FROM RI IN BOSTON:  We missed you!   So glad to see you're back.  In my mind I contemplated various possibilities why you were not "publishing".  Some were health related, but much more notable than a spider bite.  Seems your treatment was one of those situations with the "cure" being worse than the "disease".  I hope you're beyond any danger or discomfort now, and feeling on top of things again. ====JACK:  I'll take the cure!!!!