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Sunday, April 5, 2026

You Are The Funny Bunny Narrator


You are the Funny Bunny Narrator. 
You give 👇 (*In the comment section ) POV hilarious scripting and op-ed reaction to one or all of the following characters:



Four Year Old Precocious Kathe, looks out the bathroom window and sees Mom, Oma and Dad getting a jump on the Easter Egg Hunt without her. Out the bathroom door, down the spiral staircase, and out the great big heavy double doors, she runs out into the great big front yard screaming "How Dare You All Start Without Me!"



Dad, Mom and Oma, are each very much surprised, and can't keep themselves from laughing at the four year old child, dripping wet and wearing nothing but a red-faced scowl of betrayal.

Dad is late for his shift at the Kleine Brogel AFB Command Post in Peer, Belgium. He doesn't hide his laughter. The scene is too precious. He was going to be later than just a few minutes.


Mom is so happy that everything is going perfectly on this Cold and Drizzling but still Beautiful 1967 Easter Sunday morning. "Just a few more eggs to hide, and Mom and me can get back to working on the Easter Dinner. The guys will all be here around sixteen hundred. I hope I have enough beer for them all. Oh! I have to go check on the greens and beans and chitlins. Staff Sgt Murphy told me it was traditional for Easter, in his hometown, somewhere in the boondocks of Mississippi." She hears her daughter screaming to high heaven. Straightening up from her Easter Egg Hunt careful egg placement, she pivots to admonish the rude voiced child. Not believing her eyes, she drops the basket, still half full with Artisan level decorated Easter Eggs. More than a few are ruined.



Oma is smoking a Pall Mall non filter as she supervises her Daughter and Sonny Boy's Easter Egg Ferstecklel job. "Nein, nein, nein Burga! Deinen Oyer sind zu nah Deinen Mann!" "Volley [Wally 'Sonny Boy' Chief of The Command Post] Nein, Volley. Du shtay right zehr .. Ja, da.. Perfekt!" Oma, remembers an Easter, when they had no eggs to decorate. With the meager rations she had, which was more than any enlisted person's ration, thanks to her bartering skills and former Lieutenant ranking in the German Luftwaffe. She made Her way from the sparse running Frankfurt A.M. streetcars to meet up with some acquaintances She knew, from [The Resistance] back during the war. 


Such an ugly time. You knew not whom to trust. Especially those who would fly their flags any way the wind blows. This ride would only cost Her one third of Her rations of Lebensmittel. But the Stoyer on cigarettes was two packs! Ah, but Thanks to that nice black American G.I., He always addressed Her as "Ms. Helen" with the krommisch [Deep South Black Sharecropper] accent, He had gifted for the Easter Holiday, in surprise, a FULL carton of Pall Mall Non Filter cigarettes! American Cigarettes! Her eyes welled with tears, remembering what those white G.I.'s had done to Him. "Na, Ja, Das war das Zeit. Heute es Geht ganz gut. Schoen Gruss zum Allen im Himmel." Feigning smoke burned eyes from her long ago finished cigarette, Helene, [pronounced Helen] wiped away the tears of that time. 

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Within a split second, tears of uncontrollable laughter, rolled down her cheek. Her Daughter was angry, yet trying not to laugh. Sonny Boy was laughing so hard he was creasing his uniform that She, just this morning, freshly ironed and lightly starched. There before Her stood a naked, dripping, schrei am Himmel of a
Granddaughter. 

"Oma! Oma! You and Daddy had better stop laughing at me!"

In abrupt Germanglish Helene [pronounced Helen] assumed Her Oma role. "Lei Dee Ackroit! Was machts Du denn hier drausen im Kalt? Furdammtnochamal!"


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Four Year Old Precocious Kathe, oblivious to the cold and her unclothed state, crossed her arms, looked up to her Oma and while tapping one foot, she punctuated "Oma, Stop Speaking That German Stuff! You know I only speak perfect Flemish, perfect French, perfect Tulip Hollandish and Absolutely Perfect English!

Ahhhh-Mer-eh-ken English!" 

Kathe's Disciplinarian Oma stepped to the foreground. "Kas-zleen Helen Ackroit!" (In Oma's heart and mind she was still laughing at Her Perfekte Kah-dee. So Goldisch. Aber schtoor wie eine Bochschwein ist Sie! Wishing she had Her 'magic wand Kochloeuffel to reach for . . and Adorable Perfect Granddaughter or not; No child ever addresses an adult in this manner and tone! Stubbornly refusing the speak in 'American English Mandate', Oma growled out stern, matter of fact marching orders to the Tiny, Rosy Red Cheeks, wet with tears of frustration and betrayal, (and still oh so adorable naked child, She loved so much and would lay Her own life down for) Commanding Commandant, standing before Her. The following slew of German words had Her Daughter saying "Mamma, aber bitte" and Sonny Boy still laughing and holding his hands up in mock surrender. Neither parent dared interrupt the discipline scene. To do so would usurp and undermine Mom's/Helen's power. They both had far too much respect for The Woman to do that.

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Four Year Old Precocious Kathe looked to each parent for backup. None was forthcoming. "Fine! Im going in the house! Because I want to! Not because She keeps Yelling at me in that German Stuff!"  Stomping off and into the big house with the heavy oak double doors, the naked child finally realized that the towel she had previously wrapped around her, lay damp and crumpled halfway up the huge wooden spiral staircase. Not to be defeated by this realization, she screamed "Eat my Easter Bunny Eggs! Those are mine! But You can have them ALL! I don't want them! They're probably ugly and have ugly green yolks!" Trying with all her might to slam the heavy oak door for added emphasis in punctuation, "And Another Thing! I'm Not Getting Dressed! I'm Going Just Like This To Your Stupid Party!"




Then, since the big old stupid heavy door betrayed her also by going "schwoooshhh" instead of "KERR-SLAMM!" Four Year Old Precocious Kathe, locked the door.

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COMMENTS (*As this is a 21+ Mature Audience Space, cussing is allowed, But cuss the situation. Don't cuss one another. Approach it as a "Funny now, not so much then" type of an answer. Or, better yet, share a Funny Bunny Story from Your Childhood) Hoppy Easter 🐰 🐣 To You All

COMMENTS FOR "YOU ARE THE FUNNY BUNNY NARRATOR" 👇

Mz. 👀🐝Hopping Mad, from Rabbit Hole Wyoming writes: Children and especially Grandchildren; when little they walk over your toes. When grown, they stomp on Your Heart.






Saturday, April 4, 2026

Oh Hoppla! Der Funny Bunny Narrator bei Osterspaß 1967


German Storylead Ins by Perplexity 

Oh Hoppla! Der Funny Bunny Narrator bei Osterspaß 1967

Stellt euch vor: Kleine Kathe, 4 Jahre jung, stürmt nackt und tropfnass aus dem Bad – „How Dare You Start Without Me!“ Die ganze Familie lacht sich kaputt: Dad zu spät zur Base, Mom lässt Eier fallen, Oma qualmt ihren Pall Mall und donnert Germanglish-Befehle. Pure Chaos-Magie an einem kalten Belgien-Ostersonntag!

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Oma's Zeitreise-Moment

Und dann Oma Helen: „Nein, nein!“ – Tränen im Auge, weil sie an *ihre* Ostern denkt. Keine Eier, nur Rationen in Frankfurt. Sie bartert Lebensmittel für Zigaretten von einem GI. „Na, Ja, Das war das Zeit. Heute es Geht ganz gut.“ Von Hungersnot 1946/47 in Europa (Rationen bis '58!) zum US-Marshall-Plan-Boom – hopp von leerem Nest zu vollem Eierkorb!


„Von Frankfurt-Straßenkarren zu Eier-Ferstelkel – Oma, du Boss-Bunny!“

(Nachkriegs-Rationen endeten erst 1958; USA pumpte Milliarden via Marshall Plan.)

Dein Hoppy-Moment

Welcher Charakter wärst du gewesen? Die wutschnaubende Kathe? Lachender Dad? Strenge Oma? Oder der Bunny-Narrator, der Popcorn verschüttet? Ventilier dich in den Comments – safe space, kein Drama!


Hoppy Easter Chaos to you all! 🐰🥚

Friday, December 12, 2025

Whispers Roar by Kathleen Helen Ackroyd

My Oma came over from Germany before my first birthday. My Mom and Dad both worked; Mom as a Buyer In Training at Joske's in San Antonio, Texas and my Dad, an Airman, worked the command post at Randolph AFB, better known, as 'The Taj Mahal'. They had second jobs also. Neither of my parents felt comfortable leaving me with strangers. And an Au Pair was not an option. 

My Oma Was Quite The Character! Hazel Green-Grey eyes flecked with gold, sparkled like cosmic fireballs, giving the illusion of a Powerful Enchantress or dare I say Bruha, when her ire got ired. 

Oma, perfectly coiffed henna hair, darkly tanned, lips and nails, (Avon Accented color match guaranteed), bejeweled slippers of silver or gold, purple swirled paisley, turquoise twirled with red violet vortex, on chaos theorized caftan canvas or (Fresh As A Flower, In Just One Hour) chemically dry cleaned, crisp pressed pant suit, was accessorized in over-size, by the intricately designed, turquoise inlaid, and tooled leather purse; with effortless, stately swing, upon Oma's heady, (and, this scent, on others, whose chemistry couldn't carry 'Patchouli' either, nauseous caustic coquettes of cringe) 'Tabu' enfragranced emollient creme glistening, inner forearm. 


Oversized Onyx stones of Oval or elongated ellipsis, floated on strong pronged settings of silver shiney and brush textured rings, worn on every finger, except Her wedding finger. Tiny thin-delicate silver bracelets, windchimed harmonically, around her wrists. 

"..Gold, purple swirled paisley, turquoise twirled with red violet vortex, on chaos theorized caftan canvas..."

One of the many, Mexican Diamond encrusted brooch, (an owl 🦉of course, and always) complemented the Tiger Eye Stone body and head of (an owl 🦉of course,and always) with the Emerald gem chip eyes pendant, that hung from a delicate chain of virtual crochet silver link ring to ring to ring of perfect length and drawing no gauche accent of breasts. Huge, heavy and solid, more than hoop, silver earrings, accented in punctuation the head shaking "Ja!" or "Nein!" counter in haggling of price on fruit, fish, or Fanta. the implore of the Stall Keeper, (who constantly conceded, conspiriatorially, with my Mother; but more on that later) 

"Por Favor, Señora Mayenfels...Or in heavily accented English; "Meeszes Mayenfels Pleeez..This too little money" 

And don't think a crowd didn't gather to soak up the energies of the 

BATTLE OF THE HAGGLE 

A Spanglish-Germanglish Dialectical Spectacle

Oh, but of course, My Oma always got the price She haggled. Adjacent stall owners and market regulars, blessed me with goodies, given me as gift, or sample, as consolation for the duration of The Battle of The Haggle. Not one person, derided my Oma, when she pulled out Her pack of Pall Mall non filters, feigning search for Her Brush-Silver, Ronson fueled, adjustable wick, wind proof flame, rubbed down to brass beneath, striker, and illegible initials of worn, World War II, lighter. The lighter bestowed upon Her, when She was commissioned as Lieutenant in the Luftwaffe. Oma Rode Patrol on a motorcycle with a sidecar. 

That was when, there were only whispers of war. . .

Oma cared for me. But, it was more. More like having another Parent. Stern, Strong, Sturdy when wielding, wooden spoon warnings, worried me not. And I would laugh, as I outran Her. 

Oma couldn't keep up. Her kneecap had been shattered, when she had to, once again run, to the air raid shelter, my Uncle in tow, and my Mother, clasped tightly to her breast, as the bombs whistled and dropped all about her, and the dust of bullets straif, choked her throat and the smoke burn blinded her freshly rubbled path to hope of safety. 

But I didn't know of these horrors. The war whispers, that, then roared. And throughout My Oma's Lifetime and Nightmares, in Her much later years, the roars, clawed and gouged, feeble attempts, at Her Sanity, and scratched ineffectually, at Her resilience. As often happens, in many families, the cared for child, exchanges roles. It was my turn to care for my Oma. One very early 2:00am morning, I was awoken by a bad dream. Only to find, it wasn't a dream.

Excerpt from Caring for my Family's Veterans Was An Honor My Oma ~ Helen Mayenfels, (deceased) exited service, German Luftwaffe, unconfirmed German Resistance Fighter


"Kahhh-Teee! Kahhh-Teeeee!" Oma cried out through her memory-misted night terror. She had these often. This one was particularly dark.


"Die haben mich geshossen! Ich bin geshossen!" 

("They shot me! I've been shot!") 


Oma's eyes were glazed and mired in the past. I could tell she wasn't with me here, now, in this time and place. I didn't know what to do. I felt so helpless watching her. She was terrified! My response shocked even me.

"No, Oma" I said in English, as I checked her back, under her nighty, for non existent injuries.

 "They just missed you. Don't worry. I've got my gun right here" (I lied) "I'll shoot those fucking bastards' heads off!" (and I would have).

"Nah Kah-tee!, so sprecht mir doch nicht" ("Kathe! we don't talk like that"). The shock of hearing her granddaughter's use of profanity, in her presence, brought Oma back into the waking world. I spent the next several hours rubbing her back. We shared warm tea and cookies and watched a German non-war movie.


Current Administration Immigration Atrocities, continued escalation and violation of U.S. Constitution Amendments and Human Rights, has, according to the sources below, Clawed Away At Our Freedoms.

Freedoms guaranteed in the U.S. Constitution are under threat as the administration consolidates executive power, suppresses dissent, and reshapes public institutions to serve partisan interests.

...I Am Very Grateful My Oma is Not On Earth to see this...roar, that was once a whisper.





More of Oma's Influence Memories of Oma According to Communication Theorists: Jung, Huzinga and Barthes


📖 READ THE FULL STORY:

Whispers' Roar

🌌 SEE MY ASTROPHOTOGRAPHY:

Human Is Only Temporary

🔊 LISTEN TO THE AUDIO OVERVIEW ON YOUTUBE

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"Welcome Back to another Deep Dive", G'ie, the Ai female voiced host, says to 'The AiNnihilators Podcast' Listening Audience.:



#AiNnihilators #NotebookLM #CaregiverStory #WWII #Veteran #AudioStorytelling #ImmigrantStory #Immigration #DeepDive #VisualStorytelling#AudioLab #ContentCreator#YouCut#YouTube 


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 * NotebookLM Audio Overview

 * AI Podcast

 * Caregiver Support

 * World War II History

 * Immigration Story

 * Mixed Reality for Seniors

 * Veterans Stories

 * Deep Sky Astrophotography

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https://m.youtube.com/shorts/cmsYUKjnrLQ

Thursday, December 8, 2016

Dewey's Toys for Kid's Annual Auction and Wrapping Party



Annual Auction at Chevy's Bar & Grill
1:00pm Saturday, December 10th
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Photo courtesy of Cali4beach on flickr

Wrapping Party at 
Inn of Grand Glaize
9:00am Saturday, December 17th
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Sunday, November 11, 2012

Caring for my family's Veterans was an Honor

As a former Air Force Brat I have been afforded the many perks of travel and experience of diverse culture outside the contiguous United States. My Father, Wallace D. Ackroyd, USAF, (ret. dec.), served in command posts in Belgium and Germany during the Cold War. Raised "on alert" with sirens sounding during war exercises is a childhood memory I carry and reflect upon. My annoyance then, a groan to shrieking wail that pierced and interrupted my favorite song through my snugged stereo headphones, I recognize now as the sound of security.

Security, to feel secure, knowing that you will be safe and cared for; that was a given for me growing up. It was also a given, that in my later years, I would repay this in kind by caring for my family's Veterans. Not always easy and most times challenging; still, it was an honor to have cared for, in part or whole, each one.

On this Veterans Day 2012, I share these family and personal memories for several reasons. We are still at war. Many of our Service Men and Service Women will be coming home soon. It won't be easy for their families. The sons and daughters they knew before, they won't recognize now.

Know this as I know this. That young man or young woman you sent off to the other side of the world to fight for our freedoms, as unrecognizable as he or she may be; in itself a casualty of having lived through the atrocities of this war, still resides deep within. Muster every bit of strength, courage, compassion, energy, understanding and patience; lots and lots of patience. Weave it in a blanket of loving family familiarity and wrap your soldier in the gift of your time.

Please find below a list of my Family's Veterans. Next to each name is the information I know and have of his or her military affiliation and war. Alongside you will also find a memory I have as caregiver. Two have linked excerpts to a storied memory or memoir. Warning: there is some adult language. I start with my most recent caregiver memory and work backwards chronologically.

Herbert E. Keel, (deceased) retired Aerographer, United States Navy, WWII
"There had been a severe hurricane that brushed the New England coast in 1938, that caused the Thames River to overflow and flood the base. Watermarks on the torpedo shop walls were 10-15 feet above the floors and it had wrecked the old wooden barracks. They were building new facilities across the street and up on a hill on higher ground, but it wouldn‘t be done until spring. The old barracks, which we slept in, were damp, cold and drafty. I finally developed pneumonia, for the first time in my life, and from then on I would forever have respiratory problems." - The Memoirs of Herbert Eugene Keel, The Military Years
Dad, Mom's second husband, even though he quit smoking, was forever plagued by a consumptive cough that required much medication and elicited strong concerns from his doctors, Mom and me. Dad's bedroom door was just across the hall from mine. Late night and early morning hours were filled with the "mmmmwahhhh-shhhh-gah-shpishhhh" of his oxygen machine. Sleep, for me, sometimes came at a premium. But come it did; in the knowing that Dad was able to breathe comfortably.

Helen Mayenfels, (deceased) exited service,  German Luftwaffe, unconfirmed German Resistance Fighter

"Kahhh-Deee! Kahhh-Deeeee!" Oma cried out through her memory-misted night terror. She had these often. This one was particularly dark.
"Die haben mich geshossen! Ich bin geshossen!" ("They shot me! I've been shot!") 
Oma's eyes were glazed and mired in the past. I could tell she wasn't with me here, now, in this time and place. I didn't know what to do. I felt so helpless watching her. She was terrified! My response shocked even me.

"No, Oma" I said in English as I checked her back, under her nighty for injuries, "they just missed you. Don't worry. I've got my gun right here" (I lied) "I'll shoot those fucking bastards' heads off!" (and I would have).

"Nah Kah-dee!, so sprecht mir doch nicht" ("Kathe! we don't talk like that"). The shock of hearing her granddaughter's use of profanity, in her presence, brought Oma back into the waking world. I spent the next several hours rubbing her back. We shared warm tea and cookies and watched a German non-war movie.

Find more of my Oma's influence on me in Memories of Oma According to Communication Theorists...

Walter Ackroyd (deceased), Shipman, United States Navy, World War II
and
Delbert Bruegemann (deceased), (?) United States Army, World War II

My Grandpa Ackroyd and my Uncle Delbert are joined with the "and" for a reason. My Grandma Ackroyd cared for both of them in the same little house, in the small, small town of Steeleville, Illinois. What a difference it must have been to go from a quiet, tiny town, population < 200, to a war ravaged foreign country where they spoke in words you could not understand; in a place where you had to kill or be killed. And to wonder if you would ever make it home.

Both of them did though; make it home. But neither was the same as they were before. I know only because I eavesdropped from under my covers upon the late-night, low-hushed conversations.
"If Del doesn't get his lunch at exactly noon, he throws a fit!" 
my Grandma told my Father. As I grew older, I joined these late nights spent seated 'round the Formica covered, aluminum legged kitchen table; Grandma's therapy. There were worse things than Uncle Delbert's "fits." But you didn't talk about "those kinds of things" outside the home. Back then, there were no support groups.

My writing of this piece is both difficult and necessary. Those, who in no way, have any affiliation of the military, save what they read online or see on TV, do not often realize the sacrifices made by our Service Men and our Service Women. The above snippets of memories of my Family's Veterans are only miniscule momentos when compared to the Grand Service of all of our Veterans.

Please, today, as you rush from sale to sale or host that BBQ or languish and savor your day off, take a moment, just one moment, to remember all of those who enabled your freedoms. Ask a Family Caregiver if he or she needs help or a break. Bring resources and relief to your neighbors and organizations. Donations of money are always needed. But what will you get if you donate your time?


Resources

DAV.org
United States Department of Veterans Affairs
VA Caregiver Support

FREE Meals & More to Honor our Veterans

Golden Corral    Military Appreciation Monday   November 12, 2012 4pm - 9pm
Outback Steakhouse Free Bloomin' Onion and Coke November 11th & 12th  Military Discount November 13th - December 31st

Donate

Step Up for Our Wounded Veterans this Veterans Day at USO.org

"...make a gift of $10 or more to support our career development programs for our wounded heroes and the variety of programs we offer our troops and their families. Your donation will provide us the resources we need to make sure we are there for our wounded, ill or injured troops throughout their healing journey."

Thanks for all you do,

Brigadier General John Pray, USAF (Ret.)
Executive Vice President, USO

If you are active service or a Veteran, present your military ID at Anna's Linens and Lowe's for a discount. Also, ask wherever you shop if their store carries a military discount. Please share any stores that have these discounts in the comments below. Thank You and have a Blessed Veterans Day.

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