Friday, May 08, 2020
The Letter "S" ~~ Weekend Roundup and Reflections
HAPPY MOTHER'S DAY!!!
The nineteenth issue of Weekend Roundup for this year, 2020...
(THE NINETEENTH LETTER FOR THIS SERIES)
- the Letter "S" Prompts are:
(A) Starts with the Letter "S";
(B) "Straight" (Tom's choice);
(C) A Favorite; and
(D) Reflections.
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(A) Starts with the Letter "S": "Starting Line" starts with "S". These small toy cars that I keep on my dresser are ready to Start their race.
After three semesters at the University of Nebraska I dropped out and got a job at the Elgin Watch Factory in Lincoln, Nebraska. One of our quality control inspectors, Bill Robinson, drove a race car on our dirt car track out at edge of town. I was invited to join his racing crew.
A toy 1934 Ford Coupe
Street Rod (read below)
Street Rod (read below)
We quit racing the car when our sponsor would not finance a new engine as we had thrown a piston through the cylinder wall. We sleeved the cylinder and Bill used it in a pristine 1940 Ford Coupe street car. We did get another sponsor to finance a 1937 Chevy for us.
The toy 1934 Ford above is 1:25 scale and is sold at
F i r s t G e a r C o. for $49.99.
For more go here.
(B) "Straight" (Tom's choice): "Straight from the Horses Mouth", the Bible verse on this May calendar I dug out yesterday. It echoed our last Sunday's sermon on "The Good Shepherd" from John 10.
At verse 11 it says "The good shepherd lays down his life for the sheep." Our minister told us (via the streaming video in the living room) that in the fields where the shelters are very primitive and the Shepherd sleeps laying in the doorway so he knows when someone or someone tries to enter or leave.
Hearing that from both the calendar and the preacher tells me there is a message there that I should heed. This Mother's Day weekend's message will be given by a lady at online, Saturday at 6PM or Sunday at 9:30 or 11:00AM Central Daylight Time.
The calendar picture is at "Shepherds' Field outside Bethlehem, Israel." (googled link for more pictures). The trees are olive trees, some are very old. The calendar is from "Open Windows".
(D) Reflections: Another walk picture Reflection. We are starting these neighborhood walks now earlier in the morning or after the sun goes down. Temps are getting in to the nineties F.
(E) Lagnappe for you. On my "Christmas Tree Farm" blog I have two links posted for Corona Virus 19, one for international countries and one for the states' statistical numbers. Our Texas numbers are increasing faster and faster but we are open. Go figure.
The blog link:
https://jimmiehov7.blogspot.com/2020/03/corona-virus-stats-daily.html?m=1
The links:
World: (click or paste from below)
https://www.worldometers.info/coronavirus/
State by State: (click or paste from below)
https://coronavirus.1point3acres.com/en
_ _ _ _ State by State: (click or paste from below)
https://coronavirus.1point3acres.com/en
My Two Questions (you can answer just one if you wish):
(1) What comes to mind when you think of "Straight"? I think of a large Straight edge drafting ruler that I have tucked away someplace.
(2) What is an exciting thing you have done lately or some other time in your life? Loosing my wallet in Egypt. I walked through the shipyard to where our bus stopped and found it in the seat I had been sitting in. A police car stopped me and the officers questioned me, then they took me back to our ship.
Bonus Questions:
(1) What is your favorite "S" word? This time it will be "Sailor" When I was young I always wanted to be a Sailor. Towards the end a work life I dreamed of living on a Tug Boat and working it for several more years. In the dream my sister would buy in and also her and SIL would live there too. Now I know a Tug Boat Captain, she is one of the few lady tug boat drivers and is one of my Facebook friends. One of our two Sunday School teacher's father was a tug boat and he sometimes relates to incidents of that life during his lesson.
(2) Do you have any posted Reflection pictures of areas where you use for taking walks? I have pictures of ours posted here Quite Often. We have pretty places to walk.
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The fine print:
- [Click on any picture for larger, click it again for extra large]
- I am linked with Tom of "Backwoods Travel" (Link to Tom's Weekend Reviews)
- The pictures are all mine and rights are reserved to me under Copyright Law.
- I am also linked this week with James, (click here for his Reflections Photos).
Labels: Cars, Church, Friday's Weekend Roundup 05, Holiday Posts, Reflections, Toys, Walk pictures
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1. What comes to mind when you think of "Straight? I think of something that's not lopsided. Like a painting.
2. What is an exciting thing you have done lately or some other time in your life? Been home for over two months so that's not exciting. I guess the last exciting thing was a riot at the men's jail.
Bonus Questions:
1. What is your favorite "S" word? Sincere. Something that we need more of.
2. Do you have any posted pictures of areas where you use for taking walks? No, when we walk we don't take cameras with us.
Have a fabulous day and weekend, Jim. 😎
2. What is an exciting thing you have done lately or some other time in your life? Been home for over two months so that's not exciting. I guess the last exciting thing was a riot at the men's jail.
Bonus Questions:
1. What is your favorite "S" word? Sincere. Something that we need more of.
2. Do you have any posted pictures of areas where you use for taking walks? No, when we walk we don't take cameras with us.
Have a fabulous day and weekend, Jim. 😎
Well I like the word Sandie - lol. But I like the word (The Good) Shepherd more. Funny we studied about Shepherd's this year too and learned the shepherd slept as the doorway to keep the sheep in. He also knew each sheep and it's own individual quirks. And he went to out to find every lost sheep. Glad to know God looks for us.
Hi Jim,
Toy cars are wonderful. My sons had a lot of them, sad they have donated them away. I follow also the statistics of John Hopkins. Finland has succeeded very well in slowing the progress of Covid-19 - to the extent that experts are now afraid that the second wave of the virus shall be much more severe. Well, we'll see. Yesterday I also read that Finnish scientists have near to ready vaccine. Let's hope so.
Here it is a wonderful sunny morning. Wishing you and your family a great Mother's Day weekend.
Toy cars are wonderful. My sons had a lot of them, sad they have donated them away. I follow also the statistics of John Hopkins. Finland has succeeded very well in slowing the progress of Covid-19 - to the extent that experts are now afraid that the second wave of the virus shall be much more severe. Well, we'll see. Yesterday I also read that Finnish scientists have near to ready vaccine. Let's hope so.
Here it is a wonderful sunny morning. Wishing you and your family a great Mother's Day weekend.
What fun to be part of a racing team! When I hear straight, I think of Strait, as in George. :) My exciting thing this week was fixing my sewing machine. It was locked up and since I couldn't take it in to the shop for cleaning and oiling, I watched a youTube video on how to oil it. It worked! My favorite S word is Silly. I love it when people laugh and they often laugh at silliness. Have a wonderful week!
Straight as an arrow
Visiting Mount Rushmore, and too many places to mention
Suitcase - going on a trip
Visiting Mount Rushmore, and too many places to mention
Suitcase - going on a trip
I adore your toy car collection!
I, too, have a tiny collection of other things in our BR, although mine is in a clear wall case. Everyday, I smile when I see those special things, so SENTIMENTAL is my S. word
Hmm. When I hear "straight", I think of directions, as in "straight ahead."
Recently, I feel excited that two places have invited me submit poems with a theme that is close to my heart for publication with a group of other poets! - Gel
I, too, have a tiny collection of other things in our BR, although mine is in a clear wall case. Everyday, I smile when I see those special things, so SENTIMENTAL is my S. word
Hmm. When I hear "straight", I think of directions, as in "straight ahead."
Recently, I feel excited that two places have invited me submit poems with a theme that is close to my heart for publication with a group of other poets! - Gel
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