The World Never Fails Me

Hello, it's me...I've thought about this for a long, long while. Maybe I think too much bust something's wrong...sorry, Todd Rudgren interlude there.

Anywho..so I have been pondering what to observe/rant about. The State of the Union address? No, that's droll. Michael Jackson kickin' it way old school with his stylish black birkah in Bahrain? Nah...not all that newsworthy, if he went back to being black, ok..now that is news. Stuporbowl? Negative. So, what's left...ah..the unexplained mystery of the the ferry sinking in the Red Sea..yes that's it.

Now, I don't mean to poke fun at those poor souls who were lost in that tragedy so this is going to be more of a rant really.

First of all, who thinks that having a 35 year old ferry that crosses a body of water that has a depth of 3,000 feet is a good idea? Right, I see no hands up so I will move along.

Thirty-five years old. Think about that. I am a touch over 35 and there is no way in hell I would put someone on my back and try to swim with them anywhere! Not even in a kiddie-pool. Ok, so, people do have cars that are 35 years old or more that work...I accept that notion but, there are 2 types of 35 year old cars you see. The dude up the block tinkering with it all hours of the day and night, pouring fat cash and salty sweat into it OR it's on cinder blocks in the front yard with weeds growing up through the undercarriage, and the people who own it probably have either a still or a meth lab on the property. Am I right? Yes, I am.

So, let's just say, for the sake of argument that the ferry in question, was not one that would be tinkered with constantly, I mean have you seen any with candy-apple red paint on it? Flames detailed on the side? Tricked out chrome? Spinning hubs? I don't think so. Well, that leaves us with the 2nd option. The white trash ferry.

I know, I know..Egypt doesn't have a ton of dough just laying around to pour into thier transportation system, or anything else really. OR DO THEY?

See, I just read this article in the new "Art in America" about the new Egyptian Treasures Museum in the development stage. It's very, nice, in fact, lovely. Just how much do you figure they spent on that? I ask becuase I can't be bothered to google it really, I am reasonably sure it's a crap load more than spent on something like a ferry, or ferry upkeep.

The thing is, I think this accident is going to be some serious bad ass Karma for the government. Most of these people were coming back from the pilgrimage to Mecca, come to think of it, I don't think the Haj went all that well this year, I vaguely recall hearing about some stampedes and such resulting in death. I don't know about you but the last thing I want to be involved in is serious maiming or death around the holiest of holy days for any religion. No thanks..I'll pass on that.

Where am I going with this? Glad you asked.

See, anything 35 years old and up should not be doing the carrying and/or ferrying, but rather be carried and/or ferried. Since I include myslef in this category..

My Only Question is? Li'l Amigo or Li'l Rascal?