Happy Memorial Day

Hope you all are gorging yourselves on hamburgers and hot dogs, because really there is no better way to honor all the soldiers who have died than consuming grilled meats. Just like there is no better way to honor past presidents than by buying a mattress. Have you noticed that nearly all of our holidays involve honoring someone or several someones who have died. MLK Day--dead. President's Day--mostly dead. Easter--dead. Christmas--a birth but only because he died in the end. Thanksgiving--dead turkey, and if we are honest you know there were some dead native americans as well.

Now onto other things. I had a great weekend. I went hiking yesterday. You heard me right, hiking. How butch is that? I had a great time. When I was in Iona I really felt connected to the earth and since I returned I have felt a constant tug to the outdoors. So that is what I did yesterday. My friends Clark, Alan and I spent a good part of the day on Mount Tamalpais. If you've read any of Ann Lamott's memoir books she talks a lot about hiking on Mt. Tam. So all while I was there I was on the look out for her. I never saw her. But it was great.

But really what I want to write about is The Wheel of Fortune--I'm watching it now while I'm writing this. It is Dads and Grads week--a grad and there dad are playing together. Well let me tell you they are not bright. Here is my example of how not smart they are. One of the toss up puzzles (A toss up puzzle involves the random filling in of letters and then the first person to buzz in and answer correctly get the money.) was Living Things. The following letters were filled in RED P_P_IES. Well the first team buzzed in and said "Red Puppies." Do they think Clifford the Red Dog is real? The second team buzzed in and said and I am not making this up, "Red Popeyes." Red popeyes? Really? I'm hoping what you graduated from was some vo-tech program where you didn't actually have to learn anything other than a skill and I'm hoping that it was some skill that requires very little actual skill. And that doesn't involve the possibility for the loss of life. Fortunately the last team buzzed in with Red Poppies. The flowers.

So that is it!

Peace!