Dolly Parton helped fund research for the COVID vaccine. So in honor of her and to protect my own health and others, I got my COVID shot. The pharmacist who gave me the shot has given over 400 flu and COVID shots this week. Friends take care of yourself and get your shots.
To all celebrating Labor Day today may the work you do make the world a better place. Also may you be compensated well for the labor you do. Thank you for keeping the world running.
Today is my 57th birthday. I have chosen to grow old but not to grow up. Life is more fun that way. Being yourself is good. It’s been quite the life, if you ask me. I am thankful and humbled.
Some people really have a hard time letting things go. The past for them might as well have been yesterday. Grudges and grievances are powerful things. Everyone has to struggle with them. The reality of it all is that it isn’t the year 2000 anymore. However, our current state isn’t great.
There is something sentimental about hearing a dial-up modem log on to the Internet. I remember the distinct sound of two computers shaking hands on the network. Everything from a 28.8, 33.6, and 56K modem got us onto the World Wide Web using services like AOL, Mindspring, Compuserve, Earthlink, Prodigy, and many others.
The 1970s TV show Emergency was one of my favorites growing up. It was about two groundbreaking paramedics Roy DeSoto and Johnny Gage who were dedicated to saving lives in Los Angeles. As a kid this whole world of firefighters and paramedics captured my imagination and inspired me.
The adventure and important work of rescuing people was a huge part of the appeal. Like most shows the characters make the whole thing special. Kevin Tighe and Randolph Mantooth brought DeSoto and Gage to life along with the crews of Station 51 and Rampart Hospital.
On July 9th Randolph Mantooth died at the age of 80. I am sad, but I am glad he lives on through his work and talent he shared with the world. He along with his on-screen partner Kevin influenced generations of men and women to go into the profession of firefighting and paramedics.
Randy, thank you for being a special part of my childhood. You will be missed but your legacy lives on. Rest in power. KMG365.
