Flotsam and Jetsam

Miscellaneous thoughts and observations.

Is it cruel to ask an acoustic guitar player at a bar (trying his best) to play Free Bird?... Heh heh - good point... Now that Mount McKinley has been changed back to Denali - can we also get Istanbul changed back to Constantinople?... Heh heh - another good point... Who knew? The word "fad" is actually an acronym for "for a day"... Heh heh - a third good point... I initially thought the Internet was saying that Idris Elba was "too sweet" to play James Bond - a point I could see. Then I learned it was actually "too street" which is crap... Good interview with comedy iconoclast Norm MacDonald... Once it is pointed out to you that if Hillary Clinton was a Harry Potter character she would be Dolores Umbridge - you'll never see her the same again... Actually this could explain a whole lot...

Mount McKinley Now Once Again Mount Denali

President Obama has changed the name of Alaskan peak Mount McKinley back to the original native name of Mount Denali. I've heard the mountain called both all my life which I think is a testament to the name Mount McKinley never fully taking hold. I have no issue whatsoever with the name change back to Mount Denali.

Speaker John Boehner however is not pleased with the name change. Some things are worth fighting for. This is not one of them. Hey Boehner how about spending your time and effort to repeal Obamacare or stop the Iran Deal instead of this fluff.

As for me - I'm just happy that Vladimir Putin hasn't strong-armed Obama into selling Alaska back to Russia (although when he sees what Obama is willing to give away to Iran would you blame Putin if he tried?).