DocWard

I fail to see the difference.

Other times, it could have been…

Criminy Joe, that one shoulda come with a warning! Now I need brain bleach for the image and to clean my computer monitor from the caption. I might have nightmares.

I’ll say. He didn’t crash.

Beat me to it!

The funny-or maybe not so funny-thing is, after having gone through several “IED Petting Zoos” in training, my first response was “What’s so funny?”

Contrary to rumor, I was not manning the radio.

D. INCONSISTENCY

Therein lies the problem with Chevy owners. They don't recognize a Chevy when they see one. HINT: That ain't no Ford taillight.

I will never look at my life the same way again. My restraint all these years has been nearly heroic.

Must... Fight... Urge.... To be... Pedantic

And another joke dies a painful, pedantic death.

I don't recall if it's been posted here before (it probably has at this point. I wonder what number it is?), But that reminds me of the one about the guy broken down in the minivan. A guy pulls up next to him in a Ferrari to see if he needs any help, and after the two of them look it over, realize he needs a tow into the nearest town, some miles away. The Ferrari owner says "I happen to have a tow strap, and I think my V-12 is more than capable of pulling your minivan. Just honk if I go too fast." With that, they hook up, and the Ferrari slowly starts easing down the road. As luck would have it, a McLaren pulls up beside the Ferrari, revs, and takes off, pulling away rapidly from the Ferrari. Forgetting all about the minivan behind him, the Ferrari downshifts, and in short order is gaining on the other supercar. About the time he pulls even with the McLaren, doing an honest 170mph, the two pass a deputy sheriff running radar. The deputy, knowing he will never catch them calls in to dispatch. He tells dispatch they're never going to believe what he just saw. When the dispatcher asks what, he replies "A Ferrari and a McLaren racing, I clocked them at over 170 mph!" Upon hearing this, his Sergeant cuts in and says, "That's not so hard to believe!" The deputy replies, "Yeah, but there was a minivan on their tail, honking his horn like crazy, wanting to pass!"

I'll just say that when I asked Mrs. Doc to marry me, I knew that if I ever came to a point where Iaid down the ultimatum "it's either me or the horses," I'd have my bags packed and ready to go.

I always think of the “Empty Arms Hotel”

If it's burning oil, it still has oil too!

I only laugh because I know the feeling well.

Funny thing. There's very little in the way of music that I don't like, or at least can listen to. The new country / pop stuff is on the list of stuff I don't care for. Stuff with a fake nasal twang to it. I can really do without most disco. I enjoy old Country music, up to and including stuff by Randy Travis, Clint Black, George Strait and the like. Bluegrass, Folk, Classical (from Baroque through Romantic and on), Pop, Rock of all types, R&B, Blues, and even early "old school" Hip Hop and Rap from when I was in high school and college. Among my favorite rock bands, Rush rates high, with their penchant for odd time signatures. Although I am adamant that the single greatest piece of music ever composed was Beethoven's Symphony No. 9 in D Minor, Op. 125. (Others may disagree. I respect their right to be incorrect.) So, yes, it is wonderful. It makes life much more... Colorful. I can't think of a better word. The analogy of what we hear to what we see works well for me.

To each their own. They were among the most talented rock bands out there, and in many ways Neil Peart, their drummer and primary lyricist, wrote the soundtrack for my life beginning with my teenage years. I felt like I had been gut punched when I found out he had died. Out of curiosity, what did you listen to? I’m not saying there is something they did you might like, because I don’t know your tastes. I’m simply asking.

Why, yes, that would be the Rush I meant!