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It's so good to hear from you, Jackie! Great that you are feeling better than expected! We will keep that prayer chain working!! And I also appreciate brother Beau keeping us updated on you - I know you love us and love to hear from us, but it is nice to have one or two of our folks keep the rest of us posted on your progress.

For those of you who may want another source to donate to help the hurricane Sandy victims, where the money goes directly to relief and not to administrative costs, I have and am using MoveOn.orgCivicAction. There are several ways to donate on their site.

Happy Veterans Day everyone as we remember those who serve our country, have served in the past, and, as Jackie said, those who have given the ultimate sacrifice. Not enough "thank yous" can be said!

11/11/12 03:15 AM

#5356

as we grow older and thoughts of our friends and classmates turn to prayers and lamentation;glimmers of happy times and priceless experiences resonate in a bitter-sweet account of life in its entirity.in recounting the days of the forum in its infancy i decided to check one of the theatrical quotes i had posted a few years ago.being in the mood to reflect and double-check for acccuracy;i 'googled "let the worms hatch out" for revalentcy in our contemporary world.to my suprise it was referenced as per 'the forum' and the page with comments before some were intimidated against speaking thier minds.the context is clear and if interested;google :"let the worms hatch out" and within the links and further reference at the bottom it will go to our forum in 2009.fear goes a long way to silence dissent.mabe its just me,i dont know;mabe its just apathy.its veterans day today and who really cares.once upon a time the sacrifice of the willing was an honor;today its just a celebration of the naive.it was a long time coming for me to fully appriciate the love of god and decency and im still working on the decency part.the loss of that is the loss of our country and what set us apart from every scuzzy litle dictatorship that constitutes the majority of that currupt body of parisites now aspiring to lead the world."let the worms hatch out"

semper fidelis

11/12/12 10:35 AM

#5357

Glenda McDonald (Smith)

I also thank all the VETS...not just on this day, but everyday for our freedom and safety. They are all

the true heroes in our book! Thank God for the Vets and our wonderful country and they have always

kept the United States of America from a battlefield on our homeland.

Jackie so good to know, that you are going thru your journey and still laughing & dancing! Keep your

spirits high and know we are all with you - dancing in the rain with you! We always keep you in

my prayers! Love Ya, Glenda & Larry

11/12/12 11:42 AM

#5358

Good Monday Morrow Mine Waltripines,
Getting ready to take perfesser Cooper to one of his schools so I thought I'd take a moment to get on the forum and reflect...or maybe genuflect...my mind has gone nuts more so than before...I gnu I wanted to reflect on something, but now forgot...oh well, nuff reflectin...dont remember what we did saturday, other than restock our antique booth with new old stuff...

An update on Jackie, is that I have no update...I thought that I'd leave her alone from Wednesday last, since that was the start of her chemo...if she felt half as bad as Diane did, she would a been miserable les...I gnu if there had been a turn in any direction, Barbara Porter Raines would have called me..she usually calls and gives a "Jackie" update...thank goodness...so as of this date, I have no gnu gnus...and having read the post above this from Jackie, seems she is doing well...YEAAAAA!!!!!!!!

Sunday my beloved was sick and stayed home from church...cant remember the last time, if there was a time that Diane ever stayed home from church, sick or otherwise...I stayed close to her side to make sure she was in want of nothing...just pittled around the old homestead, discovering places that I had put glasses and other items of interest..."THERE'S where that went"...or woids to that defect...and, "wonder why I put that there"???...

Of course nowadays, most of us are concerend with the "hereafter"...you know you go into a room, and say, " now what did I come in here after"...generally I'm lookin for my reading glasses...If the phone rings, be it cell phone or trusty old land line, I have to reach for mah readin glasses before I pick up the phone, just to see who in blazes is calling me...by the time I find my possessed reading glasses, either phone goes to voice mail and then I cant pick it up and talk...mostly it is a 1-800 number, politcal or sales call, but when it's someone I know, and I cant get to them, I get aggravated, and when I try to call them back, and theyres goes to voice mail, I just get more aggravated...and round and round we go...

I'll bet I have two dozen pair of reading glasses, and can only find four of them...when I run out of them, I go to Walgreens and buy the 3 pack and place them strategically around the house, and then forget where I placed them...heavy sigh...mostly Diane and I spend an inordinant amout of time looking for each others glasses...

I always keep a pair in Dianes car and my truck and on the motorcycle...so when I cant find them in the house, I make the effort to go outside and grab the pair out of one vehichle or the other, and when I get back in the house, there's reading glasses on every counter and table all waving at me..."hey lookin for me"...so then I forget to take the glasses back out to whichever vehicle I pilferred them from, and then I dont have them when I leave the house...etc...

How about this weather eh??? Bet ol Wayne is packin headin back up noth again...It is blizzardin in lots of places today...Took the boys out on patrol this morn, and they were frisky critters...ol coop was highsteppin and dancin and prancin and ever now and again let out a huge "WOOF"...and grinnin from ear to ear for his efforts...
We have a book fair tonight at Lamkin, so it's gonna be a long day...Since Lamkin is so far out, and we dont get through till around 3, and the book fair starts at 5:30, we're gonna have to hang around that area till it's over at 7:30...There's a petsmart out that way, so we can go there and get treats and food, and go into the other stores in the the area. There's also a few drive thrus that I can get Coop some "chicken nuggets" and french fries...That ol boy just loves chicken and fries...come to think of it, so do I...

"Can you hear him"??? That big ol boy, Big Oliver is laying on my right arm, trying to inch hisway across the key board to the other armmmmmmmmmmmm...he is purring so loud, cant hear myself purr...I know what he wants, some treats I bought for all the kitties...that, and he's been in the catnip..."STOP IT you crazy cat", ok ok, I'll get you some treats...guess I'll sign off for now...looking forward to fudds tomorrow night...till then,
Keep the sun at your six, or anywhere it will keep you warm...
your frien and brother Beaucephus Don wann the dod...

11/13/12 03:35 AM

#5359

i had heard long ago that the only thing certain was change;for sure times are changing and some of my objections are hyperbolic.the computers that we communicate think faster than we can and thier memories are locked in to terabites;thats why something i posted in 2009 can be brought up by key words.its amazing on one level and intimimidating on another.the 'cray' jaguar was upgraded with awsome chips and is now the cray titan.cray is a propriatory computer mgf. for the nsa.the evolution of the crisis in the intel community has climaxed (no pun intended) with the resignation of an honorable man just as the story was about to unfold about the loss of lives in libya.it has turned into a circus proving out the weakness of even the strongest and able general and chief intelligence officer.its all linked within "titan";as we all are.the truth will come out at the expence of the careers of some very bright and capable people.

those who have served or lived in other countries know the stark difference in the quality of life we enjoy and the misery of the 'third world.even in a country like vietnam where war was a way of life for so many centuries there was continuity in a cultural sense.i have as many beautiful memories of that country and its people as i do of the stark reality of war.veterans from iraq and afganistan that i meet with have the same stygmas and bias as vets from other wars.the hyper vigilance that wears away the trust and openesss that we once had.we see things through a flawed prism and the wearing away exposes the apathy and really offends some who would like to believe that everything is just peachy keen;that we fight for freedom instead of resources.how i wish it were true;that we could bring about a safer and more ballanced world.enough people have sacrificed for that ideal and i respect thier belief.what made america great in the first place will be the be the template still extant in a world of economic turmoil and deadly threats.america looks nothing like we knew in 1964;technology has changed much of who we are and the 'cold war' has devestated our spiritual focus.there has been no rush to heal the emotional and psycological blows we have taken as a nation torn apart by secular thought and assumptions that we are free of care.its 3am and i care enough to reach out even though i understand that every word is a chance i take.we have been fortunate in our riches and our intellectual achievement;we have the world charted out like a living blueprint but the best of the best can still be seduced and blackmailed into submission by a force as ancient as time itself.from my own experience,i can relate to the emotions of the two seals on the roof of the embasy annex;antissipating the timing as the morters were being "walked in" to thier position.what i cant relate to is thier call for backup with no responce.no responce.the only consillation is the hope they died still believing that help was on the way and thier target would be hit by the sure action of an ac130 gunship.no responce.i know its hard to put yourself in that situation;ive been there and the responce from a jet i never even heard coming saved me from capture or death.i couldnt call for help but our commander did from a ridge above.its a very lonely experience and desparate to the point of only mechanical action.i think about those seals and pray for them,with the moral and experiential authority of having been in a similar situation;pray that our representatives demand an explaination that fulfills the true measure of thier sacrifice,having saved so many lives from the embasy.

11/13/12 08:28 AM

#5360

Jimmy Stockton

Burgess, all that you have said is so true, and it's time our leaders, in the political realm and our leaders in the Armed Forces stand up and be accountable. There should have been help sent, but since it was not they should at least stand up and admit it was not handled right, and they were wrong, and say it will not happen again. The main thing that keeps it all together in every branch of the Armed Forces is that they all have each others back. When that stops the the whole moral can change. Having each others back is not just in the trenches but all the way up to the Preisdent and every one in between. When they called for help and it stopped up the chain of command, whoever that might have been, that person or persons chose not to watch there back, and that is a dishonor to the men and women of our Armed Forces.

11/14/12 02:12 AM

#5361

jimmy,you have it right with cohesion of morale;its not just the military.this was a long series of advisories from the state department hands on the scene;those in security share the same commeratorie as military or police.embassies are our islands of diplomacy in the unchartered seas.a hostile environment for the delicate work that goes on there.reps from the special ops community are going to d.c. with 100,000 signatures requesting a special prosecutor to investigate the attacks in benghazi.its time to remove the parallax from the optics and get a true view of the state of our union.we can do better;this is not a partisan issue.im sure that a lot of dedicated people are upset about the cut in funding for state dept. security.these men and women that go out there and put thier lives on the line deserve the support of every american,irrespective of party or ideology.we are all in the same boat.

burge

11/14/12 10:58 AM

#5362

On a lighter note, yesterday I attended the funeral for my uncle, William Jewel Howard. He was the next to the youngest of four brothers, my dad being the oldest. He was 90. My uncle served in the Air Force in WWII - flew over 30 missions over Germany - he was the person who coordinated where the bombs fell when they were in the air. He also received 3 (possibly 4) Purple Hearts. The service was such a wonderful celebration of his life! He and his four brothers, including my dad and originally my grandfather, started Howard Construction Company, which closed its doors a few years ago. Their office was on Judiway. Three things were lifted up in that service by everyone who spoke - integrity, respect for all, love of family, love of God, and love of country, which he proudly served. It reminded me that even though our country faces challenges and there are and have been tough times, no matter what you believe or what political party you belong to, we are still the greatest country on earth!! We are a democracy and no matter where we come from or what color our skin is we have the right to belong and to be heard! I am so grateful for men and women like my uncle, who is remembered for what is/should be important in our lives. It is okay for us to disagree, but we must retain our respect for each other so that we may have civil conversations and carry on in the spirit this great country was founded upon!

11/14/12 08:40 PM

#5363

Richard Meek '65

Burge, Jimmy and Susan I think everything you've said is accurate. I think the thing you have to remember that not only is change constant but so is human nature it doesn't change much. We are all humans. We make mistakes and sometimes the results are dire. I think also it is important to remember that our predecessors as well as our own generation have created a country like no other. Where we have the freedoms that the majority of people in the wolrd don't have. That freedom and security are why people are still trying to immigrate here. We should all give thanks to the good Lord every morning for allowing us to be born and live in this country. Thomas Jefferson said "The price of Freedom is the periodic shedding of the blood of patriots" . It was true when he said it and it's true today. Not just on Veterans day but everyday thanks to all of you who served in the military and were ready to do what was necessary to preserve our freedom. God bless you all.

Now on a lighter note in the words of another famous American "Good night Mrs. Calabash. Where ever you are".

Jimmy Durante

Keep on Dancing,

Rich

Dance Like No One is Watching

11/14/12 10:56 PM

#5364

Well said Richard! Do you remember watching Jimmy Durante as a kid? I do - he and Red Skelton were two of my dad's favorites, therefore mine - also Amos and Andy! What about the Lawrence Welk Show! Wow! Has television changed since those days! Loved the Mickey Mouse Club, too, and American Bandstand! There are so many more, especially on Saturday morning. Ahhhh.......memories!

11/15/12 07:15 AM

#5365

i also remember those wonderful shows of early t.v.the innocence of those days when our country was victorious against the axis powers in a bitter and violent war in europe and across the islands of the pacific and the magnaminity of our treatment and support of our former enemies.the bravery of our warriors and the humble way most transitioned back into society with honor and appreciation.soon after the partition of germany we entered the cold war;the first causualty of the cold war was an intelligence officer, captain john birch.assinated with plausable deniability on a mission regarding soviet plans in china and eastern europe.flashpoints in this 'cold war' included korea,indonisia,central africa, egypt and about 10 other proxy wars between our victorious west and the soviet block,involving names like east german agent marin aka sneevlieve and others 99.9% of people have never heard of.soviet agents like alger hiss embedded in the state dept and hundreds of communists and fellow travelers in our institutions.the purges in stalins' russia turned some of these away such as the brilliant jourlist whittiker chambers who was a card carring communist agent and member of the communist party.he woke up to the agenda of the cpusa and testified against the cabal within the state department.alger hiss helped draft the protocals of the united nations and was staunchly defended by the naive until the opening of the soviet archives proved that he was a paid agent of the kgb.these and the 'fellow travelers"in academia i refer to as "the ivory tower communists" thier purpose was propaganda and influence.the thugs kept the little people like bill ayers and the sds in line with intimination and murder.

let me speak a little about civility.an associate of mine was burried alive in the hole that his grandfather(a chinese doctor in a village purged by thruong chin)was burried in after they slit his throat. marine recon operatives were castrated and beheaded,with thier genitals sown up in thier mouths with thier own bootlaces.american prisnoners were drug through the villages empailed with sharpened bamboo stakes through thier rectum.some were delivered to a female lt.col. called the 'apache' to be skinned alive.this is what the vietnamese communists did.to intiminate a population of a village they would leave the head of a relative at the doorstep of one of influence or drive a 20 penny nail through one ear and out the other.

i have a little bit of a different perspective on what civility is; ive seen the dark side of totalitarian rule.socialism sounds so just and civil;but it is always implimented by force.early experience in scotland and the united states bear out the fact of this.the failed soviet system bears witness to the folly of thier policies;the 'socialist experiences in england revealed that human nature overcomes the worker who pays for the part of society that excepts dependence as "a right" become overworked and overtaxed to the point of moral fatigue.the incrimental approach is a necessity in educated and industrial nations because people eventually catch on to the social and economic manipulation and reject the control of thier lives.in a place like cambodia the party would just execute the educated and even suspected intelligent people.they were very civil in 'the killing fields';ankor (thier 'big brother')demanded the young to bury thier parents up to thier shoulders and beat thier heads in with heavy sticks.in the prisons,those who were executed by firing squad had thier family billed for the amunition. this was the strict policy of saloth sar (aka pol pot);a proffessor who came to lead the revolution in cambodia.

another fancy-pants perfectionist was a jew named george soros,who collaborated with the nazis during ww2 and turned in his own people for self admitted advantage.he is a happy camper who funds 'moveon.org' and a galaxcy of other far-left propaganda machines.thier ads during the multi billion dollar election were so very civil..."if mitt romny wins we will burn this m.f. down";this was scripted for an old lady set in a nursing home and shown on tv.i dont know any 80-90 year old women who talks like that.it was pure provacation by synical operatives.

the nazis exterminated 6 million jews and misfits and outraged the civalized world.the u.s. has exterminated 50 million fetuses by a law that was fefuted by the very woman who was the signatory in "roe vs. wade" as a projected fraud.

oh,i miss the fun club and watching the indian-head test pattern waiting for the cartoons;we lived in a cacoon,protected by those who loved us and cared about us.how lucky we were.a part of me was destroyed by what started out as an honorable choice.ridiculed and hated by those driven by the same enemy i saw as more brutal than my conscience could bear... though i may seem iconaclastic,i really do have hope.putting oneself in anothers' shoes can go a long way to understanding.i am optimistic though we stand upon the threshold of a broader and more violent war in the middle east, we must be prepared.we all learn by our experiences far more than we can in books or disertation.necessity can bring maturity on very quickly.i may not agree with far left or far right policies but we have a commander in chief that has been blooded and in military parlance it is a threshold to be taken seriously,a rite of passage.wheather his tears were from the gravity of all thats going on or gratitude;those are the moments when a broader view must be taken.the world is as dangerous as it was in 1944;what would have happened if churchhill or fdr had folded?it was actually easier to identify who the enemy was back then and there was a clear resolve.its not so clear now but just as threatening if not more so. the prospect of thermonucular war has been a reality since 1954;hard games and proxy wars were pretty much understood and the major damage has been pschological.facing an enemy that extoles the primacy of asymetrical warfare and prays five times a day for our destruction is something we have to start taking seriously.im just an old marine who was talented at spotting ambushes and booby traps and is concidered a reactionary burnout by the young turks but ive seen what ive seen and know what i know and we are in trouble if we cant lay politics aside and begin understanding that our enemy considers themselves as holy warriors and thier leaders cant be reasoned with and percieve us as weak and currupt.they laugh at our secretary of state running off to sip wine in australia while they savor the taste of blood in one of our embasies.meanwhile,hamas has infiltrated the entire western hemisphere in the name of "tollerance".in our schools,islamic students are excused from class to pray five times a day when christian prayer is banned.everyone our age has seen the laxity of standards so i wont go there;im as guilty of slipping in morals as anyone.but the price ive paid is more than i can bear and at some point,tollerance reveals itself as capitulation.

burge

11/17/12 01:05 PM

#5366

Teddie Jordan

There's some good stuff on the '65 website about the Garden Oaks Theater, Tiny Romunds the big cop, the Duncan Yo-Yo contest at the Fun Club, the Garden Oaks pharmacy soda fountain, and other cool memories of years gone by.

11/17/12 06:49 PM

#5367

well,ive been unkind again,letting my frustrations gain an upper hand on me.for years the unwritten rule was that one didnt talk much about what happens in war.it is brutal and devestating.a year in vietnam was enough to step into poisonous stuff.for those of you who recoil at some of the things ive said,believe me when i say that most of us who went there recoiled,sometimes scared stiff.we all know the brutality of the japenese toward american prisoners and the ferrosity of thier warriors;the vietnamese were as bad ,sometimes worse.we were inspired by our elders who fought that war and then belittled by them when we returned.hated by our peers and spat upon by the radicals.i wont apologize for being anti-communist,or anti-facist.there may be one paragraph in some history book somewhere;the same with korea so i never belittle the troops who fight in these new wars and prepare to just fade away.

post script:

before i fade away,im going to enjoy what may be my last "hostess snow ball";its a pink one,i left one on the shelf at the country store for someone else to enjoy.goodbye cupcakes. goodbye america.

11/18/12 01:53 PM

#5368

Teddie Jordan

Burge, as far as I'm concerned you don't have any apologizing to do. Your service and sacrifice for our country certainly earned you the right to enjoy and exercise your freedom of expression completely. I always enjoy reading your comments.

And you made me laugh out loud about the pink Hostess Snowballs. Hostess will liquidate their assets, but there is no doubt that their popular and valuable brands will be sold, and someone else will soon be making and selling them.

11/18/12 09:12 PM

#5369

Hey Burge - part of what we do here is feel free to express what is on your mind and in your heart! There is no need to apologize for expressing yourself! I had someone I cared about very much ruined by the Vietnam War - he was a paratrooper and saw horrible things I know, although he wouldn't talk about it. He literally fell apart when he came home - I am sure he had PTSS from the war, but he was expected just to buck up! No help needed! And there was nothing I could do to make it better. He became an alcoholic and it eventually killed him. So sad! We are all children of the '60's and know that the Vietnam Vets were treated so poorly! That should never have been! I had 2 uncles that served in WWII - one you read about previously who was in the Air Force and the other one was in the Army - infantry. He has never been able to talk about the atrocities he saw until just lately and it's almost like a catharsis for him late in life. Unless we have been there, we cannot begin to appreciate what it must be like! Then to be treated as if you didn't matter when you came home from Vietnam - what can I say other than that was an atrocity in itself from which many will never recover. So please, never apologize for expressing your heart and your feelings! We are here to support each other!

11/19/12 12:14 AM

#5370

susan and teddy,i thank you for what you have said and in my heart i know that there are so many that suffered from war;not only the combatants but those who were family and friends who lost someone special in thier lives.there is catharsis in letting out the experiences that most who witness war wish not to remember and supress with the use of alcohol or some other drug.most vets hate war and like myself tried to regain what normalcy we could.although our part was finished in a sense,the vietnam war was a war of attrition where there could be no clear 'winner' and we had to witness it day after day on the news and sometimes a feeling of guilt compounded the problem of something unresolved,damaging our society and causing divisions among us.these wars of attrition are so protracted that they stretch out into decades with little resolution and always with a political connection that very few understand.so much that happens in 'modern' warfare is a consequence of weapons yet fully understood as in the case of agent orange and other chemicals used for defolation that has ended up killing thousands of vietnam vets with a panaply degenerative disorders.the use of depleted uranium in the middle east wars was better understood to cause maladies but was the decision to use those projectiles were a matter of exploiting a force multiplier that shortened the gulf war and saved countless lives.as with the atomic bombs dropped on japan,a command decision had to be made,to prolong the war on the home islands or stop it with a minimum loss of life,japanese as well as america.as gen.sherman said of his "march to the sea"..."war is crulty and it cannot be refined".

the shift from conventional warefare to counter-insurgency and now to a-symetrical warefare including cyber-warfare is a shift that has involved us in economic warfare as well.there has always been phy-ops and propaganda warfare in one form or another.the brutality towards pow's was one means of planting terror in the minds of american soldiers in the japanese and vietnam war.i was more afraid of being captured than being killed and the knowing what was done to those who never returned from vietnam is something that i have been'advised ' not to speak about.one can use thier imagination without too much burden.i wont share that information but it is one cause of my deep-seated anger toward the resolution of that conflict and one reason i fought in a seecond round of resistance against the communist gov. in vietnam and stood down only after assurances that they would change.now one can hop a flight and enjoy a five star hotel at china beach where we used to fight the viet cong.i have no problem with making peace with a former enemy and wish the entire world could be at peace but there are some with blood wars going back centuries that refuse to make peace.we are involved because of economic interests that go to the heart of banking and commerce,mostly oil.these are realities in another war of attrition that will see us either energy self sufficient or enslaved to cartels that care little about expending american lives and fortune.with our military under nato control and decisions to enter conflicts such as in libya made without constitutional authority relagated to our congress,we will be pulled deeper and deeper into international intrigues against the intrest of "we the people". only a few make fortunes from war;on a personal basis some seem like perfectly nice people,with families and a genuine desire to put things right.i believe this is the case with most people in the world.

what we dont know or understand is the very thing that is coveted by all power in the world.the future.

11/19/12 11:33 AM

#5371

Good Monday Morrow Mine Waltripians,
Been negligent in mine forum duties to keep all informed of Jackie and her on going battle...I talked to her last Thursday and she sounded fine and said she was...had a few bouts of nausea, but has meds for that...Sawbones told her that her hair would fall out last week...she says her hair is still there and she is working and doing fine...having thanksgiving with her family, gonna let her kids do the cooking and preparing...wish mine would do that...oh well...anyway, all is as good as it can be considering all that is going on in Jackies life...I know, most of us have one thing or another going on, mostly health issues...little bit O luck, and Gods Grace, maybe we just might triumph...

Sawr an article in the todays or yesterdays Houston Pravda, that twinkies and snowballs will always be with us...Didnt actually read the article, but assume that the company has decided to fight to stay in bidness...good...I allus say....I never cared for the snowballs, because I didnt like marshmellows unless it came out of a fire on the end of a good "marshmeller roastin stick"...I, however, do love mah twinkies and the chocolate cupcakes...
Just cant imagine a life without Twinkies...hmmm, havent had any in years, maybe thats what their problem is, I havent bought any! ! ! ! !

I remember getting just one side of the cupcakes in my lunch at Oak Forest...generally one of my sisty uglers got the other half...ever now and again, I would get the unopened package of BOTH of em...oh man, tall cotton for sure...twinkies or cupcakes with my frozen Shasta drink mom could get for 10 cents a can...Sometimes my best friend Michael Collins and I would share lunches...now, thats a good feeling my friends...I still love to share things with friends...

Remember the HUGE fan in the middle of Oak Forest, on the back side of the kitchen, by the temporary buildings???? Mike and I would get our Dentler Made potato chips and crush them in the package, and then stand there by that big ol fan and eat potato chips...I thought that if you crushed em, it gave you more chips that way...they were still good, no matter if you ate them in small pieces or large pieces...

Speaking of pieces, I remember getting packages over seas from my mom...they were full of brownies, and mostly in small pieces, thanks to the special handling by the good ol postal service...but, they were still good...Me and the guys would sit and pass that box around till it was licked clean...wasnt a crumb left...
She told me once what recipe she used, a "traveling brownie" recipe...they were suppose to not fall apart, but the post office handled the packages just like they handled their budget..."who cares, we're not accountable"...I truly loved to receive mail and packages way back then...addressed to Me, FPO San Francisco...thats all the address it needed...I still marvel at how those packages found me...

Me and perfessor coop have one last class today...wont pick up again till next year...As much as me and Cooper like hepin the kiddos read, I think we are ready to take a vacation...I notice it's getting harder for him to get his hind end up especially on tile floor...I'm sorta the same way...cept, it's just hard to get up period, no matter what the floor is made of...

Time to get ready for school...hope all has as wonderful a holiday as one can have, considering whatever circumstance happens to find you...

Your frien and brother, Albert Badillion Trahern...esq

11/19/12 02:39 PM

#5372

Kay Watters '65 (Greene)

My sentiments exactly Beau-man! No matter what the circumstances, Thanksgiving and Christmas are good holidays to just get out and have fun.

Thanks you for your Jackie-status, we can all identify with her dilemna. I've had several friends in church that are or have gone thru the chem and they are winning. Seems the media is saying that there will perhaps be an easier way to identify and treat cancer, in order to stop it in it's tracks soon....and I sure hope that is true. Wouldn't it be wonderous if in our generation, we could cure that disease? They can work on diabetes 1 & 2 as well. I've had mine since age 19 and I'm ready!!!

Sure hate to hear your Cooper is having a hard time getting up....I've seen this pattern with the last 3 dogs and it does speak of age.....I envy those people that can sit down and cross their legs or sit on a leg in their chair.....as I used to do. Old age is catching up with most of us....LOL.

Burge, what you did say was from your heart and you stated the atrocities that are used in war. It is a reminder for use to remember as we go through life...the message from those who have indeed seen and been a part of what we didn't. For that I thank you for your service and your protection of our U.S. and that is what you went in to do and you accomplished.

Put on your attitude hats everyone and positively make this holiday a great one. I know I am.

11/19/12 06:00 PM

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Speaking of inspirations, Hi KAY ! ! ! How you dune up there in Andersonville??? Thanksgiving has allus been mah favor rite holerday...it is a lot of woik, but it just seems right...lots of pressure at Christmas...and the blues...Dont know perzactacly just why, but just a tough time of year for me...allus has been since I was a litre lad...I think the stress I put on myself to "perform", or to "come through" with the "perfect gift" etc...I really prefer the company of friends and family rather than the "gifty stuff"...but, I will muddle through somehow...Iknow, I think I will buy everyone TWINKIES AND CUPCAKES AND SNOWBALLS....YEAAAAAAAAAAAA ! ! ! ! ! Are twinkies a fruit or vegetable???? Both???? Well ok then...so much the better...

And, they are good for you too, being one of the 18 different food groups...yeah, thats what I'm talking about...
I once stuffed a twinkie under my back porch bedroom bed...found it when we moved 7 years later... it were petrified...holy moly that bad boy was so hard you could use it as a hammer...I weeped and moaned and moped for having forgotten about it...hate to waste good food, especially something that is so good for you too...much better than broccoli sprouts and liver and onions...

Onions are good, but LIVERRRRRR ARRRRRGGGGGG.....come to find out, it's really bad for you, too much cholesterol...now, chicken frahed steak and chicken frahed chicken is soooooo much better for you, and twice as much gooder for you with gravy, and biscuits...which are all part of the 19 food groups...

I have...oops, we have a small turkey and small ham, and a chuck roast, and dressing gravy and fresh green beans, biscuits, gravy, cranberrys, gravy, REAL BUTTER, did I mention gravy??? And as luck would have it, all are part of the 20 basic food groups...speaking of which we are havink tortilini tonight with eyetalian sausage sauce with fresh shrooms and a salad, with THOUSAND ISLAND DRESSING...I havent had that in years, and dont really know why...I love TID...it is good and good for you, and is of course one of your basic 21 food groups. You know, I'm not making this up, this is the honest sorta truth, sorta...

well, ok, Flo, the waitress is here with mah salad, so I will go away, sorta...
your frien and brother Chef Beau yar dee cephus...

11/21/12 08:12 AM

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Good morning, everyone! Just wanted to wish you all a Happy Thanksgiving! I can't begin to list all of the things I am thankful for, but at the top of my list would be you - my friends! Eat a lot of turkey and pumpkin pie, or whatever may be on your Thanksgiving table tomorrow. Enjoy those football games! Hook 'em horns!!! We hope to be in Houston for the day. My husband has been down again, so we will see how he is this morning. He seems to be more down than up these days. Need to spend as many Thanksgivings as I can with my mother - making memories and cherishing my time with her. So eat, enjoy your families and friends, or enjoy your solitude if that is what you are doing, be safe if you are traveling, but above all be thankful!

11/21/12 12:04 PM

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