Jack’s Winning Words 2/21/19
“Time is more valuable than money.  You can get more money, but you cannot get more time.”  (Jim Rohn)  Steve Jobs was worth $10.2 billion when he died at age 56!  Bill Gates said that Jobs taught him to value things that matter.  “You have to pick the important stuff, because you have a limited time.”  Whether you’re Jobs or a homeless person on the streets, “money don’t buy time.”  What’s in your wallet doesn’t compare to the sand left in your hourglass.   ;-)  Jack

FROM DB IN WB:  Wise words! I’ve also heard the expression, “count the minutes, not the days”.
Our lives are what we make of it.  I think that you are an amazing person!===JACK:  Time is always passing; it never stands still.  The sand is alway dribbling out of our hour-glass, and God has created that "time-keeper" in such a way that that the top of the device is darkened so that we can only speculate about how much sand is left.  So, make the best use of the time that is yours.  Proverbs 27:1 - Do not boast about tomorrow,  for you do not know what a day may bring.

FROM TAMPA SHIRL:  How true! Have you read the book about Steve Jobs by Walter Issacson? I thought that it was a great book.culate about how much remains. ===JACK:  No, I haven't read the book, but in my reading I've discovered that much of what S.J. became was based on his early life.  I think that that is true for many of us.

FROM DS IN SOCAL:  So true, and the sand is flowing faster and faster.======JACK:  It seems like ONLY yesterday that you and I were growing up and singing, "We are Moliners."===DS:  I think it was last month.  Oh wait, that was when we went down to "state".===JACK: MHS BB players and fans know how important===DS: You bet, Jack.  I remember listening to the Moline game when Kenny Moore and that team, I believe was 1951 were down there and did so well.  I think they came in 2nd.  Then I listened to Rock Island when they went down with Sharm Scharman (sp)  in 52 or 53.  I was fortunate enough to go down in 54 and 55....what a super experience and obviously I'll never forget it.  Then, at Augie....it got even better for me.  4 super years I still try to re-live.  Those were the days. t the "going to State" experience is/was.  Before TV, I remember listening to the games on radio.===JACK:  My first listening experience was about 1943...Cal Anders, Frank Demeyer, Bill Hall, Jim Grafton, A1 Van Landuyt.  I think that they finished 2nd.===DS:  GOSH, you're OLD!!!  I wasn't even born yet  (well I guess I was 6).  Bill Hall was our coach at John Deere back in I think 1952 or 53.  Maybe he took Bill Bishop's place when Bishop went to high school as assistant coach.  I really liked both  of them.  Bishop really worked me hard and I learned a lot of fundamentals from him.  We became very good friends in later years before he died.  Used to go over and play bridge with he and his wife....he was an extremely good bridge player.  Bill Hall was another of my favorites but lost track of him after he left John Deere.  I think he went to work for Wilson Sporting. Great memories.

FROM PRFM:  SO TRUE, JACK.    I HAVE BEEN IN THE HOSPITAL FOR 8 DAYS – last Sunday I almost ran out of sand.   I doing better but need to wait 4 weeks for my body to be ‘ready’ for a pacemaker!===JACK:  I have a quote in my pile..."You're never lost as long as you have gas in your tank."  or, "Don't call the undertaker as long as there's sand in the hourglass."  Best wishes!

FROM OUTHOUSE JUDY:  Amen.  I have a tendency to waste a lot of it!===JACK:  If time were money, would you be wasting it?===JUDY:  Yes.  Many days I can’t move out of my chair.  I do a lot of reading but does that meanful??  I’m not sure.  Right now I’m reading books on the keepers of the Lighthouses in Michigan.  Fascinating, but no one learns anything but me!  It feels like wasting my precious moments, minutes and hours.===JACK:  "Feeding your brain" is never a waste of time.  you are making good use of the "down" time that has been put upon you.  God is aware...and understands!

FROM BLAZING OAKS:  A good thought to remember! Most 0f us probably feel we have more
time than money; but both are valuable. As John Wayne used to say,   "Money can't buy happiness, but it IS a lot more comfortable to cry in a Mercedes than on a bicycle!" :-)  Some CEO's would say, "Time is Money";  Hope the sands of the hourglass keep running for you! We need the perspective! ===JACK:  I like that John Wayne quote.  Here's another that I like...“Tomorrow hopes we have learned something from yesterday.”

FROM BB IN CHGO:  One of my favorite vocalists, ever, Minnie Riperton, died in 1979 at the age of 31 –cancer.  My father passed in the spring of ’78 so I found the album of her music, released posthumously very meaningful.  The song attached, “Give Me Time” is sweet and thoughtful as is much of the rest of this album where her duet/compliment singers recorded after her passing.  Reminds me of Natalie Cole singing Unforgettable with her father Nat after he passed.  Since I know your family appreciates music, I just read that her coloratura/whistle soprano ability allowed her to hit “F7” on this tune – higher than most opera sopranos can reach!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uERIpAwxyhY

Seconds pass so very fast
Hours march in perfect time
Won’t you take this hand of mine?
Love can span the hands of time.

Yes, time is a treasure that we cannot buy
Time measures an hour and I don't know why

My Love, before I met you I just could not give
Then you touched my heart
And you taught me to live

You are the sun, gentle and warm
You make my life complete
Give me time to show what you mean to me

Let me share each day with you
Love you through the sands of time

Time is precious to so few
Love is rare and hard to find
Won't you take this hand of mine
Love can span the hands of time
===JACK:  Thanks for calling back the memory of Minnie and that beautiful song.  It was a great day when God invented music.  I appreciate the depth of many of your responses.

FROM DAZ:  You’ve been coming up with some really good, thought provoking ones lately. At least I thought they were particularly good one and maybe applicable.===JACK:  I agree.  Some WW are better than others...just as it is with sermons.  I, too, have liked some of the recent quotes.  Deadlines creep up...and time forces me to come up with something.  Regardless, I like what I do.