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FReeper Canteen ~ THE GIFT OF THE MAGI ~ 20 December 2020
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Posted on 12/19/2020 5:02:21 PM PST by Kathy in Alaska
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THE GIFT OF THE MAGI
Those of you who are more "mature" Marines & Sailors will remember one of the pre-eminent TV series of the '50's, Rod Serling's Twilight Zone. Many of these programs were quite scary, but they usually had a good moral and made the point in a rather unforgettable manner.
On one episode, an astronaut is readying for his blast off on a fifty-year mission to outer space. He is to be placed in a state of suspended animation and will not age one day by the time he returns to Earth. As fate has it, he meets a lovely woman the evening before launch, and it is love at first sight for both of them. They agonize over the love and marriage they will be unable to share because of the space voyage. The next morning his space flight begins. The woman is visibly shaken by the cruel plot fate played on the two of them. In the final scene, fifty years hence, NASA brings the rocket back to Earth. The capsule is opened and an aged man emerges from inside. He pulled the plug on the cryogenic machine before the launch. The face of his fiancée is then shown. She is still young and vibrant; she had herself placed in suspended animation on the day of the launch! One engineer then reflects: I feel blessed to have met two people who truly knew the meaning of love! End of program. These two people, motivated by real love, were prepared to make an unusual sacrifice for each other. Sometimes we forget that keeping love strong in marriage requires a commitment to LOVE...and like any commitment, that means dedication, work, sacrifice. Too many people give up on relationships when the going gets rough because they don't understand how much effort and sacrifice for one another is necessary to sustain a marriage. May we all realize the true meaning of love and marriage...and what is required to sustain this wonderful gift from above! Rod Serling's version
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To: radu
snow is rain but “time released” 33 degree rain sucks the bucket.
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posted on
12/19/2020 11:01:25 PM PST
by
mylife
(The Roar Of The Masses Could Be Farts)
To: radu
42
posted on
12/19/2020 11:08:33 PM PST
by
mylife
(The Roar Of The Masses Could Be Farts)
To: E.G.C.
Howdy, E.G.C. ((HUGZ))
How was your outing with Gizmo yesterday? Did he find any mischief to get into?
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posted on
12/19/2020 11:13:33 PM PST
by
radu
(God bless our military men and women, past and present)
To: mylife
33 degree rain sucks the bucket No argument here! LOL!
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posted on
12/19/2020 11:15:45 PM PST
by
radu
(God bless our military men and women, past and present)
To: mylife
I don’t like it either. It chills you to the marrow.
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posted on
12/19/2020 11:16:39 PM PST
by
radu
(God bless our military men and women, past and present)
To: radu
Well, he behaved himself pretty much yesterday. Here are the pics from yesterday.
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posted on
12/19/2020 11:20:47 PM PST
by
E.G.C.
To: radu; mylife
Brrrr....that really does sound cold up there. I love to watch snow. I just don’t like to get out in it.
Glad you’re getting the rain you need, radu. It’s been raining like crazy down on the coast, but no clouds to speak of here.
Guess I’d better go. I took a melatonin so I could sleep, and I’d better get to it. See yal tomorrow!
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posted on
12/19/2020 11:31:36 PM PST
by
luvie
(The bravery and dedication of our troops in keeping us safe & free make me proud to be an American!)
To: E.G.C.
Look at that happy face. He obviously had a good time out there. Nice that he made it easy on you this time. LOL
I see you had another pretty day over there.
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posted on
12/19/2020 11:44:58 PM PST
by
radu
(God bless our military men and women, past and present)
To: luvie; mylife
Snow’s beautiful to watch ..... onscreen from MANY miles away. LOL
We’re just going to get damp. Not much rain left at this point. We’ll take what we can get though. It stinks you didn’t get anything at all, luvie.
Get a good night’s sleep.
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posted on
12/19/2020 11:50:55 PM PST
by
radu
(God bless our military men and women, past and present)
To: radu
from MANY miles away. LOL Sipping a Hot Toddiee...
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posted on
12/19/2020 11:54:17 PM PST
by
mylife
(The Roar Of The Masses Could Be Farts)
To: mylife
Sipping a Hot Toddiee? I thought you went to bed a while ago. LOL
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posted on
12/19/2020 11:58:45 PM PST
by
radu
(God bless our military men and women, past and present)
To: radu
from MANY miles away. LOL Sipping a Hot Toddie...
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posted on
12/20/2020 12:07:11 AM PST
by
mylife
(The Roar Of The Masses Could Be Farts)
To: radu
Family fight interrupted my slumber
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posted on
12/20/2020 12:08:32 AM PST
by
mylife
(The Roar Of The Masses Could Be Farts)
To: mylife
That stinks. I hope things are quiet now.
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posted on
12/20/2020 12:29:28 AM PST
by
radu
(God bless our military men and women, past and present)
To: E.G.C.
Good morning, E...((HUGS))...and a Blessed Lord’s Day to you and yours.
Hope you boys have a wonderful adventure today.
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posted on
12/20/2020 1:21:02 AM PST
by
Kathy in Alaska
((~RIP Brian...the Coast Guard lost a good one.~))
To: radu
Oh I put oil on the water....
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posted on
12/20/2020 9:29:41 AM PST
by
mylife
(The Roar Of The Masses Could Be Farts)
To: mylife
![](http://patriotden.com/fotki/religious/GodBlessTheDefenders.JPG)
my.....#50!!
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posted on
12/22/2020 9:03:13 PM PST
by
Kathy in Alaska
((~RIP Brian...the Coast Guard lost a good one.~))
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