Are you aware there are entire movies on YouTube? Most of them are old and probably no longer protected by copyright, but there are quite a few, including old naval warfare movies. (It’s true: if you’ve seen one, you’ve seen them all, but they remain one of my guilty pleasures.) Of course, I’m sure you already know this, but why doesn’t anybody tell me these things?
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Fifty years ago tonight I was at a basketball game at Boone HS in Orlando. I don’t know who we were playing but I do have another clear memory. Our principal came out between the JV and varsity games to announce the loss of the Apollo I astronauts. He then asked the father of our star player, who happened to be the pastor of the First Presbyterian Church, to lead us in prayer.
emb, thank you for sharing that letter. I am sure that the writer still remembers Elaine with gratitude.
Ghost, I will never forget those either as theirs became compensation cases I handled. Their widows and children were taken care of by our government. For life or to maturity.
Jackie, from the blog AmericaSpace: “The wives of the three dead men—Betty Grissom, Pat White, and Martha Chaffee—later sued North American for its shoddy spacecraft. Each received hundreds of thousands of dollars in compensation in 1972.”
As well they should have, due to the engineering problems with the capsule.
Glad to know of your involvement in that historic event. Recently, I happened across and watched a documentary on TV about a fairly major domestic historical event in which I was peripherally involved. It took place during what I call “My Summer of Living Dangerously.”
“The past is never dead. It’s not even past.” – William Faulkner
Used the afternoon to play catch-up. Had to see a new insurance agent to change something on a policy; she turned out to have an impressive “balcony”, tastefully but nicely showcased. Brightened my day, fur shure.
As I think I mentioned, my small neighborhood gym unexpectedly went out of business. I checked out a gym someone suggested to me, but it turned out to be strictly a CrossFit studio. The manager still tried to sign me up. She obviously had a lot more faith than I did that I wouldn’t drop dead in the middle of the first class.
She did, however, refer me to a new facility only about a five minute further drive than my old one. I went by there and was impressed. It is much larger and much nicer, and by prepaying for 12 months, actually less expensive then my previous membership. Monday, I’ll check out the quality of the eye-candy.
So, does the eye candy check you back?
I am at Ford dealer to drop off copies of my bank account for last year. Have heard nothing from Allstate today nor my guardian. My enmity grows hourly.
I actually wanted to get to gym today. I am looking my age today or definitely older. Need to spend more time exercising. Back really watching what I eat. I want to get back to losing 2.5 pounds a week consistently, not losing the same 2.5 over and over.
I shall see what the eye-candy does, assuming there’s any there. Also, I’ll be going mostly early mornings, when most people don’t necessarily look their best.
An exception was my work-out partner of about there years ago…she looked pretty spiffy at 5 AM. In fact, part of the reason I was there was to keep the bohunks off of her so she could exercise. That’s what she told me when she asked me to start meeting here there, anyway,
…three years ago…
Smigz: That was 40 yr. ago. Don’t recognize the signature. They may have been ‘summer people’ or may even no longer be with us, in which case I expect she’s looked Elaine up.
‘So, does the eye candy check you back?’ I suppose women could equally well check out ‘hunks.’ I know I’ve been flirted with and otherwise approached, but don’t know if any have ‘undressed me w/ their eyes.’ I know many of the PTs where I work out, both M & F, are in pretty good shape. Several work out on machines during breaks, and go out to a nearby city rec area with frisbies in warmer weather. Nice to see people practice what they preach.
Peace,
Bet you performed joint couples exercise too. Were you ever a fan of King of the Hill? I loved Boomhaeur who dated all the hot women but never committed to any. There was an episode where he found all his old girl friends were married when he tried to look them up.
Me, I have not seen one man at my gym I would be interested in, no matter their ages. Poor pickings, not slim pickings.
News:
Tomorrow, I have committed to taking four of my grandchildren and a couple of their friends to the LSU School of Veterinary Medicine for the annual open house. I really enjoy seeing the kids enjoy what my profession does. It’s a great time.
God bless us every one. God bless the USA.
According to the pros at the Columbus Running Company and corroborated by many sites on the Web, stretching should be completed at the end of the run, not before.
I can tell that Arlo is stretching before the run because he doesn’t look quite near dead.
Jackie:
The 2.3 engine took me by surprise. I was expecting something much larger.
However, I have read good things about the Eco-Boost engine. It holds its own with much larger engines.
I think that you will have a good time with it.
Trapper Jean:
Welcome back.
Jackie, Exercise Partner was a member of my “Harem of Female Managers”. Apparently they trusted my discretion, in that several of them regularly confided in me about their problems with their husbands, or their boyfriends, or, in a couple of cases, their husbands and boyfriends. EP, besides being considerable younger than I, was one of the latter; that ship had not only sailed, it was overloaded.
Old Bear:
Thanks for the additional train links – great stuff.
Trapper Jean, good to see you here! Hope you comment often.
Rick:
If Debbe (GM where ever you are) could do Cats I can do Trains.
Mizz Charlotte did I say my son used to live in Deerfield?
That is near you – sort of?
Ghost, how does it feel to have a harem? I always wondered because I always thought polygamist marriages must be rather rocky for both males and females, given women being as we often are.
Had a great dinner of salmon, steamed veggies and low sodium black beans at Abuelas, my favorite Texas Mexican restaurant. Not typical TexMex at all.
Tired so heading for bed.
If you have never eaten at an Abuelas you have missed a great meal. Here is current menu. Not a bad item on it.
http://www.abuelos.com/menu/
They have gluten free, low fat, low sugar, low sodium and vegetarian menus.
They began in Lubbock, Texas years and years ago. After I asked for healthy the general manager came and consulted, transferred my request to chef, chef consulted from kitchen, even assistant waiters knew about it. That is amazing.
I loved the Ecoboost truck engine. Test drove the Ecoboost Mustang. My other option had bigger engine but I accepted small.
When I bought youngest daughter Mustang in her college years I discovered that V-8 Mustangs cost more to ensure than the 6 cylinder. Don’t know if that remains true still.
If I find the Mustang is weak I may be disappointed but problem I had with truck was it snuck up to a hundred if you didn’t watch it.
We lost another
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R.I.P. John Hurt
Rick:
If you are interested; see how this:
http://forum.wwfry.org/index.php?topic=2628.15
(The original turn table)
Became this:
http://forum.wwfry.org/index.php?topic=2628.390
(The replica)
with a lot of hard work.