jacki long: humor

Tuesday, October 6, 2020

Day 2993: Hey Zack! GH#3 is 20!

"Zack@4" photography.

"Zack@4" photo, digital.

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Maybe too much family?

(I WARNED YOU!)

One of the many things I love about Grandhunk #3 is ...

everything!

This is a really cool kid. Of course I am biased.

But, if you knew him you'd say the same.

Zack, at 4 looked like me at 4.

Youngest of three great grandsons,

Zack is funny, smart and everything else.

... don't all Grandma's draw on their grandson's toes?

He used WonderWoman's phone to text himself this message ...

I told him once, "...you act all cool and stuff ...

but you're a marshmallow inside."

He smiled and said, "don't tell anybody."

Three boys so close in age and friendship,

there is always something funny going on.

while WonderWoman was shopping, note the shoes?

Six years ago Zack posted this text to his Dad...

Jordan & Zack at Grandma TLC's

I am so blessed to watch this family grow.

2019

I have known this young man since he made his entrance,

20 years ago, and have loved every minute of watching him grow

into a fine, tall, strong, funny, compassionate, great young man.

Happy 20th Birthday, Zack!

Grandhunk #3, I love you endlessly.

A Smile for Tuesday ...

This would be Zack, in elephant world.

Thanks for stopping by..

Thursday, September 17, 2020

Day 2974: Time for yardwork.

"Palms": photography.

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2GN2S

A sweet ending

Now, this is truly a lesson in why you should never judge a story by its headline. Suttie Economy, a 94-year-old World War II veteran, wants to have his coffin painted like a pack of Wrigley's Juicy Fruit gum when he passes. With all due respect, that seems like a rather eccentric request, but the whole story is amazing. Economy's longtime friend Sammy Oakey (who also runs a funeral service) says Economy is known famously throughout the Roanoke, Virginia, community for handing out Juicy Fruit gum to everyone he meets. Economy became fond of Juicy Fruit during World War II, when Wrigley took Spearmint, Doublemint and Juicy Fruit gums off the civilian market to make sure all of the supply went to the US military. He's been giving it away to friends and strangers alike ever since. "It served as a symbol for his mission to talk to people about the World War II memorial and to honor the deceased veterans that died for our freedom," his brother John says. Economy is currently at the Virginia Veterans Care Clinic recovering from a heart condition, but whenever the time comes, he will certainly have a send-off worthy of his sweet deeds.