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Used to be that those appliance boxes were coveted by the local kids. They would take off the ends, lay it on the side, and use it like a giant squirrel-cage, rolling across the lawns all day, like a cardboard tank.
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Back in the early 50 's we lived on Signal Hill in Rapid City, South Dakota. It overlooks Rapid and my guess it is 500' above the town below. I walked to school and the school was below. I used to ride a big piece of cardboard down the grass covered slope to school and during the summer. Long walk back up but what fun going down. Good thing back then jeans were tough and stiff! Like wearing armor! 😎
 
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Wasn't it a tracking trick to change one's gait to throw off those pursuing ? 😊

Believe it was Famous Shoes who told the rangers that?
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I guess in certain circumstances depending on the terrain.
Generally you don't really get enough to really see the persons gait.
Sometimes just a smudge in the dirt, leaves disturbed a little or some squashed grass.
If someones trying to get away and they're leaving enough of a trail to show a change in their gait, I'd think that was intentional.
Ain't foolin' this Injun.
I'm not a professional tracker or anything but I've spent lotsa time on wooded trails.
It's just fun to try and figure out how many people have been on the same trail, how recently, stuff like that.
I've never come across tracks clear enough to judge a persons gait.
 
USS Peterson DD-969

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Laid down: 29 April 1974
Launched: 21 June 1975
Acquired: 13 June 1977
Commissioned: 9 July 1977
Decommissioned: 4 October 2002
In service: 1977
Out of service: 2002
Struck: 6 November 2002
Motto: Proud Tradition
Nickname(s): Proud Pete
Fate: Sunk in support of fleet training exercise 16 February 2004

"USS PETERSON is named in honor of the late Lieutenant Commander Carl Jerrold Peterson, the son of Captain and Mrs. Carl A. Peterson, USN, Ret., of Texedo Park, New York, born on October 31, 1936. He received a Bachelor of Science degree from the United States Naval Academy and was commissioned an Ensign in June 1958. He then served successive tours at sea in USS McCAFFERY (DD 860) and USS ARNEB (AKA 56). In June 1962, Lieutenant Commander Peterson was assigned to the office of the Chief of Naval Operations, and in 1964 to the staff of Commander Middle East Force. From 1966 to 1968 he served with distinction as Operations Officer in USS OGDEN (LPD 5) and participated in eight major amphibious assaults against enemy forces in Vietnam.

Lieutenant Commander Peterson was credited with developing the command and control techniques for debarking troops simultaneously by air and sea amphibious transports successfully employed in these assaults. In December 1968, Carl Peterson volunteerd for duties in Vietnam and subsequently commanded Patrol River Boat Squadron 57 operating in the waterways of the Mekong Delta. Lieutenant Commander Peterson was singularly responsible for the success of many joint quick reaction operations designed to draw out and destroy enemy forces. On April 2, 1969, while embarked in an assault support boat transiting the Vam Co Dong River to his command center in USS HARNETT COUNTY (LST 821), Lieutenant Commander Peterson was mortally wounded when an enemy rocket detonated against his vessel."
 
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I want to think the best of my cousin that passed away last week. He and I were good friends for many years. Here are some pictures from around Y2K.

Me alone. Next picture... John who has passed in the center with the gray mustache. Next picture.. John on the left, a good friend of mine with the Browning, and John's son on the right. The other dude in the second picture is another cousin, he's cool too.

I learned a lot from the guy with the gray mustache. The pictures are from a dove hunt I put together for him and his son. Mercedes, Texas is where those pictures were taken.
 

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Tomorrow

Both of my parents are buried in a local Veterans Cemetery. And we're going tomorrow to put flowers on their graves. It'll be tough day for me, especially seeing all the American Flags that the local VFW puts on all the graves every year.

I don't talk about it much, but my Dad was shot in the Korean War on the battlefield, In his left shoulder. And received a Purple Heart. When he Came back, he had to fight to be considered 90% disabled. For years, he was only considered 20% disabled and it was a shame because it was a battle Feild injury! And drew only about $65 a month pension back then. Momma in the 1980's had to get a Tennessee State Senator involved to finally get his 90% pension. But he worked everyday of his life. Even though he couldn't raise his left arm above mid chest. And supported us 4 kids. But the rest of the story. He had also joined the Army during WWII, but it soon ended and he never left the states. And then turned straight around and volunteered when the Korean War broke out. His family thought he was nuts. But he was determined to help his country.

So it's going to be tough on me tomorrow and that's the reason I have SO much respect for our Service Men and Women that are currently serving and that have served and that have given their lives for me, to have the Freedom I take for granted!

It brings a tear to my eyes, every time I think how much this country does for illegal immigrants and that we still have Veterans that are homeless and needing medical assistance and still only draw tiny pensions that our country won't address!

God Bless America!
 
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I saw a bunny rabbit this morning while walking. It was in the vacant lot directly across the street from the South Korean Consular's residence. I now realize that the vacant lot is due north of the residence. I wonder... could this be a North Korean bunny horde planning an attack? In North Korea one bunny is a horde, most of them have been eaten.

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7 of the 8 Gentlemen pictured "no longer dine here".
Or anywhere.......


Chuck
 
A time for remembrance.
Buried in our little towns cemetery at the North edge of town
is a USMC retired Gunny Sargent. He served proudly for 20
years in his beloved Corp. Saw action in Viet Nam and also
was stationed overseas for awhile in Okinawa and Japan.
He was a good father, husband to mom, and grandfather.
He raised myself and my two brothers to be respectful, proud,
Americans.
He never talked of what he saw and i did not feel
the need to reopen old wounds that were his and his alone.

He believed in God, Country, Family, and the Marine Corp.

This weekend i Honor my father and all those who have made
the ultimate sacrifice.


Chuck
 
The pool party just ended. Grandson and his buddies have been swimming, jumping, running since 2:00 this afternoon. They had a blast! And picked a perfect day for a pool party.

The other two guys parents have been calling for hours, figuring they would have been tuckered out hours ago. And thinking we'd be sick of them? They don't bother us. I never saw them except a couple of times I went to check on em. But they were hard at it for over 7 hours.

Now my chore, will be to pick up, towels, gator aid bottles, water bottles, chip wrappers, ETC. But I don't mind. I'm glad they had fun! And their butts will sleep good tonight!
 
Happy day before Memorial Day. Happy Memorial Day, in advance.
BCC, so sorry you lost your feline companion. 24 years is quite a long life for a cat. Again, my codolances.

bigride, that vid of the little Schnauzer "Benji" had me in tears.
I had a schnauzer myself. Huckleberry. His name had a special meaning to me.
Early 1996, I decided I was going to, in one year, have 4 H's.
House.
Hound.
Harley.
Husband.
The "hound" had to be a Schnauzer. Didn't want anything else.
Fast forward to 1997. Had just closed on my house. Where was I going to get $900 to buy a dog?
No problem. I asked for him to come to me, free.
Two weeks after I finished moving in, I found an ad in the "Bargain News".
Free to good home. Pure bred male Schnauzer. 6 years old.
He was my miracle dog. Sometime I'll tell y'all about the whole adoption episode. Right now, I'd cry again.

Didn't finish diggin' and plantin'. But I'll get it done, bit by bit.
Bit by bit's the only way my body's letting me do it.
I did get my starts though. If the weather's not too horrific tomorrow, I'll get some more done.

Night-night, my Drifty pals. Sleep well.
 
Isis, are you still in touch with Parsly? I know you haven't mentioned him in a while...recently, this picture emerged. He doesn't have his shiny suit on, & you can see what kind of wages he's working for. Should we be concerned?
 

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Good evening fellow drifters! It was another hot humid day at Camp Sitonyourassis! :cool: It was a day of relaxation though,with some cold beverages to help beat the heat! ;)
Currently we are getting rain, some leftovers from some crummy tropical storm! :mad: Why can't they keep their crummy weather in the tropics? :rolleyes: I'm hoping that all those being really effected by this are getting through it safely!
Anyone hear from vonn lately?
Just finished watching the Memorial Day Celebration Program on the PBS station, really enjoy watching that and the soldiers stories that they tell. Just learned about a soldier from here locally that won the Medal of Honor for what he did in Anzio. He wiped out two Nazi machine guns and 60 Nazis total with a BAR. The General called him a one man Army for what he did!
I like when they do the Armed Forces Medeley at the end, along with God Bless America. ;)
To all you here that have served and have loved ones currently serving, My hats off to you and I salute you all! Have a Happy Memorial Day.!
I never served, came close to going in the Navy though, but one thing I always enjoyed going to, and participating in was the local Memorial Day Services when I was active in the Fire Department. ;)
My father served Army Air Force WWII, his father U.S. Navy WWI, My brother U.S.Army, Iraqi Freedom, My nephew, currently U.S. Army currently stationed in Texas. My uncle served U.S. Army WWII in Panama.
My Son In Law, U.S. Marines two tours Afghanistan and last but not least appreciated my Father in Law who served U.S. Navy during Korea, he is now deceased and sadly missed!
I'm proud of each and everyone of them! :D
I have many friends who served in Vietnam from the Army, Navy and the Coast Guard. I'm very proud to know them as well, some of these guys I went to school with, some I worked with.
Well that's my story, and I am one American who is proud to say I'll never forget! God Bless you all and God Bless America! :)
 
Proof That Prehistoric Man Ate Sweets

Wednesday night we got home after 15 days in the southern Nevada desert. We had lots of fun. One of the main things I did this time, was to go rockhounding out near Lake Mead, and in the hills northeast of Beatty. I found lots of agates, and a big beautiful piece of petrified wood. The most interesting find, however, were these fossilized desserts. One appears to be similar to an Oreo, one looks like a Hostess something or other, and the other two are clearly fragments from a Fig Newton. Early man's culinary prowess astounds me! And yes, I tried enjoying them with a cup of coffee, but they were somewhat stale.

I included a photo of the petrified wood. Our local rock expert, who I've become friends with, sawed a slab off and polished the face to show the colors. I set a .45 Colt round next to it for size reference. For those curious, I found it in the Beatty wash, about 5 miles NE of Beatty, which is on Highway 95 about 115 miles from Vegas.
 

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