On second glance

I’m not sure how it happened. For some reason, the tv show Ed (2000-2004) awoke in my conscious again. I remembered I watched it when it was on NBC but I don’t think I finished watching it until the finale. Although I’m not 100% sure I watched the finale but that is something I like to do. So, that part is an assumption. The only thing I could remember about it was the plot involved a guy named Ed played by Tom Cavanagh who had a romantic interest in a woman played by pre-Modern Family Julie Bowen. The main impetus was a romance and, of course, as in all fictional romances, the timing being off between the two characters. I also remember Julie’s character ending up in a tree at some point when her character, Carol, was ready and Ed had cooled off. But, overall, my memory was a bit spotty since that was twenty years ago.

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A good idea on paper

The U.S. government attempted to provide a service at the end of WWI that sounds like a wonderful way to thank fallen soldiers. The intent, I’m sure, was to show gratitude. But the execution of it quickly became quite grisly and I guarantee pricey. As far as I know, the service was only offered at the end of WWI and not repeated for any subsequent war. At least, not at the same level.

Let me start at the beginning though.

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Break it down for me

It’s that time again. Time for me to get on my soapbox (blog) and rant (rage) about the fact we in the USA will fall back an hour. Now, I consider me a fairly reasonable person. In fact, my talent has always been to be able to quickly see another point of view. But in my fifty years of viewing, I can not figure out the why of the silly twice a year time change.

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That time I went to Mongolia

I had no intention of traveling or doing any big trips this year. This was going to be a low-key year where I took care of some issues. My plan was to stay close, do little traveling, take care of some things, and, if possible, pay off my car or at least get the loan down. No, I would not be traveling outside the country. It was a good plan. But mid-August I found myself at the airport getting ready to fly halfway around the world. So much for that good plan.

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