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Did I ever tell you about the time I &#8230;&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"img-shadow-right\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"Commander McBragg\" height=\"105\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hill-kleerup.org\/blog\/images\/mcbragg.jpg\" width=\"101\" \/> <\/div>\n<p> <small><\/p>\n<p>(done in my best <a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Commander_McBragg\" target=\"_blank\">Commander McBragg<\/a> voice, of course)<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p><\/small>Looks like I&#8217;m off to India in October on business.&nbsp; Both excited and daunted &#8212; but most particularly not looking forward a 15 hour flight in coach on Continental from Newark to Mumbai (where we pretty much will be). <\/p>\n<p>I am, fortunately, traveling with some folks who&#8217;ve been there on business before, and including one native son, so I&#8217;m not tooooooo worried. 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