Huh? What's Up With That?

  ghosts of ...                   The four George Brothers, Dave, Steve, Carl, and, Ken got together for Christmas earlier this month at Carl's home in Fishers, Indiana.  Cousins, nieces and nephews were also present.     Joe and Ruth and all the aunts and uncles are gone.  Ruth was the last of that generation and 2019 was her last Christmas.  The brothers and their cousins are now the sole aunts and uncles of the next generation.   HUH ?  What's up with that ?   Carl and Lisa are gracious hosts.  Their home was decorated beautifully and the Christmas tree was worth a couple pictures.  Needless to say, the food was outstanding.  Carl's baked Kibbee and Ken's stuffed cabbage rolls are the new George tradition.  A few of us vowed not to eat like this would be our last meal, but, the half hearted promise wouldn't have been taken seriously if it had been bound in blood.   ...

oddities, observations & ?'s...#9                                                                          Traveling Economy Class to Italy was brutal for two people who are used to moving around and can't sit still for long periods of time. I can't think of any other scenario in America in which groups of people are as blatantly categorized by class as we are when we choose to fly the friendly skies.  Clearly, a class system exists in the United States.    Economy Class  may as well be a synonym for,  The Less Fortunate.  But, I get it.  How many tickets would be sold if the airlines advertised, First Class and The Less Fortunate ?    HUH ?  What's up with that ?    What compounds the inferiority complex I suffered by being squished ...