tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post3264856587072181774..comments2024-03-28T13:23:25.055-07:00Comments on Chant du Départ: It's beginning to look a lot like....OldAFSargehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comBlogger46125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-68580816753634874442020-12-22T08:21:41.316-08:002020-12-22T08:21:41.316-08:00Well...it's been a tough year all round. And ...Well...it's been a tough year all round. And you've had a bit of individual bad luck thrown on top of the general crappy events, so a little maudlin is to be expected. But...only a little. Never Give Up, Never Surrender! You need to watch that movie. It'll cheer you up.juvathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09096708575138552532noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-20012460315570860362020-12-22T08:18:57.758-08:002020-12-22T08:18:57.758-08:00Well, boiling the turkey and making broth ARE my T...Well, boiling the turkey and making broth ARE my Thanksgiving Friday Chores.juvathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09096708575138552532noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-60327283687516171782020-12-22T08:17:45.410-08:002020-12-22T08:17:45.410-08:00Thanks, Proof. Ain't it a shame that that wis...Thanks, Proof. Ain't it a shame that that wish is a good one? But I agree with the sentiment.juvathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09096708575138552532noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-54077479347825996402020-12-22T08:16:29.941-08:002020-12-22T08:16:29.941-08:00Thanks, and a Merry Christmas and Happy New Year t...Thanks, and a Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to you and your gang.juvathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09096708575138552532noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-7453777658898759492020-12-21T21:27:40.936-08:002020-12-21T21:27:40.936-08:00Merry Christmas, Juvat! And may your 2021 be nothi...Merry Christmas, Juvat! And may your 2021 be nothing like this year!Mike aka Proofhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08931553845065187278noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-49012543476090389072020-12-21T18:41:10.295-08:002020-12-21T18:41:10.295-08:00Great news, and a Merry Christmas and Happy New Ye...Great news, and a Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to all of the clan!Old NFOhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16404197287935017147noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-58272923194013530062020-12-21T16:44:47.299-08:002020-12-21T16:44:47.299-08:00Those trees remind me of LBB, and that Christmas s...Those trees remind me of LBB, and that Christmas song.... "and a cartridge in a bare tree..." I remember the glow on the clouds, too. I'm a bit more maudlin than normal this year....STxARhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04588850178293194825noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-60414525730432787292020-12-21T16:40:34.004-08:002020-12-21T16:40:34.004-08:00I had no ideer you were a de-boner. I could'v...I had no ideer you were a de-boner. I could've used you when a couple days after Thanksgiving.STxARhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04588850178293194825noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-59854955646352939452020-12-21T16:03:47.682-08:002020-12-21T16:03:47.682-08:00DIL is also from Wichita Falls, she's not easi...DIL is also from Wichita Falls, she's not easily fazed by bad weather either.juvathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09096708575138552532noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-30671891096452870322020-12-21T14:45:39.016-08:002020-12-21T14:45:39.016-08:00Yeah I know what you mean - Dad was from Wichita F...Yeah I know what you mean - Dad was from Wichita Falls, lots of hail and tornadoes regularly up that way...Tom in NChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03576958446243001152noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-46677576573451468242020-12-21T12:52:02.427-08:002020-12-21T12:52:02.427-08:00Stefan,
Nice Comeback. Well done! :-)Stefan,<br />Nice Comeback. Well done! :-)juvathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09096708575138552532noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-54299830089266256532020-12-21T12:50:48.827-08:002020-12-21T12:50:48.827-08:00Barry, Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to you a...Barry, Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to you and yours also!juvathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09096708575138552532noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-66970972820579061402020-12-21T12:50:20.870-08:002020-12-21T12:50:20.870-08:00Nice Website BTW. I subscribed. Looking forward ...Nice Website BTW. I subscribed. Looking forward to being able to visit, taste and most important...Buy!juvathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09096708575138552532noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-36428336735371472302020-12-21T12:49:28.972-08:002020-12-21T12:49:28.972-08:00Sounds like WuFlu be damned with you guys. Well D...Sounds like WuFlu be damned with you guys. Well Done. As to your Son's cooking skills, amazing what a little extra time can do for your skill set. <br /><br />Let's hope the President uses it wisely.juvathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09096708575138552532noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-32017928805793110072020-12-21T12:16:55.852-08:002020-12-21T12:16:55.852-08:00Merry Christmas to you and yours! - BarryMerry Christmas to you and yours! - BarryAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-52710683901406215792020-12-21T11:39:34.471-08:002020-12-21T11:39:34.471-08:00Unabashed commercialism here, need to add an "...Unabashed commercialism here, need to add an "e" to the url. Vineyards. Oh well, they can't sell any of it anyway.Dave's Daily Day Dreamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17491764990082380190noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-59814589187294997502020-12-21T11:31:19.910-08:002020-12-21T11:31:19.910-08:00Finding myself and Jeanie in Kalifornia, under mos...Finding myself and Jeanie in Kalifornia, under most severe lockdown, I have opened up the laptop to wish all here and there a most-merry, Christ-filled Christmas time! Life here is only sort of like being in California. Enough said. The kids can't wait to move to FL, but I don't think I'll see the day. All the event OPS have been published and most are happy with assignments. Daughter Noelle, whose birthday is shared with the Lord, will again feel somewhat secondary, forgetting we had a great birthday celebration for her on 25 June. All's good with the kids. The vinyard came up with at least a case of Pinot for the first time (lavernevinyards.com), Chris' lady got a new job with Apple (goodness, they seemed to have sent her almost one of everything they make for her stay-at-home office). Middle son has somehow taken up cooking and wants a Wustoff chef's knife for Christmas. None of us can figure this out, since he couldn't boil water up until WuHan began. Daughter (qv, above) busy with 13 year old girl daughter and 11 year old pro sports enthusiast, who shares a total mindset about such things with father.<br />I yield my remaining time to the President, who may need it.Dave's Daily Day Dreamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17491764990082380190noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-51554237896457027612020-12-21T11:27:56.053-08:002020-12-21T11:27:56.053-08:00Dear Raconteurs,
No, I don't sell them, and c...Dear Raconteurs,<br /><br />No, I don't sell them, and certainly don't stoop to digging them anymore, but as Founding President of the Voluntary and Obscure Moat Appreciation Fraternity, I would disappoint the Membership and do gross disservice to the Craft if I neglected promoting the virtues of them, even if only to those fortunate few with the opportunity of the pleasure and security of Moat Ownership.<br /><br />Thanks for the rousing tales so artfully written, and for sharing your journeys. I wish you all a safe and happy time together and apart, during this Merry Christmas and in the Happy New Year, regardless of how doolally the world is getting.Stefanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14663293800162306859noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-87302836061372391622020-12-21T10:11:35.279-08:002020-12-21T10:11:35.279-08:00You're right about that. They're somewhat...You're right about that. They're somewhat like kids in a candy store right now. DIL has gone with me to the Grocery Store every time I've gone since they arrived. I think she's amassing a very large goody box to mail back.<br /><br />Interesting you should mention the UK. Kuwait did the exact same thing. Little J was informed that travel to and from is blocked until Jan 1. He's not due back til the 5th, but I wouldn't bet that the Jan 1 re-opening is all that solid.<br /><br />Haven't seen (or more importantly smelled) hide nor hair of him since the episode. Checked out the storage closet day before yesterday. I can tolerate about 5 minutes in it and then have to leave. But it is getting better. This has been a pretty good indication of whether or not stuff in that storage is "essential to Keep". There might be some, but ruthless will likely be the word of the day soon.<br /><br />Thanks, Merry Christmas and Happy New Years to you and Mrs Andrew also.juvathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09096708575138552532noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-8913995055556974882020-12-21T10:03:59.702-08:002020-12-21T10:03:59.702-08:00The Casseta looks very nice this time of year, but...The Casseta looks very nice this time of year, but that's all Mrs J's doing. I'm just the muscle. It's taken a while, but I can make a bed now with the best of them.<br /><br />Viewing snow through a window while holding a hot beverage was my strategy for surviving my time in Korea. Now, my winter prayer is "A couple of days below freezing to kill off the bugs then back into the 60's please, Lord".<br /><br />Thanks, have a Great and Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year also, John.juvathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09096708575138552532noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-2147282066406919082020-12-21T09:54:09.722-08:002020-12-21T09:54:09.722-08:00On a similar note, I thought JUAVAT was just a pho...On a similar note, I thought JUAVAT was just a phonetic spelling of my callsign in Cajun. Zwa' vet sounds pretty suave and deboner to me! juvathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09096708575138552532noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-64438708676412982462020-12-21T09:52:24.786-08:002020-12-21T09:52:24.786-08:00VX,
I gotta ask Is Virgil Xenophon Cajun for Eben...VX,<br /><br />I gotta ask Is Virgil Xenophon Cajun for Ebenezer Scrooge? Asking for a friend.juvathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09096708575138552532noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-21415914365923866712020-12-21T09:51:09.216-08:002020-12-21T09:51:09.216-08:00Oops, sorry about that. My daughter had a somewha...Oops, sorry about that. My daughter had a somewhat similar experience in her "Study Abroad" time in Senegal. I didn't stop worrying until she and her study partner rendezvoused with her partner's parents in Rome. Fortunately, this was pre-WuFlu, so Rome was comparatively safe back then. But I recognize the feeling.juvathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09096708575138552532noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-44760950593382351882020-12-21T09:47:52.636-08:002020-12-21T09:47:52.636-08:00There is a certain wonderful safety having one'...There is a certain wonderful safety having one's loved ones home from foreign lands, even though it sometimes seems like enemy action during the process of getting them home.<br /><br />I would expect sub-clan Little Juvat to be wasted for several days after their ordeal of traveling, lockdowning, thising and thating. And they didn't have to try to fly into or out of the UK, which would have resulted in more lockdowning.<br /><br />The tree looks very nice there. And glad the new tree is not the old tree. Actually I am sure you are far more glad the old tree is no more. <br /><br />Any update on Der Skunk?<br /><br />Merry Christmas to you and yours.Beanshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15293778848879361153noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-36718447542169298452020-12-21T08:58:52.037-08:002020-12-21T08:58:52.037-08:00Thank you Juvat. It was actually my daughter (Nig...Thank you Juvat. It was actually my daughter (Nighean is the Gaelic word), and this was in the March/April timeline. She was literally skittering across Europe as things slowly shut down, She got out of the UK only a few days before they shutdown as well.Toirdhealbheach Beucailhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14872794169534403463noreply@blogger.com