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flan327 · Itty bitty's Grammy

Memorial Day Monday

FNW · Guru

Last night I received the news that my father's cousin, WWII Veteran, passed away. I spent the evening watching the Memorial Day concert on the Mall, thinking of him, weeping. Grateful he made it out here last year as part of the Honor Guard, and I was able to see him one last time.

Now to get ready for our little pool party celebration...

I know what to do_sometimes · Frozen Sucks!

FNW wrote:
Last night I received the news that my father's cousin, WWII Veteran, passed away. I spent the evening watching the Memorial Day concert on the Mall, thinking of him, weeping. Grateful he made it out here last year as part of the Honor Guard, and I was able to see him one last time.

Now to get ready for our little pool party celebration...

You should honor your Father's cousin at your party. Maybe make him a nice plate of food and set it at the table.

FNW · Guru

He made really good sangria at the beach house parties. I'll have to see if I can get the recipe...

I know what to do_sometimes · Frozen Sucks!

FNW wrote:
He made really good sangria at the beach house parties. I'll have to see if I can get the recipe...

Oh a nice pitcher of sangria with one glass for him!

flan327 · Itty bitty's Grammy

DH is now watching the race he saw yesterday.

Darius Rucker did a nice job with the National Anthem.

I think it's amazing that a rookie won the 100th running. I knew Rossi didn't pit for fuel, but did not know that he actually ran out of gas on the final lap, and still coasted to the win.

flan

I know what to do_sometimes · Frozen Sucks!

flan327 wrote:
DH is now watching the race he saw yesterday.

Darius Rucker did a nice job with the National Anthem.

I think it's amazing that a rookie won the 100th running. I knew Rossi didn't pit for fuel, but did not know that he actually ran out of gas on the final lap, and still coasted to the win.

flan

What is the story of the tradition of the winner drinking a bottle of milk when the race is over?

flan327 · Itty bitty's Grammy

Here you go:

A long-standing tradition of the Indianapolis 500 is for the winner to drink a bottle of milk immediately after the race. This tradition dates back to 1936 after victor Louis Meyer asked for a glass of buttermilk, something his mother had encouraged him to drink on hot days. Meyer also reportedly drank milk after his victory in 1933, as did a few others in the immediate years afterward. The young tradition quickly went away, and for a time after WWII, was replaced by "Water From Wilbur" - a silver jug (resembling an ice bucket) filled with icy-cold water, presented by then-Speedway president, and three-time former winner Wilbur Shaw.

By 1956, the milk returned as a ritual as milk companies became sponsors of the race purse and handed a bottle of milk to the winner to promote their product.[3] A sponsorship of currently $10,000 now paid out by the American Dairy Association if the winner sips the milk in victory lane. In 1993, Emerson Fittipaldi drank orange juice instead of milk after his victory. The snub drew considerable ire from fans. Later he took a sip of milk, at the urging of his car owner Roger Penske. Fittipaldi owned citrus farms in Brazil, and wished to promote his industry. As a result, he was booed in driver's introductions the following week by the crowd in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, in the heart of "America's Dairyland." In 1981, Bobby Unser also did not drink the milk in victory lane.[40] After Unser was tentatively stripped of his victory, Mario Andretti sipped from a bottle of milk the next morning during the traditional photo shoot.

flan

flan327 · Itty bitty's Grammy

If you gave me milk on a hot day, I'd probably puke.

flan

I know what to do_sometimes · Frozen Sucks!

A cold glass of whole milk is awesome on a hot day.

flan327 · Itty bitty's Grammy

I know what to do_sometimes wrote:
A cold glass of whole milk is awesome on a hot day.

Give me a tall glass of Fresca with lots of ice.

flan

just Czech · Give Me Grand's!

Good morning!

FNW, your pool party sounds great and I like the idea of honoring your veteran uncle. A tradition in some areas around here is to set up a small table with a place setting, a flower and a small flag. The empty chair and unused place setting is a reminder of the sacrifice made by those who served our country.

We have two of the grandkids, one has been up chucking since about 7 this morning. So, we are going to have a quiet day. After the last three nights of partying, we need the rest. ;)

I know what to do_sometimes · Frozen Sucks!

just Czech wrote:
Good morning!

FNW, your pool party sounds great and I like the idea of honoring your veteran uncle. A tradition in some areas around here is to set up a small table with a place setting, a flower and a small flag. The empty chair and unused place setting is a reminder of the sacrifice made by those who served our country.

We have two of the grandkids, one has been up chucking since about 7 this morning. So, we are going to have a quiet day. After the last three nights of partying, we need the rest. ;)

It was the wings, Husker's wings, wasn't it. smile

Fort Worth Mom · Mod/Penguin lover/Princess!

Cookout later with our friends from Ohio and all the kids.

New York Strips and Copper River Salmon.

Yum! (Well, yum on the steak. I don't eat fish.) wink

Have a great day, Good Geeks!

flan327 · Itty bitty's Grammy

DH and I are going out to lunch at Rock Bottom Brewery.

flan

flan327 · Itty bitty's Grammy

I am trying out my vegan nail polish...So far, my fingernails seem unimpressed. (The color is nice, though.)

flan

Divine Geek · Guru

I am at work. Tomorrow is month end close, I have so much to do. I still don't totally have a handle on time management in my new position. I'm sure it will get better, eventually.

flan327 · Itty bitty's Grammy

Divine Geek wrote:
I am at work. Tomorrow is month end close, I have so much to do. I still don't totally have a handle on time management in my new position. I'm sure it will get better, eventually.

I think you should treat yourself to a yummy lunch. Are there places that deliver?

flan

lilyofcourse · My spirit animal is a pink flamingo.

Morning.

Sorry to hear about your uncle, FNW.

Sorry the grand is sick, Czech.

Going to grill some burgers and brats. The kids may go swimming later. Not going to do much.

The police are everywhere.

But you know what? This is the first time, in a long time, there isn't a park full of people and a ball tournament going on.

Only thing making noise are the birds.

ed11563 · Guru

My kids are on their way here smile

Divine Geek · Guru

flan327 wrote:
Divine Geek wrote:
I am at work. Tomorrow is month end close, I have so much to do. I still don't totally have a handle on time management in my new position. I'm sure it will get better, eventually.
I think you should treat yourself to a yummy lunch. Are there places that deliver?
flan

Only thing in town that delivers is pizza. We'll see how long I'm here. I've only got a few more hours of must do stuff.

Southern_Belle · Nothing's Impossible

flan327 wrote:
I know what to do_sometimes wrote:
A cold glass of whole milk is awesome on a hot day.
Give me a tall glass of Fresca with lots of ice.
flan

Auntie, is that you?

chef · Guru

Thank you to all who have given the ultimate sacrifice so that we may continue to enjoy living in a free country.

chef · Guru

DS is watching Bee Movie and giggling at the appropriate parts. It's one of his favorite movies. Grandma noted that he was laughing at the appropriate parts in Evan Almighty (another favorite of his) when she was here Saturday.

What needs to be done: Finally finish up organizing the apartment. Every time we start or plan a day to get it done, something comes up.
What I want to do: Go out and roam. I don't much feel like adulting today.
What will happen: We will see.

I know what to do_sometimes · Frozen Sucks!

Doing small house projects, checking stuff off the to do list. I dread the job of painting DD's room, that is not happening today.

Lindley · Guru

chef wrote:
DS is watching Bee Movie and giggling at the appropriate parts. It's one of his favorite movies. Grandma noted that he was laughing at the appropriate parts in Evan Almighty (another favorite of his) when she was here Saturday.

What needs to be done: Finally finish up organizing the apartment. Every time we start or plan a day to get it done, something comes up.
What I want to do: Go out and roam. I don't much feel like adulting today.
What will happen: We will see.

Your DS sounds so adorable!

Divine Geek · Guru

Finished at the office. I still have a spreadsheet I need to build. But I'm going to do that at home. It's going to take a couple hours to get all the info and formulas set up. I can do that from the couch.

chef · Guru

Lindley wrote:
chef wrote:
DS is watching Bee Movie and giggling at the appropriate parts. It's one of his favorite movies. Grandma noted that he was laughing at the appropriate parts in Evan Almighty (another favorite of his) when she was here Saturday.

What needs to be done: Finally finish up organizing the apartment. Every time we start or plan a day to get it done, something comes up.
What I want to do: Go out and roam. I don't much feel like adulting today.
What will happen: We will see.
Your DS sounds so adorable!

He usually is :) Sometimes, he's quite bratty though.

flan327 · Itty bitty's Grammy

Southern_Belle wrote:
flan327 wrote:
I know what to do_sometimes wrote:
A cold glass of whole milk is awesome on a hot day.
Give me a tall glass of Fresca with lots of ice.
flan
Auntie, is that you?

No, but your aunt has good taste!!!

flan

lilyofcourse · My spirit animal is a pink flamingo.

It's trying to storm. Lots of Thunder and lightening all around us. It's muggy like crazy.

flan327 · Itty bitty's Grammy

DH is taking another nap. We managed a quick visit to Itty bitty after our lunch.

flan

Tignanello · My dog name is, Sasha!

Chores day. Not a holiday here but I'm finished my "work" for now. Dishes and laundry, here I come!!

karl271 · Guru

Remember every Memorial Day started with a big parade through town to the cemetary and then a service was held to honor all the fallen. Went every year; when I was old enough to be in marching band, I marched out there. Wonder if towns still do this.....

Perhaps there would be a need to haggle over what kind of service should be held or what order the parade members should be in or is there just a kind of "who cares?" attitude about the whole thing....

You can tell I am not feeling very cheery today...

Divine Geek · Guru

karl271 wrote:
Remember every Memorial Day started with a big parade through town to the cemetary and then a service was held to honor all the fallen. Went every year; when I was old enough to be in marching band, I marched out there. Wonder if towns still do this.....

Perhaps there would be a need to haggle over what kind of service should be held or what order the parade members should be in or is there just a kind of "who cares?" attitude about the whole thing....

You can tell I am not feeling very cheery today...

They still have a parade here Karl. It doesn't go to the cemetery, it ends at the county courthouse where all our war monuments are. They have a couple people speak, play taps and have a 21-gun salute.

I know what to do_sometimes · Frozen Sucks!

Divine Geek wrote:
karl271 wrote:
Remember every Memorial Day started with a big parade through town to the cemetary and then a service was held to honor all the fallen. Went every year; when I was old enough to be in marching band, I marched out there. Wonder if towns still do this.....

Perhaps there would be a need to haggle over what kind of service should be held or what order the parade members should be in or is there just a kind of "who cares?" attitude about the whole thing....

You can tell I am not feeling very cheery today...
They still have a parade here Karl. It doesn't go to the cemetery, it ends at the county courthouse where all our war monuments are. They have a couple people speak, play taps and have a 21-gun salute.

What was sad in the Mass area is many towns cancelled their parades today because of the threat of rain. NH did not, at least no near me. I wonder if the organizers or decision makers thought that in war time, soldiers didn't fight or die when it rained. It really made me mad.

Divine Geek · Guru

I know what to do_sometimes wrote:
Divine Geek wrote:
karl271 wrote:
Remember every Memorial Day started with a big parade through town to the cemetary and then a service was held to honor all the fallen. Went every year; when I was old enough to be in marching band, I marched out there. Wonder if towns still do this.....

Perhaps there would be a need to haggle over what kind of service should be held or what order the parade members should be in or is there just a kind of "who cares?" attitude about the whole thing....

You can tell I am not feeling very cheery today...
They still have a parade here Karl. It doesn't go to the cemetery, it ends at the county courthouse where all our war monuments are. They have a couple people speak, play taps and have a 21-gun salute.
What was sad in the Mass area is many towns cancelled their parades today because of the threat of rain. NH did not, at least no near me. I wonder if the organizers or decision makers thought that in war time, soldiers didn't fight or die when it rained. It really made me mad.

Luckily it was a beautiful day here. But I remember in high school marching through all kinds of weather for the Memorial Day and Veteran's Day parades.

The worst was the homecoming parade they had for John Glenn when he went back to space. It was December. I was already sick. And it was freezing cold and sleeting. It was miserable. Then I ended up in another town than my car and lost our exchange student....it was a mess of a day.

FNW · Guru

Fun day here. The weather was perfect. Clouds, warm but not too hot, sun peeking out every now and then. Pool temps at 85 which was quite pleasant. Good food, good drinks. S'mores for dessert with a s'more's burner we got for Christmas. My first s'more. I can't believe I never had one before. It was delicious! We talked about Ford, and reminisced about the fun we had with him. A huge golden hawk appeared for the first time and hung out in our trees, watching. I am taking it as a sign that he's still with us, watching us have fun.

I know what to do_sometimes · Frozen Sucks!

FNW wrote:
Fun day here. The weather was perfect. Clouds, warm but not too hot, sun peeking out every now and then. Pool temps at 85 which was quite pleasant. Good food, good drinks. S'mores for dessert with a s'more's burner we got for Christmas. My first s'more. I can't believe I never had one before. It was delicious! We talked about Ford, and reminisced about the fun we had with him. A huge golden hawk appeared for the first time and hung out in our trees, watching. I am taking it as a sign that he's still with us, watching us have fun.

That is amazing, don't you think?

FNW · Guru

Yes. Even DH ran to tell me and have me grab my camera. That was in the early afternoon then it reappeared while we were swimming and just watched.

lilyofcourse · My spirit animal is a pink flamingo.

That's amazing.

Can you share the picture?

I know what to do_sometimes · Frozen Sucks!

Divine Geek wrote:
I know what to do_sometimes wrote:
Divine Geek wrote:
karl271 wrote:
Remember every Memorial Day started with a big parade through town to the cemetary and then a service was held to honor all the fallen. Went every year; when I was old enough to be in marching band, I marched out there. Wonder if towns still do this.....

Perhaps there would be a need to haggle over what kind of service should be held or what order the parade members should be in or is there just a kind of "who cares?" attitude about the whole thing....

You can tell I am not feeling very cheery today...
They still have a parade here Karl. It doesn't go to the cemetery, it ends at the county courthouse where all our war monuments are. They have a couple people speak, play taps and have a 21-gun salute.
What was sad in the Mass area is many towns cancelled their parades today because of the threat of rain. NH did not, at least no near me. I wonder if the organizers or decision makers thought that in war time, soldiers didn't fight or die when it rained. It really made me mad.
Luckily it was a beautiful day here. But I remember in high school marching through all kinds of weather for the Memorial Day and Veteran's Day parades.
The worst was the homecoming parade they had for John Glenn when he went back to space. It was December. I was already sick. And it was freezing cold and sleeting. It was miserable. Then I ended up in another town than my car and lost our exchange student....it was a mess of a day.

I think it is great how the school's marching bands were, always ready for a parade no matter the weather. More times than not, you had to be so dehydrated from the heat. I love marching bands, they really make the parade and are always followed up by the cars with the vets and dignitaries.

lilyofcourse · My spirit animal is a pink flamingo.

I don't know what happened here.

I know there was a dance on Saturday night in Ringgold in honor of Memorial day.

FNW · Guru

I couldn't get too close and just used my phone. But here it was sitting on the lawn just past our driveway, then in flight.

I know what to do_sometimes · Frozen Sucks!

wow!

Divine Geek · Guru

I finished my spreadsheet. I have it all set that my coworker has to input 1 number (current index price) and all the other calculations update and the the prices are all ready to copy into the body of an email to the customers. Took me 2 hours to do, but it will save her at least that each month.

And it will save me having to hear her complain about figuring the prices lol

Tignanello · My dog name is, Sasha!

That's incredible!!

lilyofcourse · My spirit animal is a pink flamingo.

That's so cool!

karl271 · Guru

Stunning and I am surprised you had the presence of mind to take a couple of pictures. (I probably would not have). It does make you wonder, though, about people having a chance now and then to stop by and check up on their loved ones.....

WYSIWYG · Guru

I know that Memorial Day is over, but since I didn't stop in yesterday evening, I just wanted to say I hope everyone had a good and safe holiday.

I'd also like to thank anyone that served for their service, as well as thanking anyone who has lost a loved one for their loved one's service and sacrifice.