Half-staff American flag

[pmb]

It seems like the flag has been flying at half-staff a lot recently. I haven't been able to dig up any data on how often this has been the case, so I'm asking you all: Do you know of any reference where I can see when, for the past few years, the flag was to be flown at half-staff? I see it so often that we are either living in extremely tragic times, or the whole thing is getting trivialized. Perhaps a bit of both, or perhaps I just remember the half-staff times because they stick out in my mind, but I really don't know. Anybody got any data?

Comments

[mycrust.livejournal.com]

When I read the first sentence of your post, I was 75% sure it was going to be about erectile dysfunction.

[mlissner.livejournal.com]

Actually, who's to say this whole post isn't about ED? Peter may well be living in tragic times.

[steuard.livejournal.com]

There is no way that this comment should have made me laugh quite that hard.

[istgut.livejournal.com]

quite that hard