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April 26, 2004 |
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About Town Dave Uphoff |
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Things you should know
Almost every day I receive emails forwarded to me that contain all kinds of
interesting tidbits of useless information. You know the type that I am talking about. Things like a woodpecker
has 48 teeth or all dogs are color blind. No one really knows if this information
is accurate or even documented anywhere. In any event, it does make for interesting
reading I guess. I would like to make up my own list of useless tidbits of information
to top all other lists once and for all.
Did you know?
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Had enough? While flying out to Phoenix last week, Judy and I had plenty of time to sit
and think crazy thoughts. Judy came up with a few unanswerable questions. For example,
she asked, "If there is a frontage road, why don't we refer to the back road as the backage road?"
Also, why is 'colonel' pronounced 'kernel'? Why is 'sergeant' pronounced 'sargent'? Is 'creek' supposed to be pronounced 'crick'? Is 'route' supposed to be pronounced 'root' or 'rout'? If 'Kansas' is pronounced 'Kansas', why isn't 'Arkansas' pronounced the same way? If 'Chicago' is pronounced as 'shicago' why isn't 'chicken' pronounced 'shicken'? The world will be a better place when the answers to these questions are known. Finally, I came up with a new definition for infinity - the length of Judy's honeydo list. There were two major headlines last week. The first one was the combat death of ex NFL football star Pat Tillman in Afghanistan. Tillman walked away from a $3.6 million contract to enlist in the army Special Forces unit at $18,000 a year. Not many men have the courage or the patriotism to do what he did. However, his death should be no more on no less tragic than any other American who lost their life fighting terrorism. We grieve for all those who die for their country. Pat Tillman will be remembered as a man whose love for his country was greater than his love for money. We honor him. And then there is Michael Jackson. What a contrast. Last week Jackson was indicted on child molestation charges. This puke does not deserve recognition in the press. He is such a pathetic individual that I am surprised that Al Qaeda doesn't use him as a poster boy to show what kind of person our society can create and idolize. How can the same system that created a Pat Tillman also create a Michael Jackson? |
