Wow....I must admit, I have been shamefully absent from this blog. Forgive me, though...unlike my red hello kitty diary (which had the first entry from 3rd grade and the second entry from 9th grade), I have come back in a relatively short time. Because I have waited so long to post, I have many things to describe (near death experiences in Chile) and gripe about (israeli teens, chilean men and their personal space issues, people making out in parks, drunken old men in my neighborhood, my mother-in-law and her unrealistic expectations, and shallow american tourists) .....I just have to let you know I'm alive and fully plan to post in the next few weeks......in the interim, let me leave you with this little gem that I heard on a somewhat recent trip to Alcatraz with Fee-Fie-Foe-Fum's family....
OVERHEARD/SEEN ON ALCATRAZ ISLAND......
Father: "And THAT, kids, is the GOLDEN GATE BRIDGE! The most famous bridge in the entire country....probably the world... Just think, YOU got to see it!"
Father proceeds to line up 3 kids, wife, and grandparents in front of the bridge and then begins to shoot pictures in a wild Nikon frenzy, all the while ballyhooing about the merits of the VERY IMPORTANT MOST FAMOUS Golden Gate Bridge.......
I really thought about it (I did! I swear!) and decided not to torpedo this precious family moment spent creating special memories and the pictures to document it.....as he did all of this in front of the BAY BRIDGE! Note to all: Bay Bridge=GREY, Golden Gate Bridge=RED....
What is WRONG with America that most people cannot name the states, cities, or recognize major landmarks....just one more example of how this country is sliding down the U-bend towards mediocrity.....
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