Memorial Day Weekend

Went to Best Buy this afternoon to pick up season 4 and 5 of Babylon 5. They were offering them for only $20 each instead of the normal $48 each so grabbed them. Of course can't watch them until after graduation so they will sit in their shrink wrap till August.

As I was checking out, I asked the clerk to put $10 for Fisher House on the bill. Saw in the Sunday add that Best Buy was collecting donations for Fisher House this weekend. Her jaw dropped when I asked her to do that. I guess not too many people in South Bay were making donations. Being Memorial Day Weekend, I thought more people would be willing to donate but maybe not, or not in South Bay or this clerk hadn't seen too many. I would hate to think that 300,000 people here don't care about the troops (covering all branches and ask for pardon if any member from the Marines, Navy or Air Force do not appreciate being called a troop, it is meant as an honorific) or are too busy with their lives to think about what is happening in the world and the work being done by the US, Australian, British, Polish, Japanese, Iraqi, Afghan and other countries serving in Iraq and Afghanistan.

Thank a Veteran and especially remember those who have given their lives for our country.

See you on Tuesday.