Special TUE Edition of Whimsical Wednesday

Dog Delicacy + True Friendship + More

It's 7:45a, & I'm killing time before my cataract surgery at 2:15. I had my last food I'm allowed at 6:00a, when I had a bowl of Shredded Wheat. I had my last cup of coffee at 6:15a. When I'm done with this entry, I'll use my special eye drops.* I have to check in by 1:15. I think I'll put in at workout at cardiac maintenance & deliver a load of paper for recycling. 

* I don't feel especially special.

Food for Thought

Omaha World Herald (8/20):  "North Koreans eat dog meat to beat heat. It's long been viewed as stamina food in both North & South. In North Korea, summer is not a good time to be a dog . . . restaurants are serving up bowl after bowl of spicy dog meat soup. Euphemistically known as dangogi, or sweet meat, dog has long been believed to be a stamina food in North & South Korea & is traditionally eaten during the hottest time of the year, giving a sad twist to the phrase 'the dog days of summer.'  TASTES LIKE CHICKEN?

Friends

Excerpt from column by Gina Barreca in Norfolk Daily News (8/14):  "We want a listener to offer comfort & to suggest that we can face a challenge if we figure out what's at the heart of the problem. We're relying on a friend to aid us in confronting our underlying issues & give us hope that not only will be survive the experience but that we'll ultimately draw strength from it . . . We might not be sensible all the time, but we most certainly think other folks ought to be. We want to dispel our helplessness at our friend's discomfort by telling them just what to do, but that's merely a way to make us feel better & not a way to offer solace.
          "Why don't we just listen as carefully as we can?"  [My emphasis added.]

THOUGHT FOR TODAY:  HIS NAME

“He leads me in paths of righteousness for His name’s sake.”  Psalm 23:3

“Thus, without ceasing, He strengthens & restores our souls spiritually & keeps us from falling into errors, & also feeds us bodily & wards off all misfortune.”  Martin Luther Psalm by Psalm, Concordia Publishing House, 2017.