S2 Ep. 4: How to get vaccinated, Elusive elephants, A palindromic essay, Ludlum humor,  Jackie Kennedy words of wisdom episode artwork

EPISODE · Jan 28, 2021 · 31 MIN

S2 Ep. 4: How to get vaccinated, Elusive elephants, A palindromic essay, Ludlum humor, Jackie Kennedy words of wisdom

from TWO OLD BUCKS · host David and Del

Send us Fan MailDave presents an idea from loyal listener Phil from Punxutawney [possibly not his real name] whereby the whole country could be vaccinated in 13 weeks. Phil reasoned if garbage trucks could do pickups every week, why can't the feds procure a fleet of medical vans staffed with "shooters" ?  Follow Dave's math and you'll see how it could be done for $3 billion,  not exactly chump change  but literally a drop in the bucket called the federal budget. No, Dave is not going into the math details here; trust him. Del unexpectedly provides a faster, cheaper option: Just use all those Amazon vans clogging the roads.Del tells us about the time he was drafted as a guide for an African safari in a private game preserve, charged with finding elephants for his clients. These are the largest land mammals, right? Should be easy to find, right?  Maybe.  Maybe not.Dave reviews an adventure essay by Kim Cross about two cyclists traveling in opposite directions across Europe and Asia. He's struck by the poetic beauty of the writing and the majesty of the epic journeys of an American and a Brit. What are the chances these two strangers would meet at a desert cafe at the edge of nowhere? But that's not even the best part. Dave declares it the best adventure essay since Into Thin Air by Jon Krakauer. You can read her story here.  If you like it, she also has a book out-WHAT STANDS IN A STORM.Del once again almost reviews The Road to Gandolfo, an offbeat book by author Robert Ludlum writing as Michael Shepherd. It could be humorous, we're not sure since Del doesn't really tell us the plot or anything else about the book. The moral according to Del seems to be that once you're successful you can do anything you want.  Just sayin....We wrap it up with words of wisdom from Jackie Kennedy that Dave has had pasted in his folio for 20  years.EMAIL US IF YOU WANT THE VACCINE MATH Email us at [email protected] us your thoughts:  [email protected]                          Find Two Old Bucks on Facebook  and YouTubeLeave a Voice message - click HEREWHAT ARE YOU GOING TO DO WITH THE REST OF YOUR LIFE?

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Send us Fan Mail Dave presents an idea from loyal listener Phil from Punxutawney [possibly not his real name] whereby the whole country could be vaccinated in 13 weeks. Phil reasoned if garbage trucks could do pickups every week, why can't the feds procure a fleet of medical vans staffed with "shooters" ? Follow Dave's math and you'll see how it could be done for $3 billion, not exactly chump change but literally a drop in the bucket called the federal budget. No, Dave is no...

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