A little Trivia: That song is now the official State Song of West Virginia, and seems indelibly linked to the state. But the writers were driving around back roads in my neck of Montgomery County Maryland when they started writing it. There is a specific stretch of Clopper Road they were on that still feels very rural. Only later when they start having trouble with the lyrics did they find West Virginia fit better, and they got out some sort of reference book and looked up some things to make it more about that state.
We're trying to do the same thing with my Dad. Mom passed away in July and he's taking it pretty hard. Some days are better than others but after nearly 69 years of marriage there's definitely a void. Fortunately the family is there for him and in a big way.
I know a man who celebrates 2 birthdays. 1 is Oct. 2nd which is on his driver's license and the other is Dec. 2nd which is his real birthday. Yeah, he gets some people to actually take him out to lunch on both and some people make him cakes. Go figure.
Bert, thanks for asking. Much better. Usually experienced diarrhea thereafter. Now dealing with constipation.
Well, I once heard of a constipated mathematician. Heard he worked it out with a pencil, if that helps.
Kind of reminds me of D shift on the 366 SPS in Turkey. We had one guy who mostly worked law enforcement. He had a chart in his locker with all the offenses he could write someone up on and all the ranks. He was trying to fill in all the boxes. Some of us were sitting in the barracks drinking a few beers. Ever once in a while, he would hit his right leg as hard as he could. He said his left leg hurt and he was just trying to even out the pain. His goal was to be a civilian policeman after his discharge.
