Recently I found myself musing on some trivial matters. If nothing else they seem to remind me that life is full of contradictions. For example:
Ø I have noticed that here in Pennsylvania the hours of daylight are increasing. This can only mean one thing. The earth is shifting on its axis and the Northern Hemisphere is tilting toward the sun. The result: more sun; longer "days". So why is it the daytime temperatures are becoming colder?
Ø The Republican Party feels President Barak Obama is vulnerable this election year. They believe they have a fighting chance to win back the White House. I say "fighting chance" because to date their own hopefuls have spent an incredible amount of time, money and energy fighting each other and, in the process, appear to be destroying any chance they may have had to win.
Ø Speaking of the GOP, if so many conservative Republicans dislike Mitt Romney why can't they settle on one candidate to defeat him? Can't they see that their stubbornness is actually working to Romney's advantage? By dividing their votes among four candidates Romney will win the nomination by default.
Ø Have I missed something in the Jerry Sandusky scandal? The Penn State Trustees fired Coach Joe Paterno and President Graham Spanier for allegedly not doing enough to protect the children involved. Yet the two men who really failed in their responsibilities - - Athletic Director Tim Curley and Senior Vice President Gary Schultz, who was the head of campus security, seemingly get off on their own terms. Curley was placed on Administrative Leave and Schultz was allowed to retire. I am not defending JoePa, but the legal authorities have said that he did his duty in reporting the incident to his superior, Curley, as soon as he heard of it. Curley and Schultz are the ones who were required to report the incident to civil authorities and failed to do so. So why haven't they been fired by the University?
Ø On the news today I heard that Cadillac is coming out with a new model known as the ATS. It can easily go 150 mph, according to tests. This raises an interesting point: If an American automobile manufacturer can invest so much money and technology to design a car that will go faster than anyone would drive it, why can't they design a gas-powered car that is capable of getting 75 - 100 miles per gallon & still seat a family of five comfortably?
Ø Along that same line of thought, I do not know what the top speed limit is in this country. I know of some stretches of highway governed by a 75 mph speed limit. If that is the fastest legal speed that a person may travel, then why not build cars that will automatically shut down when the driver exceeds that limit? The term "Speed Limit" does refer to the maximum speed permitted by law, doesn't it?
Ø One North Korean official made this statement at the death of President Kim Jong Il: "Even the crane seems to mourn the demise of Kim Jong Il, born of Heaven." "Born of Heaven"? I thought North Korea, as a Communist State, was by definition atheistic. If so, then how could Kim, or anyone for that matter, be "born of Heaven". Do atheists actually believe in heaven? If so, who rules it?
G. D. Gehr
January 13, 2012
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