{"id":4774,"date":"2018-11-25T21:04:43","date_gmt":"2018-11-26T00:04:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.dknolte.com\/?p=4774"},"modified":"2018-11-27T14:49:37","modified_gmt":"2018-11-27T17:49:37","slug":"a-thanksgiving-bbq-a-birthday-party-and-a-holiday-greeting","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.dknolte.com\/?p=4774","title":{"rendered":"A Thanksgiving BBQ, a Birthday Party and a Holiday Greeting"},"content":{"rendered":"

I<\/strong> was graciously invited to hang out with a good man I work with and his family.\u00a0 Instead of the usual Thanksgiving feast, it was a very comfortable BBQ.\u00a0 I found it relaxing and I will repay the favor with a wingfest for them.\u00a0 Here are some pictures taken for my 99-year-old mother.\u00a0 (That excuse always<\/em> works)\"\"<\/a>\"\"<\/a>\"\"<\/a> \"\"<\/a>\"\"<\/a>\"\"<\/a>I love these types of BBQs because they are more a social event then just chowing down.<\/p>\n

And then Yesterday, Saturday, a good man who I usually eat lunch with, Ricardo Rios had a birthday party celebrating his 60th year.\u00a0 I was the only American from the Consulate he invited, but there was another good American, (actually a fellow Texan) who knew Ricardo from years past, and lives in Sao Paulo with his lovely Brazilian wife.\u00a0 I enjoyed just sitting and watching everyone as I realized it was actually a family reunion for them.\u00a0 Brazilian hugging and kissing.\u00a0 Very nice.\u00a0 Right before I left, I had a picture taken of me with him, his wife and daughter.<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>One of the many things interesting about foreign countries, is the taxi rides.\u00a0 Sometimes in a taxi, the driver will ask me some question.\u00a0 Usually I can decipher what he (or sometimes she) is saying, but when I can’t, I will say Desculpas. Eu n\u00e3o entendo portugu\u00eas<\/span><\/em>\u00a0 (I apologize. I do not understand Portuguese).<\/span><\/p>\n

What happens then is either of two things.\u00a0 Either the driver will say nothing else, or he\/she will start practicing their English on me, which is always enjoyable.\u00a0 So on the way home from Ricardo’s party Saturday, the young man was glad to have me in his vehicle.\u00a0 At one point, while trying to think of something nice to say, he gave me a belated holiday greeting.\u00a0 He told me (in so many words) Happy Black Friday.<\/em><\/p>\n

I could have spent time telling him that Black Friday was in no way a holiday, but it just wasn’t worth it.\u00a0 I simply replied, Thank you<\/em>.<\/p>\n

So, until next time, Kick butt, seize the next adventure and I hope you had a happy Black Friday.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

I was graciously invited to hang out with a good man I work with and his family.\u00a0 Instead of the …<\/p>\n

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