AND YOUR FAVORITE IS
October 14, 2014
Yesterday began the holiday season so we thought we’d ask what your favorite is. Now another question is; is it the same one you had as a kid? Jeff’s is Christmas but his problem revolves around the fact that he still thinks of it with a child’s expectations. And in Colombia Christmas is all about partying till you drop not what Jeff enjoys. Now some people love Halloween which is referred to as Children’s day down here and if you’re careful you can have a really good time with your kids. Just remember not everyone wearing a mask he a good guy. Thanksgiving was Jeff’s second favorite Holiday because he spent it with family. He’s tried to keep it going down here but people just aren’t into it. Then we have New Years Eve which in the US has become a night to out and enjoy and over priced dinner with friends. In Colombia it’s just another day to get drunk and be stupid. The rest of the Holidays really don’t mean much to the average Colombian since they don’t get the day off unless they work in an office. People do take some time off depending on whether the day will be slow or not. One thing about Colombia and the holidays you don’t see a lot of high prices unless you go to an American style mall. Ok so you know what Jeff likes I on the other hand prefer the one that result in people sleeping late and staying quiet. This is Flounder saying CIAO from Medellin Colombia.
WHAT DO YOU THINK
October 13, 2014
Today is Columbus Day a day celebrated in a lot of countries including Colombia. We thought it would be interesting to ask why? Since there seem to be a lot of evidence that would indicate that North America was found and explored long before old Chris got here. Now the funny thing is the Scandinavians aren’t really upset about Chris getting credit. Just like the Spanish don’t worry about too much either it seems that only the Italians get bent out of shape if someone says he didn’t discover America. I personally don’t give a shit give Chris credit for the southern Hemisphere and let the Vikings have the Northern one. One huge difference I see is Chris did his discovery more or less by accident while the Vikings not only discovered the American coast line but went on to explore all the way to the Minnesota. Now the claims of these two groups of supporters are almost as violent as intense as an argument of religion of politics. Once again I must say who cares? This is not one of those historical events where a significant lesson is to be learned. It’s not like there’s a lot cause and effect like a world war. I look at the Vikings being the smarter ones they found a little part of this huge country settled down not looking to conquer the place. They got a long with the Indians didn’t try to expand thousands of miles just lived lie and enjoyed. The Italians and the rest sought riches and land at the expense of the local population. Well now that I look at it maybe there is something to be said for the most aggressive people learning to get along with others in order to survive. While other simply wanted to dominate and steal what they could. Maybe that’s why today the happiest people in the worlds live in Scandinavia. Well this is Flounder saying CIAO from Medellin, Colombia.
DO YOU BELIEVE
October 9, 2014
Since it’s nearing Halloween I thought it would be appropriate to discuss things like UFO’s, Aliens, Ghosts, and Demons. We’ll start off with UFO’s and I guess if you believe in them than you must believe in Aliens. It’s funny that the two major camps on the subject can’t produce scientific proof one way or another. I mean we have no proof, at least none that the general public is aware of that would say yes there are UFO’s and Aliens out there. We also don’t have actual proof that they don’t or that God exists. If Aliens were proven to be real it would affect how we view religion and God. Now Jeff believes in Alien life forms being out there it just doesn’t make any since that with all those stars and planets that there wouldn’t be life out there. Now for those that believe that God only put life on this planet why did he make all the rest? Why not just leave earth and a sky why stars and solar systems with life supporting planets if Earth was his creation. Jeff has seen many things he’s been unable to hve explained. One was during a particular bad thunder storm when he saw a small cloud separate itself from the storm then fly back and forth across the sky. When he asked people who should know at weather stations and science teachers they looked at him like he was crazy. Nobody had ever seen anything like that. A couple of years later a movie came out called Close Encounters of the Third Kind and they used that effect. People say if there were aliens out there would they want to deal with us after all were not exactly peaceful. And if they did want to talk to us why is it they always chose people from rural areas and not some scientists instead. Well if you want to measure the intellectual growth of a society look at it lower points not the higher ones. If you keep going back to the lower ones you’ll be able to see how they progress and then you’d be able to get an idea of the whole human race. Personally if I was an alien I’d make contact with a cat after all CATS RULE. This is Flounder saying CIAO from Medellin, Colombia.
STUFF = CLUTTER
October 8, 2014
Well we missed a post yesterday because Jeff’s wife left for a week at the beach and Jeff hates the beach. So I was thinking what to write about and as usual to topic of STUFF came to mind. You know each one of these words I’m typing is stuff. The result of stuff is clutter it can happen anywhere. Just look in your closet or under the kitchen sink. The worst place to have clutter is in your head because it can cause all types of problems. Sometimes people have too many people in there and that really screws things up. But just normal clutter can make it difficult to see thinks are get things done, it causes procrastination. You know what I’m talking about you start a project and the next thing you know you have all these ideas floating in your head. And you know what ideas are they’re stuff and stuff causes clutter so you end up sitting on the coach watching senseless TV programs. Now we all have stuff in our heads. Albert Einstein had a whole lot of stuff in his head and every once and awhile he was able to get it together and make some since out of it and everybody said he was a genius. How we handle stuff is how we determine how smart we are. Stuff isn’t just the closet full of old junk it’s your head and what’s inside it. Cats are lucky we get to much stuff in our head we just go take a nap, maybe that’s something you guys should think about. You know when a writer says he has writers block that’s nothing more than too much stuff in his head and he needs to take a break so the stuff can settle down and he can find the right stuff. Well like I said when a cat has too much stuff he goes and takes a nap so this is Flounder saying CIAO from Medellin, Colombia.
CHANGE NOT ALWAYS FOR THE BETTER
October 6, 2014
So I was sitting around with Jeff on Sunday afternoon and he starts talking about all the changes he’s seen in his life and how a lot have not been good. First he remembered being able to get a bunch of his friends and going to the school yard to play stick ball but that was banned because drawing the box on the school wall was considered defacing school property. Next came, baseball and how the gang would get together and go down to the park and play a little pickup game. But that was soon stopped because organized leagues were afraid we’d damage the fields. Next they said you needed to reserve the field and have insurance before you could use it. The town Jeff and I lived in, before we moved down here, Parsippany has about thirty ball fields that stand unused because of this. The same applied to touch football they even wouldn’t let you play in the street even with no cars you were considered a traffic hazard. Then of course came, the money sports like car racing. At first all you needed was a car and a track now you need sponsors and you have to be an engineer. Most of the other things we did as kids now are cost prohibitive except for basketball. That’s why kids from the poorer parts of towns excel at that sport it doesn’t take a lot of money to play. This strikes Jeff as funny because they’re always saying that they want parks and such to keep the kids off the streets. Well that’s how I spent my Sunday; this is Flounder saying CIAO from Medellin, Colombia
COULD YOU ?
October 2, 2014
Here’s a question which has been asked before (not by me). Do you think you could kill another human being? Now some will say I guess so if my life or my wife or kids were threatened. How about the guy who just stole the parking space you sent the last 15 minutes waiting for? Well it’s been said that everybody is capable of killing given the proper motivation. But what stops us from killing that parking space thief? Is our upbringing or we afraid of being caught and going to jail or is the prospect of the guilt we’d feel. It’s funny but most of us that don’t go around killing people have lots of reasons not to. But that still doesn’t answer the question are we capable of killing? I think we all are humans get a perverse since of euphoria when the kill an insect or other vermin they find in their homes. They get huge feeling of guilt if it’s a domestic animal, at least most people do. Remember humans are the only thing on this planet that kills for sport. So what do you really think do you need the treat to your family or are you like Jeff hurt an animal in front of him and he will beat you till someone stops him. he knows this because it has already happened to him he knows what he’s capable of because of past experiences with his temper. He keeps that part of his temper well under control. But he and I both believe all humans are capable of violence that we find repugnant in others. That’s the thought to chew on for today. This is Flounder saying CIAO from Medellin, Colombia>
ALL ABOUT ME
October 1, 2014
Well today’s all about me; as you know I help Jeff write this blog, sometimes doing it all by myself like today. The reason I don’t want Jeff help today is because this is about me, and I don’t want him putting his two since in and screwing this post up. Most of you know if you’ve followed this blog that I’m a cat. What is referred to as a tuxedo cat because my coat looks like you got it a tuxedo. Originally this was going to be a blog all about me but I really don’t do too much exciting and I’d rather sleep and let fats do his thing. Today I thought I’d let you in on a secret Jeff is thinking about writing a book all about me. I told him I didn’t think I had enough interesting adventures to write about. I further said I would be more inclined if he wrote maybe a kids book where I could be a detective or maybe a private eye and could have a beautiful chic as a partner. Well he said the whole idea was just in the early stages he has to finish the re write of his last book Death Comes Home and then finish A child Gone Missing which has been on hold for awhile. Then of course he’s going to America for a couple of weeks, leaving me here by the way. So I guess we’ll just have to wait and see what he comes up with. Remember when I said I prefer to sleep well I’m headed to the closet for a nap. This is Flounder saying CIAO from Medellin, Colombia.
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