Today’s post: “My response to a decorated veteran saying I’m un-American”
I had a disheartening encounter with an illustrious and once-avid reader this week who declared me as anti-American over — take a wild guess. Yes, it all comes down to Donald Trump. Did you think we were at odds over the legacy of Alex Trebec?
• ’80’s Music Video I can’t quit watching…
Rolling Stones, “Worried About You,” 1981
My favorite Stones video happens to be for what I think is their most underrated song. As stark as it is lackadaisical, for long stretches it looks like Jagger has no clue what the lyrics are. Starts with a falsetto whisper, ends with a roar … (Click here).
• Daily “Crayons!” on Instagram! (click here to folo)
• Today’s (sorta) theme: Wind
• Colorful Living Tip of the Day …
• Remember: True dreamers fly kites with no strings attached.
• Relateds …
• A tornado warning is dangerous weather. A tornado watch is an inefficient timepiece with hands that spin really, really fast.
.• Colorful Conversation Starter: Tell people the dog that played Toto in “The Wizard of Oz” was, in fact, named Toto. Ask people if they think it was coincidence or just really expert casting.
• I’m going to stand in dimly lit room, extend video cam & spin ‘til I’m dizzy. Then I’ll post & boast I spent 2 mins in eye of a tornado.
• Unrelated
• Otherwise great Chincoteague beach vacation marred only by ugly incident initiated when kids asked if they could bury me in sand. Sure. I'm game. But when they had me completely immobilized, the little bastards stole my shoes & wallet. I should've known better. They weren't my kids.
• Family opted to sleep in on last day of beach vacation rather than get up early to see sun rise. I can't blame them. Popularity of watching sun rise will increase when it doesn't involve getting up at the crack of dawn.
• Back when I was growing up, a love triangle was typically scandalous behavior between a trio of consenting adults. Times change. People are less coy about their gender identities and promiscuities. Isn't it about time someone started a love rhombus?
• Zeitgust Word of the Week (a word I made up with the goal of getting it into an actual dictionary) …
Decrapitate: An editorial elimination of all the bullshit from a specified piece of writing.
• Related blog post, “It’s time to sell hurricane naming rights” (July ’11) …
I think it’s time huge corporations are allowed to bid for hurricane naming rights the way they do with football stadiums. This would generate millions to reduce the federal deficit and give corporate branding mavens more muscular platforms than, say, a 30-second commercial bumping up against “Hawaii Five-0.”
• From Back A Ways …
“Go fly a kite! At Austin festival, many do (from ’11) …”
David Gomberg is traveling from Portland to Austin this weekend and he’s taking a kite. Kites have led this buoyant 57-year-old entrepreneur all around the globe. He swears it’s the only way to fly. “Yeah, it’s kind of like Eric Clapton,” Gomberg says. “He always takes a guitar. Me, I always take a kite. Anyone of any age can enjoy kites and the wind is always blowing somewhere.” Please don’t mistake this for an off-color putdown, but it’s going to really blow in Austin’s Zilker Park on March 6. At least that’s what as many as 20,000 kite enthusiasts are hoping.
• Concluding thought …
• I believe 50 percent of the women and 80 percent of the men we encounter in our daily lives are simply older, grumpier versions of the juvenile spastic morons we all were in high school. Proceed accordingly.
• Author’s note …
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