Every time I think that my dog is finally so old he’s going to bite the dust, he comes roaring back. The weather turned colder this week here and he perked up like someone on speed. I guess he will always be an Arctic dog who loves the cold and hates the heat. When the sun is out, he walks slowly and reluctantly and I think his time has come. Then it gets cold, starts to rain and the wind blows and he walks like a six year old, not a sixteen and a half year old. Go figure!
Plane travel in the future…not a pretty picture
It is the year 2010. The war on terrorism continues unabated. And airline travel has kept up with the need for tighter security with each passing year. I am preparing to depart from Anchorage for a flight to the East Coast.
I drive my car to the parking lot in Wasilla, the nearest point private vehicles are allowed to Ted Stevens International. Oops, I mean Ted Stevens National. All international air travel must go through either Los Angeles or JFK in New York. Traveling to Europe or Asia now involves checking in two days in advance to get through all
As someone said to me yesterday
The world is divided into people who belong to Monty Python and the Holy Grail and people who will never understand the laughter engendered by the words, “It’s just a flesh wound”. I think god I belong to Monty’s world. It makes so much more sense than the one I live it. Run away. Run away!
OK, Ok, I’ll admit it
A Prairie Home Companion IS, in fact, in my annoyance hall of fame. But I refuse to believe I’m the only one who wants to scream when I hear that show.
Another contender enters the race
Kevin Spacey…is there a more annoying actor on the stage today? I think not. If you have any doubt, see his Bobby Darin movie. Yes, I realize actors are becoming quite over represented in my annoyance hall of fame but is it my fault that we have made celebrities our of some of the most annoying people on earth?
Elections in general
We need to differentiate between elections which are necessary for a democracy to flourish and political campaigns which deserve an entire realm in hell just for them and the people who start them four years before the election in question.
Another contender enters the race
Kevin Spacey…is there a more annoying actor on the stage today? I think not. If you have any doubt, see his Bobby Darin movie. Yes, I realize actors are becoming quite over represented in my annoyance hall of fame but is it my fault that we have made celebrities our of some of the most annoying people on earth?
Yes, Mel is on the list
I can’t believe anyone even had a question as to Mel Gibson’s status on my “annoying the hell out of me” list. He’s about to reach Tom Cruise status and be retired into the hall of fame. He’s been a front runner since Braveheart and Passion of the Christ just about put him over the top. But now he’s just too easy of a target. I might have to wait till next year to make a final determination on him.
OK, we are getting closer to a front runner
BP is certainly moving up by leaps and bounds in the category of people and things that are annoying me the most this year.
No winner yet
In the annual “who can annoy me the most” contest, we surprisingly do not have a clear cut winner yet. Usually by this time of the year, one has emerged. Tom Cruise, as always, is a top contender. And televagelists, as a category, were retired with honor to the hall of fame last year. Brad and Angelina would be on the list but I find I avert my eyes whenever I see the start of their names in any publication and so have successfully avoided them. Political campaigns are in the running as always but they may soon have to