Grandma's Thanksgiving Invitation

(Remember– this is a joke, folks. Some people try to take it way too seriously. )
We all have some of these relatives.
Sometimes, we ARE some of these relatives.
Most of these are the voice of experience.
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Grandma's Thanksgiving Invitation

Dear Family:

I'm not dead yet. Thanksgiving is still important to me.
If being in my Last Will and Testament is important to you, then you
might consider being with me for my favorite holiday.

Dinner is at 2:00, NOT 2:15, NOT 2:05. Two (2:00)
Arrive late and you get what's left over.

Last year, that moron Marshall fried a turkey in one of those contraptions and
practically burned the deck off the house. This year, the only peanut oil used to make
the meal will be from the secret scoop of peanut butter I add to the carrot soup.

Jonathan, your last new wife was an idiot. You don't arrive at someone's house on
Thanksgiving needing to use the oven and the stove. Honest to God I thought you might
have learned after two wives - date them longer and save us all the agony of another
divorce.

Now, the house rules are slightly different. This year because I have decided that 2/3 of
you don't know how to take care of nice things, then paper plates and red Solo cups might
be bad for the environment, but I'll be gone soon and that will be your problem to deal
with.

1. The University of Texas no longer plays Texas A&M. The television
stays off during the meal.

2. The "no cans for kids" rule still exists. We are using 2 liter bottles
because your children still open a third can before finishing the first two. Parents can
fill child's cup when it is empty. All of the cups have names on them and I'll be paying
close attention to refills.

3. Chloe, last year we were at Trudy's house and I looked the other way when your Jell-O
salad showed up. This year, if Jell-O salad comes in the front door it will go right back
out the back door with the garbage. Save yourself some time, honey. You've never been a
good cook and you shouldn't bring something that wiggles more than you. Buy something
from the bakery. The only thing that jiggles at my house this Thanksgiving will be your
Aunt Trudy after a few glasses of wine.

4. Grandmothers give grandchildren cookies and candy. That is a fact of life. Your
children can eat healthy at your home. At my home, they can eat whatever they like as
long as they finish it.

5. I cook with bacon and bacon grease. That's nothing new. Your being a vegetarian
doesn't change the fact that stuffing without bacon is like egg salad without eggs. Even
the green bean casserole has a little bacon grease in it. That's why it tastes so good.
Not eating bacon is just not natural. And as far as being healthy, look at me. I’ve
outlived almost everyone I know.

6. Salad at Thanksgiving is a waste of space.

7. I do not like cell phones. Leave them in the car.

8. I do not like video cameras. There will be 32 people here. I am sure you can capture
lots of memories without the camera pointed at me.

9. Being a parent means you have to actually pay attention to the kids. I have nice
things and I don't put them away just because company is coming over. Mary, watch your
kids and I'll watch my things.

10. Speaking of being a parent; if you are babysitting a neighbor’s kid, it is not
automatically family here without prior notice.
Take them back home or put them in one. Or tell the neighbors to send enough money to pay
for a restaurant meal.
If your child still wears diapers, you will leave with the same number of them as you had
when you arrived. Bag them up and take them with you. The trash man doesn’t come again
until next Tuesday and the last thing I need is a trash can full of baby poop. No
exceptions to this rule. You’re dealing with a woman who washed cloth diapers so this
would be an argument you will lose.

11. Rhonda, a cat that requires a shot twice a day is a cat that has lived too many
lives. I think staying home to care for the cat is your way of letting me know that I
have lived too many lives too. I can live with that. Can you?

12. Words mean things! I say what I mean. Let me repeat: You don't need to bring anything
means you don't need to bring anything. And if I did tell you to bring something, bring
it in the quantity I said. Really, this doesn't have to be difficult.

13. Domino's and cards are better than anything that requires a battery or an on/off
switch. That was true when you were kids and it's true now that you have kids.

14. Showing up for Thanksgiving guarantees presents at Christmas. Not showing up
guarantees a card that may or may not be signed.

15. If you want to talk politics, sit next to me, but I’m old enough to speak my mind
regardless of your precious feelings. If I were you, I’d practice don’t ask, don’t tell
because even when I mind my Ps and Qs, I can still spell bullsh_t.

In memory of your Grandfather, the back fridge will be filled with beer.
Drink until it is gone. I prefer wine anyway. But one from each family
needs to be the designated driver..

You know I love you. And I am indeed thankful for my family. I used to have a handle on
life, but it broke. Follow the rules and we’ll all get along just fine.

NO Jello-salad. I mean it. Really.

Love You, Grandma.

A Soldier Died Today

(for both Veterans Day and Memorial Day)

A Soldier Died Today

http://vaincourt.homestead.com/common_soldier.html

JUST A COMMON SOLDIER
(A Soldier Died Today)
by A. Lawrence Vaincourt

He was getting old and paunchy and his hair was falling fast,
And he sat around the Legion, telling stories of the past.
Of a war that he had fought in and the deeds that he had done,
In his exploits with his buddies; they were heroes, every one.

And tho' sometimes, to his neighbors, his tales became a joke,
All his Legion buddies listened, for they knew whereof he spoke.
But we'll hear his tales no longer for old Bill has passed away,
And the world's a little poorer, for a soldier died today.

He will not be mourned by many, just his children and his wife,
For he lived an ordinary and quite uneventful life.
Held a job and raised a family, quietly going his own way,
And the world won't note his passing, though a soldier died today.

When politicians leave this earth, their bodies lie in state,
While thousands note their passing and proclaim that they were great.
Papers tell their whole life stories, from the time that they were young,
But the passing of a soldier goes unnoticed and unsung.

Is the greatest contribution to the welfare of our land
A guy who breaks his promises and cons his fellow man?
Or the ordinary fellow who, in times of war and strife,
Goes off to serve his Country and offers up his life?

A politician's stipend and the style in which he lives
Are sometimes disproportionate to the service that he gives.
While the ordinary soldier, who offered up his all,
Is paid off with a medal and perhaps, a pension small.

It's so easy to forget them for it was so long ago,
That the old Bills of our Country went to battle, but we know
It was not the politicians, with their compromise and ploys,
Who won for us the freedom that our Country now enjoys.

Should you find yourself in danger, with your enemies at hand,
Would you want a politician with his ever-shifting stand?
Or would you prefer a soldier, who has sworn to defend
His home, his kin and Country and would fight until the end?

He was just a common soldier and his ranks are growing thin,
But his presence should remind us we may need his like again.
For when countries are in conflict, then we find the soldier's part
Is to clean up all the troubles that the politicians start.

If we cannot do him honor while he's here to hear the praise,
Then at least let's give him homage at the ending of his days.
Perhaps just a simple headline in a paper that would say,
Our Country is in mourning, for a soldier died today.

I would like to see Palestinian/Israeli peace. Is it possible?

What chance of peace is there when Hamas promises to continue terrorist attacks, no matter what?

Doesn't it take two for peace?

A cease fire allows Hamas to renew/rebuild.

As long as Gaza is controlled by Hamas, there is no practical distinction between Palestinians/Hamas.
Hamas has the real power. Food, fuel. supplies.

I would like to see peace for all.

Is it a hope or a delusion?

Stupid! Hates Jews/Israel. Attacks people who also hate Jews/Israel.

Cops: She Tried to Hit Jewish School, Guessed Wrong
Suspect allegedly drove deliberately into building for anti-Israel extremist organization

https://www.newser.com/story/342335/woman-crashes-into-what-she-thought-was-jewish-school-cops.html?utm_source=part&utm_medium=uol&utm_campaign=rss_top

Oh, I know how homely I are.

Oh, I know how homely I are.
I know my face ain't no star.
But I really don't mind it.
Because I'm behind it.
It's the folks in the front that I jar.

Sing it. You'll figure out the melody.

Did they leave a voicemail?

Mysterious radio signal reaches Earth after 8 billion years: "Mind-blowing"

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/technology/mysterious-radio-signal-reaches-earth-after-8-billion-years-mind-blowing/ar-AA1iyJy0?ocid=msedgntp&cvid=c2988d00d562440eba22f2b6f4cbdf22&ei=17

Where is 'search'?

Beetlejuice is playing tonight. Will Boebert show on the intermission?

Or a GOP commercial offering her handygirl services with lap dances by Kimberly?

Why do Trump's primary competitors praise him so?

Why do Trump's primary competitors praise him so?

(Except for Christie, who knows he has no chance. He is just getting some revenge.)

They anticipate / hope that Trump will be forced to bow out. They are afraid of him and his supporters. When Trump is out of the running, they will be able to say that they were pro-Trump all along.

Bungee jump - anticipation