Where have you been?

Here is a cute picture of us at the Shamu show (above) along with the show itself (below). The show was not as good as the dolphin one plus something wierd happens at the beginning. Before the show starts the announcer asks that all miltary personel and veterans please stand up so the rest of the crowd can show their appreciation for the heroic sevice, dedication, et ctera of the military people.

Okay, thats not so wierd, but you have to think that the show goes on maybe five times a day, every day of the year - thats a lot of appreciation. Even thats not bad - the military personel do make many sacrifices for our freedoms. Why do Anheuser-Busch have to push this on us though? Perhaps to compensate for selling products that ruin families? Even this is not the wierd part.

The weierd part was when my girlfiend told me that it reminded her of the good ol' days of Communist Poland. When the government wanted to celebrate something the people were required to show up and support whatever was going on. When the announcer asked which country they loved the only answer was the People's Republic of Poland. Period.

I wonder what would happen if someone didn't applaud? I bet the result is similar to when you don't wear an American Flag lapel pin...