To all of my neighbors, I don’t mean to be a Grinch, however…. to those of you who are placing Christmas lights/decorations in your yards, would you please avoid anything that has Red or Blue flashing lights together!! Every time I come around the corner, I think it’s the police. I have to brake hard, toss my margarita out the window, fasten my seat belt, throw my phone on the floor, and turn my radio down. All while trying to drive. It’s just too much drama, even for Christmas. Thank you for your co-operation and understanding. Merry ChristmasÂ
Today, I spent an hour and a half driving around looking for a place I’ve been to many times. Before I left, I checked Google Maps for the location to enter it into my GPS, but I needed to remember the address number. So, I entered the street number and the town my brain signaled it to be on. I have become so dependent on GPS that I no longer try to remember street numbers, names, or addresses. The problem is that I didn’t have that information programmed into my unit. Therefore, I used dead reckoning and GPS. I learned that doing so is not only dumb but dangerous. My top-notch brain is no longer as sharp as I remember. I remembered the place being on 147th Street. The problem is that 147th does not exist in that stretch of land, but the GPS kept taking me to nowhere, trying to find it. After driving a complete circle of a one-mile radius, I felt I was close, but as the old-timer I asked for directions told me once, “You can’t get there from here.”
Eventually, my memory kicked in after deducing that the previous recollection was wrong, and by accident, I remembered the street from which I could enter was 152nd; I finally located the place I wanted to go to. The upside of this escapade was seeing a portion of Orland Park that I never knew existed before. I don’t think the upside has enough value to warrant taking that route again.
One would think that with the wars going on in the world and the bitter fighting between political parties, we have nothing to be thankful for. The opposite is true. If we woke up this morning, and all of our friends and relatives woke up, we have them to be thankful for. If we had a meal on the table, and a place to sleep we are grateful. The sunshine is also a gift, as is the lack of sleet and snow. We are thankful if we have gas in our cars and places to go. Most of all, I am grateful I can write this ode and wish my internet friends happy Thanksgiving Holiday.
These two tom turkeys are looking for attention from the hens of the flock.
Turkey joke: Female turkey to her partner,
“Is that your meat thermometer, or are you glad to see me?”
