T-Boone, Al, and my Parents: 3 Great Reasons to go the Airshow
Congrats to those of you that went to Jason Bean’s site and scored airshow tickets. If you didn’t get free tickets, the show is worth checking out for 3 reasons. First, my parents live close to the airport. So, drop in on George and Judy and say “hi.” Tell them their son sent you. I’m sure they will give you some iced tea or let you use the bathroom.
Second, you’ve probably heard that T-Boone Pickens has a plan to save our country via alternative energy. He has a website and commercials, but just isn’t getting his message across. That’s where Al Gore comes in. Al is coming to the Mt. Comfort airshow with the missiles and machine guns he recently added to his private jet. His plan is to shoot down all the non “green” pilots at the show that are polluting the air without any consideration to their “carbon footprint.”
Then, Al is going to sky write T-Boone’s plan over the airshow and let Hoosiers know how they can stop destroying the earth and start thinking green. Al can make smoke letters in the sky with impunity because he is cognizant of his carbon footprint. You cannot write in the sky with impunity. You have no idea what your carbon footprint is. (Neither do I.)
Al, gets a pass because he does something called a “carbon offset.” A “carbon offset” is the mulligan you get on your nongreen activities by doing something green somewhere else. So, when Al has one of his maids recycle the glass wine bottles from his most recent $3,000 a plate fundraiser for the Stop the Iceberg Lettuce from Melting Society, he can feel good about polluting the air over Mt. Comfort, IN. (His staff didn’t have the heart to tell him that Iceberg Lettuce doesn’t actually grow on icebergs.)
Now you have the makings of a great airshow. Al Gore doing battle over the skys where I grew up. Maybe the Blue Angels will shoot him down. If the wreckage lands in my parents’ yard, I would certainly come visit more often.
Carry on, Citizens!
