Ole and Sven are Minnesota Vikings Fana and so am I

Ole and Sven die in a snowmobiling accident, drunker than skunks, and go to Hell.

The Devil observes that they are really enjoying themselves. He says to them 'Doesn't the heat and smoke bother you? Ole replies, 'Vell, ya know, ve're from nordern Minnesooota, da land of snow an ice, an ve're yust happy fer a chance ta varm up a little bit, ya know.'

The devil decides that these two aren't miserable enough and turns up the heat even more.

When he returns to the room of the two guys from Minnesota , the devil finds them in light jackets and hats, grilling Walleye and drinking beer.

The devil is astonished and exclaims, 'Everyone down here is in abject misery, and you two seem to be enjoying yourselves?'

Sven replies, 'Vell, ya know, ve don't git too much varm veather up dere at da Falls, so ve've yust got ta haff a fish fry vhen da veather's dis nice.'

The devil is absolutely furious. He can hardly see straight Finally he comes up with the answer.

The two guys love the heat because they have been cold all their lives. The devil decides to turn all the heat off in Hell. The next morning, the temperature is 60 below zero, icicles are hanging everywhere, and people are shivering so bad that they are unable to wail, moan or gnash their teeth.

The devil smiles and heads for the room with Ole and Sven. He gets there and finds them back in their parkas, bomber hats, and mittens. They are jumping up and down, cheering, yelling and screaming like mad men.

The devil is dumbfounded, 'I don't understand, when I turn up the heat you're happy. Now its freezing cold and you're still happy. What is wrong with you two?'

They both look at the devil in surprise and say 'Vell, don't ya know, if hell iss froze over, dat must mean da Vikings von da Super Bow!'

Divorce is making families 66% larger

Interesting article from Bloomberg

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2017-12-18/divorce-is-making-american-families-66-bigger  By Ben Steverman

Thus far I have avoided that expansion.  That is not true for my sons who have acquired, I use that term loosely, a bunch of new step-relatives.

That is a lot of families.  The bonding may not work as the bonds are week and not necessarily supported by extended family.

I agree with the article that this certainly complicates relationships.  I do not think this is a good thing for our society.

"The rise in divorce and remarriage is driving this growth in family size. Over the past two decades, the divorce rate has doubled for older Americans. Almost 30 percent of people over 50 had been married more than once, according to a recent study by scholars at Bowling Green State University. About 40 percent of older Americans with children are in stepfamilies, according to survey data.

“People in stepfamilies are often unsure of what their obligations are to their stepkin,” said Bowling Green sociology professor Karen Benjamin Guzzo. “It’s not uncommon for individuals to feel like they have to choose how to spread resources across their biological and step-relatives.”

"Couples with adult stepchildren are 11 percentage points less likely to give time to their children, and 13 points less likely to receive time from kids.

“The increased availability of kin does not fully compensate for the weaker bonds among family members in step families,” the paper concludes."

Reminder:  Make good choices

Happiness

“What is happiness? It’s a moment before you need more happiness.” -Don Draper


I heard this quote on CNBC.  With the markets hitting all time highs, we all want more.  More money and more happiness.  I do not think it works that way.


A fictional marketer pretty well describes our short attention span.  Behind that quote is a smart screen writer.