I rather enjoyed walking in the rain under an umbrella. I've not done that all that often in Texas. Lightning striking made me a little nervous, but the rumbling thunder was slightly in the distance, so I felt slightly safe.
I have been having myself a wet day today. This morning I said I did not think I'd go swimming. And then the rain went into downpour mode, making it suddenly seem fun to go out in it in my swimming suit to go swimming in the rain.
The pool water was quite a bit warmer than the incoming rain and the temperature of the air. Was very pleasant. Except usually I do not get wet from the neck up. That was not possible today.
When the thunder started booming, as I was walking, and the rain started pouring real hard, I thought taking some video might be interesting. I just uploaded a YouTube video of today's walk in the rain.
But, before I get to that, one very strange thing happened today. I turn on my radio to WBAP/96.7, at a bit past 11, to listen to the opening of the Rush Limbaugh show. This is part of my aerobic routine, because usually I find him annoying, which raises my blood pressure. I think.
I was curious how Rush was going to spin the killing of Bin Laden and somehow make Obama a bad guy.
Well, first off, Rush had the same problem I just had. When I typed Obama, it came out Osama. Over and over again Rush made that mistake and then corrected himself, eventually saying he needed to refer to the guy as Bin Laden and end the problem. And then a few seconds later, made the mistake again.
Here's a blurb from today's Limbaugh email newsletter...
"We need to sincerely congratulate President Obama. He has done something extremely effective -- and when he does, it needs to be pointed out. He has continued the Bush policies of keeping a military presence in the Middle East. He did not scrub the mission to get Osama Bin Laden." -Rush
The above is a mild version of how effusive Rush was in his praising of Obama. I kept waiting for the sarcastic twist, that never came. Yes, Rush did get in some digs about how many times Obama used the words "I" and "me" in his message from the White House last night.
My reaction to the Osama news was odd. I think because it's been such a long time he's been the world's most wanted man. The news seemed somehow anti-climatic. I'd long gotten over the shock of 9/11. So much has happened since then. A lot of it not good. And now Bin Laden is finally dead.
I'm thinking what happened last night is just the start of a new chapter that may take us to some disturbing new places we don't really want to go.
And now my disturbing video of walking in the rain with lightning strikes...
The thing that kept coming up in my mind and heart last night was Pat Tillman and band of brothers and his family. Much more than his talent as a world class athlete making several million dollars a year to play a game at the highest level, Pat Tillman was a true patriot and real American hero. He walked away from a multimillion dollar contract and life of luxury after the 9/11 attack and joined the Army, making the cut as an elite Special Ops Rangers, and was leading the hunt for the terrorist masterminds in the mountains of Afghanistan when he was struck down by friendly fire.
ReplyDeleteI just picture Pat Tillman being one of the elite team that shocked the s*****out of that cowardly terrorist Sunday. Besides those who were killed and suffered due to 9/11, last night's victory was a tribute to patriots and heroes like Pat Tillman who let his action do his talking, unlike multimillionaire talkers like Rush Limbaugh.