Flying High

My wife and I are taking a trip in a few weeks and it includes flying. I really don't like flying. It isn't a fear of flying that bothers me, I have been in rough weather and not so pleasant flights with no problem. What I hate is the airline itself. I remember when flying was a very positive experience. The flight attendants were actually attendant and the atmosphere was one of adventure. Now it is one of simple survival. 


I liked Jet Blue when it started. The people who worked there really made you feel like they liked you, but now it is just another airline with TV screens and earphones for $2.00.


One flight I was on several years ago, the flight attendant got on the intercom with a real western accent and as we came to a stop at the gate said, "Whoa, big fella. WHOA!"

On another flight,  after a particularly rough landing during thunderstorms, a flight attendant on a Northwest flight announced, "Please take care when opening the overhead compartments because, after a landing like that, sure as hell everything has shifted."

Flying used to be fun, but now.....I'm just glad when it is over. Just Say'n.

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Time on my hands

I was thinking the other day that the one thing Helen Keller, Michelangelo, Mother Teresa, Leonardo da Vinci, Thomas Jefferson and Albert Einstein all had in common was time. Each had 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.


Next time I give the excuse that "I don't have enough time", I will try to remember this. I don't think I'm the only person in the world who has been given less time than anyone else. It is just easier to act that way. I guess if I have enough time to complain about things I could find enough time to also enjoy life. If I have enough time to be angry and judgmental, seems to me I could find time to be nice and supportive. Guess it is all up to me.


Remember, when you think you don't have enough time, then you will procrastinate. That's not all bad because the best part about procrastination is you are never bored, because you always have a number of tasks that you should be working on.
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It's economics stupid

Been listening to the talking heads as they try to explain our current economic problems. Always fascinates me when they bring in the "Economic Experts" to help out. To me the term "Economic Expert" is an oxymoron. The figures, statistics, plans, scheemes, dreams, and pure BS these people bring forth is designed to keep the public so confused that we have to assume sombody knows what is going on. I read that there are two basic laws of Economists:

1. The First Law of Economists: For every economist, there exists an equal and opposite economist.
2. The Second Law of Economists: They're both wrong.

I'm sure they all believe what they say, and can use enough mirrors and smoke to make it look right, but really, what they tell us doesn't seem to be working. If I owed 45000 creditors (mostly foreign loans) over $14,000,000,000, I think I would decide that whatever course of action I had been following wasn't working. When we discover something isn't working and decide to continue doing the same thing on a larger scale, that is called insanity. A friend told me the following, which does sum it up:


Q: What do you get when you cross the Godfather with an economist?
A: An offer you can't understand.


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In Prison

Watched the movie "Shawshank Redemption" the other day. One part of the movie is about a man who had been in prison for 40 years. When he was finally released, the world had so changed he couldn't cope with it.  His adjustment to society was so difficult that he committed suicide. 


As sad as that story was, it made me think about all the people who are so locked up in their own problems that they can't imagine life without them. They live each day without any hope or joy. 
They are so stuck in the negative that if they truly tried to see life from a more positive perspective, they might not be able to cope. That is really sad.


I guess before you can break out of prison, you have to know you're locked up. Life is good, if a person doesn't believe that's true it may be a good idea to reexamine what they're thinking.


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MEMORIAL DAY

Happy Memorial Day and a special thanks to all who have served and continue to serve in the military. Our thanks and prayers are with you always. Here is a little humor I found for today:

Military comparisons of the word "sucks"

An Army grunt stands in the rain with a 15 kg. pack on his back,

5 kg. weapon in hand, after having marched 15 km, and says, "This sucks."

An Army Airborne Ranger stands waist deep in the rain with a 25 kg. pack on his back,

weapon in hand, after having jumped from an airplane and marched 30 km,

and says with a smile, "This sucks just fine!"

A Special Forces soldier lies in the mud, 40 kg pack on his back,

weapon in hand, after swimming 10 km to shore, crawling through a swamp and

marching 40 km at night past the enemy positions,

says with a grin, while biting the head of a snake "This really sucks, I wish it could suck more....."

An Air Force Pilot flying over the battlefield, the rain is pouring down,

looks down at the soldiers below and says: "Sure sucks down there!"

An Air Force officer sits in an easy chair in his air conditioned,

carpeted room and says to his friend, "Man.. Cable's out! This sucks!" 

To all you Air Force officers, I look forward to your email. Just Say'n.

Close Call

Watching the New York Mets play some baseball the other day, and was amazed at the one call an umpire made. The runner was on first base so long he could have set up housekeeping, but the umpire called him out. After much ranting and raving the umpire also called the first base coach out. It wasn't a pleasant moment but the umpire had all the power and, right or wrong, he was going to win.

Watching the umpire rememded me of a quote from Jay Leno, "I wanted to have a career in sports when I was young, but I had to give up the idea. I'm only six feet tall, so I couldn't play basketball. I'm only 190 pounds, so I couldn't play football, and I have 20/20 vision, so I couldn't be an umpire."


A lot of life is like that umpire's call. Somebody makes a bad call and if they have the power, we have the problem. I guess the question is, do we want to rant and rave and let our feelings be known, with the possibility of even more dire circumstances? Or do we just let it go. I'm glad when I was younger I let my feeling be known, but today most things aren't all that important.
I guess the umpire slept ok that night, and by the end of the game, nobody really cared, so it all worked out.
Well, the Mets didn't win, but I guess we are used to that too. Just Say'n

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two years old

Went to a restaurant a fews nights ago to have a nice peaceful dinner. Unfortunately, we ended sitting too close to a couple and their cute little two year old boy. I knew when we sat down that this was probably going to be a mistake. 
Jerry Seinfeld says that a two year old is like a full blender, running at top speed, without a top.
This little child, whose name was "Bobby don't do that" was in complete control of his table and those near him. Come to think of it, I think his father called him "Dammit" most of the time, but that might have been his last name.
"Bobby don't do that" was able to put more food on the floor in 5 minutes that all the waiters could place on the tables in a half hour. He was able to scream over the top of every conversation going on in the restaurant. For all his good behavior, he was rewarded with a bowl of ice cream, which, as you probably guessed, he dumped on the floor. "Bobby don't do that, Dammit" reminded me of the old saying, raising a kid is part joy and part guerrilla warfare. To all the young people who are starting a family, God bless you and good luck.. Just Say'n


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Fishing tips



I have no idea who these people are, but it is a great fish. Just say'n



It is fishing season and I ran into these thoughts and had to share them:

Catch and Release:

A conservation motion that happens most often right before the local Fish and Game officer pulls over a boat that has caught over it's limit.

Hook:

•  A curved piece of metal used to catch fish.
•  A clever advertisement to entice a fisherman to spend his life savings on a new rod and reel.
•  The punch administered by said fisherman's wife after he spends their life savings(see also, Right Hook, Left Hook)

Line: Something you give your co-workers when they ask on Monday how your fishing went the past weekend.

Lure: An object that is semi-enticing to fish, but will drive an angler into such a frenzy that he will charge his credit card to the limit before exiting the tackle shop.
Reel: A weighted object that causes a rod to sink quickly when dropped overboard.

Rod: An attractively painted length of fiberglass that keeps an angler from ever getting too close to a fish.

School: A grouping in which fish are taught to avoid your $29.99 lures and hold out for spam instead.

It is a great sport. Just Say'n

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The Ballet

We enjoy going to the ballet in Manhattan, it is a beautiful and creative form of art. The athletic ability of the dancers is really overwhelming. I'm happy when I make it up and down the stairs a few times. Don't think leaping in the air and turning around is going to enter my routine soon. 
There was a father with his young daughter at the ballet and she was enthralled during the first two dances. By the third she was really bored and in all honesty, the third dance was really painful. The little girl started to cry and wanted to go home. My wife and I later agreed that at that moment, we really agreed with the daughter.

Someone once told me about the little girl who attended the ballet for the first time and when it was over, her mother asked if she had any questions. The little girl said, "instead of all those people standing on their toes like that, why dont they just hire taller dancers?"
Kids have some of the best questions. Just Say'n.


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Paris

Saw a movie the other day and they shot it in Paris. I think Paris is one of my favorite cities in the world, not that I have seen them all, but have seen many. There is such beauty in Paris, and contrary to what I hear others say, I think the people in Paris are really very nice. If you make some attempt to speak French, they will help out in some way. My wife speaks French much better than I do ( she says I grunt like Maurice Chevalier)  and she really got us around the city in good shape.


A few things got messed up, like food orders. We went to this delightful little piano bar resturant for desert after a wonderful meal elseware. We only wanted a glass of Grand Marnier and a chocolate crepe. She ordered in French and I grunted, but the waiter smiled and we thought we were in good shape. Next thing we know we have two flameing crepes that had been covered in Grande Marnier. Not wanting to make a sceen we ate them, and they were delightful. Now we have had a large meal, two crepes, and as I look up, I see the waiter heading our way with two more chocolate crepes.


Needless to say, we ate those too. I mean we have to be polite don't we?
Just say'n.


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Critical voices

Last Sunday I listened to some of these talk shows that come on in the morning. I generally skip them, but it was raining and not a good day to go out on the boat. 
In all honesty, I have never heard such a bunch of confused people trying to talk over each other. It was like a convention of church denominations. Nobody agreed with anybody but all believed they were right. 
The Republican's criticize the Democrats, who criticize the "Tea Party" people, who criticize the left, who criticize the right, who ...... well you get the picture. 
It all reminded me of what someone once told me:  Before you criticize someone, you should walk a mile in their shoes.  That way, when you criticize them, you're a mile way and you have their shoes.  
I decided to go out on the boat. Even in the rain, that made more sense than the people on TV.
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Mirror Mirror on the Wall

I was having one of those days when it seemed everything irritated me. The person in front of me was driving too slow. The stop light was too long. The line at the store was too slow. The radio in the car next to me was too loud. Basically, I just didn't like anything.


Then I talked to my dog about my bad mood. He is kind of a therapist; listens well, doesn't say anything, and lets me work out my thoughts.


What we decided was I wasn't happy with myself so I was taking it out on the world around me. Most of the things I was frustrated about were a reflection of me. I wasn't doing tasks fast enough so I decided to be frustrated at other slow people. I wasn't as focused as I wanted to be, so I became upset at other peoples incompetence. 


Next time I'm irritated, I will look inside myself before I attack the outside. See, my dog really is a good therapist. 
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Foolproof

I was reading something the other day and it declared that the product was a foolproof way of doing this particular task. I looked at that word for a while and wondered how they decided that the product was actually foolproof. I mean, does the company employ a couple people who qualify as fools, and then see if they can make the thing work.

 I looked up the word just to see what it actually meant and found this: done, made, or planned so well that nothing can go wrong. That brought a moment of fear to me as now the pressure would be on to make sure I didn't screw up this foolproof product, because if I did, I guess I now qualified as a fool. 

The more I thought about this the more the word bothered me, so I looked up to see if there was a better word and this is what I found:Disambiguation

So if I was to buy a product that stated clearly, "this product quarantees disambiguation", I would know it was foolproof. The problem with that is what fool would ever know what disambiguation meant?

I decided I had too much time on my hands. Just Say'n


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Old age

Old age is a state of mind. Bernard Baruch, an American business executive once said, "Old age is always 15 years older than where I am right now".
 I mean there is nothing wrong about growing older, everybody does it and there doesn't appear to be any other positive alternatives to it, but it's also something we need to approach with a good perspective.

I was out  fly-fishing one day and ran into another angler in the river who was 90. He was fit, sharp, and good with a fly-rod. He said his only complaint was he couldn't see the fly as well as he used to so he was using bigger ones. I decided that day I would live to be able to fly-fish on a stream at 90.


Samuel Ullman, an american poet, once said, "Nobody grows old merely by living a number of years. We grow old by deserting our ideals. Years may wrinkle the skin, but to give up enthusiasm wrinkles the soul."

Maybe Satchel Paige said it better, "How old would you be if you didn't know how old you was?"


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