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This week: Better Late Than Never Edited by: Ẃeβ࿚ẂỉԎḈĥ  
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Since I have four grown daughters, they help me tremendously in keeping-up with the times, so I don’t become a Fossil-Witch. They don’t want me to fall between the cracks of my broomstick. So, I listen, look and learn about things going on around me. |
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Hello folks! Welcome to another edition of the Comedy Newsletter.
I've got to tell you, sometimes I get so caught up with the present I actually fall behind the times. For instance, We only "found out" about the wonderful BBC show, "Downton Abbey," last year. We purchased all the rest of the series' episodes after a relative gave us the first one to watch. We are totally hooked on that show and probably are the last of our friends to actually find out about its existence.
For the early spring of the year 2015, we discovered the “Game of Thrones." Not only the huge event going on at WDC right now, but the original HBO series. My daughters told me to watch it and I’ve seen posts about it here and on Face Book. I finally broke down and bought the first season in hopes that WL would like to watch it also. At first he looked at the jacket of the video and wrinkled his nose a little, and said he didn't think he'd like all the fantasy, dungeons and dragons stuff in the show. However, since I already bought it, he agreed to watch at least the first season. Thus, we started watching the show four seasons behind the rest of the world. After the second episode, WL was hooked. There's a lot of swords and fighting contests -- you know, all the stuff that guys like. We are caught up on that, well at least until we buy the current season. We prefer watching a couple per night, without waiting for a whole week for the next episode. I know, spoiled rotten! 
We chose not to have a television at our Florida place. There's a clubhouse TV if we wish to watch something, but usually down there, in the late evening we enjoy snuggling on the sofa, watching videos. Thus, each new year we get ready to pack to go South, we ask family and friends which good series had they watched that we may have missed.
We started a couple years back, watching the “Dexter" series, right to the final one. Then, my son suggested ”Breaking Bad.” Yup, saw it, loved it and finished it. “Hannibal," was the next suggestion. We are caught up with that, and waiting for the new season. In-between those, we watched the Mad Men” series. Better late than never, right? And soon, it will be “Better Call Saul!” 
So, yeah, we have been a little behind with the times as far as different shows go. But we are catching up and staying right on top of it. You see, retirement life doesn’t mean you have to be oblivious to the latest trends, thus being able to carry-on at least a semblance of an intelligent conversation about the popular shows when getting together with family and friends.
Which reminds me ...
In my younger days, I was busy raising my family and not paying much attention to fads and the “in thing.” In the Eighties, there was this stylish jacket that was a must-have at the time. Perhaps you may remember this sporty classic -"Members Only?” Yup, I see many of you nodding your heads and grinning. Admit it, you wanted that jacket. It was all the rage and you were going to save-up, beg, borrow or request it for a birthday gift, right?
At the time, I had four children and was busy sewing clothes for the growing girls to wear. I didn’t have the extra bucks to purchase one of those special status symbols. It was a tough time with jobs, and our family moved all over the country. So, I was not one of those who got a “Members Only” jacket.
A couple years later, I saw one for sale at a Thrift shop. At that point, folks, I knew its rage was over and I didn’t want to stand out like a sore thumb, so I passed on it. I know, it probably would have been a great collector’s item and sold on E-Bay for a healthy sum, but WW didn’t look at the future market in those days. Missed out again! From that point forward, I vowed I would pay better attention to these investment opportunities.
Fast forwarding to the present, I recently attended a family function. They are always fun and unexpected things are bound to happen. There was so much to talk about with loved ones we’ve missed for months. Right in the middle of a conversation, another couple arrived. They are a sweet, elderly pair who are loved by all of us and I was thrilled to see them. But something caught my eye and I couldn’t stop staring at it. Were my eyes deceiving me? Perhaps I needed my reading glasses -- it just couldn’t be what I thought!
As the couple approached closer, I knew I saw what I thought I saw. On the elderly gentleman’s jacket were the neatly stitched words, “Members Only.” After the shock wore off, I could no longer hold my tongue. I asked, “Is that a genuine “Members Only" jacket?”
He replied, “Why yes it is. I bought it recently, online. Do you like it?”
“Yeah, of course -- I love it! Can I take your picture and have your autograph?”
I'm not letting this opportunity slip away. E-Bay here I go!
“Sure! But why would you want my autograph, WebWitch?”
“Because, I think I just met the last member.”
Bad WebWitch, bad, bad, WebWitch! 
That’s all she wrote for this edition of the Comedy Newsletter.
Until next time--laugh hard, laugh often!
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Well, if Harry-the-Hoodwinked's channels are all disappearing, then he doesn't have to worry too much about the black helicopters, right? lol Great story - great NL! 
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I know! Wasn't that mean of me to get him all riled-up like that and worrying while watching the sky. The funny thing is, a few days later a helicopter was hovering above our subdivision. A major highway is close-by so it's not really unusual to see this. I bet Harry was staying low and unplugging all devices.
Thanks for the feedback, Laura!
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