Paul Murrell and Bill Grinstaff, both prior Air Force Medical Service Colonels, are positioned just inside the pearly gates of HPC (Heavens Personnel Center). They are there to assist all 3,000 deity's (Earth's declared forms of God, Buddha, Allah and so on) with the placement of new arrivals. As part of their duties, they also periodically support placements on Mother Earth because there are simply too many humans wandering around without any form of guidance... aimlessly so to speak.
One day, they receive orders for two health care administrators in Izmir, Turkey, a hotspot of human wandering. Paul says to Bill, "They need two medical turkeys in Turkey. I have checked with our earthly representative, Tom Campbell and he says he knows two birds of a feather who clearly fit the bill. Bob Bunker and Don Palen have been 'winging it all their lives so they'll be perfect."
Bill responds, "By (3,000) Gods you're right Paul. I clearly recall when Bob tried to leverage New Jersey into one entire, huge Air Force Base medical complex. Plus, I remember when Don stepped into a heavy rainstorm and looked to the sky with his mouth open. Poor guy almost drowned and joined us here. Gotta' love those two pesky turkeys."
Paul says, "Okay, we'll get'er done. We'll drop the card and those two should receive their orders forthwith. Folks in Izmir will never know what hit them. Bob will teach half of them how to wrestle and Don will teach the other half how to hoard vinyl albums. The Turks will end up grappling on the mats while listening to a scratchy version of Lawrence Welk's Greatest Hits. The resulting quantum improvements in health care there will so impress the world that 'WrestleVinyl" will become the rage at concerts all over the world. Why, it'll be bigger than freakin' Woodstock."
And that folks, is the way it is today, February 5th, 2024. RIP Paul and Bill.
