Not to worry. Birds have become very adept at pooping on people. That’s why the regulars at the beach gag and bind the stupid tourists that think feeding the sea gulls is cute.
KATE “The Wings of Man” was the airline’s ad motto before they went bust 25 years ago. Father worked there, landing gear mechanic and shop leader for 32 years.
Do you remember “the wings of man” as the Eastern Airlines ad slogan of the 70’s? Dad worked here in Miami as landing gear mechanic for 32 years and got out just before they went bust.
Now I know your exact age. Only another teenager would stand up for other teenagers, so that puts you at 17. I am able to figure these things out with such remarkable accuracy and aplomb because by the age of 14, I had read every single Sherlock Holmes story that Sir Arthur Conan Doyle wrote.
Oh, Kate. I got a letter from publisher and will have a poem published in latest anthology. The publishing headquarters is in Shrewsbury, Pennsylvania so I immediately thought of you. The editor says my stuff is like that of Elizabeth Bishop. I never heard of her but read some of her stuff this morning and I see he gave me quite a compliment.
I once stayed in a villa in Italy where the caretakers made their own grappa. I think they threw the skins out back. The chickens were always stumbling and swaying.
27 responses to “The Lazy Generation by Carl D’Agostino”
leadinglight
February 1st, 2011 at 03:22
Hope they don’t mistake the toilet for a bath…
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Carl D'Agostino
February 1st, 2011 at 09:25
Not to worry. Birds have become very adept at pooping on people. That’s why the regulars at the beach gag and bind the stupid tourists that think feeding the sea gulls is cute.
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carldagostino
January 30th, 2011 at 20:30
These kids today don’t know nuttin.
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blackwatertown
January 30th, 2011 at 20:15
That’s funny.
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Val Erde
January 30th, 2011 at 11:35
They’d do it too, if they could!
😉
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Carl D'Agostino
January 30th, 2011 at 14:33
It’s a matter of ethnic and generational pride.
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Expressmom
January 29th, 2011 at 16:14
The film for the flight must have been the famed horror flick “Cats on a Plane.”
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Margaret Reyes Dempsey
January 29th, 2011 at 16:34
LOL. Good one!
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Carl D'Agostino
January 29th, 2011 at 20:19
One Flew Over the Cuckoos Nest
The Birds
Where Eagles Dare to Fly
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carldagostino
January 29th, 2011 at 08:05
KATE “The Wings of Man” was the airline’s ad motto before they went bust 25 years ago. Father worked there, landing gear mechanic and shop leader for 32 years.
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Maxi
January 29th, 2011 at 07:45
Hmm, young birds flying on “the wings of man.”
Seems like adventurous teens to me.
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carldagostino
January 29th, 2011 at 07:57
Do you remember “the wings of man” as the Eastern Airlines ad slogan of the 70’s? Dad worked here in Miami as landing gear mechanic for 32 years and got out just before they went bust.
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carldagostino
January 29th, 2011 at 08:14
Now I know your exact age. Only another teenager would stand up for other teenagers, so that puts you at 17. I am able to figure these things out with such remarkable accuracy and aplomb because by the age of 14, I had read every single Sherlock Holmes story that Sir Arthur Conan Doyle wrote.
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kateshrewsday
January 29th, 2011 at 07:34
I’m all for taking a load off. However becoming over reliant on The Wings of Man, now, that may not be such a great idea…
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Carl D'Agostino
January 30th, 2011 at 14:32
Oh, Kate. I got a letter from publisher and will have a poem published in latest anthology. The publishing headquarters is in Shrewsbury, Pennsylvania so I immediately thought of you. The editor says my stuff is like that of Elizabeth Bishop. I never heard of her but read some of her stuff this morning and I see he gave me quite a compliment.
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Dave Hambidge
January 29th, 2011 at 06:50
Is that how the dodo failed?
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Carl D'Agostino
January 29th, 2011 at 07:27
Yes, the dodo(good name for ex-wife) lost its wings by choosing not to fly. Hey, it’s “use it or lose it!”
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sunshineinlondon
January 29th, 2011 at 06:28
And what makes it worse is that they were snowed in, so they were so so late in migrating south. Hope their hotel bookings were still valid.
Sunshine
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Carl D'Agostino
January 29th, 2011 at 07:25
I guess when snowed in, taking the plane can keep their cycles and patterns “on schedule” But it’s that effort that builds character.
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Carl D'Agostino
January 30th, 2011 at 14:27
It’s a matter of “ethnic” pride. They also disapprove of giving Knighthoods to musicians and piano players if you know what I mean.
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mimie
January 29th, 2011 at 03:44
I do feel soooo lazy this weekend, typing the keyboard with 1 finger now….
Hope it makes me younger in age?haha
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Carl D'Agostino
January 29th, 2011 at 07:28
When fingers too tired I use my nose. It’s called the “peck and sneeze” method.
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Zahara
January 29th, 2011 at 02:45
No parachutes required.
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Carl D'Agostino
January 29th, 2011 at 07:23
Yes, but exercise keeps you alert and fit.
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Margaret Reyes Dempsey
January 29th, 2011 at 02:09
I once stayed in a villa in Italy where the caretakers made their own grappa. I think they threw the skins out back. The chickens were always stumbling and swaying.
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Carl D'Agostino
January 28th, 2011 at 23:12
Oh, good Heavens no. Seeds, worms and Italian bread dipped in grappa. Spumoni dessert!
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Margaret Reyes Dempsey
January 28th, 2011 at 22:56
I hope they’re not being served chicken.
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