General Discussion & Chat: Coffee and...Part 34...! :-D, 1 by BabsERNurse

BabsERNurse wrote:
MaryE dear, We've decided on Ohio for a couple of reasons. My father was originally from there, so I have ties with family in Ohio. I spent many happy times with my cousins on homeleave when we came from overseas every 3 years for re-Americanization, though I've never lived there myself.

My hubby has fallen in love with that area, enjoys the life-style and he's been offered teaching positions with Kent State Univeristy, THE Ohio State University and Wooster College once he retires. He has resumes in with a few other institutions of higher learning and is hoping to do just that very thing once he's released from Uncle Sam's service. He wants to assimilate into real civilian life and figures the best way to do so is get away from the military completely (Wright-Patterson would be the closest by 3 hours) drive for commissary and exchange use. We've watched those that have retired before us become shells of what they were once. They sit in the Navy Exchange sipping coffee in the mornings telling the same old sea stories they told when they were still active duty and they wither away into nothingness. You do know the difference between a sea story and a faery tale, don't you? If not, I'll clue you in. One starts with "Once Upon A Time" and the other starts with "Hey man, this ain't no s***". LOL.

And, finally, as to Erma Bombeck. Wasn't she an awesome person? I dearly loved her columns and her books. I also admired her for her bravery and her integrity. Did you know she suffered from renal failure and instead of buying herself a kidney by unscrupulous means, she put herself on the transplant list, waited her turn and passed away before she could receive a donation.

What's my definition of integrity? It's when one does in the dark the same as they do in the light. If there is a stop sign to be heeded in the daylight and one must come to a complete stop, then must one not do the same thing at night when no one else is around to see you not come to a complete stop? And use your turn signal as well?

Here's a picture of my boys.....Willie and Elbee.....Elbee on the left and Willie on the right, with the haggarty mark in the middle of his blaze.

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