“Sleeping Giant” (new geo Blog for April 24/17)

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What with our recent missile strikes in Syria and the dropping of the biggest bomb ever on Isis started me thinking about how much had changed since September 1st, 1939. At that time the Brits, Aussies, and Canucks were all desperately trying to get the US involved in World War II, but America was having none of it.

Conveniently for all concerned though on December 7th, 1941, the Japanese bombed Pearl Harbor and our never ending taste for war began. (wouldn’t you love to see a photo of Hitler’s face when told of the Jap’s awakening the sleeping giant.) Now, of course, America couldn’t wait to jump in so they could throw everything it had at the Japanese and Germans. Unfortunately, now it appears that World War II had merely whetted the appetite of the politicians and those who contributed to their campaigns because even though every president since has promised to pull us out of our conflicts around the world, we’ve never stopped fighting.

BUT WAIT THERE’S MORE

Happy 13th wedding anniversary to my beautiful daughter Candis and her husband Charlie who are raising my grandson Nathaniel out in California for me.

Every time you make an error you discover a new truth.

The strongest part of social media is its ability kill careers (Brian Williams) and companies(United Airlines) and now its next victim appears to be Bill O’Reilly. Although the attack on O’Reilly seems to be mostly politically motivated because it’s more about his political viewpoint than it is about sexual harassment.

Speaking of harassment, how did Letterman get away unscathed for similar wrongdoings or was he just on the right side (left) of the political spectrum?

Back to old Bill, I’m sure he’s done even worse things than just coming on to a few of the “pretty things’ at Fox, but if that’s what gets you a 25 million dollar settlement then I’m ready to confess right now that I’d like a shot at one of those “Foxettes” myself.

You’re the only one in charge of your attitude.
 
The best on-air performers always include the correct punctuation when they perform.
 
You always have to be careful about what you say because they never blame the writer only the speaker.
 
The more your program director listens to his radio station the better it will become.
 
Throwing food stamps at the poor may solve your conscience but not poverty.
 
What a difference a day makes. You can be born; you can die, you can change or even fall in love.
 
The people who have figured out how to beat the welfare and unemployment system are mostly those who don’t deserve to receive any of it.
 
Even though you didn’t ask here’s how the learning curve works. You start out in life in an unconscious incompetence state of mind (you’re stupid, but you don’t know it) then if you’ve got any smarts at all you get to move to on to conscious incompetence (you’re still stupid, but now you know it. Then if you study real hard, you get to the conscious competence level. (you’re smart, and you know it) The graduating level is unconscious competence. (this is the part where you just know how to do everything without thinking about it or caring why you can.
 
How cool is this? Recently in South Florida singer at a local bar told the patrons that her Dad had come a long way to see her perform, so she invited him up on stage do a few tunes. Once on stage “Dad” kicked it off with a lively version of “Brown Eyed Girl,” followed by “Wild Nights,” Have I Told You Lately,” and before he got to “Moondance” the lucky patrons realized that they were in the presence of the great Van Morrison and had a ringside seat for a once in a lifetime private concert.
 
Surely the folks from New York City and the province of Quebec in Canada must have some redeeming qualities but here in South Florida, they are only known as rude. The tie breaker though has to go to the folks from Quebec who also don’t tip. 
 
Your first shot at enlightenment begins the moment you realize that you don’t know what you don’t know.
 
Mr. Businessman always overvalues his part in the play.
 
If an 8th-grade (male or female) teacher is caught sleeping with one of their students what should the punishment be?
 
Attempting to eliminate what’s different about you may result in your becoming ordinary.
 
Not being fearful of people who look different has to be taught.
 
Just because there is a lot of action doesn’t necessarily mean that anything is getting done.
 
Athletes, performers, and beautiful women each get ten great years.
 
It is a lot easier to appear youthful than it is to appear wise.
 
Saying the same thing over and over again doesn’t make it truer.
 
Occasionally bad decisions at least make good stories.
 
Even though women have made great strides in the music world, they’ve yet to make a dent in Hollywood.
 
You never have to stay up at night worrying about the possibility of a swat team knocking on your door. They don’t bother to knock.
 
The people should never have to be afraid of the government, but the government should always be afraid of the people.
 
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3 thoughts on ““Sleeping Giant” (new geo Blog for April 24/17)

  1. George…you need to send me an email address so I can send you a better picture of Adolf. He’s wearing radio headphones.

  2. It was nice to have The Yanks finally drop in despite Henry Ford and Charles Lindbergh but really……it was The Russians that beat Hitler.

    • Yes, Warren, the Yanks were a little preoccupied with the Japs and even had some Russian Jews putting together a little payback for them in Los Alamos.

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