Must say hello to my good friend Nizam Ali

This good friend of mine…has followed along gracefully, encouraging me by unfolding biblical truths.

His kind words give me strength and the will to carry on.

Nisam, I never told you the one big secret that I hold close to my heart. It doesn’t matter if I know the date or the hour. When God wants to take me…it’ll be ok!

You see, because of what Jesus did for everyone…His going to the cross for us, I made Him my savior, and because of His promise…I know that I will spend eternity with Him! There is no reason to get upset and nervous. Everyday now is a day of rejoicing…that I can live today,  like I’m dying.

I think I should start a ‘bucket list’…things I want to get done before my time here on earth is over!

Well…keep the home fires burning in Trinidad and Togago. Kiss the family for me!

If you want…you can comment on these thoughts like you have before…OK?

Till next time

Ron….the smiling cashier.

Back at the salt mines! !

Hello again – -

I just finished my first week back to work! It was both strange and fun at the same time!

So many people rescheduled their trip to recycling so they could say hello to me and
offer their best wishes personally.

The greatest feeling you can imagine is friends telling you they are and will continue to
pray for you. That’s awesome!

Meanwhile…life as I know it, goes on.

Here is a tip. Make your life meaningful and make each day count.

Embracing your mortality sets you free to live a meaningful and satisfying life without regret!

That’s it for now…till next time…

The smiling cashier….

Ron

Support is near…

It never fails to amaze me, as I turn around, there always seems to be a friend there wanting to help in any way they can!

Dick called and has suggested we get together for breakfast.

Sarge called and wants to go to breakfast too…isn’t that great?

I’m all for breakfast too…these guys didn’t know if I was game to go!

These friends are like family to me…they keep asking at Alpco about me and it’s nice to know they care. You know…when support is close at hand…it makes a big difference in how you face the road ahead.

In my earlier post I talked about the three words, and these friends of mine added three words and they make a difference! Their words are… ‘We Can Help’

All my friends are simply wonderful!

Till next time…you can tell I’m feeling better…I’m running off at the mouth! LOL

Three Little Words…

When these three words turn your world upside down it sure is nice to have friends like I have

   The words…..”You Have Cancer”

Cancer changes everything. The diagnosis changes everything. It affects how you look at your life, how you feel about yourself and how you deal with your loved ones and with those around you!

My new world is filled with information and medical terms I never really wanted to learn. All this on top of how I cope with just getting thru each day.

The support of you my friends really helps me through the day. Everyone offers help and hope.

Look…so many of these friends tell me they’re praying for me and telling me as well that God is on my side!

To sum it up…I’m feeling great and can’t wait to say Hi to all my friends.

Now for some exciting news

The doctor called me to tell me they have everything under control and for the past 3 weeks…or so, I have reached a plateau…or leveled off. He says that if you level off for a period of time…you have reached about 90% remission. Because there is no cure…that’s good news…and it probably doesn’t get much better than that!

Do something

Get Involved! Make An Effort To Make A Difference

Even a small shift in your attitudes and actions, multiplied many times over by others accepting this challenge, can change the world.

Maybe you’ll throw those soft drink cans in the recycle bin. Or buy recycled content products. Or participate in an America Recycles event.

Even organize one yourself! The more you do, the better. But even a little helps a lot.

You Gotta Help Yourself!

The junk mail we Americans receive in one day could produce enough energy to heat 250,000 homes!The junk mail issue is a tough one to sort through. After all, many of us rely on mail from non-profit groups for credible information about important environmental and social issues. Plus, direct mail is a fundraising lifeline for environmental groups and a key means of mobilizing grass-roots action to protect the earth!

But unwanted junk mail is more than just a nonsense – it’s and environmental hazard. If you saved all the unwanted paper you’ll receive in the mail this year, you’d have the equivalent of 1-½ trees. And so would each of your neighbors. And that adds up to 100 million trees every year.

Here are some facts

Did you know?

• Americans receive almost 2 million tons of junk mail every year.
• About 44% of the junk mail is never opened or read?

• Nonetheless, the average American still spends 8 full months of his or her life just opening junk mail.

• If only 100,000 people stopped their Junk Mail…we could save about 150,000trees every year. If a million people did, we could save some 1.5 million trees.

Simple Things T o Do:

• Write to Mail Preference Service, Direct Marketing Association, 6 East 43 rd Street. New York. NY 10017.

They’ll stop your name from being sold to most large mailing list companies. This will reduce your junk mail up to 75%.

• Recycle the junk mail you already get: If it’s printed on newsprint, toss it in with the newspapers. If it’s quality paper, make a separate pile for it – many recycling centers accept both white and colored stock.

What are your junk mail feelings? You are welcome to make a comment. Just click where it says comments at the end of the post.

Even a Little Effort, makes a difference!

Get involved:Make an effort… to Make A Difference

Even a small shift in your attitudes and actions, multiplied many times over by others accepting this challenge, can change the world.

Maybe you’ll throw those plastic water bottles into the recycle bin. Or buy recycled content products. Or participate in an American Recycles event.

Even organize one yourself! The more you do, the better. But even a little bit helps a lot.

Ron, the smiling cashier…gone

 

Why is there so much ‘DENYING’ going on?

The weather forcasters are a die hard bunch of guys/gals that feel they should stand pat on the position there is no such thing as Greenhouse Effect or World warming!

As I get older I’m told I seem to take a position of denial on a lot of topics.

Ok…just for a minute let’s get technical. ‘OZONE’  the primary component of smog, is a gas formed when nitrogen oxide and hydrocarbons combine in sunlight. In the atmosphere, ozone occurs naturally as a thin layer that protects us from the sun’s ultraviolet rays;  but when it’s formed at ground level, it’s deadly.

Then – where does it come from?

Cars, trucks and buses…are one of the chief sources of ozone. Utilities, oil and chemical plants are also a large part of the problem.

Ozone is a shield for us here on earth and its lack is being blamed fo extensive damage to ‘pines’ in California and in the eastern United States – It’s also to blame for crop losses in many agricultural states.

What’s next?

As ozone diminishes in the upper atmosphere – the earth receives more ultraviolet radiation and it affects the well being of every person on the planet!

Now — lets look back over our shoulder.

Yes… the lack of ozone is allowing our earth to get more unfiltered sunshine…

Yes… the average temperature is increasing…

Yes… glaciers are melting more or faster…

Yes…we have to stop denying. Accept life…

We do have a greenhouse affect.

Ron, the smiling cashier….is gone

Confessions of the Smiling Cashier

Confessions of the Smiling Cashier

Recycle is where it’s at!

Hey…did you know that people everyday are becoming more conscious how we are trashing our world, and affecting this world of ours for our children and grandchildren.

There are times I get the impression that the general population is not seeing a trashed world for future populations.

It’s the younger generation that has to be educated for the necessity to recycle. And lets not forget that children tend to copy mom and dad…and even grandpa and grandma, so guess what…we teach by doing. Setting an example!

Sometimes the older…senior people want to leave it to someone else to start to clean up the mess. Now is the time to do something and it takes all of us.

Lets take one little thing and do it just so that we can say we’re helping!

When we empty a cereal box…break it down and put it in the recycle box.

When we empty a milk carton…put it under foot, squash it and put it in the recycle box,

Now…on the lighter side..if you are not having such a good day, take a look at the adorable kittens at     http://www.amazingcatcollection.com

This should give you a lift!

Ron’s gone…til next time

Just another day…

It’s Just another day…it’s cold…the wind is blowing it’s been snowing and the heater I left on to heat the ‘toll booth’ has not really kept the place warm enough…oh well!

I count and justify the money given me, and wait to open the gate for my friends to come in. I am slowly learning first name and something that would help me remember their name. Alfi and bailey come in…Dick comes in and Sarge…almost everytime he comes in…brings a gift from the garden or some of that dark sweet  amber gold…that he tapped and boiled to perfection last spring. It’s out of this world.

The first time you come to Alpco recycling you’re a customer…after that you’re a friend!

These friends come in once a week…others come once every two weeks…or longer. It’s their schedule.