My mother who cannot remember my name; my mother who thinks her mother is still alive which would make my grandmother 119 years old; my mother who was surprised when I reminded her that she was once married; my mother who wanted to know what restaurant we were at as the staff at her nursing home was putting out dinner… Sung the whole chorus to this song 5 or 6 times in the hour I was there. I really found it a piece of wisdom from a surprising source. Of course, the song does have an “eat, drink, and do Mary for tomorrow we die” theme to it. But sometimes that is not bad advice.
I have included the YouTube video of a Guy Lombardo rendition of the song below.
Just for the record my mother has been diagnosed with Alzheimer’s. She is in a lock-in memory management unit at The Baptist Village in Oklahoma.
One of the big issues waging in the never ending culture wars is “bathroom” laws. This has been brought on by attempting to deal with transgender folks on a level that meets their needs. Transgender people would like use public restrooms that match what they perceive as their gender identity. Many states have passed laws attempting to force transgender people to use public restrooms that match the gender on their birth certificates.
I recently contacted both of the Senators from Missouri and my Congresswoman, Ann Wagner.
behind me starts talking about the $900 million Powerball. I comment how it is amazing how people go crazy when the jackpot gets this high as it would be life changing for most folks if they won $2 million.