Bfth's Boring Blog

  While I remember Friday, March 13, 2020 extremely well.  Thursday not so much.  Which is a shame.  Because I wish I could remember more about that day.  But who knew? Thursday, March 12th, 2020 was the last day I worked in Lyndhurst, NJ.  Although the ride from my house to there (and home) could be frustrating (just as frustrating as getting home from Newark, but on public transportation), the office suite was great.  I, as many of my co-workers (and there weren't that many in the office), had office sized cubicles.  I had a view that looked out on the marshlands of the area.  Yes, some may say it's stinky and it was at times, but it was also beautiful.  There were birds.  And in the distance there was the city.  (And I could count the cars on the NJ Turnpike.)  When the sun was out, my space got HOT, no matter what the season.  And when it was cloudy or raining...I had that (illicit) space heater going, even in t...

 ...can't trust that day!   Okay, so I know the song is actually "Monday, Monday," but yesterday was a strange one with some ups and downs and lots of questions. The day started out dark.  Literally!  While I love the coming warm weather and longer days, I'm not a fan of moving that clock ahead and waking up in darkness.  It didn't help that it was really foggy out that morning, which made my drive to church a little dicey.   Things were good at church ( https://bfthsboringblog.blogspot.com/2026/03/international-womens-day-2026.html ) and my drive back home was mostly clear. I didn't even need a coat!  (Hoorah!) Once at home, even though it was warm(ish) outside, I enjoyed coffee by the fireplace.  (Love doing that.) And then the highlight of the day...I was in the family room and looked out the back window and saw: Now I know it's hard to see, but there are 10 goldfish swimming around in the murky pond.  The pond is murky because w...

 Today, March 8, 2026 is International Women's Day.  (It's also the day where we loose an hour due to Daylight Saving Time, which definitely tracks.)  It's also a Sunday.  In honor of the day, the church I attend in the Poconos  asked for volunteers to read a specific scripture lesson and then offer a reflection. I actually enjoy public speaking (although I do get nervous) and volunteered, even though I still consider myself a "newbie".  While the request was to envision yourself in the story, I went a bit of track.  (I have a difficult time putting myself in the narrative when it comes to the Bible.)  I guess I'm a bit of rebel?  Well, at least I kept it short (which I am sure most people are grateful for).  The passage I read was from 1 Kings 17:8-16:  "Then the word of the Lord came to him,  “Arise, go to Zar′ephath, which belongs to Sidon, and dwell there. Behold, I have commanded a widow there to feed you.”  So he aro...

 Three things you should know about me. (if you've been reading this blog for any of the past 13 years you probably already know much of this.) I'm a huge Beatles Fan.  If you are too, then you might recognize that the name of this post is a Ringo Starr song from his album Weight of the World .  The chorus is the simple name of the title an there's a bridge that refers back to another Ringo hit:  "Well, I said it don't come easy. Well, I sure know how it feels."  This and another Ringo song, "Private Property" ("Have some common sense, you get off the fence, don't go fooling with private property.  It's known when we're in a crowd, that there's gonna be no trespassing allowed.") were floating around my head the other night.   I get up early (for example the other day I woke up at 3:20 or so and couldn't get back to sleep knowng that my alarm would go off around 4:45) and I go to bed/sleep early.  I like sleep so I often ...

We're living in a world of fear.  We're living in a world that is depressing.  We're living in a world that is tired.  Fear.  Depression.  Tired.  F T D.  But that's not all those letters stand for.  They stand for something else...something important.  What we need is not fear, depression and tiredness.  We need something else. That something else is more important, more urgent than it has ever been.  Our world is in chaos and new F D T is what we need.  What this F D T looks like to each of us may be slightly different, but in the end, it is truly the same.  As we stand by our values and humanity, F D T is imperative! So, F D T! F aith: No matter what manner of worship, we must have faith.  We need to believe in good that whatever God/the universe has in store for us.  We cannot lose hope, even though the days may seem dark.  We need to keep our faith even in the darkest of times.  Have faith; let it ...

  Once again I present you with the tales that are "interesting."  (For lack of a better word.) Let's start with my landscaping company. A couple of weeks back we got the news that they would not be able to service us this year.  (The owner is being deployed.)  However, another company would be taking over the accounts.  As soon as I got the name of the new landscaping company, I went to their website to check them out and also went to their contact page and filled out their form so we could get the ball rolling.  That was over a week ago... Last week I went on our neighborhood social media page and asked for recommendations for landscapers.  I got a lot of names and few companies.  Two had websites, so I again, I filled out the contact page form and...  Now I am well aware that I could call these people and maybe get a hold of someone, but that's not the point.  Why have a contact page if you're not going to answer the inquiry?...