Tuesday, December 24, 2013

Answers from a Boompa

Our Christmas gathering will produce three married children, their spouses, fifteen grandchildren (add another spouse), one great-grandchild, four dogs but thank your dangling mistletoe there is no partridge in a pear tree. That totals 23 people and four canine...we have enough food; just praying for enough patience.

Usually at such family gatherings, old man 'Boompa' gets a couple of questions fired my way. Therefore, I have made this advance get together reference cheat sheet. I am ready for, "Hey Boompa, "What is the.......blah, blah, blah in your life?"

*Best childhood Christmas present: A second-hand Roadmaster bike @ age 9 and a new baseball glove @ age 11.
*What do you remember most about youthful Christmas'? Smiling faces, wonderful laughter and Mammy's custard, eggnog type drink.
* Which of your family members enjoyed Christmas the most? My Dad and my wife. Funny thing, it is said that a man tends t marry someone like his mother; I married a girl more like my father.

*What has made you laugh the most?  Your Nana.
*Why do you like Yodie, the Toy Poodle more than your kids? Yodie never causes issues except when he tries to hump visiting dogs.
*Funniest movie you ever saw? 'No Time for Sergeants' (Andy Griffith) & 'Step Brothers' (Will Ferrell).
*Best drama movie? 'Affair to Remember,' 'Good Will Hunting' and 'The Godfather.'
*What is the best T.V. comedy show ever? 'Lucy' and 'Big Bang Theory.'
*What is the best science-fiction television program? Sean Hannity on Fox News.
*Greatest poet you enjoy? Chuck Berry...just Google the songs: 'Nadine' and 'Johnny B. Good' for confirmation.
*Best all-around baseball player you ever saw play....Willie Mays (Giants)
*What is the greatest thing about sports? No guarantees but you do have risks and achievement relates to preparation.
*What do you dislike about sport? Athletes who celebrate that which is expected-responsibilities.
*Best advice you ever received: "Don't let your mouth overload your ass!" (my Father) "Remember, Jesus is coming a second-   time." (my Mammy)

* What do you miss this most this Christmas? My Mother's voice.
* Would you like to live your life over and would you change much. "Absolutely and very little."
* What is the best Christmas you ever had? "The year was......2013 and YOU were there!

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