Low-Life

Finally, some Biden controversy has come our way that warrants my attention and a respite from my normal tirade targets.  Today’s word boy’s and girl’s is Neanderthal which is defined as an uncivilized, unintelligent, or uncouth person.  Joe used that word yesterday to describe his frustration over Texas Governor (R) Greg Abbott and Mississippi Governor (R) Tate Reeves for lifting their states masked mandates, describing it as a big mistake and added, “The Last Thing We Need Is Neanderthal Thinking!”  I can’t begin to tell you how elated and relieved I was to hear him say that.  When I turned the news on and heard what those Governors were planning, I exhorted forth a few expletives and called them Cro-Magnon misfits.  After hearing Joe’s description, I realized I set the bar too high.  I mostly had Covid on my mind at the time and momentarily forgot that Joe was dealing with a couple Republicans so I was giving that dynamic duo too much credit.  

Neanderthal is a word that brings back some pleasant memories growing up as a pre-teen in the late 50’s and coming of age in the 60’s.  I went to a strict Catholic School and we had our little gangs out there in full fashion during recess.  1st & 2nd graders were The Amoebas, 3rd & 4th graders were The Numnuts, the 5th & 6th graders were The Homos and the 7th & 8th graders were the ultimate gang, you guessed it, The Neanderthals.  We lower strata sapiens aspired to fill their shoes someday.  Such are the fantasies of the pre-puberty age.  

Now today, we are living with an omnipresent threat that is ruling our lives and has turned them upside down.  Nobody likes it and we would all like to get back to at least a pseudo-normal lifestyle.  I’m afraid that is going to be sometime down the road and hopeful that we will get to that point sometime, but I’m sure we will have more setbacks to put up with.  My wife is a school teacher at a small K-12 school and yesterday she came home and had to set up her distant teaching paraphernalia.  The State closed the school down for the next 2 weeks as 22 students and 10 staff tested positive for Covid.  I asked her what precipitated this outbreak?  Everything was looking good, so it was decided to bring the 7th - 12th graders back from hybrid to full-time.  Unfortunately, a visiting wrestling team came to town for a competition and the outbreak was traced back to that event.  Needless to say, these 2 blowhole Governors are another addition to my hit list.  Neanderthal would be a compliment and way too good for them, so I sat down and turned it over in my mind as to what term can I come up with to top Joe, since he’s too kind.  Then it hit me.  Of course!  Aren’t we dealing with Republicans here?  Granted, some of them are okay dudes and dudettes and I have praised them in the past, but most of them are real low-lives, far below than we amoebas were in 1st and 2nd grade.  My final analysis for these 2 guys and many like them: nanobes - the smallest form of life, 1/10th the size of the smallest known bacteria.  Neanderthal indeed.  You dos amigos, may as well try and reach for the stars.  Stay tuned…..!

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