A) A Coral Snake On Acid
B) Something To Do With Mardi Gras
C) A Soiled Halo From A Fallen Angel
D) The Fly's Yarmulke
The nice thing about this quiz is that there is no stress because you don't win anything. The most relaxing quiz you'll ever take.
Tuesday, February 28, 2006
Fat Tuesday Quiz
What are we looking at here?
A) A Coral Snake On Acid
B) Something To Do With Mardi Gras
C) A Soiled Halo From A Fallen Angel
D) The Fly's Yarmulke
The nice thing about this quiz is that there is no stress because you don't win anything. The most relaxing quiz you'll ever take.
A) A Coral Snake On Acid
B) Something To Do With Mardi Gras
C) A Soiled Halo From A Fallen Angel
D) The Fly's Yarmulke
The nice thing about this quiz is that there is no stress because you don't win anything. The most relaxing quiz you'll ever take.
Monday, February 27, 2006
The Case of the Disappearing Peers
Cast of characters
Saturday night, my wife and I attended a Mardi Gras dinner at the home of some close friends. The group consisted of four other couples, most of whom we have also known for sometime. After an excellent dinner, we sat at the table and talked for almost two hours.
To give you better picture of who was sitting around that table, let me list the various occupations represented in this "typical" American setting:
Male - judge, CPA, accountant, building contractor, and me (retired banker.)
Female - housewife, banker, administrative assistant, accountant, and my wife (legal secretary.)
Plot Development
Summary of topics discussed in-depth:
Hunting, Fishing, Golf, Places to hunt, fish, and golf in the US, Places to hunt, fish, and golf outside of the US.
Summary of topics attempted (and typically cut off in mid-sentence by saying "How about those Blue Devils!") due to lack of collective knowledge:
Threats to our culture caused by racial problems, Pre and Post-Katrina New Orleans, Whatever happened to the Mayan Indians?, Why do judges wear black robes?, (Sounds like the punch line to a joke, but the judge didn't know.) and finally, the latest episodes of Boston Legal.
Summary of topics not even introduced: Politics, Religion, The Economy, Personal activities other than hunting, fishing, and golf, Education, Young People, Crime, War in Iraq, Energy Crisis, Winter Olympics, Real Role of Government, and Health Care.
Review of Evening
When I was working, I considered these people my peers. On Saturday night, I discovered they were not - at least for the time being. Maybe after they retire, they will join my club and have a good laugh before they hit the panic button!
Saturday night, my wife and I attended a Mardi Gras dinner at the home of some close friends. The group consisted of four other couples, most of whom we have also known for sometime. After an excellent dinner, we sat at the table and talked for almost two hours.
To give you better picture of who was sitting around that table, let me list the various occupations represented in this "typical" American setting:
Male - judge, CPA, accountant, building contractor, and me (retired banker.)
Female - housewife, banker, administrative assistant, accountant, and my wife (legal secretary.)
Plot Development
Summary of topics discussed in-depth:
Hunting, Fishing, Golf, Places to hunt, fish, and golf in the US, Places to hunt, fish, and golf outside of the US.
Summary of topics attempted (and typically cut off in mid-sentence by saying "How about those Blue Devils!") due to lack of collective knowledge:
Threats to our culture caused by racial problems, Pre and Post-Katrina New Orleans, Whatever happened to the Mayan Indians?, Why do judges wear black robes?, (Sounds like the punch line to a joke, but the judge didn't know.) and finally, the latest episodes of Boston Legal.
Summary of topics not even introduced: Politics, Religion, The Economy, Personal activities other than hunting, fishing, and golf, Education, Young People, Crime, War in Iraq, Energy Crisis, Winter Olympics, Real Role of Government, and Health Care.
Review of Evening
When I was working, I considered these people my peers. On Saturday night, I discovered they were not - at least for the time being. Maybe after they retire, they will join my club and have a good laugh before they hit the panic button!
Thursday, February 23, 2006
Cabin Fever Overtakes Me
This disproves the adage that "a picture is worth a thousand words." I think that number is unbelieveably low.
In the final chapter of his classic backpacking book,The Complete Walker, Colin Fletcher has unwittingly provided support for the Buddhist concept of connectedness. His premise that since the human race is such a small part of the entire planet, we should spend more time listening to nature's dialog rather than our own. Won't get an argument from me!
Wednesday, February 22, 2006
Saturday, February 18, 2006
A Quiet Return
Against my better judgment, I am sneaking back into "bloggerworld." (I hate that expression.) At any rate, here we go again.
By taking time off to think about why I'm doing this, I concluded that I would focus on subjects that essentially constitute passions in my life (with the exception of family and close friends.) These passions change frequently; some people might even call them hobbies. Whatever you call them, they are things that interest the hell out of me. My nature, once something interests me, I research it to death - a holdover from my engineering days. My goal is to create a journal of my daily, weekly - and sometimes - lifetime explorations. Obviously, it will primarily be of interest to me and those close to me, but quite frankly, that's my favorite audience!
There is one group I don't know how to reach. If you know someone who hates retirement, send them my way. During my working career, on two separate occasions, I encountered well-educated people who described retirement as "living hell." If that's anyone you know, e-mail me or direct them to this blog. I would love to help change his/her mind.
By taking time off to think about why I'm doing this, I concluded that I would focus on subjects that essentially constitute passions in my life (with the exception of family and close friends.) These passions change frequently; some people might even call them hobbies. Whatever you call them, they are things that interest the hell out of me. My nature, once something interests me, I research it to death - a holdover from my engineering days. My goal is to create a journal of my daily, weekly - and sometimes - lifetime explorations. Obviously, it will primarily be of interest to me and those close to me, but quite frankly, that's my favorite audience!
There is one group I don't know how to reach. If you know someone who hates retirement, send them my way. During my working career, on two separate occasions, I encountered well-educated people who described retirement as "living hell." If that's anyone you know, e-mail me or direct them to this blog. I would love to help change his/her mind.
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