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Your Time
From the mind of Johnny V.

This morning I went to the phone store because I was having issues with my phone. I am currently seeking employment, so my phone is a critical component in the process. As it turned out the problem with my phone was not repairable. The young lady assisting me informed me that with my insurance I could replace the phone I had or for no additional cost I could upgrade to the new 5G blah, blah 22 something and it would be better. So! I opted for the upgrade. She had me sign some paperwork gave me my new phone still in the sealed box. She then told me I could take it home and set everything up and transfer the whatever and customize it the way I like it and some other stuff that drifted off into incoherent mumble. At this point I had been at the store for about an hour. The young lady looked at me and caught the panicked look I was sporting and asked, “can I help you with that?” my answer was a relieved “Please!”
20 to 30 minutes later my new phone was ready to use. She put the boxes and cords and other stuff into a bag I put my phone in my pocket. I then told her “I appreciate your time, thank you”. She looked at me and smiled for the first time, asked if “she could ask me a question?” “Sure!”
She asked why Seniors (I’m 64 and I didn’t think of myself as a Senior, but there it is) say “I appreciate your Time?” My answer was “I really do appreciate the time you spent assisting me. I know it is your job and all that but what took you 20 minutes to do would have taken me several hours. Your expertise and effort helped me, and I am truly Thankful of the time you used helping me.” She smiled and nodded in understanding.
As I drove home, I thought about the exchange I had with the young saleslady. And it occurred to me the importance of time.
Time is the one commodity in our lives that absolutely cannot be replaced. Once spent it is gone forever. Whether it is those situations where it was no fun, and we say to ourself “that is X number of hours I will never get back” or the happy moments when we feel “that was time well spent”. As a newly realized Senior, I am hyper aware that Tempus Fugit, and to treat it with respect.
And in thinking about this subject, the term “Time is Money” crossed through my mental wiring.
Whether you are an employee, own your business, paid hourly or salary you can break your earnings down to an hourly rate. We exchange our time for compensation. Let’s assume our hourly income is $10.00. With that payment we purchase the things we need and want. What happens if on payday someone takes the ten-dollar bill from our hand and disappears into the distance. Did we lose ten dollars? No! We lost an hour of our time, a piece of our life. We can spend another hour and replace the money, but we cannot replace the time spent to obtain it.
That precious time we spend with friends and family, especially our grandbabies (speaking as a senior) is the culmination of the time we expended in our past, and our reason for pursuing additional time toward the future.
In closing I implore everyone to guard their time like the precious commodity it is. To respect the time of others and to cherish those special moments that make our lives worthwhile.

I Really Miss John Wayne

A few days ago, I came across this meme:
It conveyed how I feel, and I knew instantly that the person who created this meme shared that sentiment and expressed it well. I am not alone, and neither are you!
What does that mean? There are 2 generations that don’t get it ‘Gen-X’ and the ‘Millennials’ especially the Millennials. They can’t understand why John Wayne was an icon, a role model for the ‘Baby Boomer’ generation.
His character was in every part he played on the big screen. After watching almost every movie he made, I concluded that John Wayne only played one character and that was “John Wayne”. Whether it was the uncredited walk on parts in the silent films in the 20’s, his first starring role in The Big Trail (193, his breakout role in Stagecoach (1939) or his final movie The Shootist (1976) and all 180 plus films he appeared in throughout his life.
He was the bigger than life role model, who taught a generation of young men to be courageous, to stand up for what you believe in to treat others as you would like to be treated but never back down from a fight. John Wayne was America. He loved America and what it stood for with every fiber of his being. His 1973 LP album “America and Why I Love Her” said it all.
Today there are no role models and the little piss-ants that are trying to change our way of life have not a clue what it means to be a true American.
I too love America; I was raised to pay homage to the values she stood for. Now. Now I find myself being called the enemy because of my beliefs in God and Country. There are groups who are now in charge and have made it clear that in their opinion people like me should be arrested, not allowed to work, or own property or even exist, simply because my beliefs are different than theirs. There is no one coming to our rescue like the good guys who always won in the end of those great old movies.
Like my hero I will stand and fight. It may not be much of a fight because I am older now but a fight it will be. The Duke himself said “TRUE Courage is when you are scared to death and STILL saddle up and ride”.
Man! I really miss John Wayne.
I am Johnny V., and this is my mind