Speaking of hats, there’s this A&J from June of last year. As you might divine, it is an unvarnished memory and observation of my own. Daddy would be 100 years old this coming Monday, Halloween, were he still living. My younger brother and his family are coming over Saturday, and we’re going to have a family party in Daddy’s memory. I’m sure there will be stories told (Again!) for the benefit of my niece and nephew, who never got to meet their paternal grandfather, and for our own amusement, of course. He was the prototypical Arlo.
132 responses to “A Tip of the Hat”
GR 6 on 26 Oct 2016 at 8:17 am #
I’m still wondering how, if Arlo’s dad tied his tie before he put on his pants, he was able to tie it with the requisite length of “tip of tie reaching center of belt buckle”.
When you do it often enough you know. I was going to say I adjust the tail (as did my father)
to a button on my shirt – but i don’t think I even need the shirt.
GM Debbe
Politicians are the same all over.
They promise to build a bridge even where there is no river.
~Nikita Khrushchev~
Forget looking like Dolly Parton. Can I look like Tina Turner ?
Today’s “Francis” cartoon is interesting. [Oc 27th]
Good morning Villagers….
Yesterday’s posts brought back some fond memories of my Mom and Stepdad. He would color coordinate his shirt and tie to the color of her ensemble when they went to church…..they would even do that when they went bowling….only no tie for those events. They belonged to three bowling leagues…Mom did love her bowling and had many trophies.
Yeah, GR 🙂 , forty years ago I’d have done that…..had no inhibitions back then.
The Boss stopped by yesterday, we talked, he’s still going to let Ian and me draw unemployment. He told me he has a couple of ideas in his head…The Corp is not the only egg producer around SIN…..The Corp wants him to remove the cages…..I don’t think so. He’s going to keep Ian and me around to clean up after the hens leave…..we’ll work in the afternoon when it’s a little warmer in the henhouse. I hope Skittles can help us. I’m going to ask.
Oh, and the other henhouse got its 5 Star rating, so Mathies Poultry is a 5 star layer facility….take that to another egg producer. Going to research and see what’s around.
later…..
GR 😉 love hippie music, had not heard that song in years and still remembered the lyrics 🙂 , but I have a hard time remembering my 911 address 🙂
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sg6xaFZStEI
🙂 http://cheezburger.com/8983691264
…and a good evening to you Old Bear
Jackie, have you heard anything from Mark????
Tina Turner, heh….. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rLi-KJJTSyc
she’s the epitome of class…
Debbe, I’m here. Settling in to new home and putting things away/back together. Got a situation similar to some you have had with Ian. When I moved I sold my car back to my brother, sent title, bill of sale, etc. He told me he was insuring it under his own policy, then said that wouldn’t take effect till last Friday. Meanwhile, he let his son drive the car. His son, the demolition derby-type driver who’s wrecked everything he ever had. Guess what? He had an accident before brothers policy took effect and tried to file claim on my insurance. Claims person called me and I explained situation, including that I had Not given this person permission to drive the car. So whether brother pays out of pocket or whatever, that is his problem.
TIP BlogSpot. Melcher’s in good form this morning.
http://thatispriceless.blogspot.com/
Peace,
Just got word from my brother that Mom passed away overnight.
Mark, objectively, that was a merciful alternative to weeks or months of suffering. But I know from experience how hard it is to be objective at a time like this. You have my condolences, my thoughts, and my prayers.
Ghost, it is exactly what I wanted for her. Her own mother had multiple strokes, ending up bedbound, unable to speak and on tube feeding, going on for years. Mom went quietly in her sleep.
Mark
Prayers and Blessings
I know both situations – neither is easy but to pass in the sleep
is best.
Mark – What they said. And many hugs to you and your family.
We have a tentative truce for this afternoon. Blacklight (left) is too sleepy to battle with Thunder (right).
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Mark, I am rally sorry about your loss, but my own mother had been miserable for years and by the time that she died the strokes had changed her to a condition that left her unrecognizable.
Pence plane crash-check CNN.
Mark, as others have said, the circumstances always differ when you lose a parent, and not infrequently you do know it’s for the best, but it is always a time of grief. I too send my deepest sympathy.
Ghost, if you do come to visit that cousin in Tucson, I’m going to be REALLY sad if you don’t get in touch with me some way!
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