Life - simple but, always complicated!!

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Much more than  farming, it was about  respecting each other,  responsibility, hard work, teamwork, when it got hard,  work harder, family above all other. The AJ Schmitt and Sons Farm can trace its origination to Rosedale,NY Albert & Margaret Kapplemeir Schmitt operated a vegetable farm on Merrick Blvd, they were both of German Heritage. Anthony Schmitt  was one of their sons (all became farmers in adulthood) and the last to operate the farm before it was sold in 1947. Anthony & his wife Cecilia moved their family; Joseph, Jean, Anthony Jr., & Roger to Farmingdale NY. They purchased a farm in Melville located on Ruland Rd. AJ Schmitt & Sons Farm was established. They sold their produce consisting of a variety of green leafy & root vegetables. The produce was trucked into various NYC wholesale produce markets   and direct...

Remember it's what you have done for others..... Not what you have, or trying to get .. That will lead you to the happy eternal life.... , SLOW DOWN....SLOW DOWN !

Many of you have heard of my infamous first solo driving of one of our market trucks on the road. ( Ref :  AUGUST 1974    But , with the 4th of July holiday weekend, my mind remembers the 4th of July weekend, 1976. Pathmark supermarkets had given AJ SCHMITT and SONS a large vegetable order for the holiday weekend.  July 2, 1976 was a Friday, and thus we could fulfill that order. Hunts Point Terminal Produce was not operational on early Saturdays or Sundays mornings. We never made trips to HPTP on Fridays or Saturdays. Thus, both trucks could be used to deliver the huge order to Pathmark warehouse, 60 miles away in Carteret NJ. And all farm workers could help harvest that order. We had a few high school guys , my brother and I included, working on the farm that summer. One of us would take a day off, and it would be rotated among the high school guys. That Friday I had the day off. We still had not gotten a refrigerated tractor trailer to take produce to market. The ...

An ABC News Studios documentary talks with survivors of the 1972 plane crash into the Andes, where 16 men spent 72 days fighting to make it back home.  PRISONERS IN THE SNOW https://abcnews.go.com/US/survivors-1972-uruguay-plane-crash-revisit-tale-extremes/story?id=98405303  Survivors of 1972 Uruguay plane crash revisit their tale of going to the extremes to live.  I was fascinated by the real life story of survival of this Uruguayan rugby team.  I read the book ALIVE  in an English class durng my junior year in high school. We had discussions about the book , including the survival methods of the rugby players. I don't remember any of that at all But, the courage, bravery , and determination of all who initially survived the crash is captured well in the two hour documentary, Prisoners of the Snow. The story has been told many times in books.and movies.  Roberto Canessa (left) and Nando Parrado upon reaching civilization. "Death has...

❤️  It was January 1987, a Thursday, the 15th of the month. My wife was pregnant with our first child,  in the first trimester of pregnancy.. Finally, she was beginning to feel better after being hospitalized with hyperemesis. The physical complications due to   hyperemesis are an inability to perform daily functions,  and the lack of adequate nourishment. Most of December she was not well. At the end of December, she was severely dehydrated, malnourished, and her electrolytes were out of whack. A hospital stay was needed.🤔 Even before the hospital stay , Linda had to stay home from work due to the complications of hyperemesis. She lay on the couch eating only ice chips and maybe some jello.The visiting nurse service brought IV's  for nourishment. Instead of gaining weight, Linda was losing weight. The doctors assured us that the fetus, our baby was getting adequate nourishment. The baby siphons off nourishment before the mother gets hers....

If I were the Devil- Paul Harvey  🔗🔗 In 1965 radio commentator and columnist Paul Harvey wrote an essay that some of you will remember., It’s called “If I was the Devil,” and it suggested that America’s problems in the mid-60’s could be traced back to people not working hard, being dishonest, getting divorced, getting high, getting abortions, and getting out of church. As a result, he concluded, the devil must be having a field day in America watching it happen. Harvey’s analysis of a changing America was aimed more at our outward behaviors than the social and cultural currents that were driving people in those directions, but, in its simplicity, it became wildly popular, and is Harvey’s most enduring legacy. Almost 60 years later, the prophecy is mostly true.A concerted plan by the devil is destroying the Church, social norms, family, & marriage.  The Devil is Real and He is Dangerous  🔗🔗 The 3 Secrets of Fatima  Many people may have heard of the...

Matthew 25 34 Then the King will say to those on his right, ‘Come, you who are blessed by my Father; take your inheritance, the kingdom prepared for you since the creation of the world. 35 For I was hungry and you gave me something to eat, I was thirsty and you gave me something to drink, I was a stranger and you invited me in, 36 I needed clothes and you clothed me, I was sick and you looked after me, I was in prison and you came to visit me.’ 37 “Then the righteous will answer him, ‘Lord, when did we see you hungry and feed you, or thirsty and give you something to drink? 38 When did we see you a stranger and invite you in, or needing clothes and clothe you? 39 When did we see you sick or in prison and go to visit you?’ 40 “The King will reply, ‘Truly I tell you, whatever you did for one of the least of these brothers and sisters of mine, you did for me.’ It doesn't have to be a giantic act of kindness. A guardian angel at the gas station: "I was 40 ...