I wonder why we really need two different methods of telling time? There’s the logical method, which is where you look at a clock or a watch. There’s even an ancient tool I had forgotten about, giving us three options actually, which is the sundial. The one that drives me nuts is military time.

I know it’s not all that hard to decipher, but if I wanted to know that The Young & The Restless was on at 18:30, they should have that in the TV guide. Give me a normal clock any day of the week.

If I’m looking at say, my flight itinerary, and arrive at 8:30 instead of 18:30, I’m gonna be mighty p’d off to find out I’m half a day early, or a few hours late.

Another carryover from the military is this goofy name system for initials, like when you give someone your postal code. Bravo, Victor, and Charlie are some examples, for the letters B, V, and C.

If someone repeats that kind of thing to me, it’s like waving a red flag. I’ll come back with something like Boudoir, Vavoom, and Cashew, just to make a point, which admittedly isn’t much of an issue to need to draw a line in the sand for, but hey, if it makes you crazy, it makes you crazy…

If we had to adopt something from the military in everyday life, why couldn’t it be some of the cool hats that they have? I used to have a G.I. Joe action figure (doll) with an excellent selection of military headgear, and always thought it would be neat to wear some of them myself, even though they were way too small for my own head at the time.

Now that I think about it, Joe had more accessories than Tori Spelling. If I recall correctly, he had a scuba dive set, a crisp set of Navy dress Whites, spelunking gear, and even a shiny acoustic guitar.

I wonder if there was a little toy banjo he could have been strumming???

Chow for now!!