Greg's General Store

Hey everyone. Why do I hear crickets? I know I know I have been gone too long but now I am back so I hope to regain some of my faithful followers. A lot has happened in the past weeks and months and a lot of it was bad. But instead of focusing on the bad things I will look at the bright side. In the past week, my boat broke down again and I had a flat tire on my car. The good news is we were able to make it back to the boat landing without having to paddle and the tire went flat while the car was parked at home and not while driving down the highway. So I am thankful for both of those things. I am also very thankful for all the rain that we got over the past few days. I think we got over 6 inches and lots more in some other areas. It is so nice not to have dust rise up as I walk across the lawn. Of course this means someone will have to mow the grass this week but it is worth it. What I am saying is even though I have had tons of troubles over the past few months, things could always h...

Mr. President, Men and Women of Congress and Senators: I know you are all busy these days trying to get the budget passed (IE: pouting, throwing temper tantrums and pointing fingers) which is why I didn’t bother sending this to you. Most likely it would be lost in the tons of letters that you already have and that you have no intention of reading. I am hoping however that those of you who follow my blog (and I know the numbers are great) will read this and take it to heart. Coming up with a balanced budget isn’t that hard. Millions of Americans have been doing it for years and with less and less each year and some of us are making it. Yes many of us are struggling but we are still in the green which is more than I can say for your budget. So I thought I would go over some basics and maybe that would help you out. For starters there are only three things that you have to consider; How much money you have coming in and how much you have going out. Now some of you didn’t even catch the mi...

Yes I am still alive. I wish I could say that I am doing well but the truth is I am still struggling. It has been one thing after another in my life and to tell the truth I am getting pretty tired of it. When I get one thing behind me there are two more in front of me taking its place. At this rate I will never get caught up. You name it, it has broken on me lately. They say that when life gets this tough, God is testing you and making you stronger for something big. It must be something really big is all I have to say. My wife and I were laughing about this last night. Yes we can still laugh about it because we know that things can always get worse or be worse. I know it is only a phase we are going through or at least I hope so but just in case I am saving up wood and nails to build a very big boat for when the flood comes. :) I will return and write again soon I promise. Have a great day, Greg

Well its Thursday and that makes it Thankful Thursday but the question is where there be a next Thursday. The doomsday people say Saturday is when the end will start so if so this will be my last Thankful Thursday. I will write more on that next week. I am not counting on anything happening this weekend. Well nothing bad anyway. On a good note though I am thankful for having great kids. This weekend I am going along on a field trip as a chaperon. I really am looking forward to it and I am so thankful for the opportunity to do something with my youngest. Well its time to pack so I have to cut this short. See you next week. Well that is if..... Have a great day, Greg

Well since I was late last week I am going to be early this week. Ok truth is I am at the library and I won't have another chance to write so here goes. Unlike a lot of people I know, when I do something that I know in my heart is wrong, I feel bad about it. Like when I arugue with someone, or when I tell a little fib or when I simply take the easy way out of a situation. Lately I have had to deal with a lot of difficult people and I let my guard down and went down to their level. But unlike them, I felt bad about it and hope and pray I don't do it again. So today's Thankful Thursday is a simple one; I am Thankful that I have that little voice inside my head that scolds me when I take the wrong road. And I do take it from time to time no matter how hard I try. But I do keep trying. Have a great day, Greg

I know, I'm late but I did want to get in a quick Thankful post. I am very thankful this week even if I still don't have a computer. But I am adjusting to not having one and realizing that I had become addicted to it. What in the world did we do before computers. I may just try to live without it now forever. The one at the library is free and it is nice and quiet down there. I have a lot going on and a lot to be thankful for so just let me say Thank you God for everything. Have a great day, Greg

If you didn’t know it, Three Little Birds is the name of a Bob Marley song. It is one of my favorites too. But it also goes along with what I am writing about today. First off I want to say high 5 to our military for getting you know who. I am not going to say his name because I don’t want to draw any attention to him or what he stood for. Let’s just say he got what was coming to him. When you sow death and destruction you reap death and destruction. More on that later. Ok bird #1: On Saturday my wife and I, along with a friend were sitting on our patio. It was a really nice day with the sun shining through the trees and a humming bird began buzzing around our heads. He wanted to go the feeders but obviously he didn’t like the quality of the food so my wife washed the feeder and I got him some fresh hummingbird food. It was only a few minutes before he returned and this time sat and drank a bunch of food. All of a sudden he sped off as if something startled him. And that is when his tr...