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Chester Rugrats T-BallMay, 2004May 31, 2004 — Cincinnati, Ohio. Blue eyed cicadas? My brother Doug told me that he heard of a professor in Cincinnati that is studying these oddities and offering $1,000 for each blue eyed cicada that anyone will bring to him. I think they must be pretty rare (I’ve never seen or heard of one). In any event, the X brood is alive and well in Cincinnati. You should see (and hear) them. They just permeate everything during their brief stay. They should be gone by the end of June for another 17 years. My dad (75) claims that he can’t wait to see them leave and then he hopes he will never be bothered with them again. That seems a strange way of thinking about things but he has always been real practical about things. I didn’t expect to create any hysteria by my claim about seeing lights in the sky a while back. However, my brother Doug and his wife Sue both claim to have seen an object in the sky that neither of them could identify. Here is what I heard them describe this morning. It was about 8:30 p.m. a few weeks back and Doug was sitting on his front porch. He has lived there for years and grew up within five miles of his house. That doesn't make him an expert on everything in the sky, but he is at least somewhat familiar with the usual stuff up there. He saw a black disk coming from due North. He did not see any smoke trails or hear any sounds. In fact, he did not even get a sense of it being 3d. Just a circular void of black. Sue came out and they both watched as it turned West and continue at about the same speed until it was out of sight. That is it. Nothing more, nothing less. I am convinced they saw what they described and that neither of them thought it was anything they had seen before… ever. Maybe they were just being playful today and pulling my leg about the blue eyed cicada and the object in the sky. I’m not sure. If you google on “blue eye cicada” you will find a single entry by a fairly credible source,NPR. They are both fun to think about in either event. Dennis and his son Samwise probably spent today blowing up balloons for the festival “A Taste of Cincinnati”. They are known as WindWeavers and have worked this gig for many years. It occurred to me on my way home today that they must be quite a tradition in town and that they have served an entire generation with their happy work. My hat is off to them. May 30, 2004 — Alfred, Ohio. Nick and I helped Steve, Joe, and Angie load up Steve and Mary Ellen’s stuff. Joe, Steve, and Angie then headed off for Boston. I headed for Cincinnati to visit with my Dad. May 28, 2004 — Alfred, Ohio. CoKu Tau 4. According to an article I read on the Bulgarian News Network, Nasa has discovered an infant planet circling a star known as CoKu Tau 4 (some 420 light-years away in the constellation Taurus if you are interested). I am not at all surprised to hear that it did not form the way that scientists predicted. E.G. chunks of heavy stuff eventually having enough gravity to pull in the nearby dust and gases. This planet appears to have a very light gaseous center. That fits very nicely with my theory concerning the nature of gravity. I have postulated that it pushes things together rather than pulls them together. If it is a push, then it seems reasonable that it would push the lightest items (such as a gas) first.
May 26, 2004 — Frederick, Maryland. By Grandma. Spring has sprung and grandma discovers a cache of baby bunnies and sets up a play school. ED NOTE: if you have ever cared for children or grandchildren you will love these stories. They are brief easy reading and help you view the world through younger eyes. May 26, 2004 — Sumner, Ohio. By Lisa, author of “Tales from Sumner Road” writes an amusing account of how a few of the locals spent a summer evening. May 26, 2004 — Alfred, Ohio. TV does not much appeal to me. I am not against entertainment, in fact I’m looking forward to seeing the next Shrek and the next Harry Potter movies soon. We tried to see Shrek this past weekend but was turned away… sold out. I’m happy for them. Watching the same thing on TV six months from now when the DVD becomes available just won’t cut it for me. We have a pretty large TV in our home but in no way does it compare to even a small theater screen. Ditto the sound system. Ours is good, theirs is better. Seeing a good movie on good equipment is still solid entertainment. Going out for an evening is pleasant regardless of what you see or do. The normal TV broadcasts are of no interest to me. What about the news? Well, I prefer reading my news in a newspaper or on the Internet. Reading a newspaper places me in control of what I see and read. If I have no interest in a headline, how much of the article would you suppose I read. Try that with TV. Suppose I start to read an article and lose interest, I stop and scan for something else. My choice, not theirs. News on the Internet is also pretty interesting to me for the same reasons but it is usually a little fresher. I particularly enjoy what Google has done with the news. They claim that they have their news page ( http://news.google.com ) created by computers and not people. They merely report on what others have reported on. Even better, they just link you to the original source and this is often from a source that has a point of view that differs from my own. At the end of each news item is a number of related articles. I highly encourage you to take this link for anything that you are interested in and browse through some of the others. For any of you who really like the news and have a little bit of technical savy, I recommend that you obtain a news aggregator. A news aggregator is is a piece of software that collects the newsfeeds from anyone you subscribe to and presents them to you. May 23, 2004 — Alfred, Ohio. This morning Jeanie and I were backing out of the driveway heading out for breakfast when I noticed two geese standing near our pond and pointed them out. We have seen all kinds of critters in that pond over the years. Most have been frogs, turtles, deer, and rabbits. Once in a while we will see a heron. A year or two back I even saw a baby heron. Normally, they scatter pretty quickly when we take notice of them. We didn’t give it much thought other than to think it pretty neat. In these parts, we are likely to see most anything. Just yesterday we saw a large boar standing near the road on our way to town. We have also seen wild turkey, fox, a coyote or two, a peacock, raccoons, groundhogs, opossums, snakes, squirrels, skunks, cows, horses, chickens, a countless variety of birds and insects, and who know what all on or near our property or simply strolling up the lane. Later in the day I got the riding lawn mower fired up and drove it by the pond and the two geese were still there. Now that seemed pretty queer to me so I started looking a little closer. Sure enough… goslings. I didn’t count them but it appears that there may be a half dozen or so. If you think for even a moment that being a parent doesn't fundamentally change a person, think about this pair of geese. There is no way under the sun that they want to be there with me trying to mow around the pond. There is also little chance that these geese would leave their young unprotected, even at their own peril. Yes, parenthood changes you, even if you happen to be a critter. ENVIRONMENTAL NOTE: I’ve actually kept a fair distance and just want to let them get familiar with the sound of the mower. I’m letting them rest for a bit and then will go finish up later today or tomorrow. We actually attempt to leave well enough alone and are satisfied with a couple of pictures. Of course I have to comment on the names we have chosen for these critters. Goose, gander, geese, and goslings. A tad unusual any way you consider it. May 21, 2004 — Alfred, Ohio.“I’d be disappointed if I heard that you went wanting for the lack of a willing hand.”—Dave Weeks I actually wrote those words in an e-mail to a coworker recently who is in charge of a voluntary committee at work. He was quite taken back by what I had said and pointed out how nice it was to hear someone say something like that. I’ll have to admit that the thought did not originate in my head, merely those words. Many years ago I hitchhiked between my work in Columbus and my residence in Albany (over 100 miles each way—I couldn’t begin to tell you how many strange things I’ve done). It normally did not take much longer to hitch a ride than to drive it. Given the state of the vehicles I owned at the time, it was also much more reliable to hitchhike. One Sunday evening the weather caught up with me. I made it to Athens and had only another 10 miles to go. It was nearly dark and it had began raining. I started walking. It turned out to be a colossal storm with a cold wind, lightning, and lots of rain. Of course no one would give me a ride and so I ended up walking every step of the way home. Such misery I can not describe. The next day a dear friend of mine stopped by and wanted to head to town for one reason or other. I told him that I could not make the trip as it was all I could do to walk. He inquired what had happened and I explained my ordeal to him. He said that I should have called him. I told him that it was late and I didn’t want to bother him with my problems. He looked quite sad for a moment and then said quietly “I thought we were better friends than that.” I didn’t understand his meaning at first so I pressed him a little. He pointed out that he would have been honored for me to call him out so late on such a dreadful night. I couldn’t quite believe what I was hearing. He said that casual friends ask easy favors of each other. True friends are willing to ask the difficult of each other. I’ll admit to being so taken by his words that I willed myself to his car and we went to town. I don’t recall whatever it was that he wanted to do that day, but I will never forget his words. That really happened to me and may explain some of what I felt about giving my time so freely at the school. “It needed done.” When the school first started getting interested in computers, I was probably one of the few people in the area who knew much about them. Of course I happened to know quite a lot about them having worked in the industry for 20 years by then. The network needed to be set up and the staff and community needed to have someone to lead them forward a little. I just happened to be at the right place, at the right time, with the right skills and knowledge. I recognized that no one else was in a better position than I to do something about it and that if I didn’t do something, the students (my children) would suffer. I took it upon myself to give them the best effort I could muster. May 20, 2004 — Alfred, Ohio. Thank you Nancy. Each year towards the end of the year our local school board recognizes staff and teachers who are retiring from the district. My family and I received an invitation to attend a couple of weeks back. It was an honor for me to be “retired” just like anyone who actually works for the school. Nancy is the teacher that has raised over a million dollars in grants for technology that I have worked with over the years. She and Dixie (one of her teacher friends) also retired last night. In addition to the certificates and plaque given to me by the school board, Nancy gave me a scrapbook containing old memos and other reminders of my times at the school. There were also thank you cards from many of the teachers that I have worked with over the years, and notes that many of the children made up for me. Finally, there were a few pages of photos of the computers in use throughout the school. To me, these photos looked like an advertisement for Carnegie Mellon. It is incredible to think of how far the technology has advanced into the schools and our lives in the past 10 years. I have not been able to get through all of the scrapbook yet, my eyes keep watering ever time I attempt to look through it. I’ve got more that I want to say about my efforts at Eastern but it will take a few days to compose. For now, I’ll just close with a sincere thanks to each of you. May 19, 2004 — Frederick, Maryland. By Grandma. Have you ever cared for little ones? It is fun and easy to see the world through new eyes. These youthful adventures are filled with joys and sorrows that come and go ever so easily. Here begins a diary and assorted notes by grandma. May 18, 2004 — Alfred, Ohio. Here is the story that Patrick Martino sent back from Myanmar. It is very long (approximately 100 kb) without the photos so be patient as it loads. May 17, 2004 — Alfred, Ohio. Russell, a former coworker who now lives in Denver, Colorado, has sent more letters that he has received from his friend, Patrick Martino. I am working on putting together a lengthy account of Patrick’s adventures while in Myanmar (Burma). It should be ready in a day or two and will have a few small photos. His letters sound like accounts that I have read in history books by ancient explorers. The amazing thing to me is that he is doing his exploration of the world, today.
May 15, 2004 — Alfred, Ohio. We went to the graduation party of a friend of Nick’s today. It was a pleasant occasion to see so many wish a young man off into the world. We will be doing the same tomorrow for our son. 6:30 p.m. EST. A couple of hours ago news organizations around the world started reporting about an article that is to be published on Monday by the New Yorker. Of course no one has seen the article and so can not comment on it but it appears from the reports that Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld approved a highly classified “special access program,” or SAP, that gave advance approval to kill, capture or interrogate so-called high-value targets in the battle against terror. The rules governing the secret operation were “grab whom you must. Do what you want,” an unidentified former intelligence official apparently told the New Yorker. In another story, UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan and the Foreign Minister of Ireland, which currently holds the rotating EU Presidency, denounced the demolitions, demanding Israel should immediately halt the destruction of Palestinian homes. There are some who think that Israel has violated the fourth Geneva Convention and article-8 of the International Criminal Court (ICC). Put another way, there are some who are thinking that they are committing war crimes. The Palestinian Authority is collecting evidence and documenting everything so that when the time comes, they will be able to present all evidences to the International Court of Justice at The Hague. An Israeli court has ordered a stop to the destruction. I wonder how that would play in the U.S. if even the Supreme Court ordered our military to cease a hostile action. The news isn’t all alarming. It rained pretty good last night. We needed it. My strawberries are in a raised bed and that tends to dry out a little quicker that way. Having a raised bed sure makes keeping the weeds out a little easier so I find it worthwhile. I have been amazed at how the weeds pop up. I've gone out every night this week and pulled weeds out that popped up overnight. Each night I am satisfied that there is not a stray weed in the entire bed. The next evening I go through and pull out weeds that were not there the day before. It will be interesting to see if the rain is better for the strawberries or the weeds. May 14, 2004 — Alfred, Ohio. Nick completed his last day of high school today. We have seen a great deal of change in the past year and next year will be even more so for my family. Nearly a year ago Joe and Angie were married. Angie anticipates that she will graduate from Rio Grande this coming year and will begin working afterwards. Steve anticipates that he will graduate from O.U. in June and intends to move and begin working in Boston within days of graduation. Mary Ellen is already in Boston and working. They plan to marry in December. Nick plans to attend Morehead State University in Kentucky, about three hours drive from here. Jeanie and I celebrated our 25th anniversary in January and will soon be without children in the house every day. I still have trouble trying to imagine that. Jeanie and I have spent nearly every conscious moment since before Joe was born caring for and thinking about our children. May 11, 2004 — Alfred, Ohio. It was cloudy today but still warm and dry. I had a good day at work and then was able to work in the garden in the evening. My neighbor walked up just at dusk and and we enjoyed a good talk, solving most problems of the world and talking about the weather. We have been neighbors and known each other for nearly 26 years. I count him and his family as one of my blessings. There is nothing wrong with a simple life and in many ways is preferable to a complex one. May 10, 2004 — Alfred, Ohio. We are enjoying beautiful weather this morning. I’ve got an eye exam this morning but otherwise have the day off. Oh joy!
This evening I went to another of the t-ball games. They play in the sand and dirt well. You can enlarge the photo at right by clicking on it. There are more photos included with additional news and details about the team (notice the link at the top right of this page—when the date changes, I’ve added something.). My anger with the current administration is not a secret to anyone who has been reading this. One of the huge problems I’ve had with Iraq is that we did not declare war on this country and they have not attacked us. In other words, declare war before going to war. This is an excellent article that will clarify what our founding fathers actually said and how it applies today. You can read the entire constitution (it is pretty short actually) or just article one, section eight, of the U.S. Constitution courtesy of our National Archives. Our congress has a responsibility and a duty enforce the constitution. In my humble opinion, if they do not declare a war, but the president goes and does it anyway, they need to take appropriate action. May 09, 2004 — Alfred, Ohio. Happy Mother’s Day! Yesterday I spent a fair amount of time doing work in my yard. The weather has been lovely. The local volunteer fire department has an annual Mother’s Day barbecue to raise funds. Jeanie has volunteered there for years and said that they sold out of chicken and had a good day. Each of our boys were here to visit with Jeanie today and she went in to visit with her mom. Now would be a good time to stop reading this and go visit or call your mom. May 08, 2004 — Alfred, Ohio.The U.S. administration has utterly failed to represent me at the Abu Ghraib in Iraq. These same people also wish to have the power to detain anyone they want without due process at Guantanamo. Is the Red Cross permitted to visit people who are not even known to be captive? We are creating the potential for additional abuse if we allow this to continue. Even the Swiss (as neutral a group as you might want to find in these days) feel the need to report that the Pentagon approved harsh style at Guantanamo. Worse, if you had happened to stumble on to the front page of their web site this morning, you would have seen the following running side by side as shown:
It does not state the obvious but a terrible comparison or conclusion follows that I am most uncomfortable with. Having grown up in the U.S. and having the good fortune to visit much of it, I hate to see this wonderful land portrayed in such light. The unfortunate bottom line still is, power corrupts. We as a nation must come to the dreadful realization that we are not inherently better than other peoples. Given the right circumstances, we too are capable of dreadful actions. We have proved that time and again within my own lifetime. Our founding fathers must have realized as much. That may explain why they made such an awkward arrangement of government, discouraging anyone from getting too much power. They carefully separated the duties of each branch of the federal government, carefully separated the roles of the federal government and state governments, and carefully separated our representation between large and small states. They realized that you needed a diverse set of views and interests in order to be fair. impartial, and just. They must have realized that too much power in the hands of anyone is not wise. Contrast the U.S. today with what the EU is attempting to do. Many decisions in the U.S. today are the result of our presidential administration. It feels to me like we almost have a king. They want to usurp even more power with the Patriot Act and then presume to call my patriotism into question should I disagree with them. They have alienated us from the world community and ignored the advice of the United Nations and of countries such as France that have been our traditional allies for centuries. Worse, they ridiculed them. They have mis-calculated the number of troops needed in Iraq against the advice of the Pentagon (read this article about the Chain of Command in the New Yorker for a real eye opener) They have misled us by claiming that Iraq had weapons of mass destruction against the advice of Hans Blix and the American inspectors who were in the country actively looking for such weapons. They totally ignored and botched our own FBI and CIA intelligence that was given to them in the run up to 9/11. The EU on the other hand hand is being run by minorities and is still reaching out to diverse interests. Debating alternative views and listening is a better alternative to setting your own agenda and ignoring or destroying the ideas of others. In fact, it sounds much like those ideals that made this country prosper in the past. May 07, 2004 — Alfred, Ohio. The Red Cross refused to take my blood today. All the vitals were OK and I’m feeling fine. The problem occurred when we got to one of those personal questions they ask … have you been out of the country in the past year? Why yes, as a matter of fact. Where? We recently went on a cruise through the Western Caribbean. Precisely where did you go? Well we went to Grand Cayman Island, Roatan, Belize City, and Cozumel. The good nurse (I presume, she was wearing mostly white) pulled out a book and started looking up the countries. Where in Grand Cayman? Georgetown I think, we saw stingrays there. OK, did you leave the city when you were in Belize? No, we just walked around town and did a little shopping. In Cozumel did you see any of the Mayan ruins? Yes as a matter of fact. Which ones? I don’t really recall, it was the one in the center of the island. The good lady went to another room and came back with an atlas (I wouldn't make this up). It doesn’t show enough detail so she starts reading off a list of Mayan ruins. Do any of those sound familiar? Well, no. But that isn’t to say that I wasn’t at one of them, just to say that I’m not certain I would recall the name if I heard it again. I pressed a little further and told her it was only about a half hour from town. She thought it would probably be OK. So, was there anyplace else? Yes, the island of Roatan. She looks that up in her big book and shakes her head. When were you there? Just before Christmas. We check the calendar and get the dates correct and then she says sorry, we can’t take your blood until 12 months have passed and had me sign at the bottom stating that I realized as much. Why on earth would they care? I’ll admit it was a bit of a third world place but I didn’t imagine that there was much of a health risk (outside of the bus ride we took to our resort where we ate lunch, snorkeled on a reef, and then departed). Apparently there is a risk of contracting malaria while there. A sufficient enough risk that the Red Cross would refuse my blood three months later from a guy who has been donating routinely for over thirty five years. I’ll admit that malaria sounds like something out of the movies or a history book. I read up on it a little afterwards and now understand why they are concerned. Last year around 1300 people were diagnosed with it in the U.S. Eight of them died. Worldwide, it kills over a million people each year. The lady was right to be concerned and refuse my donation. The cruise line was probably wrong in not pointing this out before we booked the trip. I think I’ll go take my temperature now.
May 06, 2004 — Alfred, Ohio. Last night I read in my daily newspaper an article by Martin Schram of the Scripts Howard News Service titled Bin Laden’s big victory over U.S. military (slow loading but I insist that you read it… entirely). This morning I heard on CNN that Bush claims to have first seen the prison images on TV. Fair enough, he is innocent of any wrong doing or cover up of this whole affair, but what does that say about his leadership abilities? Another web site (written by a soldier) had (in part) the folowing: I tremble for my country when I think of the karma we've been banking up of late. But I also believe that if there's a way through this it consists in facing up to the consequences of the actions perpetrated in our name, and in dedicating ourselves humbly to figuring out what went wrong. I'm beginning to get the idea that Abu Ghraib might be the wake-up call, just as My Lai was back in Vietnam: the moment at which denial is no longer an option and the reality principle at long last reasserts itself. The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) has this posted on their web site: “The ICRC, aware of the situation in Abu Ghraib and based on its findings has repeatedly requested the US authorities to take corrective action.” Amnesty International wants you to revise this letter as needed and then send it: May 06, 2004 The Honorable George W. Bush Dear Mr. President: I am deeply concerned by recent allegations of torture and ill-treatment emerging from Abu Ghraib prison in Iraq. Extensive research by Amnesty International suggests that this is not an isolated incident and that these reported violations have exacerbated an already fragile situation in Iraq. Amnesty International has interviewed former detainees in Iraq and Afghanistan who have reported being subjected to torture or other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment during interrogation and detention, and has repeatedly brought this information to the attention of the US government. US government officials have yet to respond fully to these allegations. Last year, you stated that, “torture anywhere is an affront to human dignity everywhere” and that “the United States is committed to the world-wide elimination of torture and [is] leading this fight by example.” The torture and ill-treatment of Iraqi detainees at the hands of US military personnel runs contrary to your words and the tenets of US and international law. The implementation of US and international laws must be a priority for the United States if the Iraqi people are to live free of brutal and degrading practices. For Iraq to have a sustainable and peaceful future, human rights must be a central component of the way forward. It is essential that the world community view the investigations as thorough and impartial, and that both those who commit such acts of torture and those in command who condone them are held accountable. For that reason, I urge you to support an independent investigation into these violations and public disclosure of the findings, and to cooperate with the United Nations High Commission for Human Rights and others as they gather information on these abuses. Thank you for your attention to this matter and I look forward to your response. Sincerely, May 05, 2004 — Alfred, Ohio. Happy Cinco de Mayo to those who celebrate this day! The morning of May 5, 1862, 4,000 Mexican soldiers defeated a much larger French army at Puebla, Mexico, 100 miles east of Mexico City. Napoleon III’s French Army had not been defeated in 50 years, and it invaded Mexico with the finest modern equipment and with a newly reconstituted Foreign Legion. The French were not afraid of anyone, especially since the United States was embroiled in its own Civil War. Doesn’t that sound familiar? It does to me. History will eventually teach us many things. It seems unfortunate that we are required to repeat the lessons until they are understood by all. Yesterday I mentioned the sordid news that is coming out of Iraqi prisons. Even the Red Cross is appalled and has said that the problems look to be more than an isolated event. You can imagine how that plays in the minds of the people living in Arab countries. But, there are always two or more sides to a story. I will freely grant that whatever occurred is wrong, those responsible (no matter their rank) should be appropriately punished, and restitution as best we can manage should be given to the victims and their families. I will also go on record stating that it gives me hope for our country. Huh? It is my opinion that we have been misled by our leaders and that many things we are doing are totally wrong. Yet the news from Iraq still gives me a lot of hope and perhaps a modest amount of pride in being an American. Why? How could such news give me hope? The mere fact that I have heard about it gives me hope. That I am able to condemn it without fear of retribution gives me hope. Even though attempts by our own government were made to keep the news from the public… I heard about it, you heard about it, and most of the world has as well. Bad as the news is, it does give me hope that our overall political system still works. It comforts me to know that those who are currently in power, are still subject to review by ordinary people such as myself. My outrage will be certainly heard and tabulated this coming November. May 04, 2004 — Alfred, Ohio. Another HARD FROST this morning. Fortunately, I had only uncovered half of my strawberries. The half that was uncovered was really starting to grow but I don't think they had any blossoms yet. Imagine how the EU would have felt if the U.S. had presented them a gift on the 1st of May. Just a token of our friendship. Something along the lines of the Eiffel tower or the cherry trees in Washington, D.C. I think it was a lost opportunity for a tremendous gesture of good will. What were we thinking? What if we had commissioned our best to come up with 25 unique monuments to give to each of the member countries. How that would be viewed by our friends throughout the world compared to the image that is currently coming out of Iraqi prisons. May 03, 2004 — Alfred, Ohio. The following made the rounds to me by way of a relative of a friend just recently back from Afghanistan. Regardless of what you may think, it is merely an opinion. It has a few interesting points but it is just a copy/paste job for me and it is not necessarily related to what I think. If you don't like what you are reading, I suggest you stop. There will no doubt be a lot of this type of e-mail circulating before the election so just chill a little. Before you blow a fuse, you may be wise to consider the words of Kenneth A. Wells or the words of Aristotle “It is the mark of an educated man to be able to entertain a thought without accepting it”.
May 02, 2004 — Cincinnati, Ohio. I had a very enjoyable visit with my Dad this weekend. My brother Dennis should have arrived back from Texas Friday night, Nick arrived no worse for wear from Florida Saturday night, and Steve called pretty late and has arrived back from Boston on Sunday night. It is nice to travel but it is also nice for everyone to be home.
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I am nearly fifty four years old and have been counting the months until I turn fifty five. That is when restaurants and others begin giving senior discounts. It is actually something I’ve been looking forward to. Imagine my surprise when a young girl offered me the senior discount at lunch the other day. I politely told her that I was only 53 and didn’t qualify. She quickly replied that at Burger King you only need to be fifty to get the senior discount. Of course I was delighted to obtain the 32 cent senior citizen discount (see receipt at right). Thank you Burger King for my first official senior discount. You made my day.
May 01, 2004 — Alfred, Ohio. We sometimes live with our head in the sands. Many in the US are not really paying attention to what is going on in Europe these past few years. The 
