Another year has gone by and I find myself disappointed
again. It seems as though the Nobel
Prize Committee has ignored our stellar work here at www.easternshorefishandgame.com. So has the Pulitzer committee, and the
Publisher’s Clearinghouse clearly made a mistake.
Cameras, lights, guys with microphones, helium-filled
balloons, and a giant cardboard check have eluded me once more. Still, I have my acceptance speech all
prepared and ready for an extraordinary presentation thanking all that made
this award possible.
Watching those phonies in the audience at presentation
ceremonies for Golden Globes, Oscars, Emmys, and People’s Choice awards
actually make me glad I’m not part of that crowd. Plastic smiles and fake body parts, hair
weaves, tons of makeup, are enough to make anyone cringe, and then you look at
the women attendees…
After all, most of them are egotists who merely want to claw
their way back into the spotlight as they are now has-beens, otherwise known as
B actors.
You can detect hints of envy in their eyes as the cameras
pan the audience, anxiously awaiting the sound of a tearing envelope that will
reveal the next award recipient. Fake
applause then follow with disappointed scowls that silently announce, “I’m just
like that guy at www.easternshorefishandgame.com,
now.”
Sure, but then we have people like Sophia Vergara who now
dots the airwaves. Ms. Vergara must have
the best agent in America. She stars in
a TV show, sells cosmetics, and even has her own line of bedding at Kmart. Perhaps she is the new Martha Stewart; not
that jail thingy but a temporary flash-in-the-pan. But, I digress.
For some, playing was a pastime when we were children. We pretended to be soldiers and nurses, and
cowboys. We were construction workers
with our toys moving dirt and building roads or housewives making delectable
mud pies. Some outgrew their young
games, other did not.
Take sports for an example.
We played basketball, football, and sandlot baseball for enjoyment. Others were fortunate enough to parlay their
games into careers. Still, many
pro-ballers gripe about their meager seven-figure salaries. Professional bass fisherman can pull in many
thousands of dollars for a day on the water.
Skiers and skateboarders are also able to reap tons of cash for having
fun.
Basically, it all boils down to what people have
accomplished in their respective lives.
A few years ago, a teacher assigned his class a writing exercise which
required his students to write their own obituaries. While sounding pretty morbid, it was a mental
workout that forced people to reflect on their goals and accomplishments.
To say that a person pretended to be a soap opera character
for 35-years may be something truly special to some, but being a real soldier
and good parent is special to others. An
Emmy may be in store for that actor however, big awards and tuxedos are usually
not the norm for armed service personnel.
Thanking our military men and women, and their families, for
all they’ve given seems in order. Yet, I
doubt many of them will mind as they are the real thing – full of love for
country and humility.
They don’t denounce the United States with too many making
the ultimate sacrifice for it and all those who loathe them and our great
nation.
Thank you, one and all.
