Grasshopper No.1 has her "umteith" birthday tomorrow. Heres wishing her a very special day. It seems like just yesterday.
I missed commenting on September 9th as an unsual calendar date. It was 09/09/09. So if you are hung up on the number nine (i.e. maybe it is your lucky number), the nineth was your day. Add to that the possibility that at 9:09 in the morning something special might happen. Imagine delivering a baby at 9:09 and it weighs 9 pounds, 9 ounces. Spooky! Just wondering.
In the context of "wondering", I see that Representative Joe Wilson who blirted out "you lie" during Obama's speech on Healthcare has had his actions rebuked by the House of Representatives. I am not passing judgement on the appropriateness of the outburst. What puzzles me is the harsh reprimand that Wilson got. The "House" passed a Resolution of Disapproval against Wilson for his comment. What the hell does that mean? Is that like a parent telling a kid you disapprove of his/her girlfriend? Yeah, that will do a lot of good. Just wondering.
Then I see that the Foreign Trade Commission is issuing concerns about the quality of some products from China. It seems "tires" and "chickens" are not up to standard. If China doesn't improve the quality of tires and chickens we are not going to allow their import. Now those are two products that will upset the international community. Just wondering.
This morning my BMW warning light came on indicating that my coolant was low. It recommends that I bring the car in immediately and I should be cognizant of the fact that I should use genuine BMW coolant. What happened to the days when I took the cap off the radiator and dumped in some water to fill it up. Warning lights didn't exist. I wonder what would have happened if I took the cover off the coolant tank and added water. Would it blow up? Just wondering.
The lesson Grasshoppers is that there is all sorts of craziness in the world. Can't we just apply common sense. Just wondering?
Love,
Dad