Amy's Place .. Poetry and Potpourri .. Mar. 7-8-9-10, 2005

3-7-05 | JustAmy, St.Louie1, MamaBear, Billie

[JustAmy]

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Amy's personal guardian ~
the always charming, lovable, huggable,
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Many thanks for stopping by. : )

[Hi Heels]

So far, so good! Thank you.

[JustAmy]

Good morning, Diva.
Spring is showing its face here.
Daffodils and ranuculas are blooming.
The fruit trees are in full bloom. Just beautiful.

Our temps should get to 80 tomorrow;
suppose to cool to the 60's next week.
Have a great day and a lovely spring.

[JustAmy]

I know the feeling.

Hope we all get caught up with whatever is keeping us from Amy's.

Have a wonderful day, Darks.

[Hi Heels]

OH, I LOVE daffodils. Remind me of my favorite fishing hole. They grow wild there in the spring.

[JustAmy]

Good morning, A-G. Thank you!!

Have a Wonderful Wednesday and a lovely spring.

[JustAmy]

;~)

You have not been alone. :)

[Conspiracy Guy]

I miss her on pretty days.

[PreviouslyA-Lurker]

You might feel better after a swim...

[Jack Deth]

Outstanding poem, CG!

Great graphics too!

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WHERE'S MY EAR SCHPLITTIN' LOUDEN~BOOMER?

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Two weekends ago I visited the Museum Udvar~Hazy
A wonderful place for History and Quality Time
Though some there thought I was crazy
To note one missing plane in the section "Cold War"-

How can you honor the planes of the 1960s
Without honoring the "Thunderchief", F-105?
Oh, the Navy has its "Bug Ugly", Phantom F-4
That did everything it was asked and Morey

From the Delta to Hanoi, boonies and sticks
Right beside its ugly cousin the Grumman A-6
Slow and tandem crewed, minus guns;
With hard-points for Napalm and "Snake-Eyes" Glori

There was a gap that needed a fix
Quite noticeable and that's no joke or jive
Where was my long and lean, deafeningly loud and mean Multi~Tasked baby, the "Thud"?-

Take a huge honking reliable engine
Slap on angled~in intakes and swept back wings
A needle at the nose and one or two guys up front
And for making war you have just the thing

Drop bombs?... No sweat!..."Wild Weasel"?... You bet!
Burn an acre of jungle in a pass
Then jam SAM Radars while heading "Downtown"
So a "Linebacker" BUF makes it back without a scratch.

Jack Deth~ 03/09/05

[JustAmy]

I found this at the Google store as I was window shopping. I think it is a beautiful picture. I think you may enjoy it.

[MeekOneGOP]

Texas Cow Patties

LOL!

First time I've ever heard chocolate chip cookies referred to as that. :^)

[Conspiracy Guy]

Not my style.

[Conspiracy Guy]

I loved the Thud. KANG had a crap load of them at McConnell AFB KS when I was stationed there 73-76 with USAF SAC. The USAF and KANG shared a runway.

Like the poem too!

[JustAmy]

Happy Wednesday, Meekie.
We should see 80 degrees tomorrow.

[JustAmy]

They will be here. See ya in 12 minutes.

[Jack Deth]

The "Thud" was an all around great airplane, CG.
Designed as a nuclear bomber in th 50s. A wonderful Testbed
for tactics that are taken for granted today.

The DCANG had a squadron of them in the late 1970s and would religiously wreck our In~Hangar Commanders Call the Saturday morning of each UTA. Winding up loudly to a high keen.

Then the distinctive, trademark three seconds of silence before the "BOOM!" of the Thuds' afterburners kicked in.
There still aren't many planes that can beat it for speed "On The Deck" today.

The DCANG went from "Thuds" to "Big Uglys" to "Lawn Darts" today, but it just isn't the same.

Jack.

[MeekOneGOP]

Sounds great! :^D

We'll be approaching 80 the next few days, too.

Wednesday

Hi 65
Lo 42
Partly Cloudy

Thursday Hi 70 Lo 45 Partly Cloudy

Friday Hi 68 Lo 42 Mostly Clear

Saturday Hi 77 Lo 51 Mostly Clear

Sunday Hi 69 Lo 44 Partly Cloudy

[Conspiracy Guy]

It's granddaddy was the P-47 of WWII.

The Thud glided like a manhole cover.

[Alamo-Girl]

Same best wishes to you, my friend!

[Darksheare]

Will try.
Just got back from running errands.