{"id":1258,"date":"2009-05-25T06:43:47","date_gmt":"2009-05-25T11:43:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thecapeblog.com\/wp\/?p=1258"},"modified":"2009-05-25T06:43:47","modified_gmt":"2009-05-25T11:43:47","slug":"memorial-day","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thecapeblog.com\/?p=1258","title":{"rendered":"Memorial Day"},"content":{"rendered":"

It’s Memorial Day. Last night, I tried to watch the National Memorial Day Concert in Washington, DC, but it was unendurable, becoming more maudlin and histrionic every year, making a day that should be dedicated to inspiration, respect and remembrance an occasion to feed on other people’s grief and suffering.
\nThis time I got smart and recorded the concert, then skipped ahead to the part that has the most meaning for me at least, the splendid “Salute to Services”<\/a>, in which each branch of the Armed Services is distinctly honored.<\/p>


\nSince Thursday, traffic has been reasonable getting off and back on Cape. Emme helped with the transfer station run yesterday and we made a trip to Buzzards Bay to pick up computers and devices for testing.
\nIt was great to have her company; I dragged myself around yesterday, not wanting to do anything but sleep or sit in a chair and read. Having a pleasant companion made it easier to get through what was necessary, including forcing myself to pick up a prescription and to load the latest version of the software on the machines to be shipped to the Midwest.
\nI’m tired of the project and would like a day or two to do nothing – no shopping, cooking, cleaning or listening to Fluffles complain about his food. It’s been wonderful to have a long weekend, but it hasn’t been a time to rest and rejuvenate. Rather, it’s giving me another day of testing – just work of a different kind.
\nIn lieu of a real back yard, I’d be perfectly happy to put in some raised beds. A day or possibly two of yard work needs to be done at 11 Edgewater. The outdoors is definitely calling, and while it’s some comfort to be able to work in a place with open doors and windows, it’s not the same as actually being outside.
\nIn a couple of hours, I plan to attend for the first time Mashpee’s annual Memorial Day ceremony. It’ll have a special significance this year: our VFW post is one of the very few in the US to have women Iraq war vets among its officers.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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