After mulching pots yesterday morning and wiping the sweat out of my eyes, I came inside and decided to start on a desk drawer that needed cleaning. Of course that just means moving to folders stuff because I don't know how to toss things.

One of the things I ran across is a little card about the size of a business card that has yellowed with age. Don't ask where I found it. No idea who the author is either. But let me share it.

I have been bawled out, balled up, held up, held down, hung up, bulldozed, blackjacked, walked on, cheated squeezed and mooched; stuck for war tax, excess profits tax, state dog tax, and syntax; Liberty Bonds, and the bonds of matrimony; Red Cross, green cross and the double cross; asked to help the society of John The Baptist G.A.R., Women's Relief Corps, Men's Relief and stomach relief. I have worked like hell and have been worked like hell, have been drunk and got others drunk; lost all I had and now because I won't spend and lend all the little I earn and go beg, borrow or steal I have been cussed, discussed, boycotted, talked to and talked about, lied to and lied about, held up, hung up, robbed and damned near ruined, and the only reason I am sticking around now is to see what the hell is next!

I suspect I found that either in some of dad's stuff or at a business somewhere. It just makes me grin.

Then I found a hand made 1995 calendar by Barbara Johnson that has every day filled with hand printed quotes. (what a person says about a person says more about the talker than the talked about) A lot of work went into this and some of the quotes are so neat as are the little drawings, and I have never been able to throw this away. I suppose I could contact her son to see if he wants it since Barb passed away. But it reminds me of her great attitude even though I have her books that could do that too.

I just took another look at this on the back and saw Patprints with an address and phone number. I called it, Pat has passed away and her daughter is doing this now. Should I call her to see what she knows about the calendar?

I have got to learn to let stuff go!