March 7, 2013

  • TEN DOLLAR4WAYS snuck in a birthday. It was yesterday and I forgot to wish him happiness on his special day. I should smack myself with a Cat 'o' nine tails for being negligent, but I don't have a Cat 'o' nine tails.  I have cats, yes, but they generally don't like it when I try to substitute them for an actual Cat 'o' nine tails.

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    Drones are real. They come in sizes we can see clearly, like a glidder against the sky. They come as small as a an obese bumblebee.I'm not going to get into this subject at this time.

    This moring, though, Jere Van Dyk was on the morning news. While working for the New York Times, Jere lived with the Mujahideen as the battled agaiinst the Soviet Army i Afghaistan. That was in 1981. In 2008, he was catured by the Taliban. He has written a book about that experience. I haven't read that bok, not yet.

    This morning, Van Dyk, who is surrently a consultant to CS News, told of the time he was to meet with some high ranking members of the taliban and he culd hear a drone overhead. What should he fear? The Taliban or the drone, the enemy or the good guys - the Americans and their allies?

    Well, Jere, climb a rickity ladder and stick your hand in a hornets' nest and you might fall or get stung, or both. You voluntarily put yourself in danger. You knew there would be some risks. Whatever one thinks of drones, I don't think your voice should turn the tide. I doubt the drones were targeting you, but if you had your butt in a war zone, you gotta think maybe your ass could be shot off.

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    From the Wichita Eagle Opinion Line:

    "Saying more gun laws are unnecessary until we enforce current ones is like saying it is time to stop putting up stop signs until the people who ignore the current ones are ticketed."