Does it say something

that I took a quiz 'How Well Do You Know M*A*S*H?' and I scored 100%?

It was my favourite show growing up, and I have all the episodes (and movie) in a collection of DVDs. I even did an acting monologue based on a scene from my favourite episode in junior high, and once dreamt it from titles to credit when we were moving and didn't have access to TV. (At the time my favourite episode, by the way, was the one where Hawkeye was blinded). At least until the end. The finale was one of the most moving things I ever saw on television.

For me, the chicken story is the most haunting I've ever seen on a sitcom

and then there's this...



Guess I'm oddly sad, tonight. No real reason.

Took a bit of a nap, but now I'm up trying to create order from chaos

I got a DVD sleeve that holds 48 CDs/DVDs and populated it with the M*A*S*H discs (they come in cardboard sleeves that are abrasive over time; it's an interesting concept but bad for the media) and my National Graphic DVDs (a collection of all magazines digitally from 1888-2008). The next step is going around picking up stuff. I've let things go to an absolute mess.

I actually wound up

Cuddling up in bed and reading the rest of Witch Way to Murder by Shirley Damsgaard, the first book I've completed this year. It was a gift from a friend, and I enjoyed it so much I ordered the other six books of the series in paperback from Amazon. They should be here Friday. It's been awhile since I've read a nice paperback book; I forgot how comfortable they feel in the hand, and how handy they are in a purse. [I love the purse I'm currently using; not only is it purple, but it can carry a paperback, my Kindle, my tablet, and all the diabetes, glasses, and other supplies I need to have with me. Oh, and my camera and wallet. :)] Most of the library books I get are hardback, and of course most books I get these days are on the Kindle. These are available in other formats, including Kindle, but I got the others to match the format I had the first book in.

I also broke down and bought the complete series of a show I loved as a child, and still really enjoy--M*A*S*H. The price has come down so that you save more off the list price than it now costs, and I thought it might become unavailable if I waited too much longer. It worked out to be about $2.61 per disc (there are 36 discs, including the original movie, all eleven seasons, and bonus features).

My foot was throbbing terribly towards the end of my reading and so I got up and walked around a little and that seems to have helped. I'll take some Tylenol before bed to make sure it doesn't keep me awake.

Tomorrow I work, I need to pick up my meds from the pharmacy (I would have today, but they had to order one, and it should be there tomorrow, so I thought it best to just drive across town the once), go to physical therapy, and then over to my friends' house.

I'm sneezing up a storm, despite my Claritin. There's something, trees, I think, that blooms in late January, early February that sends my allergies into overdrive. It's always when I first notice buds on maples, although I must confess I haven't looked at those of late to see if they are open, I've just noticed it before, but I don't know if I'm allergic to those specifically. It could be something else. But I actually had an asthma attack on my way in to work today, which is rare for me. I have a rescue inhaler, but even when I got to work I had a hard time getting air and talking. I guess the allergies coupled with the cold air triggered it. It's no fun. Thank goodness my asthma is mild and I rarely use my inhaler.

It's only 10:30 but I think I'm going to head on to bed. I need to leave work a bit early to get to the pharmacy and then to physical therapy, so I'm going to try to go in early. Hope you have a good night.

I just watched

the series finale of M*A*S*H, a series I dearly loved growing up, out from Netflix. The episode, called 'Goodbye, Farewell, and Amen', was just as moving and well done as I remember in 1983, airing when I was fifteen.

I do have one question, though, something I didn't notice all those years ago. Why is Colonel Potter's horse Sophie male? He had dangly bits not seen in a mare. How come in Hollywood they don't take care of details like that? I mean, really, I think Colonel Potter, an ex-cavalry officer, would know the difference, wouldn't you? And indeed, he did, for when the horse was first introduced, it was referred to as a colt.

Anyway, it was good to watch, and a fine ending to a long and storied series, and it was even more poignant now that Harry Morgan, who played Colonel Potter, has died. The folks involved with that show have reason to be proud of their work.

RIP Harry Morgan

Colonel Potter or M*A*S*H, who gave me lots of laughs over the years.

If I had no better use for $145

[which, in all honesty, I can't spare no matter how much I'd like this], I would get this.

M*A*S*H--Martinis and Medicine collection [Complete 11 seasons plus the original Robert Altman film]

In the meantime, I've put the last 2-hour episode, 'Goodbye, Farewell, and Amen' into my Netflix queue. The other DVDs are also available. It's not something I'd watch over and over, but when I was a child, I really latched onto M*A*S*H, growing up in the service at the time, with a father who'd been stuck in Southeast Asia for much of the first six years of my life. I even re-enacted an adapted episode for a monologue in junior high school, and I read the books by Richard Hooker from which the whole thing descended (and let me tell you, I was a little too young for them). j I even used to know all the words to the theme, 'Suicide is Painless'.

So I can't afford it (at least not yet), but...

I saw this the other day on a Barnes & Noble daily special, for $69.95. I so should have jumped at it, then. But no, I told myself--I'm saving for a car.

M*A*S*H: The Martinis and Medicine Collection (Complete Series, Seasons 1-11, along with the original movie and bonus material, for a total of 36 discs, and including the special feature-length finale). With my membership it would be about $144, much cheaper than at Amazon, but the $70 sounds a lot better!

M*A*S*H was THE show of my childhood. It debuted when I was five and went off the air when I was in high school. It took on all sorts of serious themes even though it was a sitcom. It was just as much about the Vietnam war as the Korean one, and as a child growing up in a military household with a father who was a Vietnam vet, it really resonated with me. It taught me about war--and about peace, and helped shaped my outlook on many things. For what you get it is definitely worth the price. I really would like to get it while it's available at some point--but not today.

Well, it was my favourite show during my childhood/teen years

Your result for The MASH 4077 Test...

Commanding Officer

You scored 87

A true fan. You probably have seen every episode more times than you can count and still watch it in syndication or own it on vhs or dvd. Not much of anything slips by you. You are the boss with the brass.

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