I just got back from Kansas City, MO last night.
Margaret and I went there to help bury my mother-in-law in Sedalia, where her Irish ancestors settled and her mother is buried. Margaret’s brother, wife, and two boys met us there, as did Margaret’s dad. It was both a happy and a sad occasion. It was the first time we had all been together in years, and her nephews have grown so much.
Margaret’s dad, who is 89, is still sharp as a tack and basked in the glow of family love, particularly his grandsons.
There was no rushed planning for the funeral, as Cathy died in February and was cremated. This allowed Margaret to plan and execute things just as her mother wanted. It was beautiful. The church was not the modern-style “theatre in the round” found in Catholic Churches today. It was an old-style German-Catholic church in which the area’s residents fought and won to keep it traditional.
Cathy would have approved.
The trip was a good reminder that putting off those family get-togethers until “sometime soon” when “it is more convenient” is a mistake. While I think of my father-in-law as immortal, I may be mistaken about that. And seeing him enjoy spending time with his grandsons was a blessing.
Rituals such as funerals are punctuation marks. Life often seems like a chaotic series of events, and we all need breathing room in order to give meaning to the chaos. Life, like writing, needs commas, periods, and new paragraphs in order to be coherent.
Enough of this. Sundays are supposed to be days of reflection, but also of rest and rejuvenation. And my contribution to the latter is the funnies, so let’s get to them!
The newspaper of record for the win!
Sad: McCarthy's 'Speaker Of The House' Nameplate Finally Arrives From Engraver https://t.co/65ZD5X4kJe pic.twitter.com/NYwOdZE82Y
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After California Passes New Fast Food Minimum Wage, Jack-In-The-Box Announces 2 Tacos For $20 https://t.co/9jYnLEbhT6 pic.twitter.com/HmYh3LRnGH
— The Babylon Bee (@TheBabylonBee) October 7, 2023
Rep. Bowman Pulls Fire Alarm Again While Trying To Flush Urinal https://t.co/sH6SfJMVkd pic.twitter.com/421jMgr7SE
— The Babylon Bee (@TheBabylonBee) October 7, 2023
Gavin Newsom Throws Dart At Board Covered In Black Lesbians To Select Next Senator https://t.co/O9iPSlYTyN pic.twitter.com/FZRTuOjHdJ
— The Babylon Bee (@TheBabylonBee) October 7, 2023
White House Issues Condemnation Of Attack Biden Funded https://t.co/c7PZHBPih5 pic.twitter.com/X5uXiL3IFy
— The Babylon Bee (@TheBabylonBee) October 7, 2023
Oops! AP Reporter Forgets To Remove Hamas Headband Before Going Live https://t.co/QlHna5WAv8
— The Babylon Bee (@TheBabylonBee) October 7, 2023
CafΓ© With Self-Order Kiosks And Self-Serve Coffee Asks If You Want To Leave A Tip https://t.co/PF0qmOl3GJ pic.twitter.com/rCCmIQ3aWB
— The Babylon Bee (@TheBabylonBee) October 7, 2023
Elderly Woman Escapes Nursing Home, Rants About Deprogramming The Populace https://t.co/gOiZtAzyKx pic.twitter.com/FkKlleH0jJ
— The Babylon Bee (@TheBabylonBee) October 6, 2023
Biden Approves Continuation Of Border Wall After Getting 10% Kickback From Construction Company https://t.co/X7ZF69MkRJ pic.twitter.com/6pV3WfPGZH
— The Babylon Bee (@TheBabylonBee) October 6, 2023
Courageous Dissident Reads Banned Book He Bought From The 'Banned Books' Section Of Barnes & Noble https://t.co/mTeav9FBDm pic.twitter.com/PsweQIm7uN
— The Babylon Bee (@TheBabylonBee) October 6, 2023
God Moved To FBI Watch List After Pro-Life Comments Surface https://t.co/F3u8hbFDjl pic.twitter.com/6sVYlbhj33
— The Babylon Bee (@TheBabylonBee) October 6, 2023
Random cute stuff from around the web
— Why you should have a cat (@ShouldHaveCat) October 4, 2023
time to close the bad screen
pic.twitter.com/41ub4zb8pC— cats being weird little guys (@weirdlilguys) October 3, 2023
Me, all week, to everything: "I'll do it at the weekend"
Also me, the whole weekend: pic.twitter.com/RVPebQKhvm
— Paul Bronks (@SlenderSherbet) October 1, 2023
Itβs mine.. π pic.twitter.com/mzAar1YU59
— Buitengebieden (@buitengebieden) September 24, 2023
Meeting the new member of the family.. π₯Ί pic.twitter.com/VrJROmpYRW
— Buitengebieden (@buitengebieden) September 30, 2023
Synchronized tail wagging.. π pic.twitter.com/j6McHEYXKF
— Buitengebieden (@buitengebieden) October 8, 2023
The way this bird walks.. π pic.twitter.com/56M5zTLfHh
— Buitengebieden (@buitengebieden) October 8, 2023
His daughter just got her temps..
This guy can dad joke like no other. He didn't even look at herπ€£ pic.twitter.com/xhGVQdboEJ
— κ§ππΈΖπΈπκ§ (@V_its_me_) March 20, 2023
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