Another year

Another year come and gone. Difficult to believe just how fast time is passing. Goodbye, 2016!

Happy New Year, loyal blog readers.

2016- Like no other

2016 has been a year like no other. The top story has easily been the presidential primaries, presidential campaign, presidential election, Trumps shocking win, and the subsequent fallout from sore-loser democrats. This top story makes for "easy pickins" when it comes to political cartoons. Here is just a sampling...

Decimated Democrats

There has been a lot of talk lately about Obama's legacy. Any time a presidency is in its waning weeks, there is always much discussion about what a president will be remembered for. Obama's legacy can be summed up in one simple word... DESTRUCTION! Don't just take my word for it. Check out the information below from the New York Post:

The New York Post reports:
Obama’s legacy is a devastated Democratic Party
As President Obama concludes his reign of error, his party is smaller, weaker and ricketier than it has been since at least the 1940s. Behold the tremendous power that Democrats have frittered away — from January 2009 through the aftermath of Election Day — thanks to Obama and his ideas:
• Democrats surrendered the White House to political neophyte Donald J. Trump.
• US Senate seats slipped from 55 to 46, down 16 percent.
• US House seats fell from 256 to 194, down 24 percent.
• Democrats ran the Senate and House in 2009. Next year, they will control neither.
• Governorships slid from 28 to 16, down 43 percent.
• State legislatures (both chambers) plunged from 27 to 14, down 48 percent
Trifectas (states with Democrat governors and both legislative chambers) cratered from 17 to 6, down 65 percent.

Oh, and don't forget Obamacare. That little gem was SUCH a good idea.

News Headlines

I should get a job as a writer of news headlines after I retire...

Post Christmas

Just a little post-Christmas fun...

Someone dying is NEVER funny. George Michael died on Christmas Day. I was never a fan, but his music was difficult to avoid when I was growing up in the 80's. I was also surprised to learn he was only four years older than me.

Nerf Gun

Elliott loved his Nerf Gun! Thank you, GiGi! You are so generous at Christmas time.
Scary thought? Elliott with a GUN!

Christmas Photos

The second best part of Christmas... Watching the grandkids open their presents. The best part is celebrating the birth of Jesus.

Here are some photos of our celebration:

Bumble Ball

We had a blast with the grandkids on Christmas. Here's Asher with the famous "Bumble Ball". Michael had one when he was little and we thought it only fitting for Asher to have one too. In addition to this video, more photos will follow shortly.

Merry Christmas

Merry Christmas, loyal blog readers!

Even bloggers take a holiday. See you tomorrow.

Christmas Eve

It's Christmas Eve. One of the holiest nights on the Christian calendar. A night we celebrate the birth of our Savior, Jesus Christ. Tonight we will attend a candlelight service at our church where we'll be reminded of the familiar Christmas story. God sent His only son to earth. Born in a lowly manger. The humblest of places, fit only for animals. Jesus was fully man, yet fully God. The only sinless man to ever walk the earth.

O come, O come Emmanuel. And ransom captive Israel.

Emmanuel- Translated means, "God with us". Yes, God came to earth to live among His people. Today we sing Alleluia!

Redneck Christmas

Jeff Foxworthy does a hilarious version of the 12 Days of Christmas. I think it's called the The 12 Redneck Days of Christmas. Jeff has made millions of dollars poking fun at southern culture. Some would call it hillbilly culture and others call it redneck culture. It's not offensive because southerners are not a bunch of delicate snowflakes who get all whiny because people are making fun of them. It's also not offensive because anyone who's not a southerner loves to poke fun at their way of life. Everybody wins! In fact, there is a whole sub-culture of Redneck Christmas. Ray Stevens did a song years ago. There are books, and even commercially produced products celebrating The Redneck Christmas. Anyway, I found these Redneck Christmas songs somewhere online. They are not my original work, but I thought they were funny nonetheless.

Merry Christmas to all y'all!

All I want for Christmas is any teeth
Do you hear what I done heard?
Duck Tape the Halls
Fiiiiiiiiive chicken wiiiiiiiiiiings!
O come all y’all faithful
Carol of the Beers
All I want for Christmas is chew
Jingle Beers
Hark! Harold's angels is singing!
O Little Town of Birmingham
Rudolph the Red Necked Reindeer

Raising Kids

Raising kids is an awesome experience. A joyful, happy, difficult, wonderful, nerve wracking, elating, sometimes gut-wrenching experience. Being a parent brings the highest of highs and the lowest of lows. Most of the time life takes you somewhere in between, but being a parent is one of the most rewarding things a parent can do. Parenting also lends itself to a lot of humor.

A few of my favorites:

Raising kids is like trying to nail Jell-O to a tree.

Raising teenagers is like being slowly pecked to death by a chicken.

Whose idea was it to have all these kids?

We need more kids!

And...

Gloom and Doom

Well, this is it! The winter solstice. The shortest day and longest night of the year. Winter has arrived and along with it gloom and doom. There are few things I despise more than winter, and it is here. Ugh... short, crisp days, and long, cold nights.

Let the dreaming begin!

Christmas Grammar

To all those people who post on social media and other places where their lack of education is on display for the world to see:

Good ol' Santa

There must be millions of these photos in existence. I know my mom has some. My sister was TERRIFIED of Santa. Apparently not all kids love to sit on Santa's lap. While I feel for these poor, traumatized children, I also feel sorry for these guys playing Santa. Wouldn't you just love to hear their thoughts?

"I'm getting paid minimum wage for THIS?"

"I feel something wet. I definitely feel something wet!"

"I give up. The kid can have the chair. I'll take the floor".

"Merry BLEEPING Christmas to you too!"

"I should have put a flask under my hat!"

"Mrs. Claus is NEVER going to believe this!"

"How many days until December 26th?"

"This kid's getting a lump of coal for sure!"

"That's it! I'm retiring to Florida!"

Sorry. I posted the 7th photo twice.