I do think that everyone of us should RE-learn things. \u00a0Or, at least RE-fresh.<\/p>\n
I know in the goat world, there are things that I don’t deal with on a daily basis. \u00a0example 1–Kids born with bluish-waterish eyes—Oh snap! \u00a0What was that stuff Jodi Seelke uses for this? \u00a0I text the expert, get a reply–“Quartermaster”. \u00a0Oh yeah, we have some of that in a drawer in the house–from the last time I asked her. \u00a0And if you scroll back in my texts, there is the same conversation from two years ago. \u00a0At least I can remember who I should ask.<\/p>\n
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Basically, Sunday church services are nothing but a refresher course. \u00a0But, I have no problem missing, say, the last Sunday in June service. \u00a0Even though I do not have a clue what the sermon will cover on the last Sunday in June. \u00a0However, I don’t miss Easter or Christmas services, even though I can dang neart recite the scripture for those services. \u00a0You can too. \u00a0It’s those little messages, lectures, sermons and day2day that we need a pump up speech.<\/p>\n
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Today, I got myself a refresher course. \u00a0A course, of which, I was not planning to enroll. \u00a0I hadn’t welded in a couple of months. \u00a0Since then, I have gotten a new prescription for glasses. \u00a0These glasses, although NOT bifocals, have a transition line. \u00a0And this line is precisely wear I have looked at the arc through a helmet for 37 years. \u00a0So, I now have to learn to look through the bottom part of the glasses or the top but not both. \u00a0And I had to change all of the adjustments for my helmet. \u00a0And my first weld looked like a beginning freshman. \u00a0And reading a level was different. \u00a0I did not want this refresher course. \u00a0But I got it.<\/p>\n
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And I probably needed it. \u00a0I was taught to weld on an old Forney plug in arc welder by my Grandpa Kelln when I was 11 years old. \u00a0I don’t know what rod that I used. \u00a0But I welded. \u00a0He could roll dimes and it took me some practice. \u00a0Yes, later, I had an ag mechanics class in high school. \u00a0I grabbed a MIG welder and that seemed easy. \u00a0Point, squirt and don’t burn holes. \u00a0College ag mech classes were designed for people that had never welded, so I slid right on by because I could burn rod, run beads and weld steel. \u00a0I just wasn’t shown how to do it properly. \u00a0I learned to weld about the same way that I learned about goats. \u00a0Get in and go. \u00a0If that didn’t work, do something different till it works.<\/p>\n
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I have done a good job of teaching kids to properly weld with stick or MIG. \u00a0After today, I realize that I can do a better job of teaching welding. \u00a0I had to adjust my eye line, how I watch the arc gap, the puddle and my speed. \u00a0In my head, with the bluetooth speaker blaring, I had to talk myself through it. \u00a0I’m back on point I might even watch some youTube videos to see if my own personal refresher course was good enough.<\/p>\n
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Shout out to the power of small towns and the power of the internet. \u00a0Last Sunday, I had to wait on some families to get home so I could nominate stock for Tulsa. \u00a0They texted that they were home, so I jumped in the ag pickup to do my duties. \u00a0I headed towards Fargo and the fuel light came on. \u00a0So, I whipped into the only quick stop in town. \u00a0I pumped 33 gallons of diesel and headed in to pay. \u00a0Except, I did not have my wallet. \u00a0So, the store owner wrote me up a charge ticket. \u00a0Can’t hardly do that in those big towns. \u00a0Amazon isn’t going to do that either.<\/p>\n
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Today, I stopped into that store to pay the charge. \u00a0While there, I stopped and BSed with a neighbor or three. \u00a0One of which had recently been in a drunk fight that I had not heard about. \u00a0Glad I wasn’t there for that deal. \u00a0Another one jumped me about not writing very many blogs. \u00a0I explained that my internet service sucks but that I would try to do a better job going forward.<\/p>\n
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I just got a refresher course that I thoroughly enjoyed. \u00a0Dragon Lady grilled ribeye steaks, corn on the cob, ranch style beans and rolls with\u2026..hunh\u2026..yep\u2026.you know it\u2026..honey drizzled on every bite\u00a0of that roll.\u00a0\u00a0Judging from the way my pants fit, I need to miss a couple of these meals and make it to more church services.<\/p>\n
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I learned a lot on this fine day. \u00a0I hope you learn a pile tomorrow. \u00a0Have a good one.<\/p>\n
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