Did I say our National Guard unit was immediately mobilized and sent out to rescue the southernmost citizens, (save for the Florida Keys) of our illustrious state? (Yep. I thought I did). And did I mention we arrived the day after Hurricane Andrew marched itself through that heavily populated part of the world? (Well, we did).
And my friends, I can tell you that was the sorriest mess I had ever had the misfortune (there’s that word again) of laying my eyes upon. It has been estimated that 25,000 homes were destroyed in that area, and another 100,000 damaged. Given what I witnessed with my own eyes, I believe the numbers must have been much greater than this. One of the most ferocious storms of all time, its almost 200 mph winds racked up over $25 billion in damages, and deprived the world of approximately 40 precious men, women, boys and girls in the Bahamas, south Florida, and Louisiana.
And talk about deja vue, my wife, granddaughter and I decided to ‘take in’ a movie, a week ago, on a day which just happened to represent the 25th anniversary my fellow troops and I “circled the wagons,” and set up our tents on the grounds of the Metro Zoo. Did I mention the name of the movie? “War for the Planet of the Apes.” Irony of ironies, did I mention those poor, infected simians with which we contended in south Florida? (Yep. I thought I did).
And the plot just gets thicker and thicker.
For it seems on the War for the Planet of the Apes a virulent virus has infected the monkey population, (sound familiar), but unlike the research monkeys of the Metro Zoo, these particular monkeys, apes and baboons have benefited from having contracted the viral contagion. For as the virus maintains its course, the hairy bipeds experience an unexpected increase in their intelligence quotient, develop a refined ability to communicate, and a few of the leader variety generate the power of human speech.
(to be continued)
(Mc)Donald's Daily Diary. Vol. 66. By William McDonald, PhD. Copyright pending.
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And talk about deja vue, my wife, granddaughter and I decided to ‘take in’ a movie, a week ago, on a day which just happened to represent the 25th anniversary my fellow troops and I “circled the wagons,” and set up our tents on the grounds of the Metro Zoo. Did I mention the name of the movie? “War for the Planet of the Apes.” Irony of ironies, did I mention those poor, infected simians with which we contended in south Florida? (Yep. I thought I did).
And the plot just gets thicker and thicker.
For it seems on the War for the Planet of the Apes a virulent virus has infected the monkey population, (sound familiar), but unlike the research monkeys of the Metro Zoo, these particular monkeys, apes and baboons have benefited from having contracted the viral contagion. For as the virus maintains its course, the hairy bipeds experience an unexpected increase in their intelligence quotient, develop a refined ability to communicate, and a few of the leader variety generate the power of human speech.
(to be continued)
(Mc)Donald's Daily Diary. Vol. 66. By William McDonald, PhD. Copyright pending.
If you wish to copy, save or share, please include the credit line, above
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