{"id":573890874,"date":"2018-09-14T21:54:24","date_gmt":"2018-09-15T02:54:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.kennysmith.org\/wordpress\/?p=573890874"},"modified":"2018-09-30T17:11:37","modified_gmt":"2018-09-30T22:11:37","slug":"welcome-to-the-weekend-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.kennysmith.org\/wordpress\/blog\/2018\/09\/14\/welcome-to-the-weekend-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Welcome to the weekend"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>My online friend Susan Crowell is editor at Farm and Dairy. Today she shared a photo, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.farmanddairy.com\/news\/fredericktown-ffa-unveils-special-memorial\/513299.html\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">and a story<\/a>, of the unveiling of a new historic marker in Fredericktown, Ohio. That&#8217;s the home of the original FFA corduroy jacket. That famous blue item goes back to 1933, and it still means a lot to many of us.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"en\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">This is so cool. The birthplace of the <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NationalFFA?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@NationalFFA<\/a> jacket in Ohio got a historical marker. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/mGtH9kJ4O8\">https:\/\/t.co\/mGtH9kJ4O8<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/FFA?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#FFA<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/ForeverBlue?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#ForeverBlue<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/qg4z4UPDnU\">pic.twitter.com\/qg4z4UPDnU<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Susan Crowell (@scrowell) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/scrowell\/status\/1040604465852755969?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 14, 2018<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>There&#8217;s a mention that the jackets were uninsulated, which should bring forward a memorable shiver from anyone who has ever worn one someplace like Kansas City in November, or somewhere perhaps even colder.<\/p>\n<p>This is the best part &#8230; <\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"en\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">AND the two guys who unveiled the marker? They&#39;re both 99 and wore the original <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/FFA?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#FFA<\/a> jackets back in 1933! <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/r6z7RU26rQ\">https:\/\/t.co\/r6z7RU26rQ<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Susan Crowell (@scrowell) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/scrowell\/status\/1040625005741187073?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 14, 2018<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>The two gentlemen that helped with the unveiling are now 99 years young. They wore some of the original corduroy jackets.<\/p>\n<p>This picture isn&#8217;t of those guys, but some of my friends, in some of our last FFA jackets. <\/p>\n<p><center><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.kennysmith.org\/photo\/sept18\/ffajacket.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/center><\/p>\n<p><strong>Last night<\/strong>&#8216;s show from IUSTV:<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/cyIaHSDO684?rel=0\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"autoplay; encrypted-media\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Now in full on weekend mode, which is starting like this:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"en\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">In retrospect I should have known not to click a <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TMZ?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@TMZ<\/a> link curated by <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/VICE?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@VICE<\/a> featuring a <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/neiltyson?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@neiltyson<\/a> video. But here I am, watching the neighbor mow his lawn, waiting for another cycle of laundry to be finished, regretting all of this.<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Kenny Smith (@kennysmith) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/kennysmith\/status\/1040749207672512513?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 14, 2018<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"en\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">I&#39;m kidding, of course. I really needed to get the laundry done. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/TNE2Cu7dvY\">https:\/\/t.co\/TNE2Cu7dvY<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Kenny Smith (@kennysmith) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/kennysmith\/status\/1040750607395696640?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 14, 2018<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>So you&#8217;ve seen the <a TARGET=\"Blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.twitter.com\/kennysmith\">Twitter<\/a> feed in this post. Be sure to check out <a TARGET=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/kennydsmith\/\">Instagram<\/a> as well. Tomorrow, a bike ride!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>My online friend Susan Crowell is editor at Farm and Dairy. Today she shared a photo, and a story, of the unveiling of a new historic marker in Fredericktown, Ohio. That&#8217;s the home of the original FFA corduroy jacket. 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