Theres lots of coverage over here. I think people are looking for a certain clarity of purpose against the muddled politics of today. A collector friend had promised to show me a zeltbhan, which we have discussed @ equipped. He makes annual trips to Europe and bought this in Normandy. To his amazement I turned it over and discovered a fading british regimental stamp that participated in the initial landing. We can only imagine it was pressed into service and some efficient stores clerk entered it in the inventory. I took my uncle's collection out. He was a Black Widow night fighter pilot. He managed to get shot down in a Wellington as an observer during the invasion and was rescued by the resistance. I have a few of the tricolour invasion notes to replace Vichy currency. I took these as a whim to this local french bakery today. The ladies are Bretons in the traditional lace who cook crossaints and pastries to die for. I casually slipped a few in along with my USD's.The ladies began to talk rapidly, holding up the notes and crying. I had to explain where they were from. They announced I had some change due and produced a bottle of Armanac, discovered by my uncle during his escape. I had to smuggle it into the rest home today. A CNN poll found 47% of americans knew who we were fighting on Normandy! Just some ramblings on another overcast day with equally clouded people about.