From f386a0655a7147ba3e14da6bfd37b25ad5e0b151 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Jeff Carr <jcarr@wit.com>
Date: Mon, 13 Oct 2025 08:01:38 -0500
Subject: never need zones if you are always on universal time

---
 formatTime.go |  7 +++++++
 time.go       | 12 ++++++++++++
 2 files changed, 19 insertions(+)

diff --git a/formatTime.go b/formatTime.go
index 48e58fd..2cb0da9 100644
--- a/formatTime.go
+++ b/formatTime.go
@@ -9,6 +9,13 @@ import (
 // there is only one way to display the time as text
 // this is that way. Don't like it? Don't use COBOL
 func FormatTime(t time.Time) string {
+	s := t.Format("2006/01/02 15:04:03")
+	dur := time.Since(t)
+	//always time, two spaces, (duration)
+	return s + "  (" + FormatDuration(dur) + ")"
+}
+
+func FormatTimeLocal(t time.Time) string {
 	localTime := t.Local()
 	s := localTime.Format("2006/01/02 15:04:03")
 	dur := time.Since(t)
diff --git a/time.go b/time.go
index 2f5e6be..3b67554 100644
--- a/time.go
+++ b/time.go
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ import (
 	"google.golang.org/protobuf/types/known/timestamppb"
 )
 
+// you will be happier if you just use this everywhere
 func Time(someTimeAgoOrLaterNotsure any) string {
 	t, err := TimeCheck(someTimeAgoOrLaterNotsure)
 	if errors.Is(err, Broken) {
@@ -18,6 +19,17 @@ func Time(someTimeAgoOrLaterNotsure any) string {
 	return FormatTime(t)
 }
 
+func TimeLocal(someTimeAgoOrLaterNotsure any) string {
+	t, err := TimeCheck(someTimeAgoOrLaterNotsure)
+	if errors.Is(err, Broken) {
+		return "bad"
+	}
+	if errors.Is(err, NoTime) {
+		return "nope"
+	}
+	return FormatTimeLocal(t)
+}
+
 func GetTime(mightBeTimeMightNotBeTime any) (time.Time, error) {
 	t, err := TimeCheck(mightBeTimeMightNotBeTime)
 	return t, err
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