Pieces of April
Daydreaming in April .. - Picture courtesy of Wikipedia
by blogSpotter
I don’t know if it’s my advanced age giving me writer's block, or the allergens of early April. It was a beautiful 75 degrees today and the only thing that kept it from being “God’s perfect day” was a wind that whipped the greenery around at White Rock Lake as I took my walk. I don’t have any burning issues to rant about, no ideas to drive home. Today’s blog entry will be just a little of this and a little of that -- think of it as buffet style blog. It’s not as though there aren't lots of topics going on. I’ll alight on a couple of these like a hummingbird to a flower. These topics deserve better, but my concentration demands less..
KIM JONG UN
This is a mad, mad, mad world more than Stanley Kramer ever dreamed. In our insular America we like to think that one crazy man can’t threaten the whole world. How could one man wreak such damage? Well Osama Bin Laden was directly responsible for 9/11 and the two wars which still roil in the aftermath. One man. Adolph Hitler bullied his way into German leadership and then exacted a horrible toll on Europe, not the least of which was his own divided, occupied Germany. It is my sincerest hope that China tries to talk sense into the ego-maniacal 28 year old “supreme leader” of North Korea. Even if his weapons can’t reach America, they can set off a very regrettable chain of events.
DA MURDERS IN KAUFMAN, TX
Too frequently, when North Texas makes the national news it’s something bad -- Kennedy assassination, Amber child abduction, Cullen Davis murder, Bonnie and Clyde. The events of the last 3 months are a doozy and really top all the aforementioned. Assistant district attorney Mark Hasse was gunned down in January, in cold blood, in broad daylight. Two witnesses saw a masked man in black clothing who jumped into a silver sedan with no license plates. At 10:30AM, the car drove away (without chase) from the courthouse square. The murder remains unsolved, no leads. Then Kaufman DA Mike McLelland and his wife Cynthia were ruthlessly killed in their own Forney home, early Saturday morning March 30th. A raging thunderstorm may have drowned out the gunfire. Again, the assailants escaped with no witnesses whatsoever. This almost sounds like the plotline for a Batman movie or at the very least a “CSI Dallas”. The only clue for the Forney murder are bullet shells that were recovered. We have to hope and pray that this pure, vindictive evil is stopped in its tracks.
NETFLIX - Giant Mechanical Man
I watched an independent movie today, The Giant Mechanical Man. The title is surprisingly apt for what the movie touches on. It concerns the life choices and directions for two “aimless” people -- people whose pursuit of art and creative fulfillment causes frustration and anger with siblings and spouses around them. The movie is extremely well crafted and moving. Parts of the movie were filmed in a wintry Detroit, a city which is vibrant, large and anything but dormant.
BLAH, BLAH, BLAH
I’m in a new assignment at my office which brings me some new challenges and responsibilities. I complain when I’m bored and then worry even more when I get an opportunity (possibly outside of my small comfort zone). We must square our shoulders and forge ahead, with boldness and tenacity! ... Or at least give it our best shot. :-)
My friend Eric has announced his retirement at age 55. Eric is a successful mortgage broker pulling down about twice what I earn and has some family money too (there is talk of trust funds). Bully for Eric -- we’ll see how he does with it. I can’t afford such a move, and I’m pretty sure I could not spend all my free time blogging.
Alas, these are my “pieces of April”. The illustration (Edward Hopper, Office in a Small City, 1953) has little to do with anything -- it reminds me of me on a distracted afternoon. I hope everyone has a good April, and maybe one with a better continuity than my blog today.
© 2012 blogSpotter
by blogSpotter
I don’t know if it’s my advanced age giving me writer's block, or the allergens of early April. It was a beautiful 75 degrees today and the only thing that kept it from being “God’s perfect day” was a wind that whipped the greenery around at White Rock Lake as I took my walk. I don’t have any burning issues to rant about, no ideas to drive home. Today’s blog entry will be just a little of this and a little of that -- think of it as buffet style blog. It’s not as though there aren't lots of topics going on. I’ll alight on a couple of these like a hummingbird to a flower. These topics deserve better, but my concentration demands less..
KIM JONG UN
This is a mad, mad, mad world more than Stanley Kramer ever dreamed. In our insular America we like to think that one crazy man can’t threaten the whole world. How could one man wreak such damage? Well Osama Bin Laden was directly responsible for 9/11 and the two wars which still roil in the aftermath. One man. Adolph Hitler bullied his way into German leadership and then exacted a horrible toll on Europe, not the least of which was his own divided, occupied Germany. It is my sincerest hope that China tries to talk sense into the ego-maniacal 28 year old “supreme leader” of North Korea. Even if his weapons can’t reach America, they can set off a very regrettable chain of events.
DA MURDERS IN KAUFMAN, TX
Too frequently, when North Texas makes the national news it’s something bad -- Kennedy assassination, Amber child abduction, Cullen Davis murder, Bonnie and Clyde. The events of the last 3 months are a doozy and really top all the aforementioned. Assistant district attorney Mark Hasse was gunned down in January, in cold blood, in broad daylight. Two witnesses saw a masked man in black clothing who jumped into a silver sedan with no license plates. At 10:30AM, the car drove away (without chase) from the courthouse square. The murder remains unsolved, no leads. Then Kaufman DA Mike McLelland and his wife Cynthia were ruthlessly killed in their own Forney home, early Saturday morning March 30th. A raging thunderstorm may have drowned out the gunfire. Again, the assailants escaped with no witnesses whatsoever. This almost sounds like the plotline for a Batman movie or at the very least a “CSI Dallas”. The only clue for the Forney murder are bullet shells that were recovered. We have to hope and pray that this pure, vindictive evil is stopped in its tracks.
NETFLIX - Giant Mechanical Man
I watched an independent movie today, The Giant Mechanical Man. The title is surprisingly apt for what the movie touches on. It concerns the life choices and directions for two “aimless” people -- people whose pursuit of art and creative fulfillment causes frustration and anger with siblings and spouses around them. The movie is extremely well crafted and moving. Parts of the movie were filmed in a wintry Detroit, a city which is vibrant, large and anything but dormant.
BLAH, BLAH, BLAH
I’m in a new assignment at my office which brings me some new challenges and responsibilities. I complain when I’m bored and then worry even more when I get an opportunity (possibly outside of my small comfort zone). We must square our shoulders and forge ahead, with boldness and tenacity! ... Or at least give it our best shot. :-)
My friend Eric has announced his retirement at age 55. Eric is a successful mortgage broker pulling down about twice what I earn and has some family money too (there is talk of trust funds). Bully for Eric -- we’ll see how he does with it. I can’t afford such a move, and I’m pretty sure I could not spend all my free time blogging.
Alas, these are my “pieces of April”. The illustration (Edward Hopper, Office in a Small City, 1953) has little to do with anything -- it reminds me of me on a distracted afternoon. I hope everyone has a good April, and maybe one with a better continuity than my blog today.
© 2012 blogSpotter
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