6.26.2008

either get out of the way or run for senate

Way back when our family started traveling and singing we had a really good friend who was a truck driver and mechanic. He could fix almost anything that had an engine. One of the tricks he'd learned over the years while spending long hours on the road was to take off one of his shoes while he was driving. He said having only one shoe on bugged him enough to keep him awake.

I don't know why in the world I didn't notice it when I got dressed this morning, but now I'm gonna have to spend the whole day at the office wearing two different kinds of socks. It took two mistakes to get in this situation - when I was doing laundry, and when I put put them on. I don't know which one is bugging me most, the one that comes about six inches above my ankle or the one that nearly reaches my knee. One of them, and I don't know which, is in danger when I get home.

Speaking of dumb stuff that bugs us, isn't there a law that says slow drivers are not allowed in the left lane? Can't you get like twenty-to-life or something for that sort of crime? I'd go farther and say anyone who is driving the speed limit should only be out of the right lane long enough to get around someone who has misread the sign. The presidential candidate who promises to fix this problem will get my vote.

Speaking of politics, here in Kentucky we have a former actor running for U.S. Senate. Sonny Landham has done a little of everything from porn to big time movies and TV with people like Arnold Schwarzenegger and Chuck Norris. He mostly played big, beefy roles in films like "Predator" and "Firewalker" and "Poltergeist." I think it's really neat that he worked with Mr. T on "The A Team." How cool! Several years ago I was surrogate speaking for my candidate at a political rally. Sonny and a few others who wanted to be governor were stumping too. After I gave my well-rehearsed, focus-group-tested, always-on-point, rally-the-troops speech Sonny spoke and offered me all kinds of nice words. Said he'd step out of the race and endorse me if I'd run. I thought that was nice. Senator Mitch McConnell is a lot smaller than Sonny, but he's been in DC for a long time. I'm betting he stays.

1 comment:

Lora said...

Oh my word...and when you finally get a chance to go around the slow driver...after 20 cars who've been behind you zip around...the slow driver eases over into the next lane in front of you! Not only do they drive slow, but they don't look in their rearview mirrors! I don't have many peeves, but that is one of them. I am not a speeder, but dang it...drive the speed limit! Phew...I feel better. :)