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>>>Again, the big three I am most shocked by: Israel. Iraq. Louisiana. Do those places not affect us on a daily basis?>>>
Sadly I have Isreal burn out. About two years ago, I was listening to NPR and I just couldn't take how often they cover Isreal everyday it seemed. It was a blur of over-coverage. Two months ago I met two people who actually grew up in Isreal so now the country feels real to me. But I honestly turn the channel when Isreal is on the radio from that past burn out. I avidly follow Iraq and Louisianna news however.... *sigh* A few years back I met someone who went on a religious mission to Mongolia. I asked them how Ulaanbaatar was doing and he jumped out of his chair praising me too much as he was Canadian and thought all Americans were stupid in geography. He told me about communism and yurts I think. I told him that when I was in school I learned that it was Outer Mongolia and the capital was two words. Ulan Batar or something close to that. His eyes bugged out. For some unknown reason that city and country stuck out in my mind. If he had quized me about Canada, I would have been sweating on some of those capitals. Oh well.... (^:
Jonathan
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