Monday's Missives

• On June 18 shortly after midnight the state of Utah barring a stay will kill a convicted murderer by firing squad. My first two thoughts as someone whose occupations have involved one way or another a lot of death? This method causes a controversy every time it's used- and I cannot grasp why. Death is instantaneous by this method, was chosen by the condemned himself and dead is dead- there's no good way to die unless it's after a long satisfying life surrounded by friend s and family... Also, don't believe what you read about the marksmen not knowing who fired the fatal shots since one of the five identical rifles will be loaded with a blank- I promise you there's a difference and they'll know even though yeah, it may be more of a Jedi mind trick thing to allow some room for doubt in their minds and to provide plausible deniability if their identity becomes known.




• After I pointed out a Corvette to Zac and told him a little about it he saw another, later model of a different color days later and correctly identified it saying, "Look dad- a Vettecor!"




• Expressions that have gotta go:_______ on steroids and ________ version 2.0 (if not computer related). These are forthwith and henceforth banned from use in the English language.


• Ever wondered- the professor could make a radio from a coconut, a rock and a bit of wire, but couldn't patch a hole in a boat?


• Mary Ann- definitely Mary Ann.