Obtuse Observation

I encountered a bumper sticker yesterday that has me confused. 

Normally, I consider myself a fairly astute when it comes to politics, but today I am not so sure. Here is what it said;

Make Iran Great Again 

My first reaction was almost instant anger. Perhaps it was an instinctive reaction to the large Muslim population in the area. I immediately interpreted the slogan as pro-Iranian. Since I’m of a certain age, I’ve had strong feelings about Iran since the Hostage Crisis. Sorry, I’m not sorry at all. 

After a few minutes I thought maybe the bumper sticker (it was actually on the back window of an SUV) might have been a play on the President’s slogan of Make America Great Again, supporting the current conflict with Iran?

What do you think it means? I guess I’ll blame the slogan itself for a total lack of clarity. 

Hmmm, maybe that’s the point…

Where we fight our parents out in the streets To find who's right and who's wrong

When you throw up last night’s dinner

 I am not sure why some of you cannot understand that the revulsion, disdain, and certainty that Trump is evil and ruining the country is exactly how half the country felt about Obama and Biden. 

In fact, my feelings about those two is even stronger now that I see the direction the Democrats are heading. 

Short work week

 Here we are back at Monday yet again. I have a couple of meetings today and and other work I have to get done and then I’m heading off on vacation the rest of the week starting tomorrow. 

Nope, to answer your question, it is a staycation. Not going anywhere nor doing anything of importance. I have more than three weeks of vacation moving to use-it-or-lose-it status by year end. I can roll over five days, but I’ll gain three comp days when I travel to and from to China over two weekends next month. 

It is a good problem to have, unless you don’t have the money to go anyplace. I do have lots of yard work and a whole list of projects, so I do not suppose I’ll be idle. And of course I will work. I’ve never taken a whole week off . I’ll just do it for an hour or so in the morning, and check emails at night…

Boys will be boys

 

You know that end guy shifted his weight at least once to make the ladder jiggle and all three laughed about it and called him a MF

Questionable Saturday VI

 What is the best Bond movie?

Sad news

 The great Mike Ditka has passed away.