Kim “The Rocket Man” Jong Un has said the nuclear launch button is on his desk. I’m curious about this button. Does it have a plastic lid? Or is it just sitting on his desk and if he was playing Jenga, the Jenga pieces could topple over and hit the button? I’d hate for him to start a nuclear war accidentally. Does the button just launch the rockets, or is there a signal that is put in the sky that tells the generals to launch? The button on President Trumplestillskin’s desk was replaced by a Staples button by White House Chief of Staff “Machine Gun” Kelly a few months back. Now, when Trumpenstein wants to start a war the red button just makes a squeaking sound. He thinks he has nuked five nations so far. Faux Newz even did a fake news report that can be played over the White House televisions each time he does it. Whatever it takes to keep an old, tottering fool from really starting a war is what I say.
German right-wing nut job, Beatrix Von Storch, is upset that the police in Germany tweeted something in Arabic. (This has nothing to do with Trumplestillskin, but I couldn’t resist typing out her name this morning… Beatrix Von Storch… nice.) Beatrix needs to understand that NOBODY speaks German any longer. No one studies it, no one outside of Germany and Austria speaks the language. I know about five German words and it is hard to say them without sounding like I am angry. When I’m in Germany this summer, I’m going to try to order a Berliner Doner and souvlaki without using any English words. #NewYearsResolution
Why is my page titled South of the Strait? Well I live in a far corner of the United States. I live in a small town south of the Strait of Juan de Fuca. If I was going to throw a rock across the strait it would land in Canada. I used to be an English teacher. I have worked in Westport, Port Angeles, and Sequim, Washington... and I did two years of substitute teaching in Coalinga, California.
I've moved around a lot, living in: Sterling,Kansas; Chicago; Jordan, Montana; Lemoore, California; Auckland, New Zealand; Spokane, Washington; Gambier, Ohio.
What do I write? For WordPress I used to print once a week for general comments. I wrote reviews of music concerts my daughter made me attend. (Each month she would want us to drive to Seattle to see a music group. I usually stood in the back watching weird stuff.) I also wrote about trips I have taken in Europe where I liked getting lost. I also wrote during the few months when my son was treated for cancer. (He is officially free of cancer of five years.) About three years ago I decided to stop writing blogs so I could concentrate on writing a few books. I have completed three books...or maybe four. I have now compiled my short stories poems and memoirs on Amazon. You can get it at Amazon now..."A Work In Progress"--Jon Eekhoff. I have been very close to getting a printed book called "Lost Summer" but I was never offered $1,000,000.00. (It's set in Paris, 1920's, with baseball, writers, artist, and actually true stuff.) I wrote a book about college basketball called "Laidlaw." It's kind of a mix of "Moby Dick" and a coach who is about to get fired so he takes his team out for a free drive around the West. My most recent book is "California Tales." These are connected stories about the missionary churches in California. They are sad, funny, inspiring, and odd. I had the entire book done in my head and had just one section to finish the next day...and that is when I fell 20 feet from my roof and landed on the cement. (Like a lot of men, I thought I could maintain my own roof instead of leaving it to the professionals.) I don't remember anything about my accident but I am told I was flown to Harborview Medical Center in Seattle. Though conscious and responsive after surgery to remove part of my skull, I don't remember anything from my first month there. I spent another month of Harborview working on walking, speaking, and writing. That was two years ago. As a TBI (Traumatic Brain Injury) survivor, I could have quit writing, but I am not going to quit. I work with the University of Washington Speech and Hearing Clinic.
So, here I am. I am married and live here in Sequim with my wife Cheryl. Our kids live in nearby cities. Writing is now an exhausting exercise, but something I plan to keep working on.
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