Before you Check Out
I realize most of us don’t really want to talk about our ending, but it would be one less problem for your spouse and children in dealing with the obituary.
I had an uncle that wrote out his OB and I thought that might be a helpful task to do before I go to the great beyond. I tried to keep it short with just 5 paragraphs. I have heard that it is expensive to have one’s obituary in the local newspaper. Instead, maybe I could just mail my OB to all my friends. Five or six should do it.
It’s a Bird, it’s a Plane, it’s?
I sent the following “happening” to some friends who know I’m not completely “off center.” Last Saturday, in the afternoon, I sat outside on our upper deck watching the birds at our feeders. The sky was cloudless with calm winds.
I happened to look up in the sky and saw a mature bald eagle. That’s not real unusual as we’ve seen eagles before in our area. However, this time was different.
All of a sudden, a very bright object and about 1/3rd the size of an eagle, appeared out of nowhere and seemed to go after the eagle. Well, Mr. Eagle took after the “thing” and grabbed it in mid-air. In a second or two it released the thing.
Then it just vanished. Then entered another eagle that came on the scene and no, we are not talking about turkey vultures. With their white heads and tails, they were mature, for sure! What I cannot understand how this “thing” could vanish.
Was it a drone? I have never seen a drone in flight. Still, how could it disappear, off and on? I did not hear the thing make any noise, but then I didn’t have my hearing aids in either.
When the eagle grabbed the thing wouldn’t that harm the drone, or even the bird? I guess I will never know what I witnessed on that Saturday afternoon, but one thing is for sure, it was mighty weird.
When I Wasn’t Old
I remember, when in grade school, that we shot free throws underhanded. That was the norm. I don’t remember seeing that in high school. When I was a kid I remember flying kites. We flew them just west of Stephan’s Park. No cell phones or electronic devices. Outdoors was the name of the game!
Any of you remember the Royal American Shows? It was held in
Davenport along the river. A train brought all the tents, and other circus gear. We went to the RAS every time it was in town. It was lots of fun.
I loved reading comic books. I remember we had milk delivered to our house in Moline from Baker’s Dairy. The milkman put the milk in an insulated box on our porch.
One time we heard on WHBF radio that there was a car in the Rock River. We were not far from the bridge going into Milan so a buddy and I went to the accident. I won’t say the name of the lady who was in the car. When the wrecker pulled the car out of the water, she fell through the broken windshield. I won’t go through the details, but I remember it to this day. Not a pretty sight.
Basketball
There sure has been a lot of good men and women basketball games these past several weeks. I wish Iowa State men and women teams could have gone a bit further. Their men’s team played horrible their last game. Nothing seemed to work in their favor.
My favorite, Notre Dame women’s team, was great to watch. My all-time favorite is Hannah Hidalgo. They are really going to miss seniors, Sonia Citron and Maddy Westbeld. I think freshman, Kate Koval, needs to improve. Coach Niele Ivey is an awesome coach. I have to laugh as sometimes she dresses like she is going to some ball. That’s just fine, she’s a pretty lady. “Go, Irish!”
Humor
Of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World, only two have survived the test of time. The Great Pyramid of Giza and Dale Collis of Galva.
What is a soda machine’s favorite dance? Ans: The can-can!
Why did the cabinet go to the psychiatrist? Ans: It kept talking to its shelf.
Quote of the Week
“You will be better advised to watch what you do instead of what you say” - John N. Mitchell