%#@! SNOW

It’s Monday. Here in Illinois winter usually arrives gradually—a little flurries here, a light dusting there. Temperatures dip down then dip back up. We’re used to the slow rollout. But this year? Nope. Mother Nature skipped the pleasantries and went with the dreaded rip-the-Band-Aid-off-in-one-violent-yank approach. It all started late Friday night with howling winds and heavy snow, and just kept going. All day Saturday and well into the night. I haven’t seen the official numbers yet, but eyeballing it, I’d say we got about 6–8 inches of the horrid white stuff.

It occurred to me that winter is basically Mother Nature putting the whole planet on airplane mode. Everything is slow, cold, and difficult. Cars won’t start. Fingers stop working. Your face hurts just for existing. Every dog suddenly forgets how to poop unless you stand outside with them while frostbite starts nipping at your extremities. If it were at all possible, I’d stay inside until June. Maybe July, just to be safe.

-keep

Black Friday

It’s Friday! I hope everyone had a good Thanksgiving. Mine was very good. Had far too much turkey, ham, and pumpkin pie. There were a lot of leftovers, so I imagine there will be plenty of creative meals containing turkey and ham in my near future. And pie. I’m looking forward to more leftover pie.

Now that the holidays have begun and Thanksgiving is behind us, I finished my remaining candy corn and have transitioned to a more seasonal appropriate candy—Holiday Mint M&Ms.

Black Friday. It’s wild how we go straight from giving thanks for what we already have, to throwing punches over a discounted air fryer that we don’t have counter space for. The whole thing feels like a national sport. They could call it competitive bargain hunting. You’ve got people camping out just for the opportunity to sprint inside at 5 AM to buy sub-par electronics. It’s not for me. I’ll be happy and warm at home, far away from the crazies and idiots with a smile on my face and peppermint schnapps in my hot chocolate.

-keep

Double babes and double jokes… enjoy!

Thanksgiving Day

It’s Thursday. Happy Thanksgiving everyone. We were going to host my girlfriend’s side of the family for Thanksgiving dinner this year, but everything changed when her parents both became ill and ended up in the hospital earlier in the week. Thankfully, they’re both back home now, but they’re still dealing with nasty flu symptoms and other health issues. So, now the plan is to go over to my parents place for Thanksgiving dinner. I’m ready for turkey, ham, mashed potatoes, and a damn big slice of pumpkin pie!

Before any of that can happen, I always start Thanksgiving by watching the NYC Thanksgiving day parade. Immediately following that will be my annual viewing of Planes, Trains, and Automobiles.

That’s the plan. Have a good Thanksgiving everyone.

-keep

Oh! And there’s a few extra babes and jokes featured for today. Enjoy!

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