Deep Thoughs on Caddyshack...

So on the advice of my brother, I decided to give the blog, a "handle". Upon waking at 1am and unable to return to slumber, I began thinking of catchy names for my new little "pet".
If you already know who Al Cervic is - congratulations! If not, do me a favor and go rent Caddyshack and you will soon be enlightened - as I have been -
Now I am a big believer of What Would Jesus Do.....but I think even Jesus would be rolling His eyes at how overused and trite WWJD has become. I try to live every day the WWJD way - and always fall short - I decided to have a little fun - and since Al Cervic pretty much is the embodiment of fun - a title was born.
Now I could have gone with Bea Arthur, the Fonz or even other people from the movie, such as Danny Noonan or Ty Webb.....but they all lacked the panache of AC.
Al Cervic knows how to have fun - and he does not care what kind of impression he makes on the so-called hierarchy at Bushwood. Like Al - I strive to have a good time and not worry so much about what people will think of me. Remember after all, at the end of the movie - Al stayed relaxed, and collected and ended up winning the tournamet. Al Cervic had inner peace and people wanted to be around him for that reason - the anthesis of Judge Smails - who despite the proclomation "Spalding and I are Old Pals" - not even his grandson wanted to hang out with him. Even Noonan got the message in the end and sacrificed his scholarship - to hang out with a guy who was fun, put on no airs and was happy with who he was.
I hope you like the new title....

Ok so I just started reading The Place Between by Rory Stewart. This guy walked across Afghanistan from Herat to Kabul.....interesting - although - why? Guess I will find out in my "read". Afghanistan is such a sad place...such a turbulent history. The only way things will be better is if people in the west start giving a crap....Such a bright, diverse and eagar group too - kind of reminds me of Poland in the thirteenth century (or there about) when they kept getting their asses kicked....I can only hope Afghanistan will again be at the very least a place of some hope. Not if we pull out again after we get our "interest" settled....like we did in the early 80s. Isolationism does not work anymore - and anyone who tries to tell you we need to look out for number 1 (ie the west or better the USA) can expect another 9/11 only on a greater magnitude...thoughts??? The pennies for peace website is a great place to visit if you actually give a fig about the folks of Pakistan and Afghanistan. www.ikat.org is also a great place to visit....

apparently you don't have to see Kung Fu Panda 1 to appreciate Kung Fu Panda 2. It was totally enjoyable.....

did anyone see the first NH presidential debate? The only viable candidate in my opinion is Mitt....I will just have to overlook the fact that the hero of his faith is a guy who had to put on magic glasses to read some golden plates he dug up....

so I can't figure out where the missing pieces to my rack are to get my board on top of my car....grr...and we still don't have a sailboat...double grrr....taking the kids to see Kung Fu Panda 2 in Destin today....have not yet seen Kung Fu Panda 1...hope I can keep up....