Science fiction writer Ben Bova wrote:
The most prescient — and chilling — of all the science fiction stories ever written, though, is “The Marching Morons,” by Cyril M. Kornbluth, first published in 1951. It should be required reading in every school on Earth.

The point that Kornbluth makes is simple, and scary: dumbbells have more children than geniuses. In “The Marching Morons” he carries that idea to its extreme, but logical, conclusion.

Kornbluth tells of a future world that is overrun with dummies: men and women who don’t know anything beyond their own shallow personal interests. They don’t know how their society works, or who is running it. All they care about is their personal — and immediate — gratification.

A comedy with similar reference....Watch the trailer......click me


Thursday, February 11, 2010

Flashback Friday

This week I figured I would scan some old pics.


Dufresne Family Fun Day canoeing, and Joey cannot hold back how much fun he is having.
He was pooped from jumping up and down and doing backflips with excitement. I mean this kid had like........"I love you uncle Markie" all over his face.
Mallory and Beau, also finding it hard to contain their excitement, are thankful they made it through another adventure alive. Ummm not quite sure why Beau is holding a machete. Where the hell did I take them?



Next canoe trip.....
Joey with Ray and Mike........obviously Joey is not having fun.
I think Joey was like 12 at the time, so I'm sure that's Mike's beer he's holding.




Where is the canoe? Oh it's one of dem dear submersible type canoes.




Yup....submersible. These guys floated like this, with the canoe under them for the longest time......I mean like miles, and on a slow moving stream, that's forever.



The end to River Rat.




Pittsburgh snowmobile/drinking camper



Ahhh......who needs a kitchen.
Wheeeeeeeres Waldo?
This was one of the few times Ray wasn't in front of the mirror making sure he was still a pretty boy camp bitch. Mike knows what I'm talking about.



Made it back but not sure where my sled is. Did ya notice the yellow traction bars?
Susan said it looked like a Ronald McDonald truck....ha... what do women know about that kinda stuff.



OK......where are the trees? Amazing how fast trees grow.
Oh ya and kids too.




Oh I remember this, the store we stopped at to buy our water and soda pop, the bathroom was out of order.



I think this was Halloween.......or was I going to some kinda meeting



I think I'm going to Kathmandu..........Well I got cats and check out the doo




Oh...... the Grumpster. Miss the guy.
Oh, ya and Beau.....I saw him the other day.




And wicked short cutoffs ripped up the sides are coming back.
You know whats weird......this is exactly how I cook now......I hold a drink and observe. I still use the pinky under so the bottle don't slip out. Lost many a beers before I caught on and now I'm a master observer.



Kelly and Susan, with her Pogo boots.



Steven and Susan

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