Lots of times TB will send me the link to an interesting article he's found online. He was telling me a story about a vindictive ex-state employee who was sending dead rats and other sick things through the mail. Ugh. What was interesting is that this man is from Central Islip, NY.
My cousin and her husband lives in Central Islip. It's just a hop-skip-and-a-jump from many places I've lived on Long Island: West Islip, Islip, East Islip, Brentwood ... Central Islip State Hospital is there, a truly scary looking place! The Suffolk County government office buildings are there and so is the baseball stadium of the mighty Long Island Ducks!
What struck me about this, though, is just how vindictive this guy was. I don't know what his victims did to offend him. Many of them didn't know what they did either, apparently. What would make me made enough to send someone a used condom? Or make a false report to child protective services? I couldn't think of anything. I wonder what made this guy so damn mad?
It made me think of Maryland's former governor, William Donald Schaefer. I always admired the man ... until I found out he wrote angry, vindictive letters to constituents who disagreed with him. Isn't that petty? I looked to see if there was anything online about the letters, but they've got to be at least 10 years old or more. What's sad is that those letters left a lasting impression with me, much more than all the good Schaefer did.
Well, my thoughts sure travelled far and away from that sick ex-state employee. Must be my cold that has my thoughts so discombobulated!
Wednesday Whatevers
1. Why do we have holidays?
so that we have a reason to celebrate. We'd be pretty dull, sad people if we didn't celebrate
2. Why do most jokes put down others?
So that we feel superior?
3. How are trends and fads different?
A fad comes and goes quickly. A trend is the beginning of something that stays for awhile.
Besides Auld Lang Syne, what song brings to mind the end of the year, or the beginning of the new?
Believe it or not, "Sunrise Sunset" or "Turn Around" and that's mainly because it focuses on how quickly the years go by.
Posted by Cassie at December 29, 2004 09:28 PM