Author: Chowlb

In: Tech-knowledgy

2009-05-27 10:17:25

It's true... your boy used to have a lisp.  I couldn't pronounce a word with an "R" in it to save my life.  The worst part of this is the fact that I was completely terrified of going into the ocean because of "shawks."  I know a lot of little children have trouble with "R" sounds but to put the nail in the coffin, during elementary school I guess it became a problem for a lot of my teachers.  I had to go through a small form of "speech therapy."  Once a week I would have to go to the library and take a hearing test, the one where you wear the huge can earphones and raise your hand when you hear the tone. Not only that, but I had to do reading tests where I had to read books out loud to the "speech therapist."  Of course as a child no one uses the word "speech therapy" so I thought it was a study for science.  I thought I was saving the world somehow.  Anywho, I'm over that although I don't have any friends named Roy... or Troy...

So again I'm traveling, this time to Rochester, NY.. never been, probably won't want to go back.  Sitting on the airplane this morning on the way to Atlanta for my layover (as I'm writing this) I was looking out the window at the ground, which at this point was wayyy....wayyyyy...wayyyyy below me, and I started playing the "touch screen trivia" which has become somewhat of a novelty.  The question was regarding whoever discovered San Diego, of course at that time it wasn't San Diego, it's not like the dude tripped over the San Diego city limit sign and was like "hey guys I found it!"  That started the Chowlb wheels 'a turnin.  Imagine being the one that actually discovered a continent, or a city, or a creature.. just being out in the wilderness, no direction or reason.  And when you do find a city, let's say, do you just stop in the middle of the woods and say.. "ok... ummm.. this is North Dakota."

"But boss... where's South Dakota gonna be?"

Awkward silence...

Another thing that crossed my mind on this adventure.. the first people that actually thought about flying.  Not the Wright Brothers, but the guys back in the ancient times. I'm sure it all started with a guy in a field, looking up at the sky and saying "We should be up there."

Nonetheless, hundreds of years later here we are.  The airline industry is booming, airports are more crowded than ever, we have freaking WIFI on airplanes, it's really crazy.  A comedian once said about people complaining about flying, "we  should be all sitting in our seats screaming because we're 10,000 feet high in a metal school bus with wings."  I agree, I'm no longer complaining about flying, or airports, or the Atlanta airport.  I'm thankful for the technology, and thankful for the God that gave us the knowledge.

COMMENTS:

Commented By: chowlb

On: 2009-05-28 06:30:37

yea yea yea pick on the fat kid :)

Commented By: hmransom

On: 2009-05-28 02:55:20

:) "but mom, there are shawks in that watel!"