Only In The Great Land...

...of America.

• Only in America...can a pizza get to your house faster than an ambulance...
  
  
• Only in America...is there braille on an ATM drive through window...
  
  
• Only in America...are there handicap parking places in front of a skating rink...
  
  
• Only in America...is there a box for a "blind" person to check on their tax return...
  
  
• Only in America...do drugstores make the sick walk all the way to the back of the store to get their prescriptions.
  
  
• Only in America...do people order double cheese burgers, a large fry, and a diet coke...
  
  
• Only in America...do banks leave both doors open and then chain the pens to the counters...
  
  
• Only in America...do we leave cars worth thousands of dollars in the driveway and leave useless junk in the garage...
  
  
• Only in America...do we use answering machines to screen calls and then have call waiting so we won't miss a call from someone we didn't want to talk to in the first place...
  
  
• Only in America...do we use the word "politics" to describe the process so well: "Poli" in greek meaning "many" and "tics" meaning "blood-sucking creatures"...
  
  

Bullet Friday...

...first installment.

• My heart goes out to those in Florida that were hit by the tornado. That son-of-a-bitch was a half-mile wide. I can't even get my head around that. But it brought to mind just how fragile life is. One minute you're here and the next you aren't. In the blink of an eye. Now I'm not going to spew forth that froth of "live it like it's your last" bullshit. It just makes me wonder if you really thought that teeth whitening thing you spent $300 on at 4 PM did you any good? I know we can't anticipate the bad shit that's going to happen, but that one hour you spent trying to make yourself pretty could have been spent with your kids or loved ones. They may be called the "pearly" gates, but I don't think they meant teeth. There will come a time when the hand of God comes and squeezes your earthly breath out of you. Make sure your ain't concentrating on your own ass.
  



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  Back in the late 70's or early 80's, I don't remember, there was a young tennis player by the name of Andrea Jeager. She was an accomplished player. I only know that because I was into tennis at the time. I lost interest in it. Never thought about her again. Until today. I have no idea how old she is now, but I saw this on the news tonight and it restored my vision of humanity. She has become an Episcopal nun and runs a center for kids with cancer. I'm sure she made millions in her career, but she used it for the glory of others. That's just too kewl. And she was one HOT number, but I don't do nuns, cept for that one.
  



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  It seems I have pissed off two women. So be it. It is was it is. But I do think about them and wish them well. Nuff said.