tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post3445623277897845015..comments2024-03-28T18:36:50.250-07:00Comments on Chant du Départ: The Holidays Begin...OldAFSargehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-85247140073093490732018-11-27T13:09:22.020-08:002018-11-27T13:09:22.020-08:00Ditto on the don't know how, double ditto on t...Ditto on the don't know how, double ditto on the glad they do.OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-79730524958095247582018-11-27T13:04:42.912-08:002018-11-27T13:04:42.912-08:00Being not able to partake of liquid support measur...Being not able to partake of liquid support measures, I just tend to get into a low seeth which does nothing good to my digestive system.<br /><br />Glad TMH could run interference. It helps.<br /><br />And I don't know how they do it. But I am glad they do.Beanshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15293778848879361153noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-56899239334348440522018-11-27T11:30:14.977-08:002018-11-27T11:30:14.977-08:00Actually the holiday was pretty good once I accept...Actually the holiday was pretty good once I accepted the fact that I was not going to be listened to. I did mention the port didn't I? And the porter?<br /><br />I just need to remember to restrain my Viking instincts and play nice with others, <i>The Missus Herself</i> is my ambassador and she represents me well, covering most of my more egregious transgressions.<br /><br />Sigh, diplomacy, how do they do it?OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-47185193222071857662018-11-27T11:23:47.801-08:002018-11-27T11:23:47.801-08:00Hahaha! Yeah, that song never gets old.
No leftov...Hahaha! Yeah, that song never gets old.<br /><br />No leftovers this year as we went out to eat. Then again, no clean up this year either!OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-10481518744722358942018-11-27T10:26:11.324-08:002018-11-27T10:26:11.324-08:00My condolences as to the loss of your holiday. It...My condolences as to the loss of your holiday. It's hard to have fun when you have to shut your mouth. I spent 4 years in the SCA being quiet and meek because I could be on one side of the event site, in armor, smacking someone or getting smacked, and drop a truth bomb and in 2 minutes, 3 miles away, someone would say "Did you hear what Milady Andrew said?" Which kept derailing her arts career. So for 4 years I sucked it up and played the political spouse and when she got what she deserved I think my mouth went nuclear, especially after the celebration for her award where all her "Friends" didn't show up.<br /><br />As to family, well, Mrs. Andrew is nice enough to talk to my mom for an hour and allow me to say "I love you" and "I miss you" and some other nothingnesses so that I don't get stuck on the political/social guilt train and end up in a dark funk for days because my mom can worm bad thoughts into my head like a professional rock borer on meth drilling holes in rotten limestone.<br /><br />The last year (2017) she kept ranting about "TEH BADZ ORANGE MAN" and I held it for about 3 hours until I dumped both barrels on her. I think the temp dropped so quickly the very air molecules froze and crashed to the ground. I noticed pained looks in my eldest brother's eyes, because he had actually come in from his outdoor mancave/horsy house where he does all his smoking (meats), grilling, watching tv, avoiding my mother.<br /><br />It wasn't worth it to travel back and forth with the Beans Family Circus (insert circus theme music here) to the House of Dominican Republic Time (like Island Time, but worse. I love my DR SIL, but, dang it, she couldn't keep a time schedule if her life was at stake. She'll be 2 days late to her own funeral because her body will still be talking...)<br /><br />So, yes, I understand. Mrs. Andrew and I had a very nice Thanksgiving (we gave lots of thanks that we didn't have to deal with any relatives at all except for a phone call to MomGuilt) and tonight is the last leftover meal before the leftover meat gets chunked for pot-pies and I have to go back to actually cooking rather than reheating and plating.<br /><br />We managed to sleep with our window open, so we got the apartment down to 64 degrees, whoooo! High today will be 58 and low 32ish so window open yet again, Whoooo!<br /><br />Your inner voice, it is strong.<br /><br />As to the economic negativity, well, gee, if a certain party hadn't left big steaming piles of economic landmines that were timed to go off 10 years down the line... Like what we are about to run into economically as the last vestiges of Barky Moonbat's administration are set to go off, and people quit listening to the media crybabies, well...<br /><br />Go. Fly. Be free. Glad the pond got closed down easily. <br />Beanshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15293778848879361153noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-18378287656011946182018-11-27T10:15:56.399-08:002018-11-27T10:15:56.399-08:00The season is upon us indeed, even if there's ...The season is upon us indeed, even if there's still some turkey soup left in the fridge. I do enjoy that song and have it in my Christmas playlist on heavy rotation!Tunahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04930237104692982421noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-42843794404260656022018-11-27T09:40:03.515-08:002018-11-27T09:40:03.515-08:00Yes, as I get older I find that within the family,...Yes, as I get older I find that within the family, many things are off limits.OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-11430405108178663522018-11-27T09:05:17.416-08:002018-11-27T09:05:17.416-08:00Family gathering at any holiday is risky, at best,...Family gathering at any holiday is risky, at best, in our clan. We can’t discuss much without finding something to disagree about.<br />It appears I am the odd man out.<br />Sadly, I am the moderate one.(not necessarily your) Uncle Skiphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02705753220273516841noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-86330233014893682162018-11-27T06:48:21.883-08:002018-11-27T06:48:21.883-08:00Aye, makes me all tingly inside.Aye, makes me all tingly inside.OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-46445277278972603352018-11-27T06:12:13.918-08:002018-11-27T06:12:13.918-08:00Ah, the first playing of the Dropkick Murphy Chris...Ah, the first playing of the Dropkick Murphy Christmas song! Brings a tear to me eye every time!Mike aka Proofhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08931553845065187278noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-49078042511492262992018-11-27T06:04:26.875-08:002018-11-27T06:04:26.875-08:00Heck, we are related!Heck, we are related!OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-65068662840126363902018-11-27T05:45:42.162-08:002018-11-27T05:45:42.162-08:00We are kin, I kinda wondered if we were. We went ...We are kin, I kinda wondered if we were. We went to grandma's (excuse me, Grandmother), like we usually did. It was an election year. All my kin were school teacher / professor types. They voted for Stalin, no matter who was running. Dad was an outspoken boat rocker, and pushed a gun for a living... Basically, riding herd on the folks that my kin expressed their love, devotion, and everybody else's hard earned money to. He voted for life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness. <br /><br />We had been visiting with cousins I never knew I had. Lots of wind and noise from the kitchen where the adults were. I recognized dad's voice, like when I ran over the water hose with the lawn mower.... When all at once, "We're going!!" All my kin, packed up and left. They lived close, so it wasn't a big deal. We drove four hours to get there. Dad couldn't shut it off. 40 some years of being the "blue collar brother" didn't keep him from airing his views on the world in general and some politicians in particular. It was great. 30 minutes to clear the house was a record. Just us and Grandmother... white carpets, white couch, sit here and don't move..... We went out in the back yard and threw grass burrs on each other for fun... <br /><br /><br /><br />STxARhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04588850178293194825noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-27803182792727651062018-11-27T05:26:20.903-08:002018-11-27T05:26:20.903-08:00That voice gets louder every day!That voice gets louder every day!OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-67134221852412916742018-11-27T05:24:02.254-08:002018-11-27T05:24:02.254-08:00Hahaha!Hahaha!OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-77057581888919267192018-11-27T05:20:13.385-08:002018-11-27T05:20:13.385-08:00Good grief, the Fullerton Inn, shades of innkeeper...Good grief, the Fullerton Inn, shades of innkeeper Newhart! Great, now I've got that theme music running through my head........oh thank you Dropkick Murphys for displacing said music with traditional Christmas music (heh heh). Family get-togethers can sometimes result in profanit......arguemen.....opinion differenc.......clenched teeth smiles eh? That little voice in the head Sarge, will get louder over time, ask me how I know..... :)Nylon12noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-2044116942984686392018-11-27T05:15:49.857-08:002018-11-27T05:15:49.857-08:00I watched the video; words escape me.
Thanks fo...I watched the video; words escape me. <br /><br />Thanks for the post.<br />Paul L. QuandtPaul L. Quandthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11734944159912671900noreply@blogger.com