Cleaning Things Up
How do you handle the cleanup after a meteor strike?
There probably isn't much of a call for a meteor cleanup program.
I hope it remains that way.
But a few things to clear up this week as we wait for the big strike to finish us all. We'll never really see it coming, will we?
1). Sad Story - The blade runner story is so tragic that it's hard to comprehend, right? There were so many lines that popped into my head when I considered his crime that I just wrote them all down like a comedy writer. It was fun. I posted a few of the better ones on Facebook:
The cops are searching leads but so far they're stumped.
He was two feet away from escaping.
Do you think he'll stand trial?
I think he'll skate.
And some guy jumped all over me for my lack of compassion. I just laughed as I wrote, 'Lighten up, Francis.'
Yet it is a really sad story. A beautiful, intelligent young girl lost her life in what looked to be a truly abusive relationship and it was yet another conflict solved with an easily accessible firearm.
Will that ever stop?
2). The Rogue Ex-Cop - Hollywood writes these sorts of stories every year, don't they? A mentally unstable yet sympathetic figure loses it and tries to make a statement by using violence.
'Are you watching this?' a friend of mine texted during the shoot-out.
I put CNN on and nearly vomited on my shoes as I heard the glee in the announcers voice as he recapped it all as if he were calling a football game.
Can it ever stop?
Read the next one before going on.
3). Ted Nugent - Most of the sensible gun owners that I know believe that some concessions should be made in order to protect the rights of the responsible.
'The background checks are necessary.'
'Illegal gun sales must be addressed.'
Yet if you follow the speak of the NRA you'd think there was a different issue on the table. What I've gathered so far:
No background checks, no reduction in arms, no registering guns, pry it from my cold dead hand, and I have more guns if you want 'em.
Guess it won't stop if they have their way.
4). New Life
But I didn't want to end this weekly clean-up on a down note. My buddy Jeff and his beautiful wife Kathy became grandparents this week. A.J. and Raechal welcomed a beautiful boy to the planet...and although they wouldn't go with Clifford as a name...and although A.J. sent a photo of himself in a Red Suck hat...I was absolutely thrilled for all involved.
I remember being with Jeff on the eve of his marriage to Kathy...a long time ago. We were real young. Jeff was nervous. I was the unwitting best man.
"Do you love her?" I asked.
"I love her a ton," was Jeff's quick reply.
THAT never stopped.
That's how you build love. A day at a time. Through thick and thin. Above all else.
Congrats, buddy. God Blessed you in so many ways, but you all deserve each of those blessings.
Just as an aside, when I broke the news of Aaden's birth to my beautiful wife, I said:
"They didn't name him Clifford."
"That's good," Kathy said. "That name should die a graceful death."
"What!"
"I'll tell you what," Kathy said. "We can name the next dog 'Clifford'."
So.
I got that going for me.
There probably isn't much of a call for a meteor cleanup program.
I hope it remains that way.
But a few things to clear up this week as we wait for the big strike to finish us all. We'll never really see it coming, will we?
1). Sad Story - The blade runner story is so tragic that it's hard to comprehend, right? There were so many lines that popped into my head when I considered his crime that I just wrote them all down like a comedy writer. It was fun. I posted a few of the better ones on Facebook:
The cops are searching leads but so far they're stumped.
He was two feet away from escaping.
Do you think he'll stand trial?
I think he'll skate.
And some guy jumped all over me for my lack of compassion. I just laughed as I wrote, 'Lighten up, Francis.'
Yet it is a really sad story. A beautiful, intelligent young girl lost her life in what looked to be a truly abusive relationship and it was yet another conflict solved with an easily accessible firearm.
Will that ever stop?
2). The Rogue Ex-Cop - Hollywood writes these sorts of stories every year, don't they? A mentally unstable yet sympathetic figure loses it and tries to make a statement by using violence.
'Are you watching this?' a friend of mine texted during the shoot-out.
I put CNN on and nearly vomited on my shoes as I heard the glee in the announcers voice as he recapped it all as if he were calling a football game.
Can it ever stop?
Read the next one before going on.
3). Ted Nugent - Most of the sensible gun owners that I know believe that some concessions should be made in order to protect the rights of the responsible.
'The background checks are necessary.'
'Illegal gun sales must be addressed.'
Yet if you follow the speak of the NRA you'd think there was a different issue on the table. What I've gathered so far:
No background checks, no reduction in arms, no registering guns, pry it from my cold dead hand, and I have more guns if you want 'em.
Guess it won't stop if they have their way.
4). New Life
But I didn't want to end this weekly clean-up on a down note. My buddy Jeff and his beautiful wife Kathy became grandparents this week. A.J. and Raechal welcomed a beautiful boy to the planet...and although they wouldn't go with Clifford as a name...and although A.J. sent a photo of himself in a Red Suck hat...I was absolutely thrilled for all involved.
I remember being with Jeff on the eve of his marriage to Kathy...a long time ago. We were real young. Jeff was nervous. I was the unwitting best man.
"Do you love her?" I asked.
"I love her a ton," was Jeff's quick reply.
THAT never stopped.
That's how you build love. A day at a time. Through thick and thin. Above all else.
Congrats, buddy. God Blessed you in so many ways, but you all deserve each of those blessings.
Just as an aside, when I broke the news of Aaden's birth to my beautiful wife, I said:
"They didn't name him Clifford."
"That's good," Kathy said. "That name should die a graceful death."
"What!"
"I'll tell you what," Kathy said. "We can name the next dog 'Clifford'."
So.
I got that going for me.
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