A Downton Xmas Present

You read that right...one of our fav series of ALL time, Downton Abbey...closed shop a year or so ago...man, I threatened to watch it from the beginning...it's on my list...anyway, they tickled us again...they made a movie follow up...YES!...the trailer is out and the flick will be soon...so, you who are like us, Downtonites, will get their fill...very soon...it's a good thing...

For all of the hullabaloo of who the new Trump COS was to be...a name came up that surprised me...Mick Mulvaney...in the past, a critic of Donny, but shoot, who hasn't been, or isn't now...let's just say, from the bottom of my heart...good luck to him...has to be absolute HELL working for the bloke...shut up and cash the check...

We spent like 3 hours watching a new Netflix thang...'Innocent Man'...something like that...a documentary out of Ada, Oklahoma...two gals were killed within 2 years of another there in that tiny town...solved, then unsolved...alleged killers, put in prison, for one of the deaths...modern forensics cleared the guys, DNA...anyway, one of my top book writers, John Grisham, wrote about it...had to be fictional, cuz I don't recall the way this is going...check it out...we watched thru 4 sessions...

So, what do you want for Christmas?...a new car?...new house or condo?...a Rolex?...maybe some vanity thing, like some botox?...hey, how about a new arse, just like them Kardashians?...hair plugs?...OK, back down to earth, some socks?...undies?...how about...

An ugly Xmas sweater?...sure, there are plenty of them out there now...used to be...you'd have to go to the Goodwill Store and find one treasured there...not now, nope...most stores sell them all decked out in obnoxious forms...go ahead and have a party, with the theme being just that...hey...

In the past month, the bourbon people have had a taste test of the best of the best...well now, it's not fair that Pappy would be in it...so disregard, the clear winner...a panel chose some that were unknown to moi...the winner?...Barrell Whiskey...so, the Horse has been on a hunt to find a bottle of it...shhh, regardless of the cost...found it, under lock and key at the Mission Valley BevMo...purchased the prize and put it on display...told me PNW buddy, Snooki, about the find...wouldn't you know it, he found a bottle in Orygun!...so, last night, 600 miles apart, we popped open the stuff...and tasted and compared...he drank it neat, mine was on ice...well, it is no Pappy, but then again, I'm not sure what that tasted like...now...but this stuff, was MAHVELOUS!...you too, can join us...get yourself a gift of it...and yup, you can be a Barrell Brother...er, or Sister...swirl it and sip...

You know I have been giving you some choices for Christmas music...here's one that is under the radar...Steve Tyrell...a very distinctive voice...you may wonder, who the heck is he and how did you find him?...remember the flick 'Father of the Bride'...yes, his stuff is part of that movie and soundtrack...trust the Horse...

Are you in a pick 'em college football bowl pool?...39 of them to pick...here's the deal...some of the elite players, will opt out of the games...not to get hurt, thus, ruin their draft status for the next pro season...makes picking the games way hard...flip a coin...ask your dawg...pick the color that you want...or all the schools that end in a...whatever, it's like the lottery...except, some ONE will win...

38 years ago...we had the very best thing that ever happened in our life...the birth of our son, Cristopher...we wish him the merriest of all birthdays today...pictured here with my mother, notice his cowboy hat...