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When I think of Thanksgiving, I recall living in NYC. Every evening when I came home, I'd crawl out of the subway in Queens. There was a well groomed young guy, who said he lost his wallet and needed change to get back to New Jersey. Well, he was there week after week, asking for change. I got to know him. His voice became familiar. He made some money, but not all that much.
On Thanksgiving Day, I went to the parade. Standing at 42nd Street, there was huge crowd. As the bands went by, I could hear someone say that they lost their wallet and needed change to back to Jersey. Yup. So, I walked up to him. Out of the side of his mouth, he said. "I can't talk now, I'm working. I'm working".
Somehow the Macy's parade and him remind me of Thanksgiving in NYC.
 

Today, I take Charlie, The Elf-on-a-shelf, out of his box, and let him sit by the TV. An Elf-on the shelf is a new "tradition", for kids. Parents change the position of the Elf each night because the Elf reports directly to Santa how the kids are behaving. I never heard of this till last year when I got one. I have big lighted "Happy Holiday" sign that I put in the window. And, on the couch, I have a red and white throw with reindeers on it. And that's all my Xmas decorations. I have three huge boxes of decorations out in the shed. I like putting things up, but I hate taking them down. They never fit back into the box, and you're always finding tinsel for the next three months.

BTW, there's a game show, "Switch", which briefly shows the occupation of the contestants. One guy was a "Party Game Moderator". I guess I missed that job on Career Day in school. A lot of contestants are "Event Coordinators". And there was even a
"Blogist". Maybe, I'm old fashioned, I call them "Unemployed".


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Thanksgiving 2024 is history. That reminds me of my mom. She'd get a 28 lb. turkey for a family of 4. Then after the holiday, we'd have turkey until the bird was nothing but bones. Of course, then she used it to make turkey broth out of the bones. One of her greatest ideas was turkey muffins.
And just when I got really tired of turkey, here come Christmas and another 28 LB. turkey
 

fuzzybuddy said:
Thanksgiving 2024 is history. That reminds me of my mom. She'd get a 28 lb. turkey for a family of 4. Then after the holiday, we'd have turkey until the bird was nothing but bones. Of course, then she used it to make turkey broth out of the bones. One of her greatest ideas was turkey muffins.
And just when I got really tired of turkey, here come Christmas and another 28 LB. turkey
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I've been trying to get healthy. I've been crawling into bed @ 11PM. And for three days, I've gotten 8+ hours of sleep. And this always happens, I woke up at 4:30, and ain't no way I'm going back to sleep. It's kind of like a ritual, three days sleep, and the fourth wake up early.
I really have to trade this body in for one without all the quirks.
 
Went to the library in town. I don't know why, but the traffic was bumper to bumper. I get in front of a mall/grocery store complex. The lady infront of me was waving to let the traffic from the complex go before us. I could see being nice to let a car or two go before me. This woman is sitting there just waving car after car. People are honking, but she just kept letting cars through. We're talking 20+ cars. It is Christmas season, yet all I could think of was "Grandma got run over by a reindeer".
 
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In bed, last night, I was thinking about AI. I think a lot of the fear about AI & robots is a little over done. I don't think they will ever really replace humans. For instance, having a robot take out the trash? Yeah, a robot won't "forget" and have to go running after the trash truck. But you still need a human to make the trash in the first place.
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You make me laugh! ☺️
 
There's a turkey that's been hanging around my backyard. I happened to notice Mr. (MRS. ?) Turkey in the backyard again. It's a big bird, but got to admit, it'd got a dime size head. Then he flapped his wings and flew up into a pine tree. He kind of nestled in, and you wouldn't have known there was a big black bird there. Found out that turkeys sleep in trees.
 
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There's a turkey that's been hanging around my backyard. I happened to notice Mr. (MRS. ?) Turkey in the backyard again. It's a big bird, but got to admit, it'd got a dime size head. Then he flapped his wings and flew up into a pine tree. He kind of nestled in, and you wouldn't have known there was a big black bird there. Found out that turkeys sleep in trees.
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Yup. I now have a turkey, who lives in my back yard. I'll call him, "Harold, the Turkey". There's a big old pine tree in my back yard. Harold flies up high in the branches and nestles in. He's not a little tweety bird, he's a large turkey, and you can't see him when he's in the tree. That amazes me. I'm not sure how long Harald has been living in that tree. A few people, who have come to the house, have said they just saw a turkey, but I live adjacent to state game lands and forests.
 
When there's a lot of lake affect snow from Lake Erie, 300 miles away, I can get a slight dusting of snow. That's when I see the paw prints of the unknown animal. Whatever it is, it walks across my deck and jumps off. I have never seen what it is, but it's been doing it for years. The paw prints walk down the driveway, hop up on my deck, jump off and wander into the woods. I don't think it's someone's pet cat, the paw prints were on nights with temps of -5. F (-25 C). The cats I know, would have been hunkered down in some warm hole.
Well, anyway, it was back again last night.
 
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When there's a lot of lake affect snow from Lake Erie, 300 miles away, I can get a slight dusting of snow. That's when I see the paw prints of the unknown animal. Whatever it is, it walks across my deck and jumps off. I have never seen what it is, but it's been doing it for years. The paw prints walk down the driveway, hop up on my deck, jump off and wander into the woods. I don't think it's someone's pet cat, the paw prints were on night with temps of -5. F (-25 C). The cats I know, would have been hunkered down in some warm hole.
Well, anyway, it was back again last night.
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Maybe it’s Harold. 🤔

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Went to bed late, 1 AM, up at 6. Feel okay. Laying in bed, I began to think of the last election, and picking a candidate to vote for, and not only for Prez, but down to town magistrate. It's kind of like trying to find a drug dealer, you can really trust.
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Are you kidding? Much easier to find a trustworthy dealer, much easier.
 
I fed my dollar store addiction, yesterday. I've been yearning to stop in for a while. I didn't have anything I wanted to get. But the urge to buy something really cheap that I will never use was running high in my blood. What amazes me is the people with shopping carts piled high with knock-off goods. Really, who spends $300 in a dollar store? This time, I got off pretty cheap- only an outlet expander from 2 to 6. I don't know why, but for some dumb reason, you don't think your spending money in a dollar, when you buy stuff.
 
Have you ever woken up thinking of something in your past?
Well, this morning, I woke up thinking of a time when I lived in NYC. I was invited up to an apartment in my building by an elderly Jewish couple. They were overjoyed to show off their decorating skills. The entire apartment was painted blue, like the US flag blue. I'm talking walls, ceiling, doors, curtains, floor, carpet, furniture, stove, fridge, kitchen table, chairs, sofa, coffee table, lamps, toilet, tub , sinks......EVERYTHING. And I had to tell them how beautiful it was.
 
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I ordered some health supplies, and how do I know they're coming today? Because it's raining. They always come when it's raining. I think it's a religious thing. I live in the sticks and can hear deer walking by; but I can never hear the FedEx truck, nor the FedEx guy knocking on my door. I could check for a package every 15 minutes, all day long. I know when @ 9PM, when I put out the trash for pick up, there will be a soggy package on my deck.
 
By 6PM, yesterday, I didn't get my package. FedEx doesn't come after 5. @7, I took the trash out, and, yup, there was my box, sitting in a puddle. The one lousy day in December when it rains, and I get my package. At least, the FedEx guy put a plastic tarp over it, but the bottom soaked up the rain. Ahh, there's nothing like the smell of cold, wet cardboard.
 
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By 6PM, yesterday, I didn't get my package. FedEx doesn't come after 5. @7, I took the trash out, and, yup, there was my box, sitting in a puddle. The one lousy day in December when it rains, and I get my package. At least, the FedEx guy put a plastic tarp over it, but the bottom soaked up the rain. Ahh, there's nothing like the smell of cold, wet cardboard.
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fuzzy, is there anything available under the Americans with disabilities act that you could leverage to get some sort of enhanced delivery service?

Short of that, maybe invest in a FedEx trash can to hold your deliveries. 🤔
 
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