Sue, you know as my current wife, and I were conversing on our way to the gym the other day. I asked her if she knew if all of the land in the United States was owned either by private parties or the government? She didn't know and of course, I didn't either. I was just curious. I do know the United States Government owns 34% of the land. Seems a bit much, don't you think? Ever wonder why we call the round things on our car made out of rubber are called "Tires"? No idea, just wondering.
H, the educator, is in Thailand. Who would go there at this time? A large proportion of the country is flooded for crying out loud. I just heard on the news that flood waters are threatening one of the two airports in Bangkok. I am not sure I would want to be stranded there. H indicates that finding a good steak is extremely unlikely. She reports she has passed on roasted rat, cobra, and frogs. They are contemplating going after a water buffalo.
Several interesting facts are beginning to be reported.
Interesting fact #1: Thai people don't kiss with their mouths. What do they kiss with? Just Wondering!
#2: People are all cremated and sometimes they make their ashes into fireworks and shoot
them into the air!
#3: No matter how much you like Thai food after a few days you crave something else!
#4 When you are in a long boat, it is unfortunate if a propeller breaks because you just might
have to climb from one rocking boat to another!
#5 The Thai language is IMPOSSIBLE to learn!
There are many subtle nuances in the language. For instance, when visiting the River Kwai, H reports that saying River "Kwai" (if you say this with a long i - like we usually do- it means penis so it should be pronounced with a long a) ...remember the movie? Okay, enough Thailand stuff.
Drivel Word of the Week: ferly
It was interesting at our Men's Breakfast last Wednesday at church. We meet every other Wednesday. At one of these we have a special guest speaker. At the other we read a chapter in a Jimmy Carter book. If I remembered the name of the book, I would tell you but I don't. It really isn't my faulty memory but rather the fact this book was started 2 or 3 years ago and it is just a part of what we do. Each chapter contains a bible verse and a narrative by President Carter as to how this applies to us today. After it is read aloud we discuss the chapter. More often than not our discussions veer off to the left or right and never really come close to pertaining to the bible verse. In these discussions, we have completely solved our Federal, State or Local problems. We are a pretty savvy group. It is a shame that no one will listen to us.
Last Wednesday was guest speaker day. We had the CR fire chief. He was an interesting dude. I enjoyed his presentation, although informal, very much. Oh, I almost overlooked the real reason we gather twice a month - someone makes breakfast for the crowd. Biscuits and sausage gravy was on the menu Wednesday. That usually assures a good sized crowd and Wednesday was no exception. We had a Q&A with the chief. I learned more than I ever wanted to know about fire trucks, engines and such. At one point though things got a little uncomfortable. You see Charles, not his real name, presented the photo of a fire commander parked illegally in a "No Parking - Fire Lane" at a grocery store. What is the chief going to say? "Oh, he was on official business." or "No problem he can do that." No, our chief took the phone, examined the photo, jotted down a few things and asked Charles for the date & time of the sighting. Many of us were looking at the floor or our shoes, I tried to form a crease in my sweatpants, and others were nervously sipping their coffee. The chief handled the situation with finesse although I wonder if the note taking was just for our benefit or did he actually visit with the offending commander? Probably will never know. I find a little solace in the knowledge that ineptitude in not confined to our solid waste people.
I can't remember if I mentioned to you that I was on this 12 week fat burning exercise program designed to maximize my metabolism and fat burning. This has taken me away from the Silver Sneakers program I attended 2 or 3 times a week. Babs and Kay, our instructors, don't miss me in their class I don't think. They have not acknowledged my absence when I see them; they just kind of nod their head and scurry along. I personally think there should be a law that requires fitness instructors to weigh more than a hundred pounds. These gals are so thin and fit that they drive me to the nearest cookie bar. Anyway, when I was in class Franz, Jackson, William and I tended to "act" up just a little bit. I always thought a little light-heartiness was a good thing. Babs and Kay don't share that philosophy. Something about making their job harder and disrupting the class, so on and so forth. Might be best if I stay away a little while longer.
I have decided to boycott all forms of information and news from and about our Federal Government. These lummoxes' in Washington DC should all be shipped to a far off isolated island where there is no form of communication. Our economy is in the toilet in virtually every segment. These Federal legislators can not see the forest for the trees. All they advocate is spend, spend, and spend. Oh yes they give us lip service about cutbacks but more often than not they are simply talking about reducing the amount of some increase. I don't call that a reduction in spending. All of us know that we have been borrowing tons of money from China. I just heard that the money borrowed from China amounts to 24% of our national debt. Yet, we continue to give China several hundreds of millions of dollars in aid. Does this make any sense? We borrow their money and turn around and give some back while still having to repay the total amount we borrowed from them. Can you imagine how loud they are laughing? Give me a BREAK!!!
Drivel Word of the Week - ferly
When used in a sentence "Franz was ferly but he was my friend anyway."
Ferly is defined as something unusual, strange, or causing wonder or terror.
Well I think I have succeeded in losing another friend. The Drivel has wandered around for long enough so I had better shut her down for now. Besides the French Roast is gone. BTW, Why is the price of coffee so high? I wonder if it is because we borrow money from South America and turn around and give them money to prop \up their coffee trade? Hmm! Like a bad penny, I will be back to haunt you some more. Have a great Halloween. Be sure to sample all of the candy. Just sayin'. TA!
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