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Archive for April 28th, 2009


Swine Humor

While still having the utmost most concern for those who are suffering through the new strain of the swine flu, I’d like to take a quick pause and take a look at where this all got started.  

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But seriously folks, I keep hearing people expressing concern over this, and while I might not be a health expert by any stretch, the media and government are overhyping the severity of the crisis.  Most of the people who have died in Mexico, while tragic and shocking, have died as a result of flu-related pneumonia complications, a condition that is easily treatable in the United States.  Plus, most here have a more mild strain that while still virulent, can be treated and cured much as the common flu is.  The only risk is that since our bodies haven’t experienced anything like this before, the risk of the disease having more serious consequences becomes a concern.  

Just wash your hands and cover your coughs and you’ll be fine.  God bless all who have been affected by this virus, you’ve all been in my prayers. 

What were they thinking?

What were they thinking when they decided to do a photo shoot of Air Force One over New York City?  There’s no reason to be pleased with this and share the anger that many New Yorkers are feeling about this.  Number one, even if they still wanted to do the photo shoot, they could have let the public know in advance, in which case it could have been a time for people to celebrate and peer out the window not in fear but in awe of a Boeing 747 presidential airplane with an F-16 in chase.

The other thing is that computer technology is amazing these days.  Why couldn’t they have taken a picture of Air Force One, while still in flight, and then super-impose the image over New York City with a view of the Statue of Liberty?  I’ve seen it done before with planes in the past, at least we’ll ALL know these pictures are real.  I’d like to see how they turned out, make it worth everyone’s trouble.