Don't eat pankakes with chopstix on xmas morning... sorry
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A good old fashion American made Christmas!
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OK rail job, lets say I give $1.50/lb for your mal-nurished 'ol self. Whats that...like $75 bucks and change. It would cost me more than that in postage to send you my post op loose skin in a Christmas Stocking. Picture that Ginger.......lol.
Mafesto:
"I hope you all enjoy your Chinese Christmas!
Sirent night
Hoerie night"
Hah, reminds me of a classic. Goes like this:
Deck the halls with bawz of harrie
Faaah Raaah Raaah Raaah Raaah
Raaah Raaah Raaah Raaah
Tiz the season to be Jarrie..............
Hint: "You'll shoot your eye out kid"
We also do similar to what Cat Woman says. When the boys are home I dig out all the home movies from years gone by and watch n laugh. Its a hoot to have all their buds over too to watch their old sports tapes. Nothin like watching a stud 6th grader make a 70 yard run in full pads just to trip over his own feet and go down on the 3 yard line. Good times.
We also do the majority of our shopping for those less fortunate. Its great to take on an entire family going through hard times and know that your family was able to help them in some way. I am a co-founder of Operation Santa here where I live and I can't begin to tell you how many of Santas helpers today were once on the receiving end. This is the most pure expression of appreciation.
Once I was in Coeur D' Alene Idaho during the Holidays and I saw a Tree of Sharing in one of the businesses. I pulled a couple kids names off the tree and looked at the requests. i couldn't believe it when I saw things like shampoo, tooth paste, deoderant, etc. I asked the store guy what kind of kid wanted that stuff for Christmas. He said they were Childrens Village Kids. (Click the link to read more)
The short of it is that at Childrens Village kids are taught early how to budget by getting a monthly operating allowance. If a kid blows it all on movies he has no tooth paste. Like X said, we Americans are real generous one month a year and the kids have this dialed. They ask for personal products and we get them the three to a wrap huge Costco
size. They score enough of that kind of stuff just at Christmas that they have a few free coins the rest of the year to buy the stuff they really need/want. Way safer than the yellow print sweater that I might have thought was hip.
We can all find a place like Operation Santa or Childrens Village to share our kindness with at Christmas. Places like Childrens Village that actually house kids are greatly appreciative for folks who are willing to get out in their communities and round up donations like haircuts, dentistry, tires, oil changes, movie passes, swimming passes, etc. We have gone out and done this as a family during the Holiday Season and had a ball.
Lots of good opportunities out there to share in and be a part of a Good 'ol American Christmas. EW
Who you calling rail? Just mad that your neck looks like a vagina now?
Nicely done on the Santa deal, but who fills out the suit now?
To spin of EWs great Christmas time efforts,
I would like to challenge the fine folks of snowest to do as follows.
At least once a month for the next year, either give money or buy food for the guy or gal standing on the corner with a cardboard sign. Only rule is you have to walk it to them, no passing out the car window and you can not judge them in any way. That means no thinking "that's 10 bucks to the beer store" or "they must make a killing pan handling like that". And if you feel so inclined stand and talk with them for a minute or two, learn their name...this might be a better gift to them then the food or money.
So whose game enough for that?
I am with you MAFESTO on this one. It will be a challenge to find 90% for most folks.
Who you calling rail? Just mad that your neck looks like a vagina now?
Nicely done on the Santa deal, but who fills out the suit now?
To spin of EWs great Christmas time efforts,
I would like to challenge the fine folks of snowest to do as follows.
At least once a month for the next year, either give money or buy food for the guy or gal standing on the corner with a cardboard sign. Only rule is you have to walk it to them, no passing out the car window and you can not judge them in any way. That means no thinking "that's 10 bucks to the beer store" or "they must make a killing pan handling like that". And if you feel so inclined stand and talk with them for a minute or two, learn their name...this might be a better gift to them then the food or money.
So whose game enough for that?
What a pile of BS. Let me tell you about our cardboard BUMS. We have the snowbirds that come in the good weather. They travel together, work in shifts and live in nice campers in Wal-Mart parking lots. We have a few that turn down food. The comment is usually something like "Green or silver helps the best". We have one at Wal-Mart who lives in local low income housing. I know a gal who lives in the same building and works at Wal-Mart. Every day she has to answer to the MAN, show up on time, work hard and pay TAX on all of her income. The bum tells her how much he makes each day. It is more then her gross wage. He pays no tax on his money. He pays less for rent because it is based on income. When he gets sick he has free medical. The only thing I give to these people is the jobs section in the local paper. Yes I walk up to them and hand it to them.
I look at them like the Bears in Yellowstone. If you don't feed them then they will go away. My wife and I work hard for our money. When we give it away it is to legitimate people. Yes, we do help other people. Look at the people in your hospital who can't pay the enormous bill to save a loved one. Look at the kid that needs training to get a better job. Look at the family whose car has broke down on the interstate. They will remember your name. Oh, Screw the cardboard beggars. Help the people who need it and are too proud to ask.
JMO
Gotta bump this to the top again as many of us will start Christmas shopping this week.
If you really wanna have fun with this idea........
Go through the store putting everything you like into your cart, Then at checkout read the label of origin and refuse to buy any of the items made outside of the USA or Canada!
If you really wanna have fun with this idea........
Go through the store putting everything you like into your cart, Then at checkout read the label of origin and refuse to buy any of the items made outside of the USA or Canada!
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