I was stationed there in the 60's long after. But it was still fresh in everyones'minds. Almost a religious experience.
Posted on 12/10/2017 5:01:22 PM PST by Kathy in Alaska
Cool how they did the “then and now” together.
What a horrendous day that was. There’s no way for people to even begin to imagine what it was like for those who were there.
Nothing big here today, son was here last night and today I went over to visit the pups and the little guy is still too rambunctious. He got in trouble several times and was firmly placed in time out in his kennel by Robin. He mellowed out eventually and we played a bit.
Got gift cards for both my kids, daughter will be spending some time here at Christmas so looking forward to that.
How are things?
Howdy, Kathy.
Have a good day? Relax or end up digging into projects? :-)
Howdy there, PRO!
So the lil wild man is still having trouble behaving himself, is he? Poor guy is gonna spend half his life in “time out” if he doesn’t learn.
Cool that your daughter is going to be able to spend some time with y’all for Christmas. I know you’re looking forward to it, especially since she wasn’t there for Thanksgiving.
I went to visit Aunt Clara for a bit this afternoon and my poor brain is still trying to recover from it. LOL! VERY difficult to carry on a decent conversation with her any more.
This article about Gail Halvorsen was a cool find. Looks like he was still getting around quite well 2 years ago, and enjoying his flights over the years doing candy drops around Utah. It must be a thrill for him to fly in the old war birds.
I love the second pic at the site. That impish grin and twinkle in his eyes makes me guess he’s a real character.
Good evening, radu...lots and lots of ice still here. 34 at my house and supposed to keep rising til maybe 42 high tomorrow...and start raining here shortly. At least it’s not supposed to drop below freezing, but more rain coming.
How was your day? Are you good for a while for rain?
A Gooney Bird, I would assume?
I checked the cams this afternoon and the streets looked mighty icy. I feel for ya. And now more rain coming that will add to the mess when the temps drop again. Yuck!
It was a decent day here. A tad warmer than yesterday with clear skies for a change. A stiff breeze kept it from feeling comfortable outside though. We can always use more rain but none in the forecast until next Sat., and that chance is low.
Snow and slush is, for sure, poor walking conditions.
Glad you had a nice dinner and got to shoot some video...right up your creative alley.
Great video, ExTex....we must never forget Pearl Harbor.
I am used to real TV cameras that you wear on your shoulder (used to be a camera “man” for Cable TV), but these stupid iPhones are not the same. The zoom used two fingers and was very jerky, so to zoom in, I WALKED up to the subject, slowly, allowing the focus to adjust at the same speed. then, to dolly back, I walked backwards. Panning, close-ups, and fades were all done manually too, using my whole body as the lens.
I started with a close-up of a bunch of candles, then zoomed up to my BIL’s hands on the guitar, then panned over to get the cellist and my sister in a triangular three-shot, then zoomed in on the cellist, then , Sis, then BIL, back to the candles to fade out with the last notes of the song. Since we have no editing facilities, I had to do it all in one take.
I like the old equipment better. There is nothing better than a good old fashioned camera.
Thanks, galz, for another great portion of this heroic effort by our military to do good whenever possible.
What other country does that for their enemies! None!
Aweaome photo!
Howdy, radu!
I’m really late tonight. My friend who cat-sits came to pick up my key and since we haven’t had a chance to visit for quite a while, we talked until just a few minutes ago.
Hope you had a good day today! Was it warmer? All the kittehs doing fine. My friend has 9 cats and I used to think that was a lot. LOL! Little did I know!
Howdy, LUV!
Good to hear your friend will be able to take care of the kittehs while you’re gone. You know they’ll be in good hands.
Sounds like y’all had a nice evening chatting away. :-)
Got everything ready to go?
It was a few degrees warmer today but didn’t feel like it due to wind. Tomorrow is supposed to be in the mid 50s, then back down to 30s the next couple of days. They’re calling for mid 50s again next weekend but we’ll believe it when we feel it.
Most kittehs are fine but Holli and Lorien might be going to the vet tomorrow. Holli started throwing up Fri. night and Lorien yesterday and they haven’t been eating since. I managed to finger-feed some baby food to Holli this evening and so far it’s stayed down. Didn’t try it with Lorien since she threw up just as I started doling out supper. We’ll see how things go the rest of the night.
Guest bathroom is now 95% complete...shower curtain is now up. A little more filing is sorted, and a little homework done. Early to bed tonight.
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