lucius septimius 11/21/2022 6:28:03 AM

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Monday of what is, for most people, a short week.  For me it is a totally normal week.

Still no idea what I'll do for Thanksgiving.  Waffle House maybe?

buzzsawmonkey 11/21/2022 6:37:03 AM

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In #1 lucius septimius said: Still no idea what I'll do for Thanksgiving. 

How do Democrats celebrate Thanksgiving?

Over stuffed ballot box---with all the trimmings!

buzzsawmonkey 11/21/2022 6:42:01 AM

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Thanksgiving

The autumn harvest festivals, alas, are obsolete

For, living in the city, we don't grow the foods we eat.

No evidence of season's changes is there to be found

When supermarkets stock the same foods all the year around;

And little of the seasons' passing show is evident

From leafless trees in iron grates embedded in cement.

But, though the beat of life has changed, we cannot obviate

The need to mark time's passage and the urge to celebrate---

So, if through stone and asphalt Nature's seasons scarcely show,

We'll greet each one consistent with the urban life we know,

And gorge ourselves on turkey, mashed potatoes, and ice cream,

To give thanks for that wondrous day the landlord sends up steam.

Occasional Reader 11/21/2022 6:57:50 AM

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Reply to buzzsawmonkey in 3:

By whom?

Occasional Reader 11/21/2022 6:59:08 AM

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In #1 lucius septimius said: Still no idea what I'll do for Thanksgiving.  Waffle House maybe?

No way.  Applebee's.  And be sure to start a fistfight with the manager. 

More seriously; with whom will you be, on Thanksgiving?

buzzsawmonkey 11/21/2022 7:01:34 AM

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In #4 Occasional Reader said: By whom?

I wrote it some years ago.

Occasional Reader 11/21/2022 7:04:49 AM

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Reply to buzzsawmonkey in 6:

Nicely done!  Rather Ogden Nash-y.

JCM 11/21/2022 8:55:49 AM

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Taking the week off plus next Monday. Wednesday head out for the WA Coast to kick back for 3 days at a cabin right on the beach.

Just put the turkey on the smoker. Gotta do all the cooking today and tomorrow.

Occasional Reader 11/21/2022 9:14:36 AM

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Reply to JCM in 8:

Sounds grand.

I'm headed up to the NYC metro region Wednesday with my son, to visit family. 

lucius septimius 11/21/2022 1:47:44 PM

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In #5 Occasional Reader said: More seriously; with whom will you be, on Thanksgiving?

The cat. Very Democrat core constituency, I know.

lucius septimius 11/21/2022 2:27:28 PM

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Occasional Reader 11/21/2022 3:28:05 PM

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Reply to lucius septimius in 10:

don’t let the cat drink any of the good bourbon.

Kosh's Shadow 11/21/2022 4:41:29 PM

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In #10 lucius septimius said: The cat.

This cat? 

lucius septimius 11/21/2022 4:49:00 PM

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Reply to Kosh's Shadow in 13:

Thicc Boi would never show that much energy.

Kosh's Shadow 11/21/2022 4:53:37 PM

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In #14 lucius septimius said: Thicc Boi would never show that much energy.

Now I see why you say the cat is a Democrat.

Kosh's Shadow 11/21/2022 4:54:46 PM

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There was an article about how the now-out-of-retirement president of Disney sucks up to the Chinese.

Well, what do you expect from Disney? Of course he's a Mickey Mousey-tounge