5 weeks ago
Monday, June 8, 2009
Saturday, June 6, 2009
NO MECHANICAL (OR OTHER) ABILITIES
Hi, I'm Bo Lumpkin and I've been thinkin'. Some kids who ain't real book smart sometimes have other talents and abilities that make up for it. Lonzo says that ain't the case with his oldest boy Arlis.
"That boy just ain't got it in 'im to do right no matter what he tries. He's my boy and I love him and all but he can't do well in school and he can't do much else. Even his brother Boomer who ain't but eight years old says he's worthless as a truckload of postholes."
"I used to try to get him to help out around the place some but ever since he broke my anvil I don't let him near my tools. You remember the story Bro. Dave Gardner the comedian used to tell where the lady yelled at her son, 'James Lewis you get away from that wheel-barrow, you know you don't know nuthin' about machinery."
"Well James Lewis was a veritable engineer next to Arlis. I really worry about him too because lazy as he is hard work ain't much of an option. He thinks Manual Labor is the president of Mexico."
One thing I've learned over the years is that every kid can't be the smartest in class and everyone can't be the quarterback of the football team. Every girl can't be prettiest one around and everyone of them can't be head cheerleader. The best way to deal with that is to just love them. My mama used to tell me ,"Son, I sure love you, but I sure don't like your lowdown ways." I reckon that was enough, I eventually changed my ways and didn't turn out too bad. When we get to thinking about the younger generation we need to remember how we were at their age, and so far, we survived.
I'm Bo Lumpkin and I've been thinkin'.
Ya'll write me an e-mail. I sure would like to hear from you.bo@bolumpkin.com and bolumpkin@g-mail.com
"That boy just ain't got it in 'im to do right no matter what he tries. He's my boy and I love him and all but he can't do well in school and he can't do much else. Even his brother Boomer who ain't but eight years old says he's worthless as a truckload of postholes."
"I used to try to get him to help out around the place some but ever since he broke my anvil I don't let him near my tools. You remember the story Bro. Dave Gardner the comedian used to tell where the lady yelled at her son, 'James Lewis you get away from that wheel-barrow, you know you don't know nuthin' about machinery."
"Well James Lewis was a veritable engineer next to Arlis. I really worry about him too because lazy as he is hard work ain't much of an option. He thinks Manual Labor is the president of Mexico."
One thing I've learned over the years is that every kid can't be the smartest in class and everyone can't be the quarterback of the football team. Every girl can't be prettiest one around and everyone of them can't be head cheerleader. The best way to deal with that is to just love them. My mama used to tell me ,"Son, I sure love you, but I sure don't like your lowdown ways." I reckon that was enough, I eventually changed my ways and didn't turn out too bad. When we get to thinking about the younger generation we need to remember how we were at their age, and so far, we survived.
I'm Bo Lumpkin and I've been thinkin'.
Ya'll write me an e-mail. I sure would like to hear from you.bo@bolumpkin.com and bolumpkin@g-mail.com
Friday, June 5, 2009
I'm Bo Lumpkin and I've been thinkin'. Whatchall been thinkin'? Leave me a comment or send me an email to bo@bolumpkin.com or bolumpkin@gmail.com. I sure would like to hear from you.
Thursday, June 4, 2009
Wednesday, June 3, 2009
Life Lessons
I'm Bo Lumpkin and I've been thinkin'. Whatchall been thinkin'? Leave me a comment or send me an email to bo@bolumpkin.com or bolumpkin@gmail.com. I sure would like to hear from you.Tuesday, June 2, 2009
Practice?
I'm Bo Lumpkin and I've been thinkin'. Whatchall been thinkin'? Leave me a comment or send me an email to bo@bolumpkin.com or bolumpkin@gmail.com. I sure would like to hear from you.
Monday, June 1, 2009
YOU DID GOOD
Hi, I'm Bo Lumpkin and I've been thinkin'. Sometimes when kids are tryin' to please their parents they get a little over enthused.
Ludlow works over at the Gatorhead Feed and Seed Store and he said Bodie Barlow came to town the other day for a load of feed. He had his wife and several of his younguns with him. They went down to Grab Some Grub for a few groceries and other supplies while Ludlow was loading the feed on the truck. Bodie had a cage full of chickens in the back of his truck and Ludlow set it out before he loaded the feed.
When Bodie and his family came back the truck was loaded but there wasn't enough room for all the family and the cage full of chickens so he just had his oldest boy to carry the cage full of chickens home.
It was gettin' awful late and Bodie was standin' on the porch waitin' on the boy when he finally come up the road with the cage. There is some debate whether Bodie was more concerned about his boy or about the chickens.
Bodie called out to him, "What took you so long gettin' home boy?"
"I'm sorry paw but the door on the cage come open and they got out but it's okay," he said, "I chased 'em down and I finally caught all 12 of 'em."
Bodie just grinned and said, "I reckon you done real good boy because there weren't but 7 chickens in there when you started out."
I'm Bo Lumpkin and I've been thinkin'. Whatchall been thinkin'? Leave me a comment or send me an email to bo@bolumpkin.com or bolumpkin@gmail.com. I sure would like to hear from you.
Ludlow works over at the Gatorhead Feed and Seed Store and he said Bodie Barlow came to town the other day for a load of feed. He had his wife and several of his younguns with him. They went down to Grab Some Grub for a few groceries and other supplies while Ludlow was loading the feed on the truck. Bodie had a cage full of chickens in the back of his truck and Ludlow set it out before he loaded the feed.
When Bodie and his family came back the truck was loaded but there wasn't enough room for all the family and the cage full of chickens so he just had his oldest boy to carry the cage full of chickens home.
It was gettin' awful late and Bodie was standin' on the porch waitin' on the boy when he finally come up the road with the cage. There is some debate whether Bodie was more concerned about his boy or about the chickens.
Bodie called out to him, "What took you so long gettin' home boy?"
"I'm sorry paw but the door on the cage come open and they got out but it's okay," he said, "I chased 'em down and I finally caught all 12 of 'em."
Bodie just grinned and said, "I reckon you done real good boy because there weren't but 7 chickens in there when you started out."
I'm Bo Lumpkin and I've been thinkin'. Whatchall been thinkin'? Leave me a comment or send me an email to bo@bolumpkin.com or bolumpkin@gmail.com. I sure would like to hear from you.
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