December 16

Today is Beethovens birthday which, taken literally,is an absurd thing to say inasmuch as he was born in 1770.
When I started my repair shop in 1985, I decided that, since I was now "The Boss" I had to make some kind of major decision about something.
So I decided to make Ludwig's birthday a holiday.
As a joke of course and a sad comment as to just how little control one actually has as an "independent businessman"
Still, I lasted 17 years before the bastards broke me.
Then when I re-met Meredith, she decided that it was an amusing thing to so we established a habit of bussing downtown to do some Christmas shopping on or as near as practical to the date.
The joke is a bit worn out for me, but she still gets a kick.

We are going tomorrow.

Today is also a rare double Talvi day. Two posts on

Music & Men

Also the enlightening saga of Butches early life continues over on

Feel Free To Read

Please do not read any sarcasm in the phrase "enlightening saga"
I know that this is supposed to be a humorous site, full of irony, sarcasm, snide, and snark, but do please allow me some intermittent sincerity.

My life has never been as interesting as his.

Thank God

The mystery remains; Whatever happened to Al Kistenmacher?

Irony sarcasm
Snide and snark
Sincerity weathers the storm.

Ironic metaphor
Outright insult
This kind of thing seems the norm

A sudden twist
To bring out the gist
It's just my humerous form

I do it that way
'Cause it's my way to say
I'm an asshole, now go away.

I think I will quit before this gets any worse.

Love and joy come to you and you not you,
Merry Christmas and god bless us one and all!