looks like our littlest K had a good birthday....

Zerelda seems to have inherited Great Grandma Janet's puzzle gene...

today is the day. we're supposed to vote. women died for this right many years ago. I. voted.. 🇱🇷

problem is, not much to work with this election. I think there should be an age cap. after a certain age, you can't run for President. (or any other political office, or be appointed a judge.) strokes, dementia, etc. aging affects the decision making processes. it's just spend a lot of money on signs and ads and talk over each other at debates. make promises that can't be kept. let's throw a parlimentary procedures class in there, too. maybe some world and US history. the billionaire real estate mogul reality star vs. the life long politician. it's time for another JFK or Obama. I also think when you leave office, you're just a regular Joe again. no pay. no Secret Service. no free insurance. just like one of the people you want to vote for you so bad. and term caps. FOR EVERYONE. Kevin watches a lot of political drama. these are probably as true to life as Hallmark Christmas movies, but people marching around all hours day and night in suits and drinking massive amounts of coffee under constant the world is ending strain...lost my train of thought.

Mystery Incorporated

these teens are still solving mysteries and unmasking villians.... but now in a comfortable selection of warm, fuzzy wuzzy sweaters!

Since the debut of the Scooby-Doo franchise in 1969, several popular catchphrases have become synonymous with the characters therefrom. To wit: "Looks like we've got another mystery on our hands": Fred Jones' signal that another case is in the wings (akin to Sherlock Holmes' "The game is afoot!") "Jinkies!" Synonymous with Velma Dinkley, as in her signalling that an important clue has emerged. (In the Johnny Bravo crossover episode "Bravo Dooby-Doo," Johnny Bravo is overheard asking Velma "Jinkies ... Jinkies ... Is that a breakfast cereal or something?!") "Jeepers!" Said by Daphne when she finds a clue or is startled. "Danger-Prone Daphne is stuck again": Also from Velma, and occasionally Fred, referring to any awkward situation in which Daphne Blake is caught up in, only to stumble. "Ruh-roh--RAGGY!!!" Scooby-Doo's characteristic signal to Shaggy that the monster du jour is close at hand, "Zoinks!!" The characteristic catchphrase of Norville "Shaggy" Rogers, usually signalling that the monster is on the attack, and the chase is inevitable. "Would you do it for a Scooby Snack?" Usually asked by either Daphne or Velma as a way to get Scooby-Doo to help on the case. "Ta-ta-ta-ta-ta-TAA!! PUPPY POWER!!" Scrappy-Doo's entrance line, delivered in the style of a trumpet charge (and more often than not bombastically, usually to the annoyance and chagrin of the others). "Lemme at 'em! LEMME AT 'EM!!" Also from Scrappy-Doo, usually reinforced by his forepaws simulating boxing moves (howbeit comically). Sometimes requiring his Uncle Scooby to drag Scrappy by the tail and take him down a peg, as if sensing that the whole was rather dangerous for such a raw youngster. "And I'd have gotten away with it, too, if it weren't for those meddling kids!" The inevitable remark of the "real" culprit(s) behind the "monster," usually preceded with some sort of absurd tale to explain the circumstances. "Scooby-Dooby-Doo!" Scooby's famous catchphrase, often said at the end of the episode or when Scooby likes something. He also says it in an upset tone sometimes when he has to do something he doesn't like. ----------------------------------As with most popular franchises, Scooby-Doo has been parodied and has done parodies. The cult television and comic book series Buffy the Vampire Slayer features a group of characters that refer to themselves as the "Scooby Gang", who similarly battle supernatural forces and solve supernatural monster mysteries. The show contains obvious influences of Scooby-Doo, where "The Scoobies" use books to look up monsters. Sarah Michelle Gellar, the actress who plays Buffy Summers on the series, later went on to appear as Daphne Blake in the live-action films Scooby-Doo and Scooby-Doo 2: Monsters Unleashed. Scooby-Doo and the Mystery Inc. gang (based on their classic 1972 incarnation as opposed to their more recent incarnations) appear in the second part of the Batman: The Brave and the Bold episode "Bat-Mite Presents: Batman's Strangest Cases" in which they team up with Batman and Robin to rescue Weird Al who was kidnapped by the Joker and the Penguin. The song Scooby-Doo and the Snowmen Mystery was released in 1972 in the United Kingdom by the label Music for Pleasure. The film Wayne's World includes an alternate ending called the "Scooby-Doo Ending" in which a character in the film is revealed to have been wearing a mask. It also includes a reference to the iconic line "Let's see who this really is" before removing the mask. Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back has a brief scene where the title characters hitch a ride in the Mystery Machine with Scooby and the gang. The filk band Ookla the Mok open their 2003 album Oh Okay LA with the song "W.W.S.D.?" ("What Would Scooby Do?"), which proposes a deontological system of moral philosophy based on the actions of Scooby-Doo. In October 1999, Cartoon Network made a Scooby-Doo spoof of The Blair Witch Project called The Scooby-Doo Project. A Scooby-Doo parody appeared in the Mad episode "Kitchen Nightmares Before Christmas / How I Met Your Mummy". Scooby-Doo was parodied on Futurama episode "Saturday Morning Fun Pit", where the characters from Planet Express take on the roles of the gang (Bender as Scooby, Hermes as Fred, Leela as Daphne, Amy as Velma and Fry as Shaggy). The Venture Bros. episode "¡Viva los Muertos!" features a thinly parodied version of the gang as aging, gone-to-seed miscreants with the characters matched to corresponding serial killers and radical figures, e.g. Fred being mixed with Ted Bundy into the composite character "Ted". The series is parodied in the animated music video for the song "Ghost" by Mystery Skulls. The animated series Arthur has a parody of Scooby-Doo called "Spooky-Poo". In the South Park episode "Korn's Groovy Pirate Ghost Mystery", the nu metal band Korn, parodying Scooby and the gang, tackle an invasion of mysterious "Pirate Ghosts". They enlist the help of Stan Marsh, Kyle Broflovski, Eric Cartman and Kenny McCormick, and after they solve the mystery they perform "Falling Away from Me" from their album Issues. Harvey Birdman, Attorney at Law defends the gang against possession charges in the 2002 episode "Shaggy Busted". In the Teen Titans Go! episode "The Cruel Giggling Ghoul", each Titan assumes the role of a Scooby Gang member (with Beast Boy as Scooby) to investigate a mystery at a spooky amusement park, with the help of LeBron James. The Scooby Gang later appears in the crossover episode "Cartoon Feud", where Control Freak forces them to compete against the Titans in Family Feud. The novel Meddling Kids (2017) by Edgar Cantero parodies not only Scooby-Doo, but also teen-detective dramas (such as the Hardy Boys, Nancy Drew, and the Famous Five) in general. The CW's television series Supernatural crossed over with the Scooby-Doo franchise in the episode Scoobynatural, which aired March 29, 2018. The animated collaboration featured the three main characters of Supernatural (Sam, Dean, and Castiel) along with Scooby and the gang as they team up to solve a supernatural mystery.[83] Velma made a cameo appearance in The Lego Movie 2: The Second Part, voiced by Trisha Gum. The Harvey Street Kids episode "Crush 4U, Where RU?" fully references the Scooby-Doo series, especially the title.

The Legend of Squatch Claus

he carries toys in his big red sack for those children in cabins way down deep in the woods...a deal he made with Santa years ago as the world population grew by leaps and bounds. hard to land a sleigh in the woods....and the jingle bells? he enjoys the sound.

"As for my girls, I’ll raise them to think they breathe fire." – Jessica Kirkland Happy Happy Happy Birthday to our littlest K who is always up for an adventure! 🎈🎈🎈 I'll always be your biggest fan, Katie ❤️, mom.

the gang is complete....

will take a pic next time I remember to take my phone to basement. Zerelda and daddy both need a nap today. Kevin had to work OT. Chiefs vs. Jets.