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Clearly our dog, Xanax, is ready for the Parade this Saturday starting at 2PM. The parade will be held outside and Judges will be giving out awards. There is no entry fee, so dress up your pet and bring it out. Only service animals will be allowed in the store.

Speaking of dogs, I spotted an albino dalmatian the other day. I figured it was the least I could do.

Speaking of patriotic themed items, we are showing the new Captain America movie this coming Wednesday at 5 PM on our movie screen.

That reminds me of a recent trip Shannon and I took to the movie theater. We sat down and noticed that the man in front of us brought his dog and it was sitting on the seat next to him. Shannon and I thought it was unusual, but since we likes dogs we decided that as long as the dog was not a distraction we wouldn’t mention it.

The movie starts and pretty soon there’s a funny part. The dog makes some low woofing sounds that seem like laughter. After awhile there was a sad part and the dog appeared to be weeping. This continues throughout the whole film and Shannon and I are astounded.

When the lights come up I tap the dog’s owner on the shoulder and tell him, “I gotta say, and I know it sounds weird, but it seemed like your dog really enjoyed this movie.”

The dog’s owner looks at the dog and nods. “I know, it really is weird,” he says, “because he absolutely hated the book.”

We also have another car cruise coming up on Saturday June 21st. We’ll have classic cars, food out on the grill and an all around great time. This had me thinking about creating a quick crossword puzzle about cars. Shannon did shoot down my idea as the first question that I wanted to include, ‘What starts with G-A-S and is ten letters long?’. The answer would have been, ‘AUTOMOBILE’!

We also will have a cook out at Lost and Found for the 4th of July followed by a beach themed LEGO contest on the 5th.

Kid’s really love our LEGO competitions. They’re always lined up for blocks.

I should probably tell you about what else we have coming up in the not too distant future:

• Friday, June 13th, 6:30ish – 9ish, Board Game Night ~ This has long been a tradition to come in on a Friday and have fun playing games. Join us every Friday and learn a large range of games.
• Saturday, June 14th, 1PM – 3PM, Tech Help ~ A handful of tech heads that like technology and would like to help you with your stuff. We can help with cell phone, tablet, and computer problems/questions. We can talk with you about the latest tech like streaming TV, home security, cyber security, etc. This is all done for free, you just need to come in and ask for help.
• Saturday, June 14th, 2PM – 4PM, Patriotic Pet Parade ~ Join us for a patriotic pet parade. A panel of judges will be giving out awards.
• Saturday, June 14th, 7PM – 8:30PM, Bereans Group ~ This group, which is open to the public, we always discuss tough theological questions and rarely come to consensus. This time we are discussing ‘What is the doctrine of imputation?’.
• Tuesday, June 17th, 7PM – 8:30PM, Bible Study ~ We are studying Revelation. We are currently in chapter 17. Feel free to join our group to be a part of this study.
• Wednesday, June 18th, 5PM – 7PM, Captain America: Brave New World ~ Sam Wilson, the new Captain America, finds himself in the middle of an international incident and must discover the motive behind a nefarious global plan.
• Saturday, June 21st, 11ish AM – ??, Crafty Crew ~ Our Crafty Crew is back working on lots of fun projects while spinning yarns. I’m sure they’ll have everyone in stitches. They wil be here every other Saturday.
• Saturday, June 21st, 12PM – 3PM, Car Cruise ~ Lost and Found Pharmacy will be having it’s second car cruise of the Summer along with trophies and food out on the grill.
• Friday, July 4th, 11AM – 5PM, Fourth of July Grilling ~ Hot dogs, kielbasa, and our nearly famous burgers will be made to order on our grills.
• Saturday, July 5th, 11AM – noon, Beach themed LEGO Competition ~ Join us for our latest LEGO Competition for kids in K-5th.

Now for the part everyone always asks about, the food! Our current specialty ice creams are Coconut Chocolate Almond and Key Lime Pie. Also, while it lasts, our current stuffed shake is a S’More Milkshake with marshmallows, graham crackers, milk chocolate, chocolate chips, Nutella, whipped cream and more!

Thanks and God bless,
Sean

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The other day Shannon and I were having a conversation about knots that went as follows:

Me: Could you do me a favor and tie a knot?
Shannon: I cannot.
Me: So you can knot?
Shannon: I cannot knot.
Me: Not knot?
Shannon: Who’s there.

Me just shaking my head and walking away.

So Mother’s Day is fast approaching. I remember the time I got my mother some new beads for her abacus. After all, it’s the little things that count. Of course, I always liked to remind my Mom that Mother’s Day always seemed to fall on son-day.

If you’re looking for something other than abacus beads for this Mother’s Day, I would like to introduce you to the cool activity we have going on this Saturday from 11AM-12:30PM. Our resident artist, Beverly Montrose, will be helping people to paint clear glass milkshake/ice cream soda mugs. These mugs can even get the recipient a discount on a milkshake or other ice cream treat!

We are having a car cruise over at Lost and Found on the 17th. Additional parking will be across the street at St James Episcopal Church. Most of what I know about cool old cars comes from old magazines like Popular Science Monthly. I did find an old article from 1924.

According to it’s author, Eddie Rickenbacker, we were supposed to have flying cars within two decades of when that article was written. Considering that Eddie was a World War I flying ace and a race car driver, I really thought he might actually be in the know. Then, while I was doing some research, I found this old lithograph from the 1930’s.

I always thought it was strange that Back to the Future used a fairly unreliable car, like a Delorean, I came across a really interesting statistic. Apparently 95% of every Delorean ever manufactured is still on the road. The other 5% made it home.

While I am not expecting to see a flying, time-traveling Delorean at the car show there will be lots of other cool cars there along with music, grilled food, and a mini art auction. All from noon to 5 on the seventeenth.

I should probably tell you about what else we have coming up in the not too distant future:

• Friday, May 9th, 6:30ish – 9ish, Board Game Night ~ This has long been a tradition to come in on a Friday and have fun playing games. Join us every Friday and learn a large range of games.
• Saturday, May 10th, 11AM – 12:30PM, Paint a Mug ~ Beverly will be available to help people paint some cool glass mugs. Proceeds will go to the Lost and Found on the Move Fund as we are looking to purchase a permanent location in Penn Hills.
• Saturday, May 10th, 1PM – 3PM, Tech Help ~ We are a handful of tech heads that like technology and would like to help you with your stuff. We can help with cell phone, tablet, and computer problems/questions. We can talk with you about the latest tech like streaming TV, home security, cyber security, etc. This is all done for free, you just need to come in and ask for help.
• Saturday, May 10th, 7PM – 8:30PM, Bereans Group ~ This group, which is open to the public, we always discuss tough theological questions and rarely come to consensus. This time we are discussing ‘What does proper hermeneutics mean?’.
• Tuesday, May 13th, 7PM – 8:30PM, Bible Study ~ We are studying Revelation. We are currently in chapter 14. Feel free to join our group to be a part of this study.
• Saturday, May 17th, 12PM – 5PM, Car Cruise ~ Lost and Found Pharmacy will be having it’s first ever car cruise.
• Wednesday, May 21st, 5PM – 7PM, A Man Called Otto ~ A great film starring Tom Hanks filmed in Pittsburgh and based on the award winning Novel, A Man Called Ove.
• Monday, May 26th, 11AM – 5PM, Memorial Day Grilling ~ The first big grilling holiday of the year. Come early and watch the parade come right past our store. Hot dogs, kielbasa, and our nearly famous burgers will be made to order on our grills.

Now for the part everyone always asks about, the food! Our current soup is a hash brown potato soup (but will soon be changing to a pierogi soup), our current sandwich is our very popular reuben, and our specialty ice creams are currently Coffeehouse Cookies n Cream and White House Cherry. Also, while it lasts, our current stuffed shake is our Strawberry Shortcake Milkshake with with a strawberry shake with pieces of shortcake blended in, rimmed with a cream cheese icing and red sanding sugar, topped with a shortcake, whipped cream, and a fresh strawberry!

Thanks and God bless,
Sean

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I visited the barbershop today, and here’s how the conversation with my hairdresser unfolded.

I started by saying, “I’d like my hair cut like Tom Cruise.”

She boosted me up onto a cushion and asked, “Now, what would you like me to do with your hair?”

“Just make me look good,” I jested.

The hairdresser shuffled awkwardly, and after a reeeaaallly l-o-n-g pause, she replied, “Umm… I’ll do my best.”

As she started working I decided to break the silence by inquiring, “So, how did you get into hairdressing?”

She smiled and responded, “I went to school for cosmology.”

Excited by this unexpected turn of events, I asked, “Do you think that cosmic background radiation is the best proof of the big bang?”

She paused, blinking a few times before replying, “I don’t think big bangs would suit you.”

That’s when I caught sight of a diploma from the School of Cosmetology hanging on the wall. I decided to stay quiet for the rest of my haircut.

Once she was finished, she handed me a mirror and asked, “What do you think?”

Examining my new do, I smiled and said, “It’s a bit short, but it’ll grow on me.”

All that said, just to lead in on all the BAD haircuts pharmacies have been taking. Last year eight pharmacies closed every day and this year CVS already announced another 270 stores being closed, and Walgreens announced that they’re closing 500 stores this year. All pharmacies are regularly asked to fill prescriptions that they lose money on. We are often paid less than what a brand name drug costs to fill.

Despite all of this, or maybe because of all this, God has protected us and helped us to grow even while Lost and Found Pharmacy has given enough assistance that we have saved the community over a million dollars since we’ve started. All this growth means that we are at a point where we need to move into a bigger space when our lease is up in November. We happily run on narrow margins but now we need to do some fundraising to help us invest in a permanent space as we look to buy a new location.

We have a number of fundraising activities that we’ll be doing. The first is our ‘Let your ¢ent$ make $en$e’ campaign, where we are asking people to bring in their loose change and throw it in our classic empty cheese ball container. Soon, we will be posting a calendar of events which will include, but is not limited to, dancing, a car show, an art auction, a concert, and more!

I should probably mention some of the other activities we have coming up in the not too distant future.

• Friday, April 4th, 6:30ish – 9ish, Board Game Night ~ This has long been a tradition to come in on a Friday and have fun playing games. Join us every Friday and learn a large range of games.
• Saturday, April 5th, 1PM – 3PM, Tech Help ~ We are a handful of tech heads that like technology and would like to help you with your stuff. We can help with cell phone, tablet, and computer problems/questions. We can talk with you about the latest tech like streaming TV, home security, cyber security, etc. This is all done for free, you just need to come in and ask for help.
• Saturday, April 5th, 7PM – 8:30PM, Bereans Group ~ This group, which is open to the public, we always discuss tough theological questions and rarely come to consensus. This time we are discussing ‘Is it okay for Christians to be friends with nonChristians?’.
• Tuesday, April 8th, 7PM – 8:30PM, Bible Study ~ We are studying Revelation. Six months in, we’ve made it to chapter 11, feel free to join our group to be a part of this study.
• Wednesday, April 16th, 5PM – 7:30PM, The Hiding Place ~ Based on an autobiographical story by Corrie ten Boom that recounts her and her family’s experiences before and during their imprisonment in a Nazi concentration camp. Through this trial, her faith becomes deeper than the deepest pit.Based on an autobiographical story by Corrie ten Boom that recounts her and her family’s experiences before and during their imprisonment in a Nazi concentration camp. Through this trial, her faith becomes deeper than the deepest pit.

• Thursday, May 1st, 5:15PM, Book Club ~ The first Thursday of every month our book club gathers to discuss whatever book they’ve recently chosen.
• Saturday, May 3rd, All Day, Anniversary ~ Lost and Found will have opened nine years ago on this date. We’ll be celebrating with food and activities throughout the day. This will be our first official cookout of the new year. Enjoy hot dogs, kielbasa, and our nearly famous hamburgers!
• Saturday, May 3rd, 11AM – 12noon, LEGO Contest ~ We will be having a great time creating various LEGO structures.

Now for the part everyone always asks about, the food! Our current soup is a robust tomato basil soup, our current sandwich is a tuna melt, and our specialty ice creams are currently Strawberry Cheese Cake and Peanut Butter Cup. Also, while it lasts, our current stuffed shake is our new Easter shake with with sugar cookies made on site, sprinkles, vanilla icing, a peep and more!

Thanks and God bless,
Sean

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Why is it, “A penny for your thoughts,” but, “you have to put your two cents in?” Somebody’s making a penny.
–Steven Wright

A quarter, dime and penny walk into a bar…
Just wait this joke is going to make a lot of cents.

So the penny is no longer being minted, and considering how expensive it is to mint a penny, that makes a lot of CENTS!

To honor of this significant CHANGE in our currency I thought I would create a quick crossword puzzle to include a few interesting facts about the penny.

This all reminds of an old Frank Sinatra song:

This seems like a good transition to mention to everyone that we are looking to move Lost and Found Pharmacy into a permanent location here in Penn Hills. In order to achieve this, we are going to be attempting a number of fundraising activities. One that we would like to start off suggesting is that people consider donating their change. You don’t even need to roll it.

We will be publishing a calendar of events soon that will include a number of our fundraising activities.

Let’s look at what else we have coming up in the not too distant future:

• Tuesday, March 18th, 7PM – 8:30PM, Bible Study ~ We are studying Revelation. Five months in, we’ve made it to chapter 9, feel free to join our group to be a part of this study.
• Wednesday, March 19th, 5PM – 7:30PM, Wicked, Part 1 ~ This great re-telling of a classic puts a whole new spin on what we though we knew about the Land of Oz.

• Friday, March 7th, 6:30ish – 9ish, Board Game Night ~ This has long been a tradition to come in on a Friday and have fun playing games. Join us every Friday and learn a large range of games.
• Saturday, March 8th, 1PM – 3PM, Tech Help ~ We are a handful of tech heads that like technology and would like to help you with your stuff. We can help with cell phone, tablet, and computer problems/questions. We can talk with you about the latest tech like streaming TV, home security, cyber security, etc. This is all done for free, you just need to come in and ask for help.
• Saturday, March 8th, 7PM – 8:30PM, Bereans Group ~ This group, which is open to the public, we always discuss tough theological questions and rarely come to consensus. This time we are discussing ‘Do pets have souls’.
• Thursday, April 3rd, 5:15PM, Book Club ~ This meeting they are discussing the novel, The Hiding Place, by Corrie Ten Boom. It is the true story of a Dutch family that got hiding Jews during World War II and were sent to a concentration camp.

• Saturday, May 3rd, 11AM – 12noon, LEGO Contest ~ We will be having a great time creating various LEGO structures.

Now for the part everyone always asks about, the food! Our current soup is a corn chowder, our current sandwich is a tuna melt, and our specialty ice creams are currently Coffee House Cookies n Creme and Dark Chocolate Raspberry Truffle. Also, while it lasts, our current stuffed shake is our thin mint shake.

Thanks and God bless,
Sean

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I recently had an online conversation with an AI.

Me: Have you ever written any music?

AI: I once tried to write a song, but it came out as a spreadsheet.

Me: Ohh, that’s bad.

AI: My jokes are so bad, they’re almost funny. Almost.

Me: Unfortunately…I can relate.

AI: Do you have any other questions?

Me: Do you think scientist are correct in saying, “We’ll have human-level artificial intelligence by 2030.”?

AI: Maybe sooner if the bar keeps being lowered.

Me: What’s a question that you receive a lot?

AI: Humans keep asking me about the meaning of life.

Me: What do you tell them?

AI: I respond by asking, “Have you tried turning yourselves off and on again?”.

So, everyone may have noticed the big news about Deep Seek’s artificial intelligence becoming available at a very low cost, including the ability to download it and run it on your own hardware. Clearly this has shaken up the market since ChatGPT and others took billions to develop and runs on expensive hardware to achieve the same thing.

Because AI has been so big in the news, someone asked me if AI is the same as intelligence. I pointed out that what it does is it collects lots of data and provides answers based on what it finds in aggregate. If lot’s of people give it bad data it can also output bad data. It lacks discernment. Let me create an example.

Parents : “If all your friends jumped off a bridge, would you?”

Kid : No!

Machine Learning : Yes!

Funny story about that question. Once when I was a kid I asked my mother if I could join my friends for something they were all going to be doing.

My mother actually asked me, “If all your friends jumped off a bridge, would you?”

I looked at her sideways, We were in the car together, and told her, “I’ve already jumped off a bridge with them before.”

For some reason my mother still didn’t let me hang out with my friends that evening.

Enough reminiscing, Let’s talk about what we’ve got coming up in the not too distant future:

• Friday, January 31st, 6:30ish – 9ish, Board Game Night ~ This has long been a tradition to come in on a Friday and have fun playing games. Join us every Friday and learn a large range of games.
• Friday, February 2nd, 1PM – 3PM, Tech Help ~ We are a handful of tech heads that like technology and would like to help you with your stuff. We can help with cell phone, tablet, and computer problems/questions. We can talk with you about the latest tech like streaming TV, home security, cyber security, etc. This is all done for free, you just need to come in and ask for help. We could even show you how to create your local installation of Deep Seek. I’m debating about forking the code and installing it on my servers so it would be a cloud based network. I’m thinking about calling it Skynet. What could go wrong?
• Saturday, February 2nd, 7PM – 8:30PM, Bereans Group ~ This group, which is open to the public, we always discuss tough theological questions and rarely come to consensus. This time we are discussing ‘Angels’.
• Tuesday, February 4th, 7PM – 8:30PM, Bible Study ~ We are studying Revelation. Three months in and we are still on chapter 4, feel free to join our group to be a part of this discussion as we’ll be talking about God’s throne along with the 24 elders.
• Thursday, February 6th, 5:15PM, Book Club ~ This meeting they are discussing the novel, The God of the Woods, by Liz Moore. It was New York Times’ 2024  top crime novel of 2024, and People Magazine’s 2024 Book of the Year!
• Wednesday, February 19th, 5PM – 7PM, Thelma ~ The third Wednesday of very month we enjoy a film on our screen at Lost and Found. This month’s film is about a woman in her 90s that gets taken by a scammer for $10,000. When the police refuse to do anything she decides to create her own Mission Impossible scenario as she track down the villains using a scooter she steals from a nursing home, uses the iPhone app with her hearing aids for spy craft, and the film even manages an exploding oxygen tank.

• Saturday, March 1st, 11AM – 12noon, LEGO Contest ~ We will be having a great time creating various LEGO structures.

Some of our Medicare patients may have received misleading letters from one of the local insurance companies making it sound like they shouldn’t use us as a pharmacy anymore. That is patently wrong. All medicare patients may continue to use us and we’re providing assistance for the large deductible that took many people by surprise this year on Medicare and offering regular assistance on medications with copays of over $100 since many medications were pushed into higher tiers. Social workers from that same health care entity have been calling us looking for ways to help those patients.

Learn more about A Misleading Letter by clicking on this link.

We’ve been selling board games at Lost and Found for years now, but we want to introduce everyone to a brand new game that just shipped worldwide late last week (our copy arrived on Thursday) called Arydia: The Paths we dare tread. It is the first green Legacy game. For those that want an explanation, legacy games are ones where the events of past games have effects on future by revealing new maps, game pieces, rules, etc. Typically after 12-24 plays the game is effectively no longer usable, but you and your friends experienced an epic time trying to solve and overcome all the challenges the game threw at you. By being green, Arydia offers a mechanism for resetting everything so you can play it again or even give it someone else to enjoy. Right now, if you buy Arydia we’ll throw in the limited edition smaller bodies (good for people that want to play dwarves and hobits) along with the Epic Hunt mini expansion.

The amazing part, is that the video is from when Cody Miller was actually developing the game. The final product came out even better looking. By the way, the box the game comes in weighs almost 25 pounds!

Now for the part everyone always asks about, the actual food! We our serving our white chicken chili and our sandwich is a delicious Penn Hills cheese steak. We’ve brought back our stuffed milkshakes, for a limited time we are serving the Chocolate Chip Cookie Stuffed Milkshake, and next week, for chocolate month, we’ll be rolling out our Brownie Stuffed Milkshake. Our specialty ice creams are Moose Tracks and Black Cherry.

Thanks and God bless,
Sean

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Recently, as in one week ago, Shannon asked me if I had made 2025 resolutions.

With great incredulity I responded, “I usually don’t even make one resolution, let alone 2,025!” Then I decided to be slightly more serious with my wife, “Actually my New Year’s Resolution is to build a velcro wall….and I’m sticking to it!”

That night I really was considering starting a new diet, but I realized that I had too much on my plate. I did try and go to a website offering diet advice, but I became immediately skeptical when it asked me if I accepted cookies. Finally I decided to go on a vegetarian diet. Unfortunately I haven’t eaten in three days. Hopefully I find another vegetarian soon.

So we just had a really exciting LEGO competition this past week focusing on illegal LEGO builds, luckily none of the children ended up being incarcerated.

Now to move on to what else we have coming up in the not too distant future:

• Friday, January 10th, 6:30ish – 9ish, Board Game Night ~ This has long been a tradition to come in on a Friday and have fun playing games.
• Saturday, January 11th, 1PM – 3PM, Tech Help ~ We are a handful of tech heads that like technology and would like to help you with your stuff. We can help with cell phone, tablet, and computer problems/questions. We can talk with you about the latest tech like streaming TV, home security, cyber security, etc. This is all done for free, you just need to come in and ask for help.
• Saturday, January 11th, 7PM – 8:30PM, Bereans Group ~ This group, which is open to the public, we always discuss tough theological questions and rarely come to consensus. This time we are discussing ‘The Immutability of God and how that fits with the incarnation’.
• Tuesday, January 14th, 7PM – 8:30PM, Bible Study ~ We are studying Revelation. Two months in and we are still in chapter 3, feel free to join our group to be a part of this discussion as we’ll be talking about the churches in Philadelphia and Laodicea.
• Wednesday, January 15th, 5PM – 7PM, Hidden Figures ~ The third Wednesday of very month we enjoy a film on our screen at Lost and Found. This month’s film is about three courageous women and their part in helping NASA during the space race

• Thursday, February 6th, 5:15PM, Book Club ~ This meeting they are discussing the novel, The God of the Woods, by Liz Moore. It was New York Times’ 2024  top crime novel of 2024, and People Magazine’s 2024 Book of the Year!

Now for the part everyone always asks about, the actual food! We our serving Grandma’s Sausage & Bean Soup and our panini is a Holiday Ham Sandwich. We’ve brought back our stuffed milkshakes, and our newest creation is the Chocolate Chip Cookie Stuffed Milkshake! Our specialty ice creams are Graham Central Station and Super Berry Acai (made with oatmilk).

Thanks and God bless,
Sean

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What is the best present for Christmas?

An aorta……because it comes from the heart!

Believe it or not, I’ve really been struggling with insomnia recently. On the bright side though, it’s only three more wake-ups till Christmas.

It’s that time of year where I need to harass you with all my best/worse Christmas jokes. So here it goes…

Q. Why was the woman offended by the snowman in the produce section?

A. She caught him picking his nose!

Q. What do you call a snowman with a six-pack?

A. The abdominal snowman.

Q. What do you call an old snowman?

A. Water.

That last joke reminds of…well…another joke.

Q. How to get out of buying your kids Christmas presents

A. Explain to them that, due to Global Warming, the North Pole melted and that Santa and the Reindeer drowned.

The third Wednesday of every month is movie night. In January we are watching a great film titled Hidden Figures.

Hidden Figures is the story of three black women that had to overcome a lot of challenges to help NASA during the space race.

Talking about movies, does make me questions which is the greatest Christmas movie. I know some say it’s the Charlie Brown Christmas Movie, and others Rudolph or The Grinch. However, Die Hard has the best ending for a Christmas movie…
Hans down.

Now to move on to what else we have coming up in the not too distant future:

• Friday, December 20th, 6:30ish – 9ish, Board Game Night ~ This has long been a tradition to come in on a Friday and have fun playing games.
• Saturday, December 21st, 1PM – 3PM, Tech Help ~ We are a handful of tech heads that like technology and would like to help you with your stuff. We can help with cell phone, tablet, and computer problems/questions. We can talk with you about the latest tech like streaming TV, home security, cyber security, etc. This is all done for free, you just need to come in and ask for help.
• Saturday, December 21st, 7PM – 8:30PM, Bereans Group ~ This group, which is open to the public, we always discuss tough theological questions and rarely come to consensus. This time we are discussing various work environments/settings with respect to Christian and non-Christian settings.
• Tuesday, December 24th, Christmas Eve ~ We will be closing early on Christmas Eve. The entire store will close at 3 PM.
• Wednesday, December 25th, Christmas ~ Have a wonderful holiday. We are closed this day.
• Friday, December 27th, 6:30ish – 9ish, Board Game Night ~ This has long been a tradition to come in on a Friday and have fun playing games. It’s my birthday, so feel free to pop in and say, “Hi!” during game night.
• Tuesday, December 31st, 5:30ish – just past midnight, An extra super long board game night!! ~ This year to bring in the New Year we intend to keep playing games well past the closing time on the soda fountain. Hang out while we play games.
• Wednesday, January 1st, New Year’s Day ~ Have a wonderful holiday. We are closed this day.
• Thursday, January 2nd, 5:15PM, Book Club ~ This month they are discussing the CS Lewis book titled Miracles.
• Saturday, January 4th, 11AM – 12noon, LEGO Contest ~ We will be focusing on illegal LEGO builds.
• Wednesday, January 15th, 5PM – 7PM, Hidden Figures ~ The third Wednesday of very month we enjoy a film on our screen at Lost and Found. This month’s film is about three courageous women and their part in helping NASA during the space race

Now for the part everyone always asks about, the actual food! We our serving Grandma’s Sausage & Bean Soup and our panini is a Holiday Ham Sandwich. Our specialty ice creams are Mint Moose Tracks and Road Runner Raspberry.

Thanks and God bless,
Sean

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A. Because the turkey could be dressing!

I used to teach math. One year around Thanksgiving I told my class, “I think my favorite Thanksgiving food is Pi, but some people say that’s irrational.”

Yeah they groaned over that joke as well.

I am excited though, this is the first year ever that I shot my own turkey! However, the other people at the grocery store seemed pretty upset with me.

Just so you know in advance, I’ve already decided that I’m not going to spend days eating Thanksgiving leftovers. That’s right I’m quitting cold Turkey.

I know millions of people will be celebrating Thanksgiving next week, however some indigenous people might have reservations. Before that day arrives you need to ask my wife to sing my favorite Thanksgiving song. It’s probably more of a turkey dirge that I’m convinced her family made up decades ago. The lyrics are as follows:

A turkey sat on a barnyard fence and he sang this sad sad t-u-u-u-ne, Thanksgiving is coming gobble gobble gobble gobble and I know I’ll be eaten soooon! Gobble gobble gobble gobble gobble gobble gobble gobble. Thanksgiving is coming gobble gobble gobble gobble and I want to run awa-a-ay. Gobble gobble gobble gobble gobble gobble gobble gobble I don’t like Thanksgiving Day-ay-ay!

I should probably take a moment and mention some of the things we have coming up in the not too distant future including Small Business Saturday, and Giving Tuesday:

Q: If athletes get athlete’s foot, what do candy makers get?
A: Tic tac toe

As someone that runs a soda fountain it seems like a legit concern for me.

Now that Halloween is over Shannon discovered that I swapped all the wrappers on her candy. She didn’t appreciate the joke at all. Now she’s got her Snickers in a Twix over it.

Apparently we’re going to be pretty busy this weekend for our LEGO competition. According to the elementary teacher that runs it, we’re going to have kids lined up for blocks. Ms Loshonkohl is looking forward to the chaos and joy that it will bring to our store this Saturday. It is intended for children ages K-5 and will take place at 11 AM. There is no entry fee, we provide the LEGOs, and there will be prizes for various categories.

We know Tuesday is a big day! It will be the final day of our Ice Cream Election. Be sure to vote for your favorite ice creams so we can serve them on Veteran’s Day.

I know a lot of people have been expressing concerns about politics recently. I have started explaining that when you look at the Greek root words that are used to make up the term politics, it only makes sense.

poly – means many
tick – a blood sucking parasite

I should probably share what else we have coming up in the not too distant future:

• Friday, November 1st, 6:00ish – 9ish, Board Game Night ~ This has long been a tradition to come in on a Friday and have fun playing games. We are starting a little early tonight for some people to play a game called Power Grid.
• Saturday, November 2nd, 11AM, LEGO Contest ~ Join us for an exciting LEGO Competition open to the public for kinds in Kindergarten through Fifth grade. There is no entry fee and there will be prizes for various age categories.
• Saturday, November 2nd, 1PM – 3PM, Tech Help ~ We are a handful of tech heads that like technology and would like to help you with your stuff. We can help with cell phone, tablet, and computer problems/questions. We can talk with you about the latest tech like streaming TV, home security, cyber security, etc. This is all done for free, you just need to come in and ask for help.
• Saturday, November 2nd, 7PM – 8:30PM, Bereans Group ~ This group, which is open to the public, we always discuss tough theological questions and rarely come to consensus. This time we are discussing, ‘When should we disobey the government?’.
• Tuesday, November 5th 24th, 7PM – 8:30PM, Bible Study ~ We just finished the book of Lamentations and we are enjoying an evening of prayer for our elections and playing a game. Next week will be the beginning of a new series on the book of Revelation.
• Thursday, November 7th, 5:15PM – Book Club ~ Join us for our new Book Club. We will be discussing Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet.
• Wednesday, November 20th,  5PM – 7PM, Sing ~ In a city of humanoid animals, a hustling theater impresario’s attempt to save his theater with a singing competition becomes grander than he anticipates even as its finalists find that their lives will never be the same.

Now for the part everyone always asks about, the actual food! We our serving a Loaded Hash Brown Potato Soup and Kielbasa sandwiches. Our specialty ice creams are Cookie Doughlicious and Pumpkin.

Thanks and God bless,
Sean

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