It’s asking god to bless the people (“us”) and the food (“these thy gifts”) that they’re about to receive from his bounty via jesus

At least that’s how I understood it growing up, but who knows, I was just reciting it by rote as a kid and haven’t thought about it in years haha

I’m 43 and I know 5 of these songs; 3 of them are from the '60s, 1 from the '80s, 1 from the '90s.

Interesting, I learned it as “Bless us, Oh Lord, and these thy gifts”

3 & 17

Yeah and (at least in this case) if he’s a security guard, he just walks right on in!

Hey now, it was eight very strong questions!

Ouais, ça serait une bonne occasion de pratiquer mon français - c’est trop rouillé !

It’s super old-timey

Welp I don’t have children and it would be highly weird if I went around forcing other people’s kids to go play free-range so…

Serious question, have you considered the trades? It seems that jobs like electrician, plumber, auto mechanic, etc are a lot more secure than white collar jobs are right now, especially STEM. I know at least where I live (Philly exurbs) there’s a shortage of electricians, with only 2 going into the trade as 5 retire. You get paid during your training and through the union you get healthcare and a pension. Something to think about.

True, but kids aren’t free-range anymore the way they were when I was growing up in the '80s & '90s. It didn’t used to matter if you had a small backyard if you had a big neighborhood to roam. But from what I understand, kids aren’t allowed to just get on their bikes and go explore like they used to. Larger yards give kids a place to play, to get some fresh air and exercise instead of being indoors glued to a screen.

Ooh, ‘boil the billionaires’ has a nice ring to it

Make it so!

April 5th (First Contact day)

Man my View Master reels were way more boring than this

Depends how cold the tube grubs are.

You’re doing the lordt’s work.

Delco gonna Delco, we all know this ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

pall

I hope things are looking up for you.