Gasoline is probably not the best way to get rid of gophers!

You are never too old to
set another goal or to dream a new dream.
C.S. Lewis

My husband  was at a bar the other night and overheard three very hefty women talking.

Their accent appeared to be Scottish, so he approached and asked, “Hello, are you three lassies from Scotland?”

One of them angrily screeched, “It’s Wales, Wales you bloody idiot!”

So he apologized and replied, “I am so sorry.  Are you three whales from Scotland?”

He gets out of the hospital tomorrow.

They advertise world wide celebrations.

 

The So Long Editor:   How did New Year’s Day originate, LL ?

Drop The Ball Cat:   It is a little complicated.   It is first recorded about 4,000 years ago.   Almost every religion, country, people, and culture has their own rituals.   Take your pick.

https://www.britannica.com/topic/New-Year-festival

https://www.almanac.com/content/when-new-years-day

The Washington Monument will begin the celebration of America’s 250th anniversary.

https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2025/12/25/freedom-250-to-launch-americas-semiquincentennial-celebrations-with-new-years-eve-illumination-of-washington-monument/

Laughter provoking moments in 2025.

https://redstate.com/bradslager/2025/12/26/our-risible-year-news-nonsense-media-mirth-and-political-peculiarities-from-the-first-half-of-2025-n2197507

More or less it is a symbol of a new beginning.

The Tar Heel Editor:   What is going on in North Carolina, LL ?

The Smokey Mountain Cat:    They had a rash of news stories, it must have been destiny.   The first is a lost cat that was returned after 443 days.

https://nypost.com/2025/12/20/us-news/cat-lost-during-hurricane-helene-miraculously-reunited-with-family-after-443-days/

A dangerous fire from March 2025.

https://nypost.com/2025/03/24/us-news/evacuations-ordered-as-wildfires-burn-in-helene-ravaged-western-north-carolina/

Severe weather threatens in May 2025.

https://nypost.com/2025/05/08/us-news/damaging-hail-threatens-helene-ravaged-north-carolina-ahead-of-heavy-rain-flash-flood-risk-in-southeast/

A lake reveals some lost items from June 2025.

https://nypost.com/2025/06/19/us-news/remarkable-discovery-surfaces-in-north-carolina/

It was inevitable.

https://theonion.com/activist-judge-cancels-christmas-1819568174/

https://www.washingtontimes.com/

*****

Nancy is part Native Mayan.

https://babylonbee.com/news/investigation-reveals-pelosi-purchased-10-million-in-taco-bell-stock-day-before-marijuana-rule-change

https://hotair.com/