John Sheda.

You might be surprised to know that I, (yes, even moi), makes a mistake every now and then. Maybe, perhaps once or twice a year, if that but when I do, oh boy, that mistake is a whopper.

Several weeks ago, Deb and I went through the back roads around Dubuque and we visited a Monastery way back in the boondocks and then we actually went on a self-guided tour of a place where the monks build caskets and urns. It was very interesting. Deb went her way looking at all the beautiful hand-crafted caskets while I roamed the room with all the urns. Beautiful urns, by the way. So, with my amusing sense of humor, I took a picture of one of the prettiest urns and sent it to our family chat room!!! All in good natured fun!!! However, Deb didn’t think it funny and my three daughters and two granddaughters didn’t think so. My little grandson who’s only 5 didn’t care much one way or the other. So was this a mistake of mine? Let me know. Here are a few other zingers to help you through the hard week of our local elections coming up.

-Some days you are the pigeon while other days you are most definitely the statue. Deal with it.

-Remember a pat on the back is only a short distance from a kick in the butt.

-Never, never, never leave a birdie putt short. Short putts seldom go in. An “old geezer” taught me this.

-If it wasn’t for the last minute, nothing would get done.

-Go ahead, sing in the shower. Who cares what you sound like?

-Life is very simple; Just treat others the way you would like to be treated. Capeche!

-Compliment at least 2 people every day. “Hi Karen, thanks for your nice e-mails from time to time.”

-Wave at kids in the school buses.

-Life is not Burger King. You don’t always get to have it your way.

-Stop whining, complaining and feeling sorry for yourself. Right now! Stop it!

-Don’t worry about what other people think. Heck, many of them don’t do it very often.

-Life can be tough and heart-breaking at times so when you get the chance to dance – dance as if no one’s watching. -Enjoy the good moments.

-The most destructive force in the world – GOSSIP!

-A lot of things in your life will change, but we start with family and end with family. Love your family. Forgive them too.

-Everyone seems normal until you get to know them better.

-Be the first to start a conversation. A compliment is a great conversation starter. “My, you don’t look as fat as you used to,” is not a good starter.

-If you get dissed, insulted or screamed at – wait 24 hours before retaliating.

-Everyone’s on this journey called life – Always give people the benefit of the doubt. Their journey may be particularly difficult right now.

-And finally, life is not fair. Get used to it.

So, what’s a big blunder you’ve made? Give me a call and we’ll both laugh. Let me know at johndebsheda@gmial.com or call me at 319.327.4640.