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I'm not a football fan (I was when my son played though) but I come from a strong football loving family. Mom, Dad and my baby sister have long held season tickets. Of course Mom and Dad had to give theirs up when old age started stripping life from them.

Tampa's team is the Buccaneers and Tampa is hosting the Super Bowl. Ironically the Buccaneers are playing in the Bowl. The Bucks color is orange. I will always have the memory of anytime I visited my folks they would always be dressed a like in supporting the Bucks on TV.

I don't know how long football has been going on but my folks were at the start . Last week when the Bucks played in the playoffs they watched it together, Mom watched from home with the phone and Dad with his phone in his hospital home. One with their mind, one with a wandering mind but both experienced some joy or happiness during that short span of time. I'm sure today will be special for them.

Today is Super Bowl - I only get excited about the commercials. I bet my family is going to have a specially fun day and if the Bucs win - not only my family but this whole town is going to be Mardi Gras HAPPY.

I just may throw myself a tailgate party while I watch a movie during the bowl.

Oye Weh! WTF?
Texas teen reportedly turns Dad into the corrupt Fat Bald and Ignorant, for his illegal trespassing on January 6 in the Swamp. Lionized as a hero by the deep statist deep syndromic left, VERY deep. But we ask, was he indoctrinated to do so in our government schools? Soon a go fund me page, and a rich kid? And a book? Doubt it?
In my travels, speaking with every day folks, in the Anscluss Austria, the PRC, former USSdR, and post WWII fourth Reich, the latter was part of my undergrad degree in German, folks told me this sort of thing was once quite common, and encouraged by the Party. Rat on neighbors, and family.
Chairman Mao's Red Guard, Stalin's Komsomolkaya Pravda, Shickelgruber's H youth---what an interesting history. Calls for re-education camps, as for Uighurs, for us deranged Trumpsters, are not the only cautionary tales, peebles.
As always, don't just take my words for it. Just read.

My parents were pretty forgiving to me and my brother. Sure, kids make mistakes, normal things like forgetfulness, procrastination, etc. We weren't liars and if we did something that required punishment, most of the time it wasn't severe.
Both my parents were literal... no hidden agendas. If we were asked (or told) to do something it was a good reason.
Some of my friends had parents who got angry at the slightest thing... probably because it was the only pleasure in their miserable lives. Arriving home 15 minutes after curfew would be no privileges for a month. Yeah... maybe that why so many turned to drugs... escape their parents for a while.
Anyway, I remember opening a soda bottle getting ready to pour a drink then my mother asked if I would pour some for her. "Sure mom, how much do you want?"
She asked for a mouthful.
Okay... the only way to properly gauge a mouthful was to...

well with the season of good will now past , i had a interesting message from my sister ,,which was that she had received a christmas gift that has caused her concern ,,,, why well this gift being electronic requires a certain app to use it ,,but the catch is that this app requires a monthly fee ,
so this gift can now be a burden especially as my sister lives on a pension ,,
over to you folks what gifts have you received that have been of no use to you or what gifts have been well thought out and have delighted you ,,,,,

Ha ha my son left his 12 yr old son with me for a week. I haven't watched a boy child in almost 50 years. When the divas were little I was younger and still in the working force with much more energy or patience than I have as a retiree. I was a bit scared at first. The family left ALL the Christmas leftovers with me since my man child eats a LOT. That actually does my heart good is having a good eater in the house since I have to fight with the tiny furball to eat, she hates to be bothered with eating.

So far it's been fun. I give him an early morning chore and when he is done he can do anything he wants all the rest of the day. Mostly he wants to game, which gives me time to game. Him on the comupter and me mine. Then we watch a movie together. I get to enjoy his laughter. At dinner time he cleans his plate, that makes me very happy. Also nice to have someone to cook for.

He also talks my ear off but I can deal with that, harsh as it is. Crappy Pandemic keeps me from taking him places so we are stuck in the house with each other. He begged to stay with me which makes me feel mighty special.

One day my son texted to tell me to make sure he joined a zoom program for learning and I said No Way Jose - I'm not a practicing disciplinarian, I'm just a Nai Nai that gets to spoil her grandchild and I"M loving it.

I'm only 3 days in - hope it keeps going this well. Today I'm going to teach him how to play backgammon.

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..point of know return.../ Kansas..
..the Wake../ I. Q.
... Left . Wing. Astrophysics....[ ©Ontrol.
.. Elements / Atheist.....
What if.? / Dixie dregs....
... . lightbulb Sun / porcupine Tree
...part 2..) banging the Family * $tar.

Z. Watershed / 0 p e t h.
...y..D A R W I N ! / banc of M Soccorso.
X...pelagial. / O C E A N.
...A R ] ...fragile Art of Existence / control denied.
..b.) ...radio gnome invisible / Gong.
......bored Certified....Chart Spelling...music Facing...

Part 1.. perfect Element/ pain of Salvation
..you better think twice../ Poco....
Eli's coming./ 3 dog night
4 horsemen / Metallica
.. everywhere A sign../ 5 man Elec.band.
6% of inner Turbulence / dream Theater
... synthesis.} 7 churches / possessed
A R ] ..this might ] Hurt./ 9" nails.
.. church of the Machine / symphony X.
....he has early warning...
....... ....he got jew- Jew eYeball...- Lennon

Lately my brain has been dealing with flashes of chaos which goes both good and bad ways at almost the same time.

Both of my granddivas live out of state but one, the flight attendant, flew into town Friday. I got to see her in all her beauty for lunch. Both her parents faced timed her during our lunch because it was her birthday but her Dad didn't want to talk to me because he was having a bad hair day.

However he faced timed me the next day to explain and to have a pleasant chat. It was a happy chat with my ex son-in-law . We both said "I Love You" at the hang up. Sadly he was in a very bad car accident that night. He had to be revived Twice.

I found out the next day when my hysterical granddaughter (also our little drama queen) called to tell me. Her Daddy was on life support but her sister in Calif already flew in. So both divas are in Orlando which is 100 miles from me.

Yesterday Daddy got the tubes out, is doing better and out of ICU. Turns out both Divas are driving up here for breakfast just to eat with me then run by and see my Mom, their Nana.

Not too many people get to live to see their GROWN Great-grandchildren worship them. It is so nice seeing these young people being so responsible because most the millenials are not.

In the background Mama is having her house made hospital friendly and is bringing Dad home right after Christmas. She falls and gets hurt a lot. Not sure how this is going to work out but Dad will have 24/7 care from health workers to family.

What a world.

when I met my future wife .when we were going out .I said to her if we get married. and thing don't work out .let be friends .but things could not have works out much bad .not only I was not wanted .but or 9yo .little girl as well .I don't get that .so me and or daughter had to go .but I made sure she send mother day cards to her mother .not for my ex wife .but for my daughter .because .my wife was on drugs .and she might not live long .and it's was for my daughter .and so please .don't use you children if you're marriage dose not work out .think of you children .you don't matter .if you have children .they come first .thank you Terence

In the past at family gatherings, I'd put a small amount of food on my plate and sit at the table. That was my first round, time to sample what I wanted for the next round.
Often, I'd hear "What... you're going for more?"
I'm done with the guilt-trip comments.
Today, I filled my plate like I was at an all-you-can-eat buffet. One trip!
No 'why are you going back' comments.



So take it from me... if you've got family concerned about your intake of food in this holiday season... Load 'em up as you'll only get one round.

those clueless conservatives tell of how the noble savage saved the starving pilgrims, in various ways. Lobsters to fertilize corn crops and such. Pilgrims were, as all proto Honkeys, slow to learn, VERY slow, so the first peoples decided to bail their skinny arses all out with the first cornucopia Thanksgiving feast. Called Tstukat' neenie Mongotsokabubu in middle high Massachsetts and Wampanoag/Pocasset, it meant 'Honkey slob no starve'.
Well, the natives were indeed involved, as were many fire roasted turkeys and fish. roasted chestnuts, dandeloin salads, and for over eaters, plant sourced purging remedies.There was good will, if slightly suspicious on both sides, with the prudish looking hottie white women sneaking peeks behind those tiny front and back tied on cloth patches.
But while the story is basically as often presented, the invite was unusual. It seems nubile little Hubba Hubba (Trans.-'she with big bumps front and back') was spotted while gathering truffles, by one Jon Langschwanz, son of one of the few German Pioneers, and great, VERY great, ancestor to porn star John Wade.
The boy chased her down, rumor having it that she really didn't try to get away, or to resist, VERY much. Curious girl, that one..
Well, the kids did what some kids will do at dusk on the soft, fragrant undercanopy in the forest. H H was apparently so taken, in so many words, by the lad, that when she returned to camp, she had that look in her eyes from the smoke of a distant fire.She then persuaded her Dad, a chief, to invite the boy and his kin to a big dinner. Just to keep Big Little Jon around, the Great Spirit and Good Lord willing.

Story from Ur-Gov. Wm. Bradford's memoirs. Paraphrased just a bit. Known to all Bay State young boys of past generations. The Braves hate it. While the Squaws know.