Saturday, February 26, 2011

Do it Charlie; get it over with!

February 26, 2011
February 26 is … National Pistachio Day
BRUCE A. BRENNAN BLOG FROM THE WORLD AND MY MIND
The news as I see it and the views as I want them.

Well, it’s Saturday. What do you want to read about or think about. I am just sitting here with a computer in one hand and a pistachio nut in the other, but that is a story for another day. I have to come up with something or this will not take long. I got the beginning.

Charlie Sheen, your fifteen minutes are so up. I think you should just taste the bullet now. Stop the bullshit. It seems obvious you have a higher regard for yourself than anyone else. I am not alone in believing this is going to end with your suicide. Go ahead, do it now, please. I am tired of your distasteful attitude and rants. By the way, what does an eight ball go for in Hollywood?

On Wednesday afternoon I saw gas at $3.13 a gallon. On Thursday, while on my way to the doctor’s office, I noticed it was $3.17 a gallon. I needed gas but decided to wait until after the doctor. Less than ninety minutes later, I stopped at the same station and paid $3.29 a gallon. Today, gas is $3.45 a gallon. Why? There is no way the gas we are purchasing in DeKalb, IL this week or even next week was mined or processed in the Libya in the last thirty days. Why is the price going up on gas the distributor purchased weeks ago? What’s next? Are they going to send me a bill for the gas I bought last week that is already in my tank to cover the price increase difference?

I would bet the oil companies have a record or near record profit this year. The only winners are stockholders, including money market holders, pension plans, investment bankers and insurance companies. That is a lot of people but even they will complain about the price of gas. The $5.00 a gallon price I mentioned earlier this week seems more likely. The federal government is sitting on huge strategic gas reserves in case of emergencies. I think we are getting intimately close to an emergency. What are we waiting for, a nuclear attack when no one could drive anyway and the infrastructure cannot deliver basic needs?

How about the Grand Canyon? The Grand Canyon was established as a National Park on this day in 1919 by an act of the U.S. Congress. The gigantic gorge that cuts through the high plateaus of the northwest corner of Arizona was formed by thousands of years of erosion. The raging Colorado River was the culprit. Called one of the most spectacular natural wonders of the world, the Grand Canyon National Park covered 1,218,375 acres ... and still does. It measures 18 miles across, over two hundred miles long, and is a mile from its rim to the Colorado River below. The Grand Canyon, home to American Indian tribes for many hundreds of years, was first discovered by European explorers on the Coronado expedition of 1540. An inspiration for artists, musical compositions, amusement park attractions, novels and more, it remains one of nature’s most magnificent displays, attracting over two million sightseers a year.

From the Grand Canyon Web site run by the National Park Service:

The Grand Canyon we visit today is a gift from past generations. Take time to enjoy this gift. Sit and watch the changing play of light and shadows. Wander along a trail and feel the sunshine and wind on your face. Attend a ranger program. Follow the antics of ravens soaring above the rim. Listen for the roar of the rapids far below. Savor a sunrise or sunset. As the shadows lengthen across the spires and buttes, time passing into the depths of the canyon, understand what this great chasm passes to us - a sense of humility born in the interconnections of all that is and a willingness to care for this land. We have the responsibility to ensure that future generations have the opportunity to form their own connections with Grand Canyon National Park.

Births on this date throughout history;

1802 Victor Hugo France, author (Hunchback of Notre Dame, Les Miserables)
1846 William F "Buffalo Bill" Cody Davenport IA, killed 4000 buffaloes
1852 John Harvey Kellogg surgeon, inspired flaked cereal industry
1928 Antoine "Fats" Domino New Orleans LA, rhythm & blues pianist/singer (Blueberry Hill)
1931 Robert D Novak Joliet IL, news reporter (CNN-Evans & Novak)
1932 Johnny Cash Kingsland AR, country singer (I Walk The Line, Folsom Prison Blues, Boy Named Sue)
1943 Bob "The Bear" Hite California, singer (Canned Heat-Going Up the Country)
1945 Mitch Ryder rocker (Mitch Ryder & the Detroit Wheels-Devil With the Blue Dress)
1954 Michael Bolton New Haven CT, rock vocalist (How Am I Supposed To Live Without You, That's What Love Is All About)

Events on this date throughout history, at least recently;

1993 - Six people were killed and more than a thousand injured in New York City. A van packed with a 1,210-pound bomb exploded in the parking garage underneath the World Trade Center. The explosion left a gigantic crater 200 feet wide and caused over 591 million dollars in damage. Fourteen of his followers and Dr. Sheik Omar Abdul Rahman were accused of the bombing. Rahman is now serving a life sentence in a U.S. prison.

1998  A jury today rejected a lawsuit by Texas cattlemen who claimed Oprah Winfrey’s televised comments about mad-cow disease caused the beef market to plummet and cost them millions of dollars.

Deaths on this date;

1903 Richard J Gatling US inventor (Gatling Gun) dies at 84
1959 Lou Costello actor (Abbott & Costello) dies at 52

BRUCE A. BRENNAN
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