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Merry Christmas to all and to all and a Good Night!

Holidays / by

During the many years I’ve been writing my drivel on LiP, and that Bob Martin guy will keep posting it no matter how bad it is. I can only thank Bob, the fabulous LiP readers and the other writers on this great site.

Of the few things I know here, there is one that is a fact, Christmas Week is never a busy time here on LiP, it seems to be infested with crickets, and the sidewalks are rolled up and stowed away.

But it is the time of the year when family is so very important to us all. I’m not implying that they aren’t important year-round, but just exaggerated by all the damn Christmas Music forced on us. (LOL)
So enjoy your holidays, please understand why I’m not writing a full article, that you’ll be way too busy to read. OH AND HAPPY NEW YEAR TOO!

My Christmas Memes

The memes are but a sample of what I post on face book…(LOL)

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  16. A merry Christmas to ya! Last night, I encountered one of those head scratching moments that make life here so interesting.
    The student boarding house we own has a 10:00 PM curfew. Gates and doors are locked, I knew we would all be up til midnight anyway, because it was Noche Buena. I asked if anyone was going to midnight mass. I didn’t want to lock anyone out. The answer was “Yes. But we will be back before 10:00 PM.
    I scratched my head and let it ride.
    Take care,
    Pete

  20. Merry Christmas Paul,i was raised in Southie and Dorchester,i love the GIF of the Gas tank and so i stole it too put on my FB page..too funny.

    • George;
      I had a big family in Southie but Dorchester was my home. Twenty years in the Navy during a visit I noticed that Dorchester has diversified Southie remained the same.

        • George;
          I left to join the Navy in 1964, on that visit in 1984 I visited Southie and my grown cousens, and it looked and remained pretty much the way I remembered it.. .”These Days” you refer to ate 33 years later.. During those years I’ve lived in Puerto Rico and the prst 25 years here in the Philippines.So I had no access to the information you have, am I still wrong? .

          • It was a unique place too grow up,like yourself i joined the military,moved and traveled too many place’s. But being raised there gave us an advantage i think, it made us resilient. I have a good friend who once told me,i was like the energizer bunny..no matter what..still going.

            • George
              Growing up in the 50’s and 60’s my father and 90% of most men that influenced my life,, police, teachers, firemen and others were veterans of WW-II and Korea, real men from the greatest generation, unlike the pussies the generations after ours grew up with.
              Now it is safe rooms and petting zoos to deal with normal life? I’m staying here and never returning to the United States.

              • I agree 100% my role models where my dad (ww 2 utah beach) My uncle Bob (Porkchop hill Korea) and my uncle Mike (2 tour’s in the Nam) those Men are hero’s too me,Men who did there duty’s with out ever asking or seeking praise. They did what Men are supposed too do,defend our country,raise there family’s. Today’s generation’s are weak willed with no mind of there own. I have been here 5 years now (Cavite) we have a new son 11 month’s old, here i can raise him as i see fit, not raise him according too some fake standard some politician,second rate teacher,or Harvard educated snowflake think’s i should raise him. My son will be a man like myself,and the men i mentioned above. Men with Dignity,Honor, and Self Respect.

              • George
                We learned from the best generation, and we survived without petting zoos or safe rooms in school, but that is why we were never called snowflakes.