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Wow!! This is really great!!

All chocolate!!

Growing up, I had liver and onions once a week, for years. But we didn't know that you're supposed to take the gristle out.

Yep, Fig Newtons are not too bad.

So what happens if someone from across the pond, is in the middle of traveling to the UK and falls ill? Does National Health say "oops, you're out of luck" or is there some way to get treatment at a reasonable cost?

My heart goes out to you. Hopefully the physical therapy works.

Actually, I haven't used cash in quite awhile. The only time I actually see any cash, is in the collection basket in church, every Sunday.

Back in the day, you could run with knives. Yes, how are you still alive. Speaking of which, kids these days will never know the joys of walking alone down a sidewalk. So sad.

One time, I happened to be walking on a boardwalk next to the Anacostia River.. The USS Barry was tied up next to this boardwalk with thick ropes. A number of seagulls were having fun. I kid you not. They lined up on one of the ropes and in unison, they would jump off and then get back up and...

Took me awhile to get up the nerve to face driving, more time to get up the nerve to actually learn, more time to get up the nerve to take the test and thanks to a very charitable tester, passed on the first try. This was a number of years ago. Over here across the pond, we have a new wrinkle...

OK, I give up, what was the parking light for?? Was it required??

Since in real life, she was a non-driver, it was probably rather humorous that she had to spend time "behind the wheel."

One item of interest is that when they made westerns, the stagecoach driver actually had to be able to handle the team of horses. It takes a lot of skill to handle four or six horses at one time. Probably they had person riding shotgun not so much to protect the passengers but the treasure chest...

The last time I saw "The Empath," I was in high school, so that's quite awhile, but there are some things about that episode that stood out. Most of that episode involved the Empath, a blue curtain, and how she had empathy. Not too sure where one or more of those four subjects listed above apply.