Friday, October 16, 2015

Maybe it really isn't so great being great.




Ulysses S. Grant is said to have loved the bottle a bit too much and is not really remembered for his military prowess. He just happened to be one of the few generals left for Lincoln to appoint to run the army at the time. He became a viable candidate for president because he was considered a war hero and was very recognizable. I can't think of anything memorable about his presidency.

Thomas Edison did perfect the light bulb after hundreds of failed attempts. One could say that even a blind squirrel finds a nut every now and then. And he did electrocute a circus elephant that had killed one of its handlers at one point to show how useful electricity could be. I don't think that is very great.

I think Walt Disney was actually more successful after he died. And since I am still paying off our recent trip to Disneyland, I'm not feeling the love for the father of the happiest place on earth.

I'm not big on basketball and I'm sure Michael Jordan was quite the player. But the man is starring in Hanes underwear commercials. That's all I'm going to say.

This leaves Abraham Lincoln and the Beatles. I'm a major fan of both. But both Lincoln and lead Beatle John Lennon ended up getting shot.

So maybe it really isn't so great being great.

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