Last week while visiting one of my daughters on the East Coast, I became acquainted with my sixteen year old grandson’s “Ten Best Dudes List.”
Although probably self-explanatory, this list is made up entirely of males. However, it is not time limited … i.e. It is “The ten best dudes of all time.” Although I cannot recall many who were on his list, it did include George Washington, Jesus, and MLK. Notably, it did not include Abraham Lincoln or yours truly. I did not feel bad for not making this list as neither his father nor his other grandfather made the list.
I briefly thought of who would make my “Ten Best Dudes List,” and let me emphasize, very briefly, but other than Jesus and President Lincoln, Elon Musk has to be on my list. He admits and it is generally recognized that he has Asperger’s Syndrome, a type of autism spectrum disorder (ASD) which is sometimes called high-functioning autism. Despite his ASD, look what Elon Musk has done. Both Space X and Tesla are his. Acquiring Twitter, now called X, has dramatically changed social media. From very humble beginnings he is now the richest person in the world, despite his manic-depressive father. (BTW: I just recently finished Musk’s bibliography written by Walter Isaacson. It was a fantastic, but a very long book. A piece of trivia … Elon Musk’s favorite letter is ‘X.’)
Although he had been a big time Democrat who in the past had waited hours in line just to shake Barack Obama’s hand, he has now flipped 100%, and is now all-in for Donald Trump.
Although I probably will not devote any more time to completing my personal “Ten Best Dudes List,” Elon Musk will not be replaced.
10/8/24
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