Hello Fellow Travelers!
I had a scintillating topic to complain about; (Brain Tumors and Why Those BIG Headaches Really Should Be Diagnosed) then this happened. James Foley got kidnapped and decapitated in Iraq. Nothing humorous or trivial. All flavors of sadness and indignation represented there. ISIS? WTH? And Al Quaeda has disavowed these dudes? For being "too radical"? I don't think so. Nuh, uh, not in my house! Here's why it's BT (Brain Tumor) related: If this news has inspired me into action (and no, I have no clue exactly what form this "action" might take. This "action" could manifest itself in say, a strongly worded letter) you can imagine how all kinds (and large numbers) of Americans far less handicapped than I might respond!
And before you ask, no, I haven't seen the video. And I'm not going to. Ever. My seeing it won't help anything. It's bad. I know that. A good man, somebody's uncle/brother/son died. I haven't tried crystal meth either. Same deal, it's like a Geico commercial. "Decapitation and crystal meth are bad!" "Everybody knows that!"
So with "Eye of the Tiger" blaring in the background, envision a montage of rehabbing (me) at the gym getting toned and stretched until I can walk then, run! Then I purchase a one-way plane ticket to Iraq where I locate ISIS then I promptly get shot and die. Because that is what would happen if I went to Iraq. This isn't "Kill Bill I" and I'm not Beatrix Kiddo. So, I won't go to Iraq :(. ( Boo-hoo! I know you're so sad!)
But the notion that I even entertained an idea of a montage or would travel half way across the world to get shot (when I could easily get shot right here!) is alarming! When I considered taking the wheelchair to Iraq, I keep seeing the covered wagon joke from "Blazing Saddles". The joke was there was one family who was alone. So when it was time to "corral the wagons" their one wagon would race around in circles! That's how I see the wheelchair in a protest. So another reason to 86 the evil chair! (As if I needed another reason, I didn't)
I'm feeling marvelous these days! The most negative emotion I register is "slightly irritated" so for me to get fired up for any montage is significant! And I'm fired up, make no mistake about that! I want to raise some money and some awareness! No one and nothing will stop me either! And I'm pretty jazzed about the adventure! Even if I just go in a circle!
PS - A great friend went on with his journey ahead of us. He will be with his parents always.
I had a scintillating topic to complain about; (Brain Tumors and Why Those BIG Headaches Really Should Be Diagnosed) then this happened. James Foley got kidnapped and decapitated in Iraq. Nothing humorous or trivial. All flavors of sadness and indignation represented there. ISIS? WTH? And Al Quaeda has disavowed these dudes? For being "too radical"? I don't think so. Nuh, uh, not in my house! Here's why it's BT (Brain Tumor) related: If this news has inspired me into action (and no, I have no clue exactly what form this "action" might take. This "action" could manifest itself in say, a strongly worded letter) you can imagine how all kinds (and large numbers) of Americans far less handicapped than I might respond!
And before you ask, no, I haven't seen the video. And I'm not going to. Ever. My seeing it won't help anything. It's bad. I know that. A good man, somebody's uncle/brother/son died. I haven't tried crystal meth either. Same deal, it's like a Geico commercial. "Decapitation and crystal meth are bad!" "Everybody knows that!"
So with "Eye of the Tiger" blaring in the background, envision a montage of rehabbing (me) at the gym getting toned and stretched until I can walk then, run! Then I purchase a one-way plane ticket to Iraq where I locate ISIS then I promptly get shot and die. Because that is what would happen if I went to Iraq. This isn't "Kill Bill I" and I'm not Beatrix Kiddo. So, I won't go to Iraq :(. ( Boo-hoo! I know you're so sad!)
But the notion that I even entertained an idea of a montage or would travel half way across the world to get shot (when I could easily get shot right here!) is alarming! When I considered taking the wheelchair to Iraq, I keep seeing the covered wagon joke from "Blazing Saddles". The joke was there was one family who was alone. So when it was time to "corral the wagons" their one wagon would race around in circles! That's how I see the wheelchair in a protest. So another reason to 86 the evil chair! (As if I needed another reason, I didn't)
I'm feeling marvelous these days! The most negative emotion I register is "slightly irritated" so for me to get fired up for any montage is significant! And I'm fired up, make no mistake about that! I want to raise some money and some awareness! No one and nothing will stop me either! And I'm pretty jazzed about the adventure! Even if I just go in a circle!
PS - A great friend went on with his journey ahead of us. He will be with his parents always.
It is unfathomable to me why ISIS/Jihadists think promoting their
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