Monday Morning Musings

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Well…technically Monday afternoon now, because I’ve been goofing off at lunch. But it’s Monday, blah. And, for you hard-working folks who wonder, YES, retired people don’t like Mondays, either. New Zealand’s Bug of the Year Spits Poison Goo. How’d you like to be eating and look up and see THAT headline on TV? Apparently New Zealanders have a “bug of the year,” and this year they chose the velvet worm. Scientists claim it’s older than the dinosaurs! (So this poison goo-spitting worm, not a meteor, killed the dinosaurs! ) I’ve been working on the “years ago” music countdowns that’ll start with the new month in March. It’s been 50 years now since I started listening to rock and roll in earnest, so the 1975 list was the easiest. The 1985 list will have you shaking your head more than you usually do over one of my countdowns. And, since I turn 65 this year, we’re going back to that magical year of 1960. That’ll all be spread out (maybe 65 and 55, too) over a couple of months. Speaking of music, I saw that the great Roberta Flack passed away this morning. If Billy Preston was the king of Afros in the 70s, then Roberta Flack was queen. Some worthless trivia for you: her big hit “Killing Me Softly With His Song” was about Don McLean, inspired by co-writer Lori Lieberman seeing McLean in concert in 1971 and being overwhelmed by his song “Empty Chairs.” You’re welcome. Shades of 2005, I’m checking the news every hour about the pope’s health. I saw something that said a lot of people said that Francis was “the only pope they’ve ever known.” Sheesh, then what did that make John Paul II? He was pope for 27 years. Anyway, for those of you who are young and Francis is “the only pope you’ve ever known,” thanks for making me feel old! Back in 2005, there was a vigil as John Paul II’s health failed. That is what this reminds me of. The picture has nothing to do with any of this. It’s the Buc-ee’s Beaver. They have one of these at every Buc-ee’s I’ve been to. This one is from our newest one in Kentucky, about 15 miles north of Bowling Green. Y’all have a great day!!!