Veterans Day

My Grandfather, Robert Lee Zimmerman, England, 1944

Today we thank Veterans for their service and sacrifice. 

Happy Veterans Day.

Smacksy Sunday Links

Oh my heart, this wonderful high school football team.

Eerie images of abandoned farm houses.

And a raccoon eating grapes.

Happy Sunday.

Smacksy Saturday Photo: Pals

Hanging out.

The Usual

"I'll have the vegetarian egg white omelette with fruit and an English muffin."

"Very good, and what can I get for you, young man?"

"May I have the kid's turkey sandwich with nothing on it except the bread and the turkey and a tiny bit of mayonnaise on whole wheat bread, toasted? And instead of fries can I have fruit with another extra side of fruit please but not with the green melon just with the cantaloupe and watermelon? And also a milk in one of the cups with the lids and also two straws? And can I have two extra napkins? And did you know I won a character award at school last week? Thank you."

Oh, Those

"Mom, I'm done with soccer."

"You have three more games in the season."

"I don't like parts of it anymore."

"Which parts?"

"The running and the kicking and the defense and offense parts."

At the Car Wash

"Mom, Danny said that if you don't go to college you have to work at a car wash."

"That's not true."

"But Danny's in fourth grade."

"College can be a great thing but if you don't go it doesn't mean you'll have to work at a car wash. I didn't finish college."

"You didn't?"

"Nope."

"Did you ever work at a car wash, Mom?"

"I did not."

"Yeah, but it looks kind of fun."

Truth-ish

"Felix? Our science teacher said his name is 'Jungle Ben.'"

"I know. He's cool."

"He said it was for real and everything. Do you think his first name is really 'Jungle?'"

"If he said it was, it must be true."

"Yeah."