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I wanted to grow herbs, but I couldn’t find the thyme.

The gym had to close as it just wasn’t working out.

Geology rocks, but geography is where it’s at!

The short fortune-teller who escaped from prison was a small medium at large.

I was gonna make a joke about sodium, but Na..

I’ve been getting really claustrophobic in elevators, so I’ve started taking steps to avoid it.

I saw an ad for a “radio on sale, $1, volume stuck on full”. I thought, “I can’t turn that down.”

I used to sell computer parts, but then I lost my drive.

The cost of the space program is astronomical.

No matter how kind you are, German children are kinder.

What did one cell say to his sister cell when she stepped on his toe? That’s mitosis.

The chicken couldn’t find her eggs because she mislaid them.

I stayed up all night to see where the sun went. Then it dawned on me.
 
I’m torn about this. My mother grew up very poor, so attempted to make the holidays very special. I love her for that. My wife grew up in a divided household (Catholic vs Jehovah’s Witness…the JW a former Catholic) so she remembers the holidays as nothing but conflict. Our house is her trying to skip the holidays and myself trying to emulate my mother’s example.

What I have done to make it less stressful is to just enjoy the moment. Take everything slow. Cook things that only get made this time of year. Watch movies that have sort of become family traditions…even if they’re not holiday oriented (Like Water for Chocolate being one), write my Christmas cards, and gift giving is something I make or something that someone needs. Lastly, just try to bring a smile to peoples face.

That’s the Hump’s keys to the holidays. You’re welcome!😂. Your MZ…

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This sounds like the way to Christmas! Years ago, my husband and I decided not to buy each other presents.

And my family don't buy presents. We're all in a list to donate to each other's charitable causes. My sister is keeper of the list, draws the names, and sends out assignments yearly. Only the little children get gifts.

I, of course, decorate because I'm a bit crazy like that. And I bake. On Christmas day, I would make a special meal. Then we could sit on the couch, look at the lights, and talk. It was calm and bright without the frenzy of present opening.
 
🤣. We do things like this! We had the whole cast of the Rudolph animated show as tree ornaments. The Abominable being my favorite. Some hand made yarn spun goats from Mexico and traditional German wooden ornaments from when we lived there. And my personal favorite…Yoda! My oldest son had a small figurine he put in the tree when he was maybe 5. It was carelessly put away with the decorations and we thought he’d been lost. Found him the next year, and now he’s had a starring role in the tree for the last 20 + yrs!😂.
Gotta love those traditions! 🥰🥰
 
Happy Monday!!! Sunny, getting cooler. December will be here next week. Foot is still a bit sore. Walking is backed off and we're working back into it. I reckon that we overdid. Replaced the keyboard because the mouse wheel kicked it and they're a matched pair. Cats are good.
I'm glad you're continuing to do your therapy. 🫂🥰😘
 
Well, I managed to finally get some made at 10:40am... right before a waste of time meeting.

All I can say - people around here best be glad I'm not in charge of hiring/firing certain staff. Or a certain someone would be out on their 🍑 today!! 🤬 Sure wish mgmt would get wise to the fact that this person does not know how to do their job and is causing problems for everyone around them and everything they touch!!! :mad:

That is all... back to :coffee: time 😁
Those ppl are so annoying! 🤬🤬🤬
 
I considered giving you all the benefit of my grinch diatribe on Christmas but decided that would bring the mood down too much :ROFLMAO:
Suffice to say I'm not a fan, mainly in terms of the intolerable commercial pressure heaped on families in the months leading up to it. Aaaand relax.....
I agree entirely but it’s easy solved ….go,back to…..it’s about families! Always was and is in my family. No excesses, no massive expenditure. I will spend the day with my mom and brother driving 6 hours to do it!
 
Continuation - We go to the self serve kiosk and it’s in a different row/bin than what’s in the ticket. We go there, and there are none in stock. I get an employee involved and he can’t find one. Now they are getting ready to close and I’m on my third option. We finally get it, pay, load it, and drive the 60 miles home. We get home and I’m fucking exhausted. It’s still in the back of the van waiting for me to assemble it tonight.
So.... did it get assembled?
 
I knew someone who ran a company that let employees leave 2 hours before the end of the day. He had an employee have an accident when they left and filed for workman's compensation. Employee sued the company saying they never would have had the accident if they were still at work and the company was caught up in the suit from the employee, as well as workman's comp lawsuit.
File this under " No good deed..."
 
This sounds like the way to Christmas! Years ago, my husband and I decided not to buy each other presents.

And my family don't buy presents. We're all in a list to donate to each other's charitable causes. My sister is keeper of the list, draws the names, and sends out assignments yearly. Only the little children get gifts.

I, of course, decorate because I'm a bit crazy like that. And I bake. On Christmas day, I would make a special meal. Then we could sit on the couch, look at the lights, and talk. It was calm and bright without the frenzy of present opening.
That is such a wonderful memory 🫂🫂🫂
 
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