I keep an eye on the cable news regularly.?ÿ And because of that I'm subject to learning things I couldn't care less about.?ÿ For instance, The Duke and Duchess of Sussex will no longer require address by that title, but merely as Harry and Meghan (I presume) Windsor...or Mr. & Ms. Windsor.?ÿ And if they really want to get down to the nitty-gritty of living on this side of the pond they might refer to each other as merely "my old man" or "the old ball and chain".?ÿ But I doubt it.
But then I remembered a scene from an old movie The Hunt for Red October.?ÿ One of Captain Marko Ramius's crew that defected with him and the sub had been mortally wounded and (in his dying breaths) vocalized his dream of owning land in Montana and driving a pick-up truck.?ÿ Maybe this wide-open swatch of real estate we call the U.S. has an international draw that we indigenous folks take for granted??ÿ The thought fascinated me.
What if Harry had a long smoldering dream to own himself a big piece of land??ÿ What if Aspen or Newport Beach wasn't his style??ÿ What if he wanted to rope and wrangle and ride his pony on a cattle drive??ÿ What if he wanted to wear blue jeans and leather boots bought off the shelf...like everybody else??ÿ Maybe the Windsors would wind up here in Oklahoma.
If they did...and by some slim chance found a piece of land somewhere around here they liked, I would want them to know I'll survey their new place for no charge.?ÿ I think I could be a great help in teaching Harry how to blend in...Like how to pronounce "sebn-levn" (where you get gas)?ÿ or how to make single syllable words into two syllable words like "shee-ut"?ÿ?ÿ(what you say when you step in it).
I could be a great help to the young couple.?ÿ I might even be able to find him a good brother-in-law-deal on that pick-up truck.?ÿ Of course it would have a different colored hood and fender...one has to fit in you know. 😉
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I thought they wanted to stay in the Commonwealth, so chose Canada.?ÿ It would more likely be Manitoba or Ontario than Montana or Okey-homey if he wanted to go rural.
So Uncle Paden wouldn't get to survey his new domain.?ÿ If he got Mark Mayer or our missing member TNAI from North Aboyne, maybe they would let you tag along and hold the rod.
Back in the darkest days of the Second World War (which is what it was called 1939-1941 before the US got officially involved and renamed it World War II) when a German invasion of the British Isles appeared imminent, contingency plans were made to evacuate the Royal Family to Canada. To that end a suitable estate was acquired on Vancouver Island.?ÿ It was never needed, but after the war it was repurposed and is now a Canadian Forces Academy.
Now, in the present day, I recently read that Terry Bradshaw has a big spread of Red River frontage for sale.?ÿ Could a deal be made?
Well, it seems to me that Roanoke Island is the right place for them to "start over."
I'd pay money to be a fly on the wall at a meeting of Harry & Meghan and Terry Bradshaw.
What if Harry had a long smoldering dream to own himself a big piece of land?
You can bet your sweet ass that's all he'll do is dream, that is, unless it's approved and put in the new self appointed Queen of Canada's name Megan Markle, the most blatantly obvious gold digging publicity whore to ever hit the planet. ?????ÿ
(I do not like her)?ÿ
paden: aw, reckon about five thousand...
