The job where you don't get fired for being wrong.We are now at 78.3°F. So much for forecasts.
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The job where you don't get fired for being wrong.We are now at 78.3°F. So much for forecasts.
The job where you don't get fired for being wrong.
Many years ago the traveling Viet Nam Memorial came near here. My daughter and her then boyfriend (a vet) wanted to take me to see it. I wanted no part of it, but they were trying to honor me, so I went along and acted nice about it. I guess it's to honor the dead and for the families of those who died. Personally, it makes me very uncomfortable. Maybe I am being selfish, but it's the Why Me Lord thing I've posted about before. One of the things that haunts me still is one night I was the head of a SAT team. We patrolled our sector to check on security posts and to provide quick back up in case of an emergency. The ROK marines had the sector right next to us and we got a call that something was going on and to provide back up immediately.Been there. Felt like Vietnam Memorial. Dad’s future battleship was only one at Pearl not on Battleship Row Dec. 7 but in dry dock a couple miles away. Still badly damaged but soon was in the fight all over the Pacific. AZ’s sister ship.
For those who've lived in Middlesboro, here's a cool view taken from Tri-States Peak. You can see airfield runway on the right.
I have a cousin who owned a plane. that he kept at that airport. He took me up one day and I was able to see the tri-state area's topography for the first time.
Big Ali fan. I appreciate those who work hard and Ali did that,especially the young Ali. My favorite quote of his is "the fight is won or lost in the gym and Out on the road long before I dance under those lights."That's about it...
Big Ali fan. I appreciate those who work hard and Ali did that,especially the young Ali. My favorite quote of his is "the fight is won or lost in the gym and Out on the road long before I dance under those lights."
Haven't heard this one, but have heard stories of his kindness. BTW I read a story about why he put on the act he did. When he was young, he went to a wrestling event that featured Gorgeous George in the main event. GG was a "villain", but they still came to see him. The arena was packed. Butts in the seats is what Ali took from it. Do what it takes to get butts in the seats.Good morning D-League.
Overnight fall arrived. 49 degrees right now — long sleeve weather for the first time since May.
A quick Ali story: Several years back we wanted to do an article on family caregiving - the challenges many face. I was good friends with Jon Saraceno who some of you may recall was a long-time boxing commentator on ESPN and writer for USA Today. He had good relations with the Ali family and when I asked wife Lonnie and Muhammad to be the center of the story —through Jon — they agreed.
I had an African-American female colleague whose husband was battling cancer and when she heard we were doing the story she was excited: “Ali has been my husbands greatest hero all his life and it’ll inspire him just reading about this,” she says.
So I asked Jon if he had any chance to see if Ali would scrawl an autograph for the guy.
A while later I get a package. Inside is our magazine autographed by Ali to the sick man. But there is also a sealed envelope to him.
When I gave it to woman she started crying. She said when she gave it to her husband he wept tears of joy —first true happiness he’d experienced since the cancer diagnosis.
The woman told me inside the envelope was a long letter dictated by Ali to her husband through his wife Lonnie, all about what he’d learned about facing adversity and the importance of courage and not quitting.
Thats who Ali was after the sum of his life experiences.
He changed so many things with his talent and his persona. A true American original.Haven't heard this one, but have heard stories of his kindness. BTW I read a story about why he put on the act he did. When he was young, he went to a wrestling event that featured Gorgeous George in the main event. GG was a "villain", but they still came to see him. The arena was packed. Butts in the seats is what Ali took from it. Do what it takes to get butts in the seats.
It's crazy what you can find once you start digging into extended family trees.Wonderful story RunninRichie.
Thanks for sharing. I love these type of stories. I discovered the same thing when I started digging. From an entry in the family Bible (served in the War) to my grandpa(born in 1883) telling me as a little boy "we sided with the South" I found out acts of sacrifice, bravery and dedication that are foreign in today's world. Those were hard times but families were strong.It's crazy what you can find once you start digging into extended family trees.
You best start worrying when you run into my family names. Then you know you are in deep trouble.It's crazy what you can find once you start digging into extended family trees.
Rumors are not facts . . . yet. Perhaps a family of dirty-rotton priest hunters. We'd know a lot more if they hadn't used the cemetary stones to build the moonshine still. Linky1 Linky2You best start worrying when you run into my family names. Then you know you are in deep trouble.
Martin's, Elmore's, Lee's, Cook's, Webb's, Self's, Stallsworth's, Blair's, Howard's, Edwards' et.al. you know you are in trouble. If you run into a Higginbotham, just stop! Maybe consider running for the border!
Oh I left out the Rich's. If you find a Rich in your background that means that you may have family with @_Rooster and me. You may want to consider something even worse!
A good read. Thanks for posting.He changed so many things with his talent and his persona. A true American original.
For those who might be interested, here's the story I commissioned Jon to write, and a short video interview with Lonnie.
It's not a light read -- it's about the challenges of dealing with caring for a person with Parkinson's. But it captures what he and Lonnie were dealing with later in his life, and I thought we treated him and the situation with dignity. By the way, if you care enough to open this, scan down the the black and white photo of Ali kidding around with his wife Lonnie in Louisiville when she was just a young girl. Amazing they met again later and became life partners.
I have a poster-sized copy of that cover photo of very frail Muhammed and his wife on my home office wall.
Video: Caregiving for the Champ, Muhammad Ali and Parkinsons Disease
Learn how Lonnie Ali has towered in her husband's corner as his primary caregiver for many years.www.aarp.org
Tonight's sky may be wonderful.Beautiful weather at Nolan Lake. I hope everyone enjoys another UK victory in FB this weekend. Oh, I’ll have the scope out tonight searching the skies.
Enjoy! I'll be up there on the lake come November 18th.Beautiful weather at Nolan Lake. I hope everyone enjoys another UK victory in FB this weekend. Oh, I’ll have the scope out tonight searching the skies.
Beautiful weather at Nolan Lake. I hope everyone enjoys another UK victory in FB this weekend. Oh, I’ll have the scope out tonight searching the skies.
Man, I screwed up.Tonight's sky may be wonderful.
Picture of my son from the back-end up in Germany.