LEAVE IT TO PEEVER
Making nothing out of something
-Bumper
sticker of the week: Urban Sprawl-Cut down all the trees and name streets after
them.
-Quotes of
the week: “Truth has a power of its own....A poem can inspire a movement. A
pamphlet can spark a revolution. Civil disobedience can arouse people and
provoke us to think.” Howard Zinn
“Prayer is
meaningless unless it is subversive, unless it seeks to overthrow and to ruin
the pyramids of callousness, hatred, opportunism, falsehoods.” Abraham Joshua Herschel
-Speaking
of civil disobedience: I have been awe-struck by the demonstrations taking
place in Iran over their recent election. Apparently, the current President of
Iran stole the election. Reminds
me of 2000, when Bush stole the election here in the U.S. And what did us, the
citizens do. Nothing. I applaud the Iranians for their, for the most part,
nonviolent actions. They have much more courage than we here in the United
States.
-Answering
the e-mail:
* Dear Peever: What
do you think about the new mayor?
Bob
Dear Bob: Haven’t heard much from him yet. I guess he’s getting
adjusted, what with all the pressure that comes with the job. I hear they’re doing some painting at
city hall. Finding an appropriate color could take months.
* Dear Mr. Weik:
Where did you come by your left-leaning ways? Lori
Dear Lori: From my left-leaning mentor, who was a Marxist sociologist.
He taught me a capitalist, free-market economy was incompatible with democracy.
I was never quite sure of that until recently. Now I get it.
* Dear Bruce: You
write a lot about God, but I can’t figure exactly where you stand? Ken
Dear Ken: You are very much right. I talk a lot about God, wondering
about the whole thing. If it’s a made up story, it’s a good one. If God is
real, sitting on a cloud somewhere out there, directing this whole show, I
figure I’m screwed.
* Dear Mr. Peever:
What do you think about Rush Limbaugh for President? Carol
Dear Carol: The same thing I think about Sarah Palin for President.
Obama will be a shoo-in. If either should win, hello France. Or the United
Kingdom. Or Costa Rica.
* If you could have
one wish for Galesburg, what would it be?
Harry
Dear Harry: That it was Bloomington.
* If you were to take
a guess, what do you think will happen in Galesburg over the next 10-20
years? Sally
Dear Sally: Using the last 10-20 years as a guide, I would have to say,
not much. But don’t get me wrong, things can get worse.
* What do you think we need to do with our
schools? Lea
Dear Lea: Close them and start over.
* Dear Mr. Bruce: You
seem pretty comfortable as a provocateur, constantly stirring the pot. Don’t
you ever get tired of being the outsider, always telling the other side of the
story? Al
Dear Al: No.
* Dear Peever: Can
you find anything good to say about Galesburg: Gail
Dear Gail: I’ll give you three things. 1. We must have the best gas in
the Midwest, cause it’s always the most expensive. 2. We’re good at making
nothing out of something. 3. When
it comes right down to it, I’d just as soon live here than Iraq or Afghanistan.
How’s that for being positive?