AND NOW... ON WITH THE SHOW....

HAPPY THANKSGIVING!

Made in America, or is it?

2011 Buick Regal... Gm's finest all american car, the sweetheart of the UAW is:

1) has 21% of CANADIAN parts in it...

2) has a transmission manufactured in CHINA... and

3) Is assembled in GERMANY!

'Tis the Season

Although it is much too early to be switching on the Christmas lights and putting out cookies for the fat boy.... as well as Santa....now is the perfectly appropriate time to get your Festivus Pole.

Reusable like those pipe-cleaner looking, formaldehyde out-gassing artificial trees - the Festivus Pole needs no decorating (Frank Costanza once pointed out how he finds tinsel 'distracting') nor cleaning (it's aluminum... it doesn't rust... well, technically aluminum does 'rust', but it's oxidation layer is clear and therefore.........) *THUMP*

Sorry, I'm back now. Paige just rapped me on the head with our (non-oxidizing) Festivus pole and I was unconscious for a tick.

However - as with all holiday decorating; comes safety. Just as you don't light your tree with candles anymore - well, except after the holiday when the dried out arbor carcass has aged to the flash point of super-heated jet fuel making it pretty cool to ignite in the backyard by lighting it with candles... until the fascist police show up and... "Neighborhood Association rules".. blah blah.... "felony arson charges"... yada yada.... *THUMP*.......

As I was saying, be sure to follow the simple rules of the manufacturer to ensure a safe Festivus season.

I especially advocate the warning to 'NOT' dance from the Festivus pole - which I think given the country's obesity ratio, probably makes good sense overall, even if you have secured it to the ceiling - and who really wants to see a squishy, non-professional hanging up-side down on an aluminum pole anyway?

It's just not cricket.

All this precautionary nonsense of course goes out the window if you are indeed the Most Interesting Man in the World - who lives by the motto; "Safety Third"

"Stay thirsty my friends."

HAPPY FESTIVUS

A HOLIDAY FOR THE REST OF US!

SLEEPIN' IN THE NOON DAY SUN...

A MAGICAL DAY ALL-AROUND!!!!

So much to celebrate today!!!

It is, of course, 11-11-11, which is just cool.

It is also Veterans Day, so a Moment of Silence for our Veterans, and let's all join Snoopy and Bill Mauldin in quaffing a root beer in their honor.

And last but CERTAINLY not the least - HAPPY 17TH BIRTHDAY TO OUR KELL-BELLE!!!

Laugh for the Day

All the Turkey wants is his fair share!!!!

Colorado Halloween

We had a great Halloween! Luke got to go to three parties, so plenty of opportunity to wear his super cool cheetah costume. Last year, he was still a little hesitant about trick-or treating, but not this year. He was usually the first one to race up to the door! One of Luke's preschool buddies had a Halloween party, so there was a big gang of kids that all went together. It was a beautiful, calm Colorado evening, and fun was had by all...

The whole gang ready to Trick-or-Treat!

At the preschool party

Our pumpkins

At yet another party, decorating cookies with mom's group friends.

Dia De Los Muertos!!

Call it what you want - Day of the Dead, All Saints Day...it is celebrated today. All ghoulishness aside, it is a day to remember our loved ones who are no longer with us, altho I daresay that is something we all do on a regular basis anyway.