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Friday Fish Wrap: June 26, 2009
Well, this week certainly tried its best to end on a down note ... so to speak, with the deaths of Farrah Fawcett and Michael Jackson. We are all diminished by their passing.
Michael Jackson left a legacy of wonderful pop music that will live on for many years, despite the turmoil that was his personal life. We could use a lot more good pop music today.
Farrah Fawcett leaves us a lesson: cancer must be diagnosed early.
May they rest in peace.
My longtime friend, who also lost his own wife to cancer the same month that I was diagnosed with the disease seven years ago, was here today on one of his brief forays through Nevada on his way from or to Fiji or...where ever.
While we were having lunch, Bill mentioned that he was staying to attend the funeral of another friend and whistle. I must have had 'that face' on. "Huh? Whistle?"
Yeah, as it turns out, Bill - on top of being a retired TWA 747 Captain - is a professional whistler. He came in eighth during the last international whistling competition. I could tell you more, but listening is worth a thousand words.
(available for listening on YouTube ... type in The Whistler, William A. Kirschner. URL: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pICvtg-AHhQ)
We met back at the house in the late afternoon so that I could videotape him doing three of his favorite numbers, and then he proceeded to amaze me for the better part of an hour launching in, a capella, with great song after song while stood around in my kitchen. Wow.
The main reason for Bills' visit - he was getting the new corvette worked on so needed a ride to the shop yada yada. Here are a couple pictures of the 'old' 370 hp vette - which has been clocked at 157 mph. Oh, and by the way, as he was leaving I chided him on using the wussie three point lap belt.
Oh, Chuck Allen ... what's that about?
Yeah, that makes sense. Oh, and get this: he gets around 20+ mpg in town and over 30+ mpg on the highway at about 1,500 rpm and 85 mph. Let's see ... I wanted a small, fuel effecient car because....?
Politics has been fun to follow this week. The bedroom romps and trips to South America leave this wimpy, middle aged Progressive speechless. I've gotta get with the program.
This morning as I was listening to NPR on KUNR, I was dumbfounded to hear that middle class Mexicans are flocking to America - LEGALLY - to buy houses and start businesses. Why?
Because the drug cartel violence in Mexico, fueled by the easily obtainable firepower north of the border is making their lives down there intolerable. You see, it's hard to buy a gun in Mexico. They have regulations.
I thought, how strange that the very people here in America who support 'gun rights' or the right to buy the most deadly firepower available are probably the same people who don't want them damn Mexicans up here. Hmmmm. And how's that working for you?
For a really, really good essay on guns and hate in America, read Jesse Jackson's piece that I subscribe to on my Kindle. Hateful people and hateful crimes ... just why we need more firepower, more easily available to any nut that wants it. Notice how silent the NRA is these days?
At that I'll leave you. No, don't get up.
I'll let myself out.
Have a great weekend.
maven
Michael Jackson left a legacy of wonderful pop music that will live on for many years, despite the turmoil that was his personal life. We could use a lot more good pop music today.
Farrah Fawcett leaves us a lesson: cancer must be diagnosed early.
May they rest in peace.
My longtime friend, who also lost his own wife to cancer the same month that I was diagnosed with the disease seven years ago, was here today on one of his brief forays through Nevada on his way from or to Fiji or...where ever.
While we were having lunch, Bill mentioned that he was staying to attend the funeral of another friend and whistle. I must have had 'that face' on. "Huh? Whistle?"
Yeah, as it turns out, Bill - on top of being a retired TWA 747 Captain - is a professional whistler. He came in eighth during the last international whistling competition. I could tell you more, but listening is worth a thousand words.
(available for listening on YouTube ... type in The Whistler, William A. Kirschner. URL: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pICvtg-AHhQ)
We met back at the house in the late afternoon so that I could videotape him doing three of his favorite numbers, and then he proceeded to amaze me for the better part of an hour launching in, a capella, with great song after song while stood around in my kitchen. Wow.
The main reason for Bills' visit - he was getting the new corvette worked on so needed a ride to the shop yada yada. Here are a couple pictures of the 'old' 370 hp vette - which has been clocked at 157 mph. Oh, and by the way, as he was leaving I chided him on using the wussie three point lap belt.
Oh, Chuck Allen ... what's that about?
Yeah, that makes sense. Oh, and get this: he gets around 20+ mpg in town and over 30+ mpg on the highway at about 1,500 rpm and 85 mph. Let's see ... I wanted a small, fuel effecient car because....?
Politics has been fun to follow this week. The bedroom romps and trips to South America leave this wimpy, middle aged Progressive speechless. I've gotta get with the program.
This morning as I was listening to NPR on KUNR, I was dumbfounded to hear that middle class Mexicans are flocking to America - LEGALLY - to buy houses and start businesses. Why?
Because the drug cartel violence in Mexico, fueled by the easily obtainable firepower north of the border is making their lives down there intolerable. You see, it's hard to buy a gun in Mexico. They have regulations.
I thought, how strange that the very people here in America who support 'gun rights' or the right to buy the most deadly firepower available are probably the same people who don't want them damn Mexicans up here. Hmmmm. And how's that working for you?
For a really, really good essay on guns and hate in America, read Jesse Jackson's piece that I subscribe to on my Kindle. Hateful people and hateful crimes ... just why we need more firepower, more easily available to any nut that wants it. Notice how silent the NRA is these days?
At that I'll leave you. No, don't get up.
I'll let myself out.
Have a great weekend.
maven
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