Last Saturday was Grandson Tommy’s 10th birthday. The celebration went on for days.
Next up? Grandson Mitchell’s birthday on Dec.5. He will spend the day playing a basketball tournament in Wisconsin Dells. My birthday wish is that he score 30 points every game and his team wins the championship. I think he turns 13 (?).
December holds more important birthdays. My brother was born on Dec.27th. I know he always felt cheated because Christmas and his birthday got blended together. Also Dec.30th is Grasshopper No.2’s birthday. She also felt cheated. I think No.2 should talk to my brother.
I took my German automobile in for maintenance (the G– D— service light kept coming on). It turns out I needed brake fluid and a “scope of the engine”. When I was a kid, I could perform the same maintenance in 15-20 minutes. It took Bergstrom 2.5 hours. So far all maintenance is free but that will all end in the middle of next year. Someone tell me how to disconnect the service light!
The “Jobs Report” was announced this morning for the month of November. It was stinky. That means that a lot of new jobs are still not becoming available. Hang on to your cash.
There is hope. Some college student has studied indicators of economic health. If sales of Victoria’s Secret “uplifting” bras improves significantly, so does the economy. The theory is that if women are willing to spend $50 to $250 per bra, discretionary spending is improving. Bra sales are up! Now there is a theory I can support! It is an uplifting trend!
We are a fat society and it is getting worse. Two overweight ladies were recently arrested exiting a mall because they had stolen merchandise stuffed between the folds of body fat. This wasn’t just a bottle of perfume tucked under their arms. They had denim jeans hidden between rolls of fat. The women had 3 pairs of boots buried in the layers of fat. How is that even possible? I think a weight loss program is in order. Maybe they will get it in jail.
The Badgers learn their “Bowl fate” on Sunday. Roses!
The Green Bay Packers need to step up this weekend. The Lambeau advantage will help. Game time temperature will be 27 degrees.
Minneapolis is going to get 6 inches of snow tonight. Didn’t they just get 10 inches? J—-!
Stay warm!
Love,
Dad