Yesterday’s Thanksgiving gathering turned out to be a pleasant affair–plenty of good vittles and a comfortable outdoor venue at the community center. Oh, the people in attendance were nice too!
Anyway, it was a great afternoon and everyone in attendance seemed to enjoy the food and the company. I’m thankful for that!
(It’s odd that as bad as my memory is getting I still remembered the lyrics to this song)
In 1814 we took a little trip
Along with Colonel Jackson down the mighty Mississip
We took a little bacon and we took a little beans
And we caught the bloody British in a town in New OrleansWe fired our guns and the British kep a-comin’
There wasn’t nigh as many as there was a while ago
We fired once more and they begin to runnin’
On down the Mississippi to the Gulf of MexicoWe looked down a river
And we see’d the British come
And there must have been a hundred of’em
Beatin’ on the drums
They stepped so high
And they made their bugles ring
We stood by our cotton bales
And didn’t say a thingWe fired our guns and the British kep a-comin’
There wasn’t nigh as many as there was a while ago
We fired once more and they begin to runnin’
On down the Mississippi to the Gulf of MexicoOld Hickory said we could take ’em by surprise
If we didn’t fire our muskets
‘Till we looked ’em in the eyes
We held our fire
‘Till we see’d their faces well
Then we opened up our squirrel guns
And really gave ’em – well weFired our guns and the British kep a-comin’
There wasn’t nigh as many as there was a while ago
We fired once more and they begin to runnin’
On down the Mississippi to the Gulf of MexicoYeah, they ran through the briars
And they ran through the brambles
And they ran through the bushes
Where the rabbit couldn’t go
They ran so fast
That the hounds couldn’t catch ’em
On down the Mississippi to the Gulf of MexicoWe fired our cannon ’til the barrel melted down
So we grabbed an alligator and we fought another round
We filled his head with cannon balls, and powdered his behind
And when we touched the powder off the gator lost his mindWe fired our guns and the British kep a-comin’
There wasn’t nigh as many as there was a while ago
We fired once more and they begin to runnin’
On down the Mississippi to the Gulf of MexicoYeah, they ran through the briars
And they ran through the brambles
And they ran through the bushes
Where the rabbit couldn’t go
They ran so fast
That the hounds couldn’t catch ’em
On down the Mississippi to the Gulf of Mexico
Great-looking feast! The turkey looked quite good.
And for what it’s worth, since you’re always commenting about your beer belly: it appears, from the above photos, that the belly has rather significantly slimmed down, so whatever you’re doing seems to be working. Enjoy that Turkey Day feast, then get back on your program!
Thanks for the pics and the commentary.
Looking good. Bevy of beauties too. No masks? Great pictures.! Just me, wife, and her sister for TG.
Code Red here. I think there are 10 levels. Restaurants closed. My sister and brother in law have Covid-19. Sister stayed at home. She is a tough old broad and beat cancer and has pretty much beat this. Took her some bleach and disinfectants so she can get her house sanitized and found her in the pasture exercising one of her horses. Brother in law was in ICU for 4 days, but now its looks like he has beat it to. Pretty bad here. Hospitals have no room.
On a lighter side??? first In-N-Out in CS opened last week. Idiots waited in an 8 hour line to get just a drippy hamburger.
Take care
Thanks, Kev. The only credit I get for the turkey is buying it. I had planned to oven roast, but Ed has a method where he cooks it on his charcoal grill. Came out great!
As to the belly, wearing a baggy shirt helps hide it. I did lose a few pounds, not sure it came off the midsection though. Sunday is weigh-in day so we’ll see how much damage this week has done!
Jerry, glad your family members are recovering. Life here gets a little closer to normal every day and we haven’t seen the spike in cases you are experiencing. Saw that In and Out story on the internet–people must really be bored there! Stay safe.