Flies, Book Review

The common house fly has gotten my attention lately and they have stirred up some interesting things in my brain.  As we all know flies are a real nuciance since they tend to land on you, land on your food and land on most things good and bad on this earth.  Yesterday I was eating hamburgers outdoors after the triathlon and for some reason the flies matched the sold out football crowd in Raider land the night before, by landing on me and my burger.  As I scatted it off I wondered just where had that fly been before it settled comfortably on my burger?  Since I know there is an animal stable close by could it be that fly had been there and had made some landings on some horse or cow manure before it came to my burger?  Of course it was possible but then I got to thinking even deeper about this fly and I just wondered what kind of mind they must have and what motivates them to get through the day.  They fly from one tasty thing to another, get scatted off or if the person they are aggravated has a fly swatter they may get creamed dead for the day.  Some where I have heard that the life span of a fly is only about 7-8 days but during that time they do stay busy doing their thing. Of course as they die from over work or the fly swatter no one really misses them since there seems to be a very adequate population of them.  They seem to get very restless when they know winter is on the way and the picnic lunches will not be out there for them to land on.  Since they don’t have much covering on their body for warmth, I am sure most of them just freeze to death.  Then the other thing I wonder is how they mate with the opposite sex and how they take care of their new born.  Bottom line here is that I think that since we have some kind of “cause” event for everything imaginable under the sun we create a new event honoring the common house fly.  It could be done in the city dump where you know lots of them exist and it could be a 1 foot distance run/walk/crawl/jump etc., and the entry fee could be a cool $100.00.  Too much you say,? Well I beg you pardon, these little pesky creatures serve mankind and they do it with lots of energy and devotion.  So, be on the look out for the very first of its’ kind, “Make a Fly Happy Before They Are Swatted”, it is the next wave of fun and relaxation(beats throwing corn starch all over the neighborhood)!

Book Review:  “Still Foolin’ ‘Em”, Billy Crystal, *****, The is one funny book written about the life of comedian Billy Crystal to really celebrate his turning 65.  If you have any sense of humor you will either giggle most of the way through or in some cases laugh out loud.  But even the real serious parts have a touch of humor.  This guy almost invented the word.  It also tells the story of how he started in his profession and how he became successful  While it is not meant as a motivational book it really has some sound points in it on how to become successful in any profession a person might chose. 

EA, SH,.......:)!

greerman