Posted on 08/26/2007 5:32:12 PM PDT by RedRover
Pink said to me recently, we've come a long way. So that set me reminiscing...
Who among us can forget that day in January when Girlene asked to be added to the Haditha Marine Ping List?
Or when lilycicero wondered what "ping" and "BTTT" meant (but hoped they were crude)?
Or when pinkpanther111 showed up and helped us find biographical material, or when she spread the word about the defense fund here and here?
All that got me thinking about some of our "firsts".
Like the first defense fund thread.
And the first posts by Darryl, Theresa (on our totally fun "A Haditha Marine Father Has a Question for Alan Colmes" thread), and Mrs W.
So I agree with pink (want to see her first post ever?), we have come a long way. And it's about time we said so! Also, with the SSgt Wuterich hearing coming up, I figured we could use a thread to just hang out when nothing else is happening. It beats FRmail--which sometimes gets a little hard to follow.
So here's to us and to seeing an end to this job we started!
Happy birthday belated Red. May you have many more healthy and content ones.
I like that very much. You are the best-est! I am so glad you enjoyed your birthday bash.
You’re welcome. You better take good care of yourself, you old fart: ) If anything happens to you, we’ll have to prop you up in the corner and pretend you’re still going strong!
Your tote bag? I loaned it to lily. Last I noticed, she was stuffing a lot of other neat clothes, mouse pad, tie, etc. in it.
Yes. I am the girl on the train with not one bag, but 2.
I didn’t think Red would need the tote bag since he his wheel chair has storage.
Thanks, Unc. And the same good wishes to you!
Roger that.
ROTFL! (And I am working on that diagram!)
Either of you girls want a spin in my chair? There’s plenty of room in the sidecar.
Oops you lost a slipper while you were shuffling to watch “THE BIG VALLEY”.
I hope you had a very Happy Birthday; my wishes for you are that you have twice as many more!
PERKS OF BEING OVER 50
1. Kidnappers are not very interested in you.
2. In a hostage situation you are likely to be released first.
3. No one expects you to run--anywhere.
4. People call at 9 pm and ask, Did I wake you????
5. People no longer view you as a hypochondriac.
6. There is nothing left to learn the hard way.
7. Things you buy now won't wear out.
8. You can eat supper at 4 pm .
9. You can live without sex but not your glasses.
10. You get into heated arguments about pension plans.
11. You no longer think of speed limits as a challenge.
12. You quit trying to hold your stomach in no matter who walks into the room.
13. You sing along with elevator music.
14. Your eyes won't get much worse.
15. Your investment in health insurance is finally beginning to pay off.
16. Your joints are more accurate meteorologists than the national weather service.
17. Your secrets are safe with your friends because they can't remember them either.
18. Your supply of brain cells is finally down to manageable size.
19. You can't remember who sent you this list.
And you notice these are all in Big Print for your convenience! :^)
50? Damn, if I knew you were such a young punk, I wouldn’t have bothered to be so polite. At least you’re well spoken for a young guy.
HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA! Many thanks for the laughs, brit!
Since you are now officially on this side of the Great Divide, I believe it's time to give you some assistance for your future.
Thank A.A.A.D.D .
Thank goodness there's a name for this disorder. Somehow I feel better, even though I have it!!
Recently, I was diagnosed with A.A.A.D.D. - Age Activated Attention Deficit Disorder. This is how it manifests:
I decide to water my garden.
As I turn on the hose in the driveway, I look over at my car and decide it needs washing.
As I start toward the garage, I notice mail on the porch table that I brought up from the mail box earlier.
I decide to go through the mail before I wash the car.
I lay my car keys on the table, put the junk mail in the garbage can under the table, and notice that the can is full.
So, I decide to put the bills back on the table and take out the garbage first.
But then I think, since I'm going to be near the mailbox when I take out the garbage anyway, I may as well pay the bills first.
I take my check book off the table, and see that there is only one check left.
My extra checks are in my desk in the study, so I go inside the house to my desk where I find the can of Coke I'd been drinking.
I'm going to look for my checks, but first I need to push the Coke aside so that I don't accidentally knock it over.
The Coke is getting warm, and I decide to put it in the refrigerator to keep it cold.
As I head toward the kitchen with the Coke, a vase of flowers on the counter catches my eye--they need water.
I put the Coke on the counter and discover my reading glasses that I've been searching for all morning.
I decide I better put them back on my desk, but first I'm going to water the flowers.
I set the glasses back down on the counter, fill a container with water and suddenly spot the TV remote. Someone left it on the kitchen table.
I realize that tonight when we go to watch TV, I'll be looking for the remote, but I won't remember that it's on the kitchen table, so I decide to put it back in the den where it belongs, but first I'll water the flowers.
I pour some water in the flowers, but quite a bit of it spills on the floor.
So, I set the remote back on the table, get some towels and wipe up the spill.
Then, I head down the hall trying to remember what I was planning to do.
At the end of the day:- the car isn't washed
- the bills aren't paid
- there is a warm can of Coke sitting on the counter
- the flowers don't have enough water
- there is still only 1 check in my check book
- I can't find the remote
- I can't find my glasses
- and I don't remember what I did with the car keys.
Then, when I try to figure out why nothing got done today, I'm really baffled because I know I was busy all damn day, and I'm really tired.
I realize this is a serious problem, and I'll try to get some help for it, but first I'll check my e-mail....
Don't laugh -- if this isn't you yet, your day is coming!!
That IS me!
There is no better definition of me than that AAADD post.
Brityank is now nominated as DefendOurMarines psychologist! Do I have a second?
I’ll go along with that, xzins. Hey, brit - you’re keys are on the table.
Chaplain; I am honoured, but most humbly decline.
For one, that position is well above my pay-grade as an enlisted puke; and for a second I tend towards the other end -- proctologist -- as I've been told at times I'm a real ---hole! ;^)
Let’s get this party started!
Hello? Testing, testing. Is this thing On? Testing...
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