Happy 4th of July 2026 And The 250th

 

Listen, I don't know that I'm Feeling particularly Patriotic or Proud of America right now, given present Political Leadership, but, dammit, it is the 4th of July and 250th Celebration, so, I may even go look at Fireworks for the first time in Years!   I usually don't bother coz Arizona on the 4th of July is ridiculously searingly HOT and sitting Outside waiting on Fireworks to pop off, not my Idea of a comfortable Evening at my Age.   When Younger, Yes, we always did it.  When we had Smaller Children who really, really wanted to see Fireworks, both Generations of them that we Raised, Yes, we always did it.  Now, we don't have to, so, we usually don't.   I like Fireworks and they still possess a Wow Factor to me, yet, once you've seen One Display of 'em, well, you know, you've pretty much now seen it before and all.  *Winks and Whah Whah Whah*  We also rarely do the 4th of July Big BBQ's we used to.  It was a Tradition and Ritual to for many Years.  It hasn't been now for many more.

Even the Younger Generations have lost their enthusiasm for all of it, I'm Surprised they lost it long before we did, prematurely in fact.  Princess T rarely even bothers to make Plans for the 4th of July with her Friends or her Boyfriend, they're entirely disinterested, their whole Generation.  They don't Feel a whole lot to Celebrate America for anymore and I can't say that I blame their Generation for being jaded and discouraged.  The Future looks bleak to them, the American Dream unattainable, or at least out of reach, for most of their Generation.   No matter how hard they Work, Wages are not at all keeping up with Inflation and AI is making them nervous about the Future of even having Work for Humans if Companies can get a Non-Human to do it instead.  None of them likes the prospect of Data Centers, not a single Young Person I know thinks it is not gonna be disastrous to the Environment, our limited Resources like Water and Energy, and to Civilization.

But, even The Man was saying, Honey, do you think we should see Fireworks this Year, 250th means there might be more spectacular Displays than ever???  So, we just might.   By then I should have my Test Results concluded and back, with a Plan of Action for whatever is going on with me.  The Man should be well into his Cardiac Rehab Program too.   The Young Prince said it was a lot to Process and Unpack when I told him what's going on with me.  He'd Wondered, and he was the only one I hadn't told in the immediate Family yet... and didn't Feel it was Right to keep him out of the Loop, he should know.  I knew of all of them, he'd take it the least well tho'.   So, I was glad we did it via FB PM where he could slowly digest it and respond in Real Time, yet, not get visibly Emotional... he tends towards Deep Emotions.  He Worries about my Mortality, as does his Sister, all of the time, they always have.  They Needed me to Last thru their Childhood, and I did... but, they wouldn't want me going on into the Afterlife even now they're Grown.  So, I do try not to.  *Le Sigh*

I mean, eventually, Yeah, it has to happen, I have zero Plans to become an Immortal, despite Popular Requests.  *Winks*  I would like to perhaps get somewhere into my 70's, I wouldn't be opposed.  Beyond that, I dunno.  I'm very conflicted about getting into my 80's, even if that's my Destiny to.  My 90's, Forget about it, don't wanna, tho' a scant few Maternal Relatives have, I don't wanna be one of them.  There would be far too much prospect by then to have Outlived Younger Loved Ones and I don't wanna Outlive ANY Younger Loved Ones, none.  So, there ya have it.   But, you get to a certain Season of Life and Mortality does remind you it's coming for ya, sooner than later now.  More Past than Future now, and that's Okay, everything being as it should be in the Natural Order of things and Circle of Life that we all have as our personal and unique Journey to experience, depending upon Hand Dealt us.  I'm not gonna get Morbid or too Macabre about it.  But my Peers are dropping like Flies or are now long been gone.

So, around late Afternoon, in spite of usually experiencing Sundowners past around 3:00 p.m., this Day, Father's Day Sunday, The Man was particularly buoyant of Mood!   He asked if we could go do Environmental Cleanup?!?  It was later, but around Heat of the Day still, so 108 and I said that might not be a good Idea.  He said, well, we could drive around to the places we do it and have the AC On in the Truck and have a Cooler with Ice and Cold Drinks.   Clearly he really wanted to go so we went.  We parked in the Shade of Big Trees, and there was a Breeze, so it wasn't too bad actually and I did get out of the Truck and due to it being Father's Day Weekend, the Parks did have a lot of discarded aluminum.  Drinking Dads.  *Bwahahahaha*  Apparently lots of 'em.  *LMAOROTF*  None were there now, but clearly they had been earlier, I filled up an entire Big Bag of discarded Aluminum Cans, so, it was a big Haul of 'em that I wouldn't have otherwise gotten.  Had he not insisted we go do it.  He sat in the Truck and would only get out to dump my Buckets into the Big Industrial Sized Garbage Bags we use.

Then we went and got "Baskin Robbins" Ice-Cream.  Lotsa Younger Dads there with their Spawn, it was Cute to see it actually.  The Kiddos were very giddy to be going for Ice-Cream with their Dads.  It was busy as a Hive there.  I got a Waffle Bowl with Caramel Pralines & Cream scoop and then a Specialty Coffee scoop that has potent delicious Espresso Swirls.   The Kid working there really Hooked me Up, with a decidedly Hood Hookup.  There were a lot of folks there and nobody's was as generous as mine, I kid you not!   We were near the Historic Property we used to own.  Mebbe he remembered me from when he was a Youngster, I dunno, once they're Grown, sometimes I don't recognize them anymore, and he looked to be The Young Prince's Age of Mid 20's.  He didn't look familiar, but everyone in Avondale still knows pretty much everyone in Avondale, or is Related to someone we know... Generations worth of folk we know... and, I happen to be very Memorable apparently... Smiles and Winks... 

Anyway, mine dwarfed The Man's Two Scoops, even tho' it was his Special Day!!!   He had some kind of Chocolate duo of Scoops, he is a Chocaholic and one of the only ones in the Family who eats Chocolate.  The Table behind us, that Young Dad you see behind The Man, had about 7 Kids, ranging in Ages from Teens to Toddlers!  *LOL*  You can only see Four slightly in the Pix, the other Three were there tho', Blazed on their Ice-Creams.  *LMAO*   Comparison Study Below of who got the Hood Hookup... and be advised my Waffle Bowl goes all the way down to the Bottom of that Cardboard Cup it sits in:

Mine

Or His?

Usually I finish long before he does, but this time he beat me... and when I mentioned it, he said, well, it's coz he gave you pretty much the whole Gallon each of your Flavors.  *Bwahahahaha*   Our Oldest Daughter has not Called nor even Commented on FB and I Posted all the Father's Day Pixs of her Dad there in Real Time.   So many other folk we know pretty much immediately Commented, Wishing him a Happy Father's Day and "Liking" the Pixs taken of him, and of us.  I get disappointed in our Oldest, and even the Grandkids there in Pittsburgh, who don't at the very least give him a brief Shout Out, on just Social Media, that Costs them Nothing.  What, mebbe 10 Seconds of your Time to acknowledge someone.  They're on it all of the fucking time... send me loads of stuff about themselves, their Kiddos, which I do Love receiving and Cherish.   So, it is appreciated they do that with me.

 They do know their Grandpa has TBI and Dementia, and I know that feels awkward for not only them, but our Oldest Daughter.  Her Stepdad, Tony, has even more Advanced Dementia and The Man's Ex had to put Tony in Long Term Care.  He only remembered who the Family Dog was!  A couple of the Adult Grandkids in Pittsburgh do keep in Contact with me regularly, and our Oldest Daughter's Younger Sister does, and she's not even The Man's Child, his Ex Remarried and she's Tony's Oldest!  But she's a Lovely Young Woman, with Two Lovely Kiddos, and Likes me a lot apparently.  And The Man's Ex keeps in Touch with me too, I genuinely Like her and her current Husband, we got along when I met her and Tony.   In fact, her whole side of the Family really Liked me, I guess I'm Likeable enuf?  *LOL*  And his Ex has a Lovely extended Family and Husband... I Liked them all too.

  But, The Man has a FB Page too... and Crickets, so he just quit using it after a while and I don't blame him.  But, his whole side of the Family are like that too, ALL of them.  So, he's kinda used to it, but it still has to be somewhat hurtful I would think?   My side of the Family always was more Ride or Die with him, even my Mom and she was not always his biggest Fan, but did treat him like a Son.   And she and I always had our Moments, and often clashed, so, Mom was just being Mom and had diagnosed SMI {Serious Mental Illness} too, he knew that about her.  Mom could be Wheels Off on the Crazy Train, all of my Life.  *LOL*  He wasn't at first used to that Dynamic of Family being so connected tho', in spite of everyone having their Issues, we are Ride or Die with one another... Family is and always has been EVERYTHING.   If folks ignore your Social Media Page that you only set up to keep in Touch with them all, why bother, even if you are Related?  He quit even bothering.   When they don't have him any more they may regret the ambivalence, neglect of maintaining relationship, and indifference?

Anyway, the Two Oldest of our Granddaughter's Back East did send me a bunch of Pixs of the Great-Grands, so that was Lovely.  The Middle Granddaughter's Youngest, a Daughter, just turned Two, so I have a Wonderful Avalanche of those Images of her Milestone of attaining the Terrible Twos.  *Smiles*  The Oldest Granddaughter's Two Oldest, both Daughters, just smashed their Dance Recital and so I got loads of Images of that too.  Of coarse all are Precious and I am so glad that both Granddaughters who have Blessed us with Precious Great-Grandchildren, Five between them, are Pathological Picture Takers like Yours Truly is.  They will not regret having taken so many, only Parents who didn't take enuf lament that they didn't take more.   So, there has been Contact with me, just not Contact Wishing their Grandpa a Happy Father's Day acknowledgement, which, I just Wish they all would have.   The Grandkids in Mexico never know American Holidays, but Wish us the Mexican equivalents of them when Mexico Honors those occasions.  

Anyway, I didn't see many 'Dad' Posts they Shared from back there either.  Surprising, coz all Three Girls are pretty close with their Mom and Dad, and the Maternal Grandparents back there.   The Oldest Daughter doesn't Post much of anything anymore tho', once she reached her 50's, she really became more withdrawn I noticed.  I don't know Why exactly, but, some folks just do.  I saw it a lot when a lot of folks I know reached their 50's, a Shift came, an obvious one.  The G-Kid Force call it "Acting Old" and tell me all the time that they sure are glad I don't and never have "Acted Old".  And so I don't SEEM Old to them.   And a lot of the Young Co-Workers and Staff at the Antique Mall always tell me the same thing, they don't even think of me as being an Old Timer or a "Boomer", coz I just don't Act or Seem like one.  *Whew and Laughs*  Seriously, some Boomers are terribly annoying and my own tolerance for that is marginal at best, at worse, I don't even wanna be around that Boomer Mindset that I just don't Like or Connect with at all.

Anyway, Adorable Great-Granddaughters at their Dance Recital in their Recital Finery.   The Colors the Granddaughter chose for each Daughter was perfect, the Fair One looks great in Baby Blue and the Dark One looks great in Red.

And these Sisters are very, very close... and very Protective of their little Brother.  Tho' at first the Oldest One had jealousies coz she'd been an Only Child for more than a Minute and it had been all about her all of the time.  Sharing now... and basking in that Spotlight with Sibling Rivalry competing for the Attention and Center Stage... was something she had to slowly get used to.  *Smiles and Winks*  She was more than a bit of a Diva you see.   And that Younger Sister is full of Piss and Vinegar, that one!  *Bwahahahaha*   The Baby Brother is all Sweetness, so far, and has Two Big Sisters that absolutely Adore him, so, he's Golden.

 

Below is the Half-Sister of our Oldest Daughter that I told you has always been rather close to me, with her Oldest, a Son.  She has a Lovely Daughter too.   Now, this Sister was even Wilder than our Oldest Daughter was... a real Wild Child and so she did appreciate that she could never shock me and tell me anything and everything, as a confidant.  When sometimes I'm not even sure she told immediate Family back there at Home?   At our Oldest Daughter's Wedding for Example, this Sister was underage and got Drunk.  Everyone was oblivious and would have been Shocked... had they known.  But, I took her aside gently and told her to put away that Vodka she was spiking that Orange Juice with... and after that, she and I had an Understanding and we got along Fabulously.  She said she couldn't Run her Game on me... and I told her I never get so Old I Forget what it was like to be Young.  Nothing she was doing she had Invented.  *Winks* 

Below is the now Two Year Old Great-Granddaughter at her Birthday Party with her Two Besties.  Aren't they all Adorbs with their Sippy Cups?!

And Below is after partaking of the Birthday Cake... did you notice?  *Bwahahahaha*   All of her partook of said Cake, clearly!!!   A change of Wardrobe was necessary...

 

A few more Dance Recital Pixs Below:

The Birthday Girl, having more Wardrobe Changes than Heidi Klum on "Project Runway"!   *Bwahahahahahaha*

And Below is one of my Fav Pixs of The Daughter with Dad.

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Happy 4th of July from the Arizona Desert... Dawn... The Bohemian

Political Satire & Father's Day Food P*rn 2026

 

I got all my Chores done on Father's Day Sunday Morning by 7:17 a.m., I had gone to Bed at 5:00 p.m. the Night before so nobody remembered to give The Man his Night Meds at 6:00 p.m., dammit!!!   So, I'll have to remember to try to stay up 'til at least 6:00 p.m. like an Older Grade School Child now.  *Bwahahahaha*  Seriously, I'm so Fatigued lately it's Crazy, I require long Naps, Early Bedtime, and lots of Down Time.  I told everyone else, including The Man, they must step up their Game, coz I'm not 100% right now and it shows.  So, until I come back to Center Physically, we gotta Circle them Wagons.  The Son did massive amounts of Yardwork and maintained the Irrigation Ditch we Share with our Neighbor directly behind us.  He's 'New' so I don't know he realizes it's a Shared effort for them and us to maintain it?  The SRP only maintains the Main Canals, not the Private ones.

They're very nice Young Neighbors, a Hispanic Family with small Children.  The previous Owner was an Old White Hippie Lady who liked to Garden in the Nude.  *LOL*  Laura was a Trip, in her 70's, and had a much Younger Hispanic Boyfriend who was probably in his 50's, they were a great Couple and good Neighbors for Years, her being the original Owner of that Property built in the very early 1970's.  I'm sure she lived her Best Hippie Life of the Seventies there too.  *Winks*  A lot of Old Hippies actually live in this Mini Farms Community, back in the Sixties and Seventies when it was established, it was the only Residential Agricultural Neighborhood out here for Miles and Miles.  It's why we're still on Septic Systems, no Sidewalks except on our Frontage Street, so we have one in front of our Home, and no Streetlights except on our Frontage Street too.

  It gets Black as Ink on all the Streets of the Neighborhood Properties behind us.  The City grew up around us here and now we have the best of both Worlds, a bucolic Rural LOOKING Neighborhood in an vast Metro Urban setting.   I just Love it and feel fortunate we Scored this Property, more are coming up For Sale now since a great many Original Property Owners don't like the Urban Development that is getting out of Control now and overbuilding around us, and some of the New Neighbors who don't have the same Pride of Ownership they should have when Buying a very expensive Property.   The least expensive Mini Farm now fetches well over $700,000 to over a Million now, so one would expect a Demographic of Buyer that we're just not always getting now.  I think they are transplants from Cali mostly, and Air B&B Investors who Buy up Nicer Properties to turn into Vacay Rentals and Party Houses.  

Laura Sold her Property mostly coz of the Pinche New Neighbors who moved into an $800,000 gorgeous Property right next door to hers.  But, she also Inherited her Parent's Mini Farm in Glendale.  The Pinche Neighbors live directly behind Omar's {our next door Neighbor}, have let a once Magnificent Property go to shit, cut down almost all the Fabulous Trees, Park Vehicles all over where the Front High End Expensive Magnificent Landscaping used to be, and have outrageous Parties.  Laura's Mexican Boyfriend, and Omar's Family, also a Mexican Family, concur with us that we think it could be a Drop House or Cartel Owned now.   They once sent someone over to our Home to ask for Irrigation Advice and Help so we were Neighborly and did, but, their Asshole and illicit behaviors since then mean nobody now Helps them with squat... we all just want them Gone.  When that Element moves in, decent Neighbors Sell Off and move the Hell out in droves.  It's easier than Taking Out the Trash and Salvaging your Equity and Investment.

 At first I thought it to be an Air B&B Investor Buy, but the Demographic of whose there leads me to the conclusions all the other Neighbors have also drawn.  It reeks of a potential Criminal Element at worst, and at the very least some Deep Pocket Wealthy Investor who doesn't give a shit about the Community and is looking at the mere Commodity of making Money at the expense of the Community, like very obscenely Wealthy always do.  Whose Occupying it is not Welcome by any of the Neighbors and what they've done to the Property is a Crime!!!  Whether correctly or not, everyone calls the Cops on them all of the time to hopefully have them move on and not attract that kind of Buyer of a very Expensive Property.  Sure Dark Money and Billionaire Investors can afford such a Property, but nobody wants them as Neighbors.  It's Party Central over there and people coming and going far too frequently to be legit.  Plus, at several Properties recently Bought, we've had a lot of High Profile Serious SWAT Raids recently around here and normally it's a Quiet, Friendly, Low Crime area of Good Neighbors.  We want to Keep it that way, so put the Pressure on the City and the Undesirable Elements.

Of coarse, with this Lawless Administration, I think Wealthy Criminals now realize it's low consequences for High Crimes if you're Rich Enough to Buy, Pay Off, or Know all the Right People and have them overlook your Criminal Activities.   That's my Observation and I do not think I am Wrong.  If you're lining the Pockets of this Regime, those that take Bribes, participate in Extortion and Syndicated Criminal Activities, or are a Crony and in Bed with them, well, you're now officially Above The Law, will get or be able to Buy a Pardon if you are Prosecuted, it's Pay to Play now.   Hence the Above Political Satire Meme that came in my Algorithm Feed pretty much incapsulates what I have personally Felt is accurately portrayed in it.  Political Satire and Nostalgic are totally Sustaining me lately, so you will see much, much more of it, Buckle Up and Hold On... in this Insane World we live in my Coping Mechanisms to make any semblance of Sanity prevail, will be very unconventional, and non-conformist in Nature, okay?  *Winks*  And I got plenty of brilliant Political Satire Memes hitting my Feed lately, too Good NOT to Share!

It looks like it will be a very nice day for Father's Day in Real Time.  The Son is taking his Dad and I out for Lunch at "Crab 99", his Sister doesn't wanna go but will split the Cost with her Brother and gave her Dad a Meat and Cheese Hillshire Farms Gift Set.  He Loves those and she had one a Client had Gifted her with and tho' she Loves them too, she wanted her Dad to have it, which was so Sweet and something he'll really appreciate receiving.   The G-Kid Force are not here, The Young Prince being in New Mexico right now, Princess T being at Rusty's.  Both Mother's Day and Father's Day were always Non-Holidays for them since neither of them were Raised by Parents and so we never made a Big Deal out of either Holiday.  It was a touchy area for them, with not having Mom or Dads in the Household growing up. 

 

 The Young Prince has a so-so Relationship with his Dad, Bobby has always been a part of his Life, but Bobby has Bobby Issues, that's all I can or will say about that.  He's cleaned up considerably, compared to his Turbulent Youth, but, his Lifestyle Choices are still not acceptable in the least and he's not a good Influence.  But, now his Son is Grown... I hold no sway about how they go about their Relationship.   The Daughter would rather her Son have less exposure to his Dad's Influence frankly, since, whether or not he's Using is always questionable and he's definitely still in The Life and Belongs to the Streets, that's a Given.  The Young Prince has always taken a Walk On The Wild Side, so, it's not as if he's Angelic or hasn't been a Handful to Raise and keep out of Trouble.  His Serious Mental Illness has made him very self-destructive in Nature, which isn't uncommon actually, in fact, it's quite common.   

And having Seven Alters, well, with the D.I.D. he has, some are Safer in their Habits than others is all I can say about that risk factor too.  The Daughter has Four, of which half are Safer in their Habits than others... so, she does Understand her Son's Challenges.  Depends which One of Them you're Dealing with as to the Outcome of what transpires.  Which is why Prosecution of someone with multiple Personalities is a very Grey Area of Criminal Law too... or even Mental Institutionalization... coz not all of their Personalities are as at Risk for Criminal or severely Mental or even risky Behaviors.  Depends whose Dominant at any given time, how often they Switch, how Stabilized they are managed and can be... or not.  I personally think Allen took his Husband to New Mexico to get a Break from being around some Influences that he felt were probably not only compromising things for us Managing his Care, but putting him at Risk. 

 He Loves him, there is no doubt about that, he just couldn't Manage the Illness or his Care Long Term anymore.  And I'm sure their Home, when Allen would get Home from a grueling Shift, was Chaos unimagineable, coz I see The Young Prince's Living Space here, when I'm brave enuf to confront it and insist, we gotta do better than this, Okay?  He wants to, but he often can't, that's just Reality, of which he's not in Touch with very often, if at all sometimes.  I understand, I am and have been his Caregiver longer.  Right now his Living Space is Mental Looking.  We've been busy, The Daughter and I, wading thru it AGAIN... for about the 3rd time now.  And that will be ongoing since he will not ever be Well.  And, unlike her, when it gets Bad he cannot always run damage control behind himself like she musters and can now Manage.  When she was his Age she couldn't either, which is Why she preferred being Homeless and being on the Streets, she could Maintain that, better than any Livable Space Placement.  It takes a Whole Village to keep Pace with their Care.  If he and Allen can be amicable, it can only be a good thing.  But I know how Allen's Family feels... so they would have to be more covert with his side.

This was my Lunch during my Eastside Adventure, I've Photographed this choice numerous times, but it's too Pretty not to.  And now when I Photograph it and Share on Social Media, they provide One Free Meal to a Homeless Shelter, so I'll do it every time while they're doing that and Challenging their Patrons to Share Meal Visuals on our Social Media sites, while their Business is aiding the at risk parts of the Community who may be having Nutritional Lack right now and need that Charity extended to Feed them.   Receiving Nutritional Assistance now is difficult and limited.  Most of the Applicants who even do Qualify can only be given 3 Months worth in a Year, as if they don't need to Eat the other 9 Months of it, which is just Crazy, Punitive and Inhumane, to me.  Food is a very Basic Necessity Essential, just like Shelter.  With the Money being squandered by this Administration they could have instead Fed all the Hungry and Housed all the Homeless already.  It's not a matter of Funding and America having the Money, it's only a matter of Priorities.  Oh, and rampant Conspiracy Theorist shit run amok, often Trolled and Trotted Out as Red Meat by this Administration to feed and gin up their rabid Base.  *Eye Roll*

You see, the incompetence, Cronyism and Corruption is Mind Numbingly Blowing to me.  For example, just ONE of a Laundry List now I could mention, DOGE was bragging to Save Taxpayers around Fifteen Mil, allegedly, on just One vital Program, by cutting Programs like it to the Bone or eliminating them completely.  And now Taxpayers will run damage Control to the Tune of about One Billion Plus, there abouts, and have Health Scares that are deadly Serious, becoz of the short sightedness, ignorance and outright incompetence of the Action.  And who Donnie Two Dolls put in charge of something they knew absolutely nothing about.  Instead of Hiring Experts, with Experience, Conscience, Intelligent Legal implementation of what they're doing, and Competency, he just installs Loyalists and Criminal Cronies running a Long Con on us all.   But not even trying to Hide it anymore, just doing it all, illegally, immorally, right in plain sight and with a Middle Finger to the World.   Coz really, whose even trying to seriously Stop them?  I'll wait...

We are hemorrhaging Money like Crazy under this Leadership, just like he hemorrhaged Money in his Personal Life, all of his Life.  And when there is none left, the blame lies squarely on who Voted him in actually, every one of them, and for a 2nd time, they were only NOT Successful Voting him in once, but many of them Voted for him Thrice!!!  Just think about that for a moment, doing anything Three Times is Intentional, you can't claim you were Fooled Three fucking times, you weren't.  That Excuse won't fly to try to claim you're not complicit if you Supported this that fully, this is what you freely chose with full knowledge and Free Will if you were responsible for it.   Coz he is what he's always been, so my expectations of what he would do are solid and have played out exactly as I knew it would, no Surprises whatsoever.   MAGA, any of them, Pretending they're so Surprised, NOT Buying the phony Theatrics of it.  They got exactly what they deserve and Voted for... the rest of America, and the World, did not.  And I'm plenty Angry about that and won't Pretend NOT to be.  Coz it was all so unnecessary and avoidable.

I dunno, was Presidential Normal, American Dignity, American Global Reputation, Humanity and Decency, so fucking Hard for some People that they just had to re-install Unhinged, Abnormal, Inhumane, Corrupt, Morally Bankrupt and Indecent again?  It fucking Mystifies me actually, are some Americans that far gone or have no Moral Compass themselves anymore Guiding them, that it's preferable to them?   Any MAGA holdouts I still know I always ask them what exactly he's done FOR them Personally that was so valuable to tolerate what and who he is?  They have no Words... EVER... coz it really defies any logical explanation... as Cults go, it's Typical tho'.  Lost, Embittered, Fearful, or Tortured Souls are vulnerable to the exploitation and weaponization of Evil Madmen, History repeatedly confirms that tragic Fact.  People desperate for disruption in what isn't working for them are easily exploited and weaponized by Extremist Factions, it's happening on both sides of the Aisle.

 And then some Followers are just as Mad, just as Corrupt, Inhumane, and just as Evil, so, Birds of a Feather always Flock Together and Create their Intentional Carnage collectively.  They are who they are at their Cores too, just like he is, nothing is gonna Change that way of Being for them, they live among us tho'.   And tho' I've avoided discussing anything Political or Religious all my Life before 2016, coz folks tend to lose their Minds about both and have staunch Passions about either, you have to face how dangerously Political and intertwined both have now become in Extremist disturbing ways.   I'm unsettled by toxic dangerous ReTrumplican pollution of what used to be considered a "Conservative" Movement and Party that I may not have always aligned or agreed with, but could Respect some Values of. 

 Just the same as what used to be considered a "Liberal" Movement and Party that I may not have always aligned or agreed with either, but could Respect some Value of.  I'm not Non-Partisan, I'm staunchly ANTI-Partisan and a solid Moderate Independent in my Political Views and Values.  I Believe in Moderation and Humanity Values in ALL things.  I'm fed up with both Parties, but one is more Dangerous right now and I'd prefer a 3rd Option to Vote for from now on, one that is NOT Partisan and has the Good Of All in Mind and in Practice.  I don't wanna keep Voting Blue no matter Who, that's as risky to me as Voting for any MAGA leaning Candidate.  It matters to me WHO, you see.  I know who I Voted for in every Election I chose to Vote in, rarely was my Candidate Elected EVER, coz if both Options weren't acceptable to me, I either Voted for someone other than either of them, or didn't Vote at all.  I don't wanna be Pressed anymore to just "Vote for the Lesser of Two Evils", that's Crazy advice and a NOT viable Option to me.

Just a return to Decency and looking out for one another in a Sincere Humanitarian way shouldn't be so Hard or controversial either.  Grievance Politics and Political Theater are just preying on heightened Emotions.  Some folks are legitimately Grieved and their concerns should be seriously addressed and Heard.  For many things we do need viable Solutions and implemented Policy to Promote Positive Changes for the Benefit of the Public, especially those underserved or suffering hardships.  But personal Grievances that may or may not be widespread, just loud, malcontent, perceived as Grieved even if they really aren't, have Created an Opportunity to be Weaponized by unscrupulous Political Agendas and Partisan Manipulation and shameless Exploitation.  

But, this Post isn't all about Political Satire and putting them on Blast... NO... we're heading towards the Honoring of Father's on their Special Day too.  The Kiddos and I always like to reminisce about my Dear Dad on Father's Day and what Fond Remembrances they have of Grand-Dad?  Princess T was the only one who never got to know or meet him since he Died the Year before she was Born.  They would have gotten along fabulously and I'm Sad he didn't get to see his subsequent Great-Grandchildren that were Born after he Crossed Over.  I like to think he looks down upon them from the Afterlife tho' and the Stories of him keeps him Alive in even their Memories we Share with them in the Storytelling.   Below is the last time that The Oldest Daughter was out here to see her Dad.  She was very Preggy with Daughter No. 2 of the 3 they ended up having.  The Man is holding Granddaughter No. 1... who now has given us 3 Great-Grandchildren and is in her Mid-30's now.   The Unborn Granddaughter in this Pix, well, she has now given us 2 Great-Grandchildren since then too.   Time Flies.

  My own Dad Loved Cashews, those Orange Marshmallowy Circus Peanuts Candy, and Dinty Moore Stew in a Can.  The latter we never could fathom since he was an accomplished Master Chef.  So I can only presume it had something to do with a Childhood Memory of something that when you grow up impoverished on a Reservation and have Food Insecurities, and even a Younger Brother who Died of Starvation in Childhood and another Brother that Died in Infancy, and yet another Brother who never came Home from the Indian Schools and we know not what happened to Uncle Ormal after the Age of 9... might have been considered a Rare Luxury perhaps?  So, anyway, we talked of Grand-Dad fondly this Father's Day while also Honoring The Man and what a great Dad and Grandfather he's been to them all.

I Miss my Dad every Day but particularly on Father's Day.  I had the best Dad in the World and have nothing but fond and very Proud Memories of him all my Life.   Dad was a Two Spirit Person and had told me our Grandson, The Young Prince was too.   The Young Prince remembers his Grand-Dad fondly, as do our Children.   Among the Indigenous it is revered and highly respected to be Two Spirit and there is no Shame or Shunning about it.   I have several Native American Family Members on the Rez who are Two Spirit as well and Proud to be.  It is considered a very Special and Honored Endowment by The Creator to have Lineage of the Two Spirit Individuals being from each Generation.   That's how I view it in spite of the Americanized Culture Wars saying otherwise and creating Stigma upon the Two Spirit among us.  Those that Western Society and several Organized Religions calls the LGBTQ+ Community and has strong Bias, Prejudices or even Hatred against.   So, I say, who REALLY are the "Uncivilized Unenlightened Savages"... nuff said.

I was glad that The Man wasn't in one of his Grumpy Dementia induced Mood Deregulation Frames of Mind and cooperative about the Kiddos doing something Special for him.  He can get contrary for no good reason and I didn't want that to make it complicated or spoil what could be a very Celebratory Family Day for us all.  Princess T was still at Rusty's, but called to Wish Grandpa a Happy Father's Day, as did Rusty.  She doesn't really know her Father and he's never done anything for her, so she never acknowledges Father's Day and that is fine.  Salvador is not even a Memory, she knows who he is, but, unlike her Younger Siblings, he was never a part of her Life after Deportation.  He's barely a part of the Lives of his Older and Younger Children in Mexico that he could be, and he has a slew of Children and Baby Mamas... so... his Track Record of Fatherhood is not commendable at all.  

His Mom Raised our Daughter's Younger Three Daughters he Fathered, and were Born and have been Raised in Mexico.  They Love their Dad, Princess T has no Love for a Man she doesn't even know, has no recollection of, nor Respect for.    And Grandpa, tho' he stood in the Gap for Missing Fathers for The G-Kid Force who didn't Raise them, and he did, is Grandpa, he never tried to be 'Dad' and he's happy to be Grandpa.  He couldn't Adopt them when I did due to his extent of extreme Disability making him ineligible to, so, he'll always be their Grandpa, and not a Legal Dad.   The Young Prince is in New Mexico for Father's Day, and I hear tell it's mostly coz of his Dad... The Son and The Daughter have elaborated some and I'll keep that Private and out of the Blog.   Allen even didn't discuss it with me, but I knew there was more to the Story and I knew my Grandson hasn't been doing Well and didn't wanna Talk about it with me.

I had so much of my Luncheon left that Princess T and Rusty will both have a full Meal when they get here later on.  I want them to savor some of the Food from there coz it will be a closer and more excellent Seafood Restaurant Choice than where they presently go as a Fav Go To.  Princess T LOVES Catfish and Wings... so she'll be duly impressed with what I ordered for myself and had MORE than enuf to Share.  In Photos further Below you'll be treated to the Food Porn of Father's Day 2026.  You're Welcome.  *Winks*

The Young Prince did contact me for Father's Day, so I know he's doing okay, he doesn't want me to Worry about him, and he is Worried about my Health Issues.   Everyone here can tell I'm faltering coz I require so much Rest now and am Spent so easily.  It's why I've gone so Hard on all of them to do what they can and step up their Games in spite of their extent of Disabilities, which are considerable.   But, the Cavalry ain't coming and if I require a Major Surgery or some Treatments I do Need for all of them to sustain shit when or while I can't.   It's a very Tall Order, and no One of them is up to it, but as a Collective they might just Get By Okay, but nobody else is gonna do it for them.   And if they're not Okay then it's not like anybody really Cares as far as Social Services, our Government, or Society as a Collective.  

 

Everyone has their own Issues of Life to Deal with and they're not Volunteering to take on someone else's.  Why should they, when our Government won't even provide it with all the abundant Resources they have, but parse out sparingly to the truly Needy, Disabled, or Infirm, but Piss away for their own Benefit.  Which is totally understandable then that Private Citizens can't or won't.   I did Volunteer Ministry Work in the Trenches while holding down Both of my Corporate Lives for over 25 Years, we never had enuf Volunteers to perform Charitable Work.  The Need always far exceeded the ability to meet everyone at their Point of Need.  But the Private Sector, both Secular Charities and Faith Based Charities, were providing the bulk of it.  It's why you even see our Veterans who are Seriously Disabled, and their Families, being Sponsored like 3rd World Children by the Civilian Sector.  But, enuf of that... which is just Triggering to me!!!

  

Okay, Moving On to Positive Vibes!!!   So our Father's Day Celebration and Meal went exceptionally well.  The Man was in heightened good Spirits and we went earlier so his Mood would Hold.  Also, getting there at "Crab 99" when they Open at 11:00 a.m. meant no Crowds yet for Father's Day and everyone just starting their Shift and not swamped either.   Below are our Celebration Photos and Food Porn.  I had the Catfish Basket which had Cajun Fries and SEVEN pieces of Catfish that were Sublime!!  I had enjoyed it enuf to be full, give The Son a whole Piece, Share my Fries with both Kiddos, and Save Two  Pieces of Catfish and more than 1/2 the Cajun Fries for Princess T.  We also Ordered a Bucket of 20 Hot Wings split in their Two Flavors of Hot Wings, enormous pieces in Cajun Spice and a Lemon Pepper Dry Rub, delicious too!  The Man had their Clam Chowder Bowl and their Scallops, which, he Loves.  The Kids ordered a Steak with Rice, Broccoli and Grilled Potatoes.  We had plenty of Leftovers for Meals to take Home.  

The Kiddos also Ordered Cocktails, the Son had paid for the entire Meal, so The Daughter paid for everyone's Drinks, Soda for her Dad and I, Bloody Mary for her Brother and Long Island Iced Tea for herself.  They said the Bar makes good Drinks too.  On exiting each Order gets to spin the Wheel of Fortune for Free Stuff.  The Son won us a Lb. of Shrimp for the next Visit... The Daughter won a Plush Octopus, which she's giving to her BFF Danae, who Loves Octopuses and has been very generous to her.  The Kiddos LOVED the Atmosphere and the Food and Drinks, so said they'd definitely wanna go there again, they were impressed and now know why The Man and I enjoy going there so much now.  It's not expensive for the Quality and Quantity, Atmosphere and Fun Ambiance it provides.  Definitely a Date Night kinda place to take your Beloved to or indulge a Family Member for their Special Day Celebrations.

 

For once nobody minded me being in Pathological Picture Taker Mode.  *LOL*   Their Robot even Smiled and Posed for a Pix.  *Smiles*  He's so Cute and says Fun hilarious Things that just crack us up!!!   Asian Robotics and wanting to make everything Fun and Adorable, are just the Best.

So, when we were finished it was time then to Spin the Wheel... we got Two Spins this time since there were Two Bills... The Son and The Daughter had split expenses and Paid separately for what each was covering.   The Son spun it for his Dad, coz The Man couldn't figure out, even with an explanation, what to do and got confused... and to save Face and his Dignity, The Son discreetly told the Gal he'd do it for his Dad.  Often people cannot tell when someone has Cognitive Decline and don't know how to respond to them being unresponsive or confused.   The Man was looking at the Wheel and asking what had he Won, but without pressing the Button to even Spin it... and so The Son discreetly did it for him and kept him preoccupied looking at all the Lights going around... then told him what he'd Won... and it was a Good Win too!!!  Pound of Shrimp ain't a Bad Win!!!  *Winks*

And we have a Winner... a Pound of Shrimp on your next visit!!!  Whoop Whoop and a Happy Dance!!!  Now we have a reason to go back soon!  *LOL and Winks*   We'd Won that Pound of Crawfish Before and it was Excellent, so a Pound of Shrimp, also Excellent!

And, we have another Winner, with her adorable Plush Octopus Won!!!   Ding Ding Ding!!!   And those Food Laden Bags The Daughter is carrying is what the amount of Leftovers for Home we had!!!  You will never come away from this place Hungry... or even Breaking the Budget, that's for sure.  Reasonable Prices, great Ambiance and Fun Atmosphere and fantastic Food.   And as Damon Wayans Campy Character would say on the Gay Critics "Men On Film" Skit, that's Two Thumbs Up and a Snap!!!

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Belated Happy Father's Day to all you Dads out there... Hope it was Memorable for you in the best of ways... Dawn... The Bohemian