Michael "Jim" Delligatti

 The creator of McDonald's iconic Big Mac has died at age 98. RIP. 

Bob Hope at Phu Cat

These are pictures of Bob Hope performing at Phu Cat Airbase in 1968. My Dad was in the audience, but these aren't his pictures; his Vietnam photo album is MIA in their apartment.

A Second YaYa?

I picked up YaYa early from school for an appointment. As per procedure, I called the school, spelled our name, verified my first name and gave my complete address to the woman. Ten minutes later a girl knocked on my car window. It was YaYa - just not MY YaYa. They sent out the wrong kid. When I went in to get it straightened out I wasn't angry (they aren't kindergartners after all) but I did get peeved when they excused it by saying Polish names all look the same. "Is that what you'd tell a Rodriguez when you send out a Gonzalez?" I said.

Some weird coincidences with the other YaYa tho: her Dad's name is Dan, she too goes by Gracie, and she lives on Arthur Ave, the same street I grew up on. "Maybe you ARE my Dad," she said.

Great News!

Thank you Mr. President Elect!

Nutty Knows Nutty

This tells you all you need to know about Castro.

Let It Go

Hillary has decided to join Jill Stein's Quixotic Wisconsin recount.

Has it?

LuLu claims my FB has turned mean spirited and partisan since the election.

The Gym and Thanksgiving Results

Just back from the gym with Smiley. Today was the first time in his life he showered in a public setting, which was a big deal, so props to him. In other health news, I somehow lost 4 pounds Thanksgiving week, which obviously means I have a fatal tapeworm, bc it truly wasn't deserved. I'm nearing, but not at, my lowest weight of this century.

That's a No from Me

Congratulations on beating an equally inept team, falsely raising hopes for the year, and giving Mike McCarthy a chance to stick around and run us into the ground. But, you know, by all means celebrate all over Facebook.

Kudos to OSU

Excellent job by the Ohio State University Emergency Management Team (OSU_EMFP) in immediately notifying students & faculty via social media with the message: "Buckeye Alert: Active Shooter on campus. Run Hide Fight. Watts Hall. 19th and College."

Kudos to OSU, in particular for including the word "fight" in their message. May the days of quietly waiting to die - or watching scores of others die - be gone. Run if you can, hide if you must, fight if given the opening.

It's Not Right

It is. If HRC wants a recount, fine. But a candidate that gets 1%? There should be a law saying only a candidate with a reasonable chance of winning (or getting to that magic funding %) can initiate a recount. Otherwise, you're just sabotaging the process. I have a Constitutional argument too, if you want to get frisky with your comments.

Fidel Castro

Fidel Castro is dead.

The media keeps mentioning that Castro's reign outlasted ten US Presidents, as if that's something to be proud of and celebrate. They should celebrate ten peaceful democratic transitions of power. You don't get brownie points for longevity if it's predicated on tyranny and violence. #MSMSucks

Ixfinity is Wrong

There's an Ixfinity commercial where grandparents read a tweet from their granddaughter calling their home "the gates of hell" because they don't have wifi or cable. Naturally they get Ixfinity to make the girl happy and make Christmas grand. Screw that. What is the company seeking to associate with their product? That we must placate rude, selfish kids? Hell no.

Stop it Jill

How much is the DNC paying you Jill?

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Allied

A rare date night with Lisa. We just returned from seeing this Brad Pitt spy movie set in WWII. It was intelligent, deliberate, and moving. Go see it.

Duh

Romney is obviously the better choice for Secretary of State than Ivanka Trump. This shouldn't even be a discussion.

So *Now* You Think It's Real?

Seriously. It's either yes or no, and it shouldn't depend on whether you won or lost.

Thanksgiving 2016

Thanksgiving 2016. All the fixings courtesy of JJ! (Lauren is playing a grumpy elf)

A noon dinner, the Macy's parade (recorded), the last quarter of the Minnesota-Detroit game, a long nap, then putting up the tree with Indy-Pittsburgh on the TV. We didn't get to visit family, given the nap, but otherwise a great Thanksgiving.

Just to Be Clear

Just to address the recent spat of posts that claim ballots were hacked and a recount is needed: Homeland Security - *Obama's* DHS - says there is no evidence this occurred.

A Nightmare

I had a horrific nightmare. We visited a cursed house dedicated to some demon but outwardly normal. A child was burned alive, we (my family) stood in a boxcar w/ many others watching The Hunger Games, and I snuck a for sale sign on the lawn but a lady was quick to tell buyers the contract included service to the demon. Apparently it was a selling point. And LuLu had her iPod stolen in the dream, which she knows is my trigger. Best part? At one point I was covered by hundreds of quarter sized puppies. But I broke the spell and realized they were hairy spiders. Why is that good? I'm not scared of spiders, but my friend Tre. Even in the midst of this terrible dream I was just enough of an as**ole to snap selfies with the spiders and text them to him. LOL

Lights Out

Surprisingly good. I even jumped once in my seat.

Goat Yoga??

As a comment says: if you're being honest, stuff like this is why Trump won.