What is the Most Important Thing to You Among all the Unimportant Things?

NorthernLight said:
Housework. Keeping a tidy home seems key to my lonely lifestyle. One time, I let dishes pile up in the kitchen, and that was the day the gossipy plumber showed up.

When I lived in a 1-room house, I made my bed every day for 2 years. One day I didn't make the bed. Of course that was when my major secret crush (a haulage man) came to pick something up.

I long to live in an adult version of the Skinner air crib. It would clean itself, and I could spend my life thinking about important things.

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Sods' law...same thing happens to me on the odd occasion I don't tidy up... it's like it sets a big red alarm off outside my door.. come all .. come everyone.. she hasn't tidied the kitchen today..
 
Geezer Garage said:
It is a great feeling,and sound. Unless your alternator is bad, there's really no reason to be charging it. Mine sits all winter, and fires right up in the spring. I do disconnect the battery for hibernation.

Quote: Keeping the battery charged up on the Harley. I've only had this bike a few months and, being an old man, sometimes I forget to plug in the charger, and sometimes I can't remember if I did or didn't and have to go out to the garage and check. I try to ride at least once a week, but the weather has turned really cold here in Central Florida (highs in the low to mid 60s) so too cold to ride for a few days.
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LOL...mid 60's.. that a beautiful sunny day to most parts of the UK...:LOL: right now we're at -1 C
 
What's the most-important-thing-to-me-among-all-the-unimportant-things is wanting to find out if any of my fellow seniors would be interested in adapting my unique hobby for their use. But every time I write a post about it, it comes out as sounding like an elevator pitch. And too long. So I chicken out. And this has been going on for years.
 
grNadpa said:
What's the most-important-thing-to-me-among-all-the-unimportant-things is wanting to find out if any of my fellow seniors would be interested in adapting my unique hobby for their use. But every time I write a post about it, it comes out as sounding like an elevator pitch. And too long. So I chicken out. And this has been going on for years.
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What is it???
 
Gosh I could never pick one little thing. You ever hear that expression "don't sweat the small stuff"? That ain't me, I obsess over the small stuff.

An astoride could be hours from destroying earth but I'm still going to make my bed, wash the dishes, mow the lawn, feed the cats, you know, those important things.
 
grNadpa said:
What's the most-important-thing-to-me-among-all-the-unimportant-things is wanting to find out if any of my fellow seniors would be interested in adapting my unique hobby for their use. But every time I write a post about it, it comes out as sounding like an elevator pitch. And too long. So I chicken out. And this has been going on for years.
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what ?
 
All right, @JaniceM. (Deep breath). Here goes.
Among my late sister's memorabilia was a circa 1952 photograph of my family gathered around the Thanksgiving table. I was sad to realize that only two of us in that photo were still alive. And that their stories would be lost forever if I didn't do something. But I didn't know enough, nor was I inclined to author long-winded biographies.

Instead, many of the photos brought back anecdotes. So, instead of simply posting pictures with pithy captions to an online gallery, I used the pictures to support each anecdote which I rendered as a two-to-four-minute video. Then I uploaded each of those videos into a YouTube playlist and shared the link on my little-used Facebook page. Much to my surprise, the response was immediate and enthusiastic with comments "I didn't know that about Grandmother." and "I smiled all the way through each one."

What I'd like is to have a couple of senior volunteers to see if this is something I can coach others to do so that their family's stories don't get lost forever. But I don't know how to make that happen. As a Viet Nam veteran, I attempted to secure an audience with my local VA Chief of Recreational Therapy, and on rebuff, experienced the same brush-off from my local Senior Center's recreation manager.

I just think it is so important not to lose our family stories. Particularly when my attempts were so warmly welcomed. But, as I wrote, every post I write comes across like a sales pitch.
 
Most important thing among all the unimportant things?

This Sunday school song just now popped in my head from childhood and says it pretty well:
🎶 Have faith hope and charity (love), that's the way to live successfully. How do I know, the Bible tells me so. Don't worry about tomorrow, just be real good today. The Lord is right beside you to guide you all the way. So...(repeat) 🎶
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grNadpa said:
All right, @JaniceM. (Deep breath). Here goes.
Among my late sister's memorabilia was a circa 1952 photograph of my family gathered around the Thanksgiving table. I was sad to realize that only two of us in that photo were still alive. And that their stories would be lost forever if I didn't do something. But I didn't know enough, nor was I inclined to author long-winded biographies.

Instead, many of the photos brought back anecdotes. So, instead of simply posting pictures with pithy captions to an online gallery, I used the pictures to support each anecdote which I rendered as a two-to-four-minute video. Then I uploaded each of those videos into a YouTube playlist and shared the link on my little-used Facebook page. Much to my surprise, the response was immediate and enthusiastic with comments "I didn't know that about Grandmother." and "I smiled all the way through each one."

What I'd like is to have a couple of senior volunteers to see if this is something I can coach others to do so that their family's stories don't get lost forever. But I don't know how to make that happen. As a Viet Nam veteran, I attempted to secure an audience with my local VA Chief of Recreational Therapy, and on rebuff, experienced the same brush-off from my local Senior Center's recreation manager.

I just think it is so important not to lose our family stories. Particularly when my attempts were so warmly welcomed. But, as I wrote, every post I write comes across like a sales pitch.
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If you want my opinion, that sounds fascinating.. and I believe many people would enjoy the experience and results.
 
Walking, running, mobility, breathing, food, sunshine, someone to share with, things to do, sleep, privacy, freedom & liberty.

hollydolly said:
How are those things UNimportant ?
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I don't know but I seem to be a minority. :)

grNadpa said:
I used the pictures to support each anecdote which I rendered as a two-to-four-minute video. Then I uploaded each of those videos into a YouTube playlist
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I'd be interested to see your playlist, or at least an example.

Farrah Nuff said:
Sometimes people may be happy to have forgotten about past family history.
Not all of us have happy memories of days gone by. I actually have many memories
that I wish I could forget so documenting my past is something I'd rather not pursue.
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Part of my family history was that way too. Ironically though it would be interesting to bring that to light.
 
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grNadpa said:
All right, @JaniceM. (Deep breath). Here goes.
Among my late sister's memorabilia was a circa 1952 photograph of my family gathered around the Thanksgiving table. I was sad to realize that only two of us in that photo were still alive. And that their stories would be lost forever if I didn't do something. But I didn't know enough, nor was I inclined to author long-winded biographies.

Instead, many of the photos brought back anecdotes. So, instead of simply posting pictures with pithy captions to an online gallery, I used the pictures to support each anecdote which I rendered as a two-to-four-minute video. Then I uploaded each of those videos into a YouTube playlist and shared the link on my little-used Facebook page. Much to my surprise, the response was immediate and enthusiastic with comments "I didn't know that about Grandmother." and "I smiled all the way through each one."

What I'd like is to have a couple of senior volunteers to see if this is something I can coach others to do so that their family's stories don't get lost forever. But I don't know how to make that happen. As a Viet Nam veteran, I attempted to secure an audience with my local VA Chief of Recreational Therapy, and on rebuff, experienced the same brush-off from my local Senior Center's recreation manager.

I just think it is so important not to lose our family stories. Particularly when my attempts were so warmly welcomed. But, as I wrote, every post I write comes across like a sales pitch.
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you might be better posting this in the Entertainment section with a heading asking for volunteers..
 
@grNadpa I don't have any photos, so not me. However, I think it's a great idea for those who do.

The recreation managers who rebuffed your idea might have been short sighted, or maybe they were limited by their job descriptions. Sometimes you have to get things going yourself.

I hope it works out.
 
grNadpa said:
All right, @JaniceM. (Deep breath). Here goes.
Among my late sister's memorabilia was a circa 1952 photograph of my family gathered around the Thanksgiving table. I was sad to realize that only two of us in that photo were still alive. And that their stories would be lost forever if I didn't do something. But I didn't know enough, nor was I inclined to author long-winded biographies.

Instead, many of the photos brought back anecdotes. So, instead of simply posting pictures with pithy captions to an online gallery, I used the pictures to support each anecdote which I rendered as a two-to-four-minute video. Then I uploaded each of those videos into a YouTube playlist and shared the link on my little-used Facebook page. Much to my surprise, the response was immediate and enthusiastic with comments "I didn't know that about Grandmother." and "I smiled all the way through each one."

What I'd like is to have a couple of senior volunteers to see if this is something I can coach others to do so that their family's stories don't get lost forever. But I don't know how to make that happen. As a Viet Nam veteran, I attempted to secure an audience with my local VA Chief of Recreational Therapy, and on rebuff, experienced the same brush-off from my local Senior Center's recreation manager.

I just think it is so important not to lose our family stories. Particularly when my attempts were so warmly welcomed. But, as I wrote, every post I write comes across like a sales pitch.
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Sometimes people may be happy to have forgotten about past family history.
Not all of us have happy memories of days gone by. I actually have many memories
that I wish I could forget so documenting my past is something I'd rather not pursue.
 
NorthernLight said:
@grNadpa I don't have any photos, so not me. However, I think it's a great idea for those who do.

The recreation managers who rebuffed your idea might have been short sighted, or maybe they were limited by their job descriptions. Sometimes you have to get things going yourself.

I hope it works out.
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Yes. I didn't have enough photos either. So I went out to Pixabay.com and other sites that provide free graphics that do NOT require attribution to fill in the gaps. Also, my daughter suggested audio-only anecdotes approach which might be an option for you. Again, my enthusiasm gets the best of me. But if you're game, so am I.
 
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