Time with family is important to all of us this time of year, and more especially when one has to travel to get there…

It also brings back memories of holidays missed, far away places; ships, airplanes, bases, foxholes, as the case may be for those who served.

Luckily I have a chance to spend time with the daughters and the grandsons, although never as much as I’d like…

Grandson 1 playing with grandson 2.  Just a ‘bit’ of a size and age difference there…

And there is Jace with his ever present guard dog, Vito…

And then there is Vito ‘patiently’ waiting for me to play with him… 

And lastly, there is this…  Political correctness run amok again…

“Our equal opportunity representative stopped the briefing and told us that we can’t say Christmas,” the soldier told me. “Almost the entire room blew up. Everybody was frustrated. The equal opportunity rep told our commander that not everyone celebrates Christmas and we couldn’t say Christmas celebration. It had to be holiday celebration.”

Read the article HERE.

And the Grinch is alive and well in San Francisco too…

SAN FRANCISCO (CBS SF) — Put away the chestnuts; the Bay Area Air Quality Management District has announced that wood burning will be banned in the region on Christmas Eve—and possibly on Christmas Day, too.

Read the whole article HERE…

Where does this crap end???

h/t Les