Abbey and More

I saw a quote recently that made me smile... it said

A Patriot must always be ready to defend his country against his government.

I thought this was pretty good so I looked it up and found it was said by Edward Abbey whom was an American writer that was controversial in his own realm. He pissed off both liberals and conservatives by taking stances that were claimed by both "sides" of the party line.

Abbey passed away in 1989 which to me was before the modern time where it was commonplace to rebel publicly against the government or even the "norm". Before this time, they were called hippies, but with Abbey supporting the NRA among other conservative concepts, I don't think I'd call him a hippie. Here are some of his other quotes that I liked:

• May your trails be crooked, winding, lonesome, dangerous, leading to the most amazing view. May your mountains rise into and above the clouds.
• The tragedy of modern war is that the young men die fighting each other - instead of their real enemies back home in the capitals. (how true is this one????)
• Society is like a stew. If you don't stir it up every once in a while then a layer of scum floats to the top.
• A drink a day keeps the shrink away. (Why can't I die with a quote like that credited to me?

And for my fans out west:

• There is science, logic, reason; there is thought verified by experience. And then there is California.

I think the cool part about his death was his friends burying his body in the desert unmarked in order to satisfy his desire to have his body fertilize a "cactus, a cliffrose, a sagebrush or a tree." I'll have to add that to my will.

On a separate note - I am ready to crush my iTrip (FM transmitter designed for iPods) with a hammer. I get so much static with it no matter what station I use. I asked a guy at Best Buy if I have an Aux input that I could put a stereo plug into the back of my factory stereo and he said most likely no I wouldn't. I don't want to pull the dash apart in my Trailblazer just to be disappointed but I still don't believe the guy. Not sure if I just stop by the Chevy dealership if they'd share that information with me or not. I know it's the same stereo that they use if I would have gotten the drop down DVD player for the back seat (Drew wanted me to get this... I think for his benefit more than mine), and it would plug into the back of my same stereo somehow. Plus the stereo has an "AUX" button.... I should just stop by Chevy tomorrow and ask.

Otherwise, anyone have any suggestions for a good quality FM transmitter? I want something that is easier to change than the first generation iTrips. I also am looking for something with a full range of stations, not just 3 or 4 like my one from Monster had. When I drive through the cities, they have fewer blank stations than does Southeastern Minnesota.

My first of three golf lessons starts today - we'll see if it helps tonight at league. Game 7 Thursday night in Raleigh - DON'T MISS IT!!!

Video of the Day - There's a common theme today. Paul Gleason passed away on Monday. He was most famous for playing the role of Principal Richard Vernon ("Dick") in The Breakfast Club. I think everyone in America has seen that movie at least once. I also remember him in Trading Places and Van Wilder. He had some of the best quotes in that movie including "Don't mess with the bull young man... you'll get the horns". This was in response to "Does Barry Manilow know that you raid his wardrobe?" And another good one: "What if your home, what if your family, what if your dope was on fire?" and Bender's response "Impossible sir, it's in Johnson's underwear".

Song of the Day - of course with the Breakfast Club theme today, you have to listen to Simple Minds and Don't You Forget About Me. What all of us thought would be our Prom Theme after seeing that movie for the first time. Will you recognize me? Call my name, or walk on by? Rain keeps falling, rain keeps falling.... down... down DOWN. HEY HEY HEY HEY!!!

Webpage of the Day - The infamous "joke" has it's own webpage. Judd Nelson tells the following as he's crawling through the rafters back into the Library:

A naked blond walks into a bar, with a poodle under one arm, and a two foot salami under the other. She lays the poodle on the table. Bartender says, "I suppose you won't be needing a drink." The naked lady says...

Well there are submissions of fans punchlines for the joke that was never finished... but a recent interview in Premier Magazine with Judd Nelson reveals: "I made the joke up. My line when I fall into the room is, 'I forgot my pencil', so we were trying to work backward from that but what joke would have that punchline?"