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of the day:
“The
metric system never caught on in the United States except for the
popularity of 9 millimeter ammo.”
Dave Barry
A
good friend of mine said that she will not continue to attend the
“Four O’clock” club meetings at our new venue. I asked why and
she said that the owners of the bar do not have her favorite type of
whiskey. I asked her if I understood her correctly; she wanted the
bar owner to buy her favorite whiskey (blended Canadian) and sell it
to her at happy hour prices? She said that was correct. I am going
to expect the same. I want Maker’s Mark at happy hour prices or I
am going to stop going there in spite of some of the best Italian
food north of the 32th
parallel. After all, I have my pride. Just joking Annie.
I
saw an obviously ignorant but well known news analyst on a program a
few days ago. The moderator pointed out that some of the changes
that he suggests are clearly a violation of several Bill of Rights
Amendments and promotes the change from a democratic republic form of
government that we now have as described in the US Constitution. The
US Constitution and the Declaration of Independence are the two most
important documents in the history of western man. This jackass said
that the Constitution was out of date and hard to understand and
should be abolished and another form of government examined. I
cannot tell you how outraged I was. I had to go take a high blood
pressure pill and another Lexapro. I thought I had control of my
temper a lot better lately, I was wrong. A group of very intelligent
men and women got together and hammered out a way to live in freedom
and guaranteed it with the Bill of Rights and this jackass want to
change it because it is adverse to what he wants. I will tell y’all
something in metaphor:
This
great ship of State known as The United States was carved out of the
bones of our ancestors and is afloat on a sea of blood from the deep
past and present day military heroes that die every day in YOUR
behalf to preserve YOUR freedom. All of this is glued together with
a love and faith of our founding fathers and the faith and love we
have for each other. We all sail along on this ship designed by
Thomas Jefferson and friends. Then some arrogant jackass says that
the Constitution should be trashed. He should go read any Medal of
Honor citation and find out what being an American is all about
because he certainly is not. The Constitution and the Declaration of
Independence are the most treasured documents ever written and will
stay that way as long as this old, gray-haired Patriot is alive. It
makes me teary eyed to think on it. Oh I forgot, I am also well
armed.
I
was watching TV about how dangerous moose can be, especially during
the rut and right after giving birth. I got to thinking about the
scariest situations I have ever been in. All of them involve either
hunting or fishing. Here is one of them:
Up
in Alaska I was wading across a bunch of freshwater muskeg (swamp)
headed toward a creek that was full of trout and grayling. I was
wearing hip waders and carrying a two piece 8 foot fly rod broke down
into two sections for easier transport and a fly box tied around my
neck. I DID NOT have a weapon (.357 Mag. or better) on me like the
laws of the state dictated. I got about half way to the creek when a
gigantic cow moose stormed out of the woods to my left and headed
right at me. She could have killed me with one stroke of her hooves.
She was so tall and her legs were so long that the water depth was
insignificant. But I was not going down without a fight so I waved
my fly rod at her and called her bad names. I could not stomp around
too much because the water in the muskeg was only about two inched
below the tops of my boots. If I had started running, my boots would
have filled up and I would have probably drowned or fell and the
moose would have stomped me into tapioca. So I did the best that I
could, I stood my ground and yelled at the top of my lungs and
finally I hooked my rod together to its full eight feet and waved it
at her with a fly tied on the end of the leader known as a Royal
Coachman. She finally stopped about 20 yards away and retreated back
to the woods. I am sure she had a calf hidden somewhere close. I
don’t know why she stopped. She had me, but on second thought she
might have been afraid of the Royal Coachman.
This
Date in History January 4
1999
On this date for the first time since Charlemagne in the 10th
century most of Europe adopted a common currency and named it the
“Euro”. The only nations that refused to go along were Great
Britain and Denmark. At first it was only used in internal banking
and stock and bonds then they came out with paper and coin currency.
When I was in Europe in ’04 the Euro was worth about $1.20. The
value of the Euro varies a lot but right now it is about the same as
it was in ’04.
1965
On this date the giant broadcasting company CBS bought the Fender
Guitar and Amplifier Company from the ailing Leo Fender. In 1940
Fender starting manufacturing sweet-singing Telecaster and
Stratocaster guitars, along with a large variety of amplifiers and
bass guitars. Fender felt he had to get rid of the business because
of failing health. CBS held onto Fender until 1985 when they decided
to divest themselves of any non-broadcasting entity. The company was
bought by a small group of employees and a few investors led by
William Schultz. They still have some of the best “axes” out
there.
Born
today:
1930
US football coach Don Shula. He said “Luck is a big part of
football. Not having a good quarterback is bad luck.” He also
said “To coach in this game requires courage, 340 pound tackles
give me courage”. Shula used to be the head coach with the Miami
Dolphins.
1937
US actress Dyan Cannon. After meeting Albert Einstein she said “He
made me think differently....besides his smile made my tummy warm.”
Dyan was Johnny Carson’s girl friend when he was between wives.
Died today:
1960
French writer Albert Camus. He said “People do not realize that
some people struggle mightily just to remain normal.” How well I
know.
Thanks
for listening I can hardly wait until tomorrow
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