You're Probably Wondering Why I Called This Meeting Today

If you want to do something funny, find a crowded elevator, when the door closes, turn around and face the crowd and say, "You're probably wondering why I called this meeting today."

C'mon, it wasn't THAT funny!

Anyway, the reason I called this meeting today is to explain why I didn't do my world renowned blog yesterday. 

Or is it world unknown? 

Only a tiny handful of you know that I'm a secret agent, who has responsibilities that take me away to foreign destinations on short notice, but that's not why I missed my blog deadline.

It was not that I was particularly lazy yesterday, even though I consider laziness a perfectly acceptable excuse for an old "fluffer" like me.

The reason I did not produce my Bloggadocious blog yesterday, was because I was working on the "winter concert" videos of two of my precious granddaughters, Autumn and Breanna, with a little added bonus of Roman, Autumn's little brother and our comical grandson.

Autumn and Roman                                Breanna 

Here is a short sample of the videos...

The actual videos are much longer. They are about the length that only close relatives would enjoy

Personally, I think they are Oscar material...which means their great grandpa, Oscar, would love 'em!

This is Oscar    

Both of the nearly 30 minute videos are on my Facebook page if you have tom to watch them. If Tom isn't available, you'll have to watch them yourself. 

That's it. I just wanted to explain why you were deprived of my wit, humor and thoughtful, contemplative irreverence, yesterday.

ir·rev·er·ence

/iˈrev(ə)rəns/

noun

1. 
   

   a lack of respect for people or things that are generally taken seriously.

   "an attitude of irreverence toward politicians"

An example of irreverence...

We doggies, those politicians are dumber that driftwood!

Your Favorite Christmas Movie. 

After reading this little blog post, feel free to share your thoughts on what your favorite Christmas movie is, in the comments section below.

Even if it's something crazy, like Die Hard, or The Nightmare Before Christmas, or Home Alone, we don't care. We are not here to judge your ridiculous opinions that veer way off from the norm.

Of course, the rest of us enjoy the classic, traditional movies that include, Frosty The Snowman, Rudolph The Red Nosed Reindeer, A Christmas Carol (all 23 adaptations), Miracle On 34th Street, and...the BEST loved of all...It's A Wonderful Life! (according to a lot of folks)

My favorite is a toss up, between the 1951 classic, A Christmas Carol, starring Alastair Sim, and the 1938 classic, A Christmas Carol, staring Reginald Owens, and Mr. Magoo's, Christmas Carol, in 1962.

As you peruse the examples of Christmas flicks, think carefully about what movie you will place in the comments section at the bottom of the blog, because it will be forever etched, permanently, in your permanent record! 

Please do not include short Christmas clips, like...

OR,

Including the above clips, that are extremely adorable, would not be fair to the movies, because the clips only need to capture your attention for a brief moment in time, where as, the movies have to hold your attention for a LONG period of time, and that's more difficult. 

So, have you thought about the movie you want to place in the comments section below? 

Not yet? Okay...

We'll let you think during this intermission.

Okay, go ahead and vote, I mean, share what your favorite Christmas movie is for the sake of posterity! 

Photos Of Sully Breaks Our Hearts

I know, I do not have to say a single word about these photos...so I won't.

https://www.today.com/video/inside-george-h-w-bush-s-special-bond-with-service-dog-sully-1388167747995

https://www.onenewspage.com.au/n/World/1zjb7940xl/George-HW-Bush-apos-service-dog-lays.htm

Outside Christmas Decorations - Do You Go All Out, Or Not So Much?

Donna and I LOVE watching the "Great Christmas Light Fight Show."

If you have not seen it, I will explain it to you. Well, even if you HAVE seen it, I'll explain it to you. 

Carter Oosterhouse and Taniya Nayak travel all over America in search of the most elaborate, fantastic, enormous, beautiful, synchronized , heartwarming, and spectacular Christmas displays imaginable!

The winner gets 50,000 "smackers," and a real cheap looking trophy that they seem thrilled to receive. (I don't get that part, but whatever trims your tree.)

Some of these folks work on these displays all year long, spend thousands of dollars on millions of lights and electronical, electrical equipment and blow molds. Hundreds of blow molds! 

I never knew these were called blow molds until I watched this show. 

So, let's get to the point, okay? No more jim-jammin' around, right? Go directly to the heart of this blog story, with no further ado, kapeesh?

I, personally, would NEVER go to these stratospheric levels of obsessive decorating...even for 50,000 "smackers!" (However, most of these families have done this for many years, just for the "heck of it."

I would REALLY need to get paid for doing this!

What about you? If you had the money, time, 

patience, and skill to do one of these mammoth displays, would ya?

Not I, said the duck...

Seriously, guys and gals, let me know if you would go all out or not so much, in the comments section.

By the way, just to divert from our main subject a bit, the heart of a blog is the interaction between the blogger and the bloggees, if bloggees is an actual word. 

It's FUN to interact with each other, spar a little, laugh at each other, transparently share our feigned outrage ('cause that's really popular), And most importantly...SHARE YOUR LOVE!

I Confess...I Like Hallmark Movies.

I know it's not considered "manly" by rough, tough, strong dudes, to enjoy Hallmark movies, but it's not my fault. It's my wife's fault! Donna watches them so much they started to grow on me, you know, like kittens can grow on people who don't like cats. 

I really should despise Hallmark movies, due to the fact that there are very few Navy Seal stories, death defying stunts, plane, ship, train, or car crashes, earthquakes, extra terrestrials, wrestlers, baseball players...I could go on and on...like I usually do, but I won't today. (What a relief, huh?)

My style of movies here.

Another reason I should dislike these Hallmark flicks is that they are all so predictable. Pretty much the same basic story every time!

The star is a woman who works at a job where she is successful and loved by all of her co-workers. She has a boyfriend who is okay, but does not pay enough attention to her. 

She gets in a situation where she has to travel somewhere, where she meets another guy who is PERFECT. 

They fall in love with each other, but they don't tell each other, for some strange reason. 

The boyfriend gets suspicious, because his girlfriend hasn't called him for a while, he takes a plane and surprises her. While the boyfriend is hugging her, the perfect guy walks in on the hugging and thinks he has no chance with the girl.

His feelings are hurt...real bad-like!

At the end, the boyfriend gets dumped for the perfect dude...the perfect dude and girl tell each other, "I love you" and music plays. 

That's basically it, except for the Christmas Hallmark movies, where the only difference is the perfect guy hates Christmas, at first, and then falls in love with Christmas AND the girl...The End. 

So now you're wondering why I watch these movies, right?

List Of Why I Watch Hallmark Movies

1. Donna has them on, I'm in the room, I'm too lazy to get up.

2. Happy endings. (Except for the rejected, dejected, dumped boyfriend.)

3.They often star Candace Cameron Bure, who I've been a fan of since "Full House"! 

4. They also star Lacey Chabert, who looks so much like Jennifer Love Hewitt, and I like Jennifer Love Hewitt! 

Tell me which one is which in the comments section.

5. No cussing.

6. Cute animals. Like "Happy" the dog. 

7. Free from politics!

8. No drug use displayed. 

9. Most importantly, something Donna and I can watch together like the little love birds and snuggle bunnies we truly are. 

C'mon guys, go ahead! Feel free to make your snarky comments at the bottom. I'm man enough to take it, even though my feminine side may become a bit verklempt. 

Check out 2:28 on this video.