The Holidays are approaching. I can tell. The traffic at the local Fox River Mall is horrendous. There are other clues. We have candle lights in our windows, the house is flooded with poinsettia red flowers and there is a big white angel standing on an upstairs ledge. The tray of walnuts is waiting to be cracked. Nana would always crack nuts.
I have contacted a case of “C3 disease”. I have named it after Grasshopper No.3 because he has experienced leg cramps everytime he walks with me at the Mall (C is the first letter of his first name and the No.3 because he is third in the chain of Grasshoppers). I, too, have been getting leg cramps. I receive a never ending series of self healing suggestions. I’m not getting enough calcium. I don’t drink enough water. I need orthodic support in my shoes. So far, nothing helps. Maybe I’m just experiencing some symptoms of aging. If anyone can solve my C3 disease, let me know. I think C3 disease is contagious and I caught it from Grasshopper No.3.
Grasshopper No.2 always refers to things that are obvious as “dah”. Brett Favre has finally had his consecutive string of regular season football starts end at 297. He has a shoulder that hurts. His hand is blue without feeling. The Vikings cannot mathematically make the playoffs anymore. This weekend the Vikings are playing the Bears in Minneapolis at the new University of Minnesota outdoor football stadium. The ground in frozen without any way to really soften it up. Temperatures are supposed to be 15 degrees. Brett has said he probably can not play this weekend. Why would he? Dah!
Our government officials in Washington passed a bill this date that will extend the Bush Tax Cuts of 2001. That may not seem like big deal, but at least for the next 2 years you can hang on to the same amount of earned dollars as in the past. There was something included about extension of unemployment benefits. So, for those trying to find a job, rejoice. The calvary is coming.
Stay warm and watch the Packers get slaughtered at New England Sunday night in a snowstorm.
Love,
Dad