Tuesdays with Muerte

I'm not super impressed with any of the new shows this fall .  I may not end up watching more than the pilot episodes of each, but I will limit myself to watching the full season of one TV show per genre.  Here are my results: Ben and Kate (maybe) Vegas (tremendous potential) Maybe others (depending on school) Comedy—Ben And Kate (FOX, Tuesday 8:30-9pm) Kate (Dakota Johnson, ‘The Social Network’) is a single mother with two children in her life: her daughter, and her older brother Ben (Nat Faxon, ‘Zookeeper’). When Ben gets a call from his ex-girlfriend he immediately goes to his sister for advise. When he discovers his ex is getting married he thinks of an elaborate plan to stop the wedding. When he finds out the man his sister has been dating is seeing someone else as well, he sacrifices his plan however, so he can prevent his sister from making a huge mistake. After this, he decides to stay with Kate and help her raise her daughter.   Tu...

As I drove along Utah's I-15 today, only 1 out of every 2 business flags were lowered to half-staff.  It was bizarre to see the mixed opinions illustrated by the various business owners as they each decided to commemorate or not commemorate Patriot Day and the attacks of September 11, 2001. What ever happened to "Never Forget 9/11?"  Is America over it?  Who orders U.S. flags to be flown to half-staff anyway?  Then who determines when it is appropriate to move on? Who has the authority to order an American flag to be flown at half-staff? In the early days of our country, no regulations existed for flying the flag at half-staff and, as a result, there were many conflicting policies. But on March 1, 1954, President Dwight Eisenhower issued a proclamation on the proper times . This legislation regarding the U.S. flag, which continues to be amended, is referred to as The Flag Code . Today, only the President (federal mournin...