Think About It

There has been a lot of talk about the weather over the last few days, so I thought I’d add a little input.   Interestingly, my report isn’t from the recent cold snap – it was the weather from February 3, 1959 … the day the music died.   It was around 15 degrees with a 30+ mph wind when Buddy Holly, Richie Valens and J. P. Richardson (the Big Bopper) took off for Fargo, North Dakota.   They wouldn’t make it out of northern Iowa before their plane crashed and history was made.   The trio had been on a bus trip across the northern plains, but because they were anxious to get to their next venue (and they weren’t feeling all that good), they rented a plane.   That deadly mistake sealed their fate and ended their careers. As I thought about this event, I was reminded that sometimes the easy solution isn’t always the best one.   Now, please hear me out, I am not faulting the musicians’ choice – I might have done the same thing – but it is ironic that the decis...