Posted on 11/18/2012 8:28:40 AM PST by carlo3b
As bad as I’m feeling this year, I wanted to do this thread, just for old time sake.. As we all get a bit older I am drawn to the past, remembering times long ago, as well as times not so far back..
I have an old ping list, and I know I bother many of you with my prattle, but I don’t do it on purpose, I can’t control myself.. LOL
Many of us remember many on my ping list that are no longer with us, But I remember you all, and I think about all of them at times like these..
GOD BLESS TO EVERYONE, HERE AND NOW, AND THOSE LOOKING FROM BEYOND.. Kiss, and tears.. Carlo
I’m so delighted to have met you and I thank The Creator for this opportunity! Your stories mean a lot to some of us (I bet “a lot of us”!) so please don’t stop posting. You are a great gift to us!
I have decided that I'm going to do the opposite of what The Won's campaign was all about. Instead of doing that Marxist "Forward" thing, my theme will be "Backward" because I will be living in the past. You know, back when God was still evident in society and our lives were much fuller because of that.
My uncle was unhappy in high school and he got my grandmother to sign him into the Navy when he was 17 to see the world. He made it through Basic just in time to be stationed at Pearl Harbor in Dec. 1941. He was assigned to a Destroyer, The Detroit. On Dec. 7, early on a Sunday morning, the bombs started. All hands on deck!
Uncle Bob said that a lot of the crew was ashore, partying, but he was too green and new to be allowed shore leave. When the alarm was sounded, the crew scrambled to their battle stations; and The Detroit (being a smaller and more nimble vessel) got underway and was first to make it out of the Harbor, with all the other ships following that were able. The men fired at the Japanese planes from the deck with their rifles. The Detroit was credited for saving what remained of the Fleet December 7, 1941.
My mother and I stopped over in Hawaii on a trip to China with Uncle Bob in 1983, and we all took the cruise out to the Arizona Memorial. The guide told that story about the Detroit to all the tourists. No one in the family had ever heard it before because Bob never talked about the War after he got home in 1945. We spun around to look at him, and he was weeping, much to our surprise. Bob was big and brawny and a tough guy — a successful builder and architect — but he was remembering his lost youth in those few moments. He had changed from a 17 year old kid to a man with the opening salvos of WWII. One thing he learned is to read the fine print in contracts! His 4 year stint in the Navy didn’t count if the nation was at war. I think he served almost 5 years before he came home to those Brussels Sprouts.
But, we were glad to have him home and pleased to make Brussels Sprouts for every Holiday dinner, a custom we all continue, even though he passed on about 6 years ago.
I’ll be disappointed if The Fox and Hounds does not offer at least one dish of Brussels Sprouts tomorrow.
Happy Thanksgiving
I just corrected your ping problem.. So Sorry.. :(
I love your attitude about Backward.. WE need to go back to a kinder better place.. fir shir.. LOL
It seems that the real hero’s never talk about it.. Your Uncle was not unique in holding it in, until he couldn’t hide it anymore..
Thank heavens he got back there to let it go.. I’m sure, from personal experience, that it has to come out for someone to feel really free..
Thank you sweetheart, I’ll be here until the lights go out, or Jim dumps me! HUGGGGG
Carlo, you are a treasure and I love to read your stories. Keep them coming! I hope you and your family have a wonderful Thanksgiving. Take care and God Bless.
Crazed, nonsensical humor attempts sometimes keep the tears at bay, but not always. The valid memories of the best humans we ever met on the computer keep crowding back in...
Happy exclusive American holiday of Thanksgiving to God for another trip around the sun above ground my FRiend!!!
No, you don’t. It’s good to see an old friend again, and the sweet message is very welcomed. There are not too many of us who are not feeling down, bad, depressed, angry, etc., and a friendly message is well received.
HAPPY THANKSGIVING, Carlo and all here.
Hannity’s sub (Rose something) began her show this afternoon telling about when King David lost his and Bathsheba’s son. He cried, tore his garments, fasted, begged God to save his son. After the son died, the servants were afraid to tell King David, afraid of what he would do. Instead, he surprised them by getting up, straightening what was left of his clothing and went to eat and run the kingdom. When his servants questioned him about his change in attitude, he said, “I have done all I could do to save my son. Now, that he is dead, would fasting bring the baby back?” (2 Samuel 12:22-23 We did all we could for this election. Now, it’s time to go on living and doing what we should. This really struck me, and I should follow King David’s example.
King David had it right, and so do you my dear FRiend.. This isn't time to quit, it's time to live.. We've earned it, unlike the whiners, and the folks that are looking for scapegoats to explain the drumming we took..
To drag this out is nonproductive, and foolhardy.. This is time for planning and shoring up our flanks.. There will be time enough to fight on our own terms.. Rest up now for the battles to come..
HAPPY THANKSGIVING my Friends.. Carlo
We are still here Waspman, indeed! Yesterday is clearly in my rear view mirror, but the memories linger on.. Who in their right mind would want to forget.. We won’t my dear FRiend.. We will go forward remembering the good ole days.. LOL
And a Happy Thanksgiving to you and yours my dear friend.. My family is my strength, and my grandkids are the future.. I will feed them the love that they need now, to grow them strong for the world that they will face.. :)
Have a great day tomorrow Lady.. Enjoy the time with family and friends, and remember the leftovers.. I’ll be back with more recipes for those as well.. LOL
I never post on your threads, but I always enjoy reading them.
God bless you and your family.
How nice of you to tell me that my FRiend.. I really get more than I give on these threads.. My family are so tired of listening to me, and they tell me so.. Hahahaha
I guess you all are stuck with me.. HA!
My mail was showing signs of being opened. What a wonderful country we live in where we can actually criticize the government somewhat without getting shot!
Jim Rob probably deterred some Tim Mcveighs by providing a means to vent!
My Mom is 93 and she is going with the wife and me to our little family, annual turkey bake at one of my sister's place.
Cheer up, amigo!
Our kids arrived yesterday and All Is Well. Week before last we celebrated with our kids from Brazil, now grown exchange students who came to visit from Sao Paulo.
For our grand son, last year’s Star Wars are replaced with Ninjasasuma (I think)
Your posts are always entertaining and informative- I love them and am also quite nostalgic this morning- just found myself asking my mom (who died nine years ago) how she tucked the wings underneath so they wouldn’t get too brown- though sometimes she used cooking nails.
What I remember this morning is the peace on Thanksgiving in our house and our town. The only sounds were chit-chat and kitchen noises. No video games, no cell phones, no computers.
And most definitely no Black Friday induced madness!
Sigh..
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