[Sosfbay-discuss] kitties on high alert

[Fred Duperrault]

Cameron, you should have seen the front page of the Chronicle today. A 
colored photo of at least 20 fire trucks parading in honor of the two 
Contra Costa firemen who lost their lives while in action.

They deserve great honors, but burning hundreds of gallons of gasoline 
seemed to be  actually dishonoring not only the communities that use the 
trucks, but the whole world. The fallen fireman's heroism could have 
been dramatized with greater dignity and with greater respect to the 
environment had the firemen solemnly walked in a procession to the ceremony.

It also ticks me off when military jet planes, such as the Blue Angels, 
  buzz over public events, including the All Star Baseball Game.  The 
pro- baseball owners love the free drama, and the military loves the 
advertising.  Neither respects the environment or the taxpayers.

Using the "wet blanket" approach,

Fred




This morning there's this weird noise, sounds like
a swarm of bees, but lower pitched.  I figured a fan
is wearing out and checked all the computers,
but it's coming from outside.  The cats have noticed
it and they're searching all around and mewing,
high alert for kitties.  These cats were feral, and
they're very territorial, and have to know exactly
what's going on in their territory.

It's the "champ cars" of the San Jose Grand Prix.
I'm about four miles from the downtown race course.
Must be deafening down there.  It's bothering the
cats more than the July 4 fireworks do.

I haven't really enjoyed fireworks much since the
Gulf war started in 1990.  They're basically glorifying
warfare.  This month at the downtown fireworks they
played this awful John Philip Sousa martial music
and it just wrecked it.  And I'm having a hard time
with the city spending all this money glorifying
overpowered cars.


Cameron


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