Arlo and Janis by Jimmy Johnson for November 26, 2014

Janis, sometimes a cigar is just a cigar.

Or they tried French cuisine without looking up the recipe. Still remember that story about that British teacher who forced her students to eat raw snails straight from the garden in an attempt to show them French cuisine. Ugh.

I never claimed to be sick, I just claimed I had to work at my job.

From the Urban Dictionary:When you turn into a walking snot ball you have “The Crud” You cough up mucus and your nose runs constantly therefor the use of the word “crud”.

Any yes… Suspicion without grounds. Or would the grounds simply be guilt? This can do nothing but improve family relations of course. Happy Thanksgiving Janice.(Not that I’ve ever been on the receiving end of such accusations or anything…)

I doubt Gene and household are faking. Still, I think Janis suspicion is based on guilt. What goes around comes around. It is not unreasonable to assume that Gene learned from the example his parents set back then.

In my life, I have had the crud 3 times on Thanksgiving. Once when we were visiting my wife’s sister 1500 miles from home! Bleah!!!

That’s the only bad part about being empty-nesters. Our son is in the Air Force. He’s going to be sitting in his room playing video games on Thanksgiving. I’ll be thankful that he’s out of harms way, and that our daughter and her family will be here.

We are empty nesters whose children cannot always come home for holidays. So we invite people that we know are going to be alone. We have a full table, and everybody brings a dish so the food is good and we have a great time!

Don’t judge others by what you may have done at their age. Gene seems to be a little more honest and sincere than Janice thinks he is.

Thanksgiving is for gathering together. No, it’s not Black Friday eve.

Those who have liedDistrust all othersBelieving we are all alike

Therefore I trust you

One of the Dictionary.com definitions of “crud” is as a slang term for venereal disease. However, back when I was in high school, I found the term in one of my father’s medical books (MD from USC, 1949) actually defined as a specific venereal disease. It was a long time ago, but I think it was a chlamydia variant. Here’s hoping they don’t really have “the crud.”

Sometimes you just need a day off, sometimes at others expense…

I usually use “crud” to describe any one of many intestinal illnesses that mean I’d better not get too far away from the closest bathroom. And, if I’m on my way there, no one had better get in the way.