Happy Thanksgiving!

Ernie Fliegel displays a twenty-two pound turkey prepared at his restaurant, the 620 Club, for then Vice-president-elect Hubert H. Humphrey for Thanksgiving.

I am thankful for my family, friends, and my job that leads me to find things such as this fabulous photo. (from the MHS photo collection)
May all of your turkeys look better than this one.

Those darn kids!

So David and I were on our way to a nice, rare date Saturday evening, thanks to the grandparental babysitting task force. While driving down the road a pack of about ten pre-teen skate punk boys appeared on the edge of the street, with a couple of particularly stupid ones darting out to race across the street directly in front of our car. My reaction to this, I think, qualifies me to participate in the coot-off, contending with the fierce competition of David and Alex. I uttered the following quotes out loud, during the rest of the seven minute trip (this is why David loves St. Paul...nothing is too far).
"You like roadkill so much you want to be it?"
"What are you, a pack of squirrels?"
"Get out of my f**king way, you bunch of dumb asses."
"Skate boarding is, in fact, a crime, if you're acting like that."
"You think you're tough? Try working for a living!"
I am so old. Watch out, Ted Stevens.

Remember

Happy Veteran's Day! My dad always says I should not get the day off as I am not a veteran...and while he is correct, I am the daughter and granddaughter of veterans. I tell him I get it in honor of them, and I believe it's true. I do appreciate everything they (and all veterans) have done for us...I remember and thank them. My dad was in Vietnam when I was born and so missed that exciting event...it must have been hard for him (and my mom too), and he has certainly made up for it. I hope I have.
Veteran's Day - I am thinking of you all, past and present.

Baby friends, continued

Should the caption be:
"Perfect friendship is the friendship of men who are good, and alike in viture; for these wish well alike to each other qua good, and they are good in themselves." (from Nicomachean Ethics)
or
"Hey, is that food?"

VOTE!

Hope springs eternal, but needs help, so get out there and vote!

I love voting...I would do it again and again if I could. But I guess there's that whole equality thing...one person, one vote. It does my heart good to see most of my co-workers proudly wearing their stickers, like the one above.
Here's to democracy in action, and hope itself.

Puppy!

Ah, nothing says Halloween like a wired, super cute youngster hopped up on a sugar high!