Jack’s
Winning Words 5/21/19
“ One thing you
can learn from the clock is that it passes time by keeping its hands
busy.” (Unknown) Some modern kids have trouble using a dial
telephone. Some adults even have trouble
telling time unless it’s digital. A
grandfather clock is a mystery them. A quarter to or Half
past. What’s that? So, if today’s quote is meaningless to you,
you’re not alone. The only watch I know
of that has hands is Mickey Mouse one. Mickey’s
hands are always busy. ;-) Jack
FROM ST PAUL IN ST PAUL: and if i remember correctly, he only has 3 fingers on each hand! mice don't usually have fingers:):):) or hands! ===JACK: Hans with 3 fingers and a thumb are examples of how Disney was able to connect Mickey (his original name was Mortimer) with his audience...create an anthropomorphic mouse. Hmmmm! Do you suppose it's right to refer to Jesus as an anthropomorphic God. Chew on that for a while today!===PAUL: i can chew on that but i also run the risk of ending the day with a sore jaw... and yes, there was/is a thumb too.
FROM THE FISH IN NOVA SCOTIA: We presently have two refugee families in our community. The first was from Darfur and none of them could read or speak English. The courageous and charming mother was now responsible to understand appointments and get herself and her children (as young as 5) to them on time. I passed them three non-digital watches from the estate of a deceased friend, and another team member went over to explain how to read them, with the assistance of Google Translate and a lot of hand waving etc. The watches had been set by our kind local jewelry (who checked them over for free), but something looked funny to our team member and she found that the mother (who had never had the opportunity to get any formal schooling in any language) had hers on backwards. I mean, why not? The two ladies had a good laugh about it.===JACK: That's an interesting thought....not only do people from different parts of the word have different physical features, garb, languages, idioms and customs... They can have different concepts o time (long and short term). Thanks to your community that "dares" to resettle refugees!===THE FISH: both families tell us frequently that they are gratified how well they have been embraced by this fine community--quite a contrast from murder and ethnic cleansing both families have seen
FROM SF IN WB: See you Friday at 11:30 AM.===JACK: I plan to leave home when the little hand in on eleven and the big hand is on two, so that I'm there when the big hand gets to six.===S: Perfect plan!===JACK: Did you ever teach "telling time" when you were in the business?
FROM DAZ IN COLORADO: What time is it when the little hand is on the one and the big hand is on the three? Half past one. Your right, that's a lost art.
FROM GUSTIE MARLYS: I have a Mickey Mouse watch! It is old!===JACK: Some millennials are wearing Mickey Mouse watches to show how hip they are. Maybe you should start wearing yours to show that you are hip, too.
FROM ST PAUL IN ST PAUL: and if i remember correctly, he only has 3 fingers on each hand! mice don't usually have fingers:):):) or hands! ===JACK: Hans with 3 fingers and a thumb are examples of how Disney was able to connect Mickey (his original name was Mortimer) with his audience...create an anthropomorphic mouse. Hmmmm! Do you suppose it's right to refer to Jesus as an anthropomorphic God. Chew on that for a while today!===PAUL: i can chew on that but i also run the risk of ending the day with a sore jaw... and yes, there was/is a thumb too.
FROM THE FISH IN NOVA SCOTIA: We presently have two refugee families in our community. The first was from Darfur and none of them could read or speak English. The courageous and charming mother was now responsible to understand appointments and get herself and her children (as young as 5) to them on time. I passed them three non-digital watches from the estate of a deceased friend, and another team member went over to explain how to read them, with the assistance of Google Translate and a lot of hand waving etc. The watches had been set by our kind local jewelry (who checked them over for free), but something looked funny to our team member and she found that the mother (who had never had the opportunity to get any formal schooling in any language) had hers on backwards. I mean, why not? The two ladies had a good laugh about it.===JACK: That's an interesting thought....not only do people from different parts of the word have different physical features, garb, languages, idioms and customs... They can have different concepts o time (long and short term). Thanks to your community that "dares" to resettle refugees!===THE FISH: both families tell us frequently that they are gratified how well they have been embraced by this fine community--quite a contrast from murder and ethnic cleansing both families have seen
FROM SF IN WB: See you Friday at 11:30 AM.===JACK: I plan to leave home when the little hand in on eleven and the big hand is on two, so that I'm there when the big hand gets to six.===S: Perfect plan!===JACK: Did you ever teach "telling time" when you were in the business?
FROM DAZ IN COLORADO: What time is it when the little hand is on the one and the big hand is on the three? Half past one. Your right, that's a lost art.
FROM GUSTIE MARLYS: I have a Mickey Mouse watch! It is old!===JACK: Some millennials are wearing Mickey Mouse watches to show how hip they are. Maybe you should start wearing yours to show that you are hip, too.
FROM OUTHOUSE JUDY: Every
generation learns a new way to do things...such as tell time. But there
is nothing like a Grandfather Clock chiming out every 15 minutes and playing
the West Minister song on the hour. Ours was ruined during a burst water pipe
Year’s ago but we have three chiming clocks one which plays hymns every hour!===JACK: I wonder if your "hymn clock" plays the hymn, "I Need Thee Every Hour?"===JUDY: No, it doesn’t play that song but about 10 others. It also plays Christmas hymns and 16 Classical songs. I love it.
FROM BLAZING OAKS: All of my watches have hands. Guess that's rare anymore? Avery (9) can tell time by clock's hands; they still teach that in Kindergarten at school! My hands shot a 52 in Golf League this AM, so that was a "Happy busy"...But really cold on the course with brisk wind and no sun! :-( ! Seriously, busy hands and feet do make the time pass quickly; Thankful to have the health to be busy!!===JACK: Busy hands? Many churches have quilting groups, or groups that are committed to serving the hungry at soup kitchens. I know that "your hands" do more than grip a golf club. What groups do you have in your church?===OAKS: Our congregation is older and much smaller, now. Under Bill's pastorate we had several community service projects; Training those fresh out of prison, or in danger of going in that direction, to learn a trade, working under men in our
church who were plumbers,, electricians, had businesses, etc. very successful. A home for men who could not live alone, but with a mentor could live in a group home. Housing six men; Bill was one of several who initiated a home for abused women and kids to stay until they were stabilized, It's grown to be quite a huge operation, operated by the city now. sometimes for several months. And working with the homeless. NOW we still feed the homeless once a month, and have Trunk or Treat, EAster egg hunt, summer play day, for the neighborhood and do various short projects. Our folks are
incredibly generous for those in need! Our SR luncheons draw from several churches now, once month Sept-May. But we don't have the leadership to do what we once did ! Times change, the banner passes!===JACK: A great ministry, to be sure.
FROM BLAZING OAKS: All of my watches have hands. Guess that's rare anymore? Avery (9) can tell time by clock's hands; they still teach that in Kindergarten at school! My hands shot a 52 in Golf League this AM, so that was a "Happy busy"...But really cold on the course with brisk wind and no sun! :-( ! Seriously, busy hands and feet do make the time pass quickly; Thankful to have the health to be busy!!===JACK: Busy hands? Many churches have quilting groups, or groups that are committed to serving the hungry at soup kitchens. I know that "your hands" do more than grip a golf club. What groups do you have in your church?===OAKS: Our congregation is older and much smaller, now. Under Bill's pastorate we had several community service projects; Training those fresh out of prison, or in danger of going in that direction, to learn a trade, working under men in our
church who were plumbers,, electricians, had businesses, etc. very successful. A home for men who could not live alone, but with a mentor could live in a group home. Housing six men; Bill was one of several who initiated a home for abused women and kids to stay until they were stabilized, It's grown to be quite a huge operation, operated by the city now. sometimes for several months. And working with the homeless. NOW we still feed the homeless once a month, and have Trunk or Treat, EAster egg hunt, summer play day, for the neighborhood and do various short projects. Our folks are
incredibly generous for those in need! Our SR luncheons draw from several churches now, once month Sept-May. But we don't have the leadership to do what we once did ! Times change, the banner passes!===JACK: A great ministry, to be sure.
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