Thursday, February 9, 2023

DIDDLY SQUAT

It has been nearly 6 years since my last post. Guess it's true that the older you get, the faster time flies.  

I can still remember being a little country girl out on Horseshoe Bend. It would seem like forever before Santa Clause would come back around!

Now, the days fly by like leaves in the wind. It seems like I'm just paying the last of the monthly bills when the next month's statements start arriving in the mail. 

Things I've noticed that keep rising in price while I've been growing older.( not necessarily in order)

 1. POSTAGE STAMPS

 2. EGGS

 3. CABLE TV

 4. GROCERIES

 5. GAS 

 6. ELECTRICITY 

 7. INSURANCE

 8. TAXES

 9. RENT

10. MEDICINE

A few things I've lost while growing older..

 1. MY HUSBAND

 2. MY PARENTS AND FIVE SIBLINGS

 3. MY ABILITY TO KEEP MY MOUTH CLOSED

 4. MY PATIENCE WITH STUPIDITY 

 5. 'SOME' OF MY ANGER

 6. ME THINKING I KNEW IT ALL... 

WHEN I DIDN'T KNOW DIDDLY SQUAT.

What is diddly squat?

 IT'S NOTHING. 

I KNOW NOW,  THAT IN MY YOUTH,

I KNEW NOTHING.

They say hindsight is 20/20.

IT'S TRUE.

I can look back now and realize how much I DID NOT know, but THOUGHT I did.