WHAT IS TODAY?

I trust everyone had a nice Thanksgiving. I know I did. Got my fill of football also. Can't figure because I was never a football fan while my wife was alive, now I'm really into it.
What is this thing I am hearing about today "CYBER MONDAY". Is this the aftermath of Black Friday only today you don't leave your home because is all done online. It must be true because I was in Wal-Mart today and the place was empty and no bumping into people in the aisle's When it was time for me to check out I had my choice of check-out aisles.

THE DAY IS HERE!

HAPPY THANKSGIVING TO ALL.
Today is a day to forget the diet and enjoy all foods presented before you. Today is a day to enjoy family and friends, those near and far.
God Bless you and your families, our troops who are away from home and God Bless America.

DID YOUR FAVORITE WIN?

Dancing With The Stars. Did your favorite team win?
After watching the two hour program it all came down to Jennifer and Kyle. I knew that Bristol didn't have a chance. It was a nail biter with Jennifer and Kyle standing there waiting for the results of the voters. Waiting for the words from Tom, the crowd screaming and the forever lasting drum roll the words finally came. The winners are Jennifer and Derek. Bad back and all Jennifer pulled it off with grace and finesse like the true champion she is. Baby is not in the corner.

WHAT A NINE YEAR OLD WANTS FOR CHRISTMAS.

My grand daughter wait for the mail and newspapers every day know that there will be adds for toys all the way to Christmas. She studies them and circles what she wants Santa to bring her. She has quite an extensive list compiled up to this point.
The other day she said to her mother that whatever her mother was thinking of getting her and what Santa should bring is a pair of crutches. She would ask for a wheelchair but they are too expensive.
Mom asked why she would want such a thing and her reply was that there are two kids in school that have them and she thinks that they are neat and if the top of the crutch wears down she could always put a towel on it and secure the towel with duct tape.
Mom went on to explain that if they could, the two kids in school would gladly give theirs to her and walk and run like my grand daughter does. They do not have them by choice but need them to help them walk and maybe they will need them for the rest of their life. We hope not.
I think that explanation has her seeing crutches and the two kids in a different light.
My grand daughter is 9 years old and I hope she got a lesson about life.

TO WASH OR NOT TO WASH.

As a elderly gentleman who lives alone with no female guidance I think that I keep my house reasonably clean. My wife taught me well. I dust, vacuum, wash windows and clean toilets and sinks. I also wash floors and that is where I am having the problem. It is a big decision for me to choose one of the options that I have. Do I wash with a mop using Mr. Clean, use a Swifter Wet Mop or do the old fashioned thing of getting on my hands and knees with a brush. It is a no-wax floor that is about 5 years old and has some ground in dirt in the grooves of the tile. In my hay-day I would have no problem getting down with the brush and making the floor shine like a diamond but things are different now. I an 70 that if I get down to scrub I may not be able to get up again. What if I had to use the bathroom, would be able to get up fast enough and get there. Lets think about the day after. What will my muscles say to me and will I be laying on my back for weeks to come. Will I have to get 911 involved?
I have given thought to these questions and have decided that I will have to ponder this task another day over a cup or two of coffee while sitting at the kitchen looking at the floor or glancing at it during commercials as I watch tv.
Maybe a better solution is to let my kids notice how dirty it is and they will wash it. LOL.
Either way it will be done by the end of the week.

TO BAKE OR NOT TO BAKE.

With the holidays coming and with both my mother and wife now baking in heavens ovens I really miss the smell and taste of all the wonderful goodies they would make around this time. All of the old country recipes passed down to my mother from her mother and then down to my wife. Now, since they are gone, so are the pastries and specially baked, once a year, goodies.
Fortunately for me the recipes are still with me circled in books or written on ancient crumbling paper giving the ingredients of these tasty delights. The problem is that I am a man who cooks very little and eats my share of frozen dinners or take out. Lord knows that I have all of the pots and pans, cookie baking trays, measuring spoons, spices, bowls and whatever else is needed to complete these tasks. Maybe when I finish this I will sit down with the over one foot high stack of recipes and start thumbing through them and try my luck and surprise my married kids and grand kids with grandpa's ability to bake.

GOOD ALIBI

Mr. Donald Mosley Jr. walked into Cedars Inn in Lewiston, Idaho and asked for, no he demanded that the desk clerk give him cash. When you come down to it he was robbing this hotel.
After he left, police were called and the search began.
Like all good thief's Donald needed a good alibi as to where he was at the time of the robbery so he ducked into the bar next to the hotel. Fifteen minutes after the police arrived they had their man. He was in the bar next to the hotel, the name of the bar was the Alibi bar and that is where he said he was. What an alibi.

WHERE IS THANKSGIVING?

Being retired I watch a lot of TV. Just yesterday it dawned on me after seeing commercial after commercial about Christmas and New Year's Eve, that I haven't seen anything about Thanksgiving. You can bet your bottom that the big and little stores are getting the word out about buying gifts for the mailman, teacher, paper boy, next door neighbor, the guy that mows your lawn and shovels your snow etc and get your child's favorite toy NOW before they are gone. Get your Christmas decorations NOW before they are gone and you won't have the best looking house on the block and make your New Year's Eve reservations now for your end of the year party. With all of the talk about how bad the economy is and how many people are out of work, who is going to have the money to do the things that the media is pushing into your face.
Every day there are books, not sale books, full of toys for the children to look at, circle what they want Santa or mom and dad to get them for Christmas. Things in these books are not cheap.
Where are the toys that were under $10.00 when I was a kid. Now they are anywhere from $25.00 to $500.00 and you know damn well that if a large amount of money is not spent on your little and big kings and queens it was a terrible Christmas.
Ads for diamond rings or necklaces are put on the tv with prices starting at $1300.00.
With all this pressure put upon us you can just see the credit card balances going up and up and up.
Lets get smart and give these merchants a surprise and not spend as much as they are hoping we will.
One more thing. DON'T FORGET THANKSGIVING. Decorate for that holiday too.

I'D LIKE TO THANK OUR GOVERNMENT.

How many seniors are trying to survive on just Social Security? Statistics say approx. 58 million. Does our powers of being care? HELL NO. If they cared they would not have cancelled a Social Security increase another year. The reason is that inflation has been too low. It's obvious that these do nothings have not gone shopping for food or medicine. Everything that I buy has gone up in price, some so high that I can't afford them anymore.
While I think about it now would be a good time to get rid of Nancy Pelosi. She is a Democrat that wants to stay on a Speaker Of The House. Get rid of her and control her spending and there would be enough money for a SS increase.
After Tuesday's election is will be interesting to see how much money will be spent on redecorating offices for the new elected officials.
Thank you government.