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Page 4 - Friday, February 14,2003 Brady Standard-Herald
Slipping the bonds
rl here are a great many people
who enjoy riding bicycles.
Fortunately I don’t happen
to be one of them I can’t imagine
how pain and suffering can be viewed
as recreation, but then, there are also
people who voluntarily visit acupunc-
turists Which is just so strange that
I’m not even going to mention it
But since 1 dislike bicycles so
much, I imagine it would be called
poetic justice that my oldest son, who
previously exhibited signs of affec-
tion for me, decided to perform a
Science lair Project involving bi-
cycles Teachers these days encour-
age children, even those who have
shown no definite leanings toward
criminal behavior, to do Science Fair
Outdoor
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With
KENDAL HEMPHILL
very important, without using a base- their time. He was described once as
ball bat. being ‘like a man who awoke too
I his is a tall order, but Science early in the darkness, while the others
Fair Projects don’t really have to were all still asleep ’ But then, the
work. The student just has to prove guy who said that was Sigmund Freud,
that he inflicted a certain amount of who seemed to be asleep his whole
pain and suffering on his parents, and life, so there you go.
the teacher is happy. I expect Leonard is credited with invent-
Projects This is their way of getting Courtland to get high marks, ing lots of really neat stuff, such as a
back at parents for sending their kids In researching this project, we revolving stage for a play house in
to school and going off to lead nor- came across a reference to the fact Italy, an internal combustion engine,
mal. adult lives during the day. I that the bicycle was invented, in 1689, the boosters used on the Apollo rock-
don’t blame the teachers I would do by noneotherthan Ronald McDonald, ets, and, of course, the bicycle. So I
the same thing, in their place I’mkidding, of course. Youknow, guess the proctologists have been
Courtland’s Science Fair Project I’m sure, that the father and son team heaping then laurels on the wrong
addresses the problem of obesity in of Pierre and Ernest Michaux are person all these years
children, which is a huge problem widely recognized as having invented The most intriguing of Leonard’s
lately. You can hardly open up a the bicycle, in the 1860s. Michaux is inventions, of course, is the airplane,
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newspaper these days without find- a German word which means ‘proc- Not that he actually built a plane, but mph, with arangeof 100 miles. It will
ing an article about the Obese ( hil- tologists will thank me tor centuries he drew pictures of flying machines haul a 240-pound payload, including
dren Epidemic. According to the ex- to come, I have no doubt that the long before anyone else, as far as we operator, and can manage an altitude
perts, children should not. be obese, Michaux’s built their bike from spare know, seriously considered heavier of over 8,000 feet. It’s a little bigger
but they are And this, the experts all wagon parts, in the garage, late on a than air flight. He probably got the than a James Bond jetpack, but has
seem to agree, is a Bad Thing. The Thursday night, and had to have it to idea from looking at his drawings of vertical take-off and landing capabil-
kids themselves, ironically, don't the school first thing Friday morning men with several arms. He was un- ity, which is especially handy for
seem to mind at all for Ernest’s Science Fair Project. able to construct a usable model due those tight parking spaces.
Asa matter of fact, being an obese All tine and good, but there are to FAA restrictions. The company spent years devel-
adolescent may become one of the those who believe the actual inventor Over 400 years after 1 Leonard drew oping this remarkable machine and
most lucrative professions of the de- of the bicycle was a different fellow, his flying machines, the firstairplane then, in true American fashion, de-
cade In among the articles about the one Pierre Lallement, who worked in was built and flown at Kitty Hawk cided to sell it on Ebay. Hey, where
Obese Children Epidemic, you’ve a carriage shop. Personally I doubt International Airport by the famous do you think the Smithsonian got the
probably seen some news about the this, since there is no record of bicycle repairmen. Orville Wright Wright Flyer? The only problem was
fat teenagers who sued Ronald Lallement even being married, much Brothers and Wilbur Wright Broth- the sale was subject to a non-nego-
McDonald for a kazillion dollars a less having a son in science class. ers. The Wright Flyer, which hangs liable condition: the buyer had to
while back The kids’ lawyers claimed It doesn’t matter, anyway, because in the Smithsonian Air & Space Mu- agree not to use the SoloTrek.
they got fat because they ate lots of the original Renaissance Man. seum in Wash D.C., flew 120feet in But that doesn’t matter, because
MeBurgei’s I guess they thought they Leonardo da Vinci, beat them all to it. 12 seconds on 17 Dec 1903, before the thing didn’t sell. I called Michael
were at Healthy- Hal McNut’s, in- Leonard was the original Renaissance being shot down by Baron Manfred Moshier, CEO of Trek Aerospace,
stead. Man because he lived during the Re- von Richthofen, but he wasn’t interested in chatting.
L So AXMa-COyArew ar To As naissance. or very newril No one 4. Now, a hundred years later, an- He said the company has been dis-
lean aspey should Bor and part of the would hire him because hespentt most other giant step in the history of avia- solved, and he couldn't say anything
problem is they spend way too much of his time drawing naked men with tion has been achieved A company about what they plan to do with the
time watching television So several arms, but he was a very sharp called Trek Aerospace has inventeda XFV, and he was in a meeting, and I
Courtland decided to figure out a way cookie, one-man (or woman) strap-on flying got the distinct impression that I was
to get kids to ride bicycles instead of Leonard was constantly coming machine, called the SoloTrek XFV, wasting his valuable time.
watching TV, without, and this is up with ideas that were far ahead of capable of reaching a speed of 69 Sol guess it may be a while before
the XFV will be available commer-
cially, if ever. The market will defi-
nitely be limited, anyway, with a
sticker price of over a million clams.
Personally I think the company should
cut their losses; and start building
high-end bicycles.
Which brings us back to the
dreaded Science Fair Project The
deadline is a couple of weeks off yet,
so Courtland plans to start working
on it in ten days or so. If anyone has
any spare wagon parts lying around .
□ Friendly advice for future coverage
Dear Editor,
We would like to thank the Brady Standard-Herald and Brady businesses that
purchased ads for the Rochelle Hornet basketball team pictures in the Feb. 4 issue,
We appreciate the Brady paper including Rochelle School activities. .
We always appreciate and enjoy seeing pictures and reading about our kids,
as well as other Rochelle School kids in the paper. We are proud of the Rocholie
Hornets.
We also enjoyed seeing the Brady Bulldog team pictures in a previous issue,
as we know several of the Brady team players. The only thing we question is, whet)
the ads were sold to Brady businesses, were they aware that they would also be
supporting the Rochelle Hornets?
On several of the ads surrounding the Hornet team pictures were advertise-
ments "boosting" the Bulldogs with sayings such as: "Chew ’em Up Bulldogs,"
" Were Banking On You Dawgs," "Good Luck Bulldogs," "Ink ’em Up Bulldogs,"
etc.
Please don't misunderstand us, we realize that the Bulldogs are the "home
team" of Brady, and we are proud of them, too. We only ask that if in the future
the Brady Standard-Herald plans to support the Hornets and asks for the Brady
businesses to help, that someone take the time to edit the format previously used
I know the Hornet teams would have appreciated sayings such as, "Sting ’em
Hornets," "Buzz ’em Hornets," "Good Luck Hornets," etc.
Proud parents and supporters,
GARY AND CLAYLENE GOSSETT
Brady, Tex.
□ Oops, we did it again
Dear proud parents,
On behalf of the Brady Standard-Herald, I would like to take this opportunity
to publicly send our sincere apologies for an obvious oversight on our part.
As a Rochelle graduate myself, I understand how self-gratifying it is to be
acknowledged in the local paper. What a sense of pride it gives not only the
students but the parents and grandparents as well.
It would be easy to strum up an excuse or explanation for our errors —and we
have many—but this was in every way a "goof-up" and major infraction of the
way we conduct business. 1
Again, we hope no one was offended, and we look forward to watching the
students of Rochelle Independent School District strive for greatness, both in and
out of the classroom.
In closing, I’d like to add: "Sting ’em Hornets," "Buzz ’em Hornets," "Good
Luck Hornets," and "We re With You All The Way!" ;
Sincerely,
AMANDA HOWELL
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□ Opposed to smoking ordinance.
Dear Editor: ,
I would like to take a moment to congratulate the City Council on its
decision against the No Smoking Ordinance. My husband and I have
purchased a home just outside Brady and we will be moving there from the
Denver, Colo., metro region in a few months. jw
A number of towns in the metro complex have enacted similar proposals to
that presented to the Council. While I am not a smoker, my husband is, and I
can assure you that I "do" make my shopping decisions based on who allows
smoking, as do many of my friends. Smokers presently account for approxi-
mately 20-25 percent of all consumers. The loss of 20 percent of one million
people can still allow a business to remain open. I am not sure that the same
can be said of 20 percent of 600 or 6,000—all day, every day. Likewise, if a
consumer chooses not to patronize a McDonalds in a non-smoking town (there
are several in the over 30 towns in five counties of the metro complex), there
is another McDonalds a block down within different city limits. However, if
Brady sends away smoking business, the consumer will not move a block over,
it will move many miles, and may not return.
With Brady's excellent reputation as a hunting destination, and with the
other attractions you have brought in, such as the rodeo and boat races, it would
behoove the Council not to discriminate against potential consumers. Instead,
it should welcome all visitors.
Again, I hope the Council will accept the thanks of an incoming resident for
a wise decision.
If we all did the things we are capable of doing, we would literally astound ourselves.
—Thomas Edison _
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W hen w e point out the things done religiously that are foreign to the Scriptures,
some say What difference does it make since we all believe in God?". Our
reply to this is did it make any difference the kind of sacrifice that Cain offered
to God (Gen 4 3-7)2 Did it make any difference what kind of wood that Noah
built the ark of (Gen 6 14)? Did it make any difference whether Moses struck
the rock or spoke to the rock (Num 20:7-12)? Did it make any difference as
to how Joshua was to take the city of Jericho (Josh 6 1-3)? Did it make any
difference as to how the ark of the Lord was to be transported (1 Chron 13:6-
10, 15 12-13)7 Did it make any difference as to which river Naaman was to
dip seven times to be cured of leprosy (II Kings 5:9-14)? Did not all these
believe in God? Do these examples mean nothing? Did our Lord not say: "Why
call ye me. Lord. Lord, and do not the things
which I say" (Luke 6 46)7
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