Random Ramblings

These are just various and sundry thoughts on what is going on in my world right now. Some are irreverant and others are not. Some might just be WAT’s (Wild A--Theories). My wife says I have plenty of them.

My opinion piece in the local paper, which is a pretty big paper, got some good press. I was only saying that we will have to deal with Iran at some point or another. I did it tongue-in-cheek and most of the people who don’t agree with me on the subject thought it was a pretty good work. I hope I can write more. One of the reasons we better deal with Iran is because there is one bunch who will take care of them if things get too bad. I did not even approach that subject. Who might that be? That would be the Israeli’s. We better keep them out of the fray. They fight to win!!

We had class at lunch today. It was Ok, but not great. We had one girl from our group who talked for most of the time. She was well-organized and gave a great presentation. I was impressed. Well, I kind of like this girl to start off with so I would probably be impressed with most anything she did. But she did a great job. After her, one of our “professional” guys gave a short talk\demonstration. He was not the best. He doesn’t prepare for his classes. So it was OK, but not great. We did get a free meal, but it was from Chick-Fil-A!!

Everyday it’s getting to 90°. That’s hot, but that’s the way it is. We’ll have this weather for a long, long time. Also, we are having trouble getting rain. I have my rain-dance gear ready. That means the garden is not doing the best. I will have to watch it closely and water it. Most of my plants are doing OK though, but they would prefer rainwater.

In a discussion at work today someone asked if I thought of my animals as people. What do you mean think of them as people. They are people. I even write stories about them being just like real people. At the last Olympics we won every single gold medal given out. The most amazing performance was by my tuxedo cat, Pierre’. In the 70-m ski jump he jumped in Italy and landed in Switzerland! The officials wouldn’t even let him on the 90-m hill.

The price of gas went down five cents. I sure hope they don’t want to cut out any or all of that $100 they are planning on giving us. I wish we could have some honest discussion on the profits the oil companies make. Yes, they make massive profits from a dollar standpoint. Everyone mentions that. They also make ultra-massive revenues. Their profit margins are not that high. Why doesn’t anyone call my bank to task? They charge very high interest rates on loans and credit cards, but pay near zero percent to me. I’d like to see them have to answer some questions.

It’s mayhaw season back home in Louisiana. My family is harvesting the berries for wine, jelly, and syrup. My brother can make it all for you. The rest of the family does their part also. I miss out on that.

I will continue these ramblings later. I will post this and move on to other fun things. Like sleep after a trip out with my dogs for a last walk. They are people also. Casey once won the Tour de France. She rode the whole 2,400 miles in one day. She averaged a little over 100 mph. She rode down the street to the finish line. The presented her with a trophy for her victory along with a check. She tore the check up and strode over to the River Seine where she flung the trophy and her bike into it! You would have to know my Casey to understand that story. More later!