tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18232353.post2388707071153720913..comments2023-12-27T13:35:09.431-07:00Comments on Exile in Portales: A Brief Follow-UpBuckhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05319116022465066060noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18232353.post-10845911747085966522013-10-14T10:29:20.420-06:002013-10-14T10:29:20.420-06:00Digitizing the archives is a LOT o' work. I&#...Digitizing the archives is a LOT o' work. I've scanned some of my old photos for use on the blog but the pics that remain are nearly all stuck in albums (thanks to The Second Mrs. Pennington).<br /><br /><i>Oh, and what OldAFsarge said.</i><br /><br />And what **I** said to Chris: I hope neither of you catches up in the near future.Buckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05319116022465066060noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18232353.post-5263430265999285942013-10-14T01:03:20.789-06:002013-10-14T01:03:20.789-06:00Wow. Over the years I let all the pictures and mem...Wow. Over the years I let all the pictures and mementos of that time slip away from me and then I went home last summer and found that my parents had kept most of it. I decided it was worth keeping and digitized it to carry with me. The part I haven't done yet is to put captions on the pictures. Just a matter of time. <br />In 1978 I moved for the 12th time and finished high school the following year.<br /><br />Oh, and what OldAFsarge said.HMS Defianthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10024721130102173694noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18232353.post-42591131610267895762013-10-13T14:08:27.654-06:002013-10-13T14:08:27.654-06:00My parents were teachers, so my fate was an educat...<i>My parents were teachers, so my fate was an education degree, before I could collect my dowry.</i><br /><br />Yet another thing you kinda-sorta share with The Second Mrs. Pennington. Her Mom was a teacher and she HAD to graduate with her maiden name attached before we married.<br /><br />Thanks for the kind words about the photos and I agree: C&K are lucky, indeed. But luck takes a lot of hard work, too.Buckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05319116022465066060noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18232353.post-54030165380809304622013-10-13T14:06:03.909-06:002013-10-13T14:06:03.909-06:00You're welcome, Sir.You're welcome, Sir.Buckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05319116022465066060noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18232353.post-4403838268108156142013-10-13T14:05:47.069-06:002013-10-13T14:05:47.069-06:00I'm happy too. :-)I'm happy too. <b>:-)</b><br />Buckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05319116022465066060noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18232353.post-11593257670419692112013-10-12T22:07:12.706-06:002013-10-12T22:07:12.706-06:00It's interesting that I had no exposure to the...It's interesting that I had no exposure to the military. One day I remember recruiters coming to our high school, but they weren't interested in the girls, they seemed to be offering an alternative to the draft. I remember two boys from our English class dropped out the Senior year and joined the Marines (they survived the Vietnam war even).<br /><br />But there was no JROTC, Civil Air Patrol, or any of the great programs that attract young people.<br /><br />My parents were teachers, so my fate was an education degree, before I could collect my dowry.<br /><br />Oh! And the pictures of youth against maturity are just darling. They are a lucky couple.<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18232353.post-26763654259803014102013-10-12T20:23:00.024-06:002013-10-12T20:23:00.024-06:00Great photos! Thanks for sharing.Great photos! Thanks for sharing.Rumbearhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06512139523154374329noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18232353.post-5771813323616844012013-10-12T19:36:23.060-06:002013-10-12T19:36:23.060-06:00Dad,
I'm only sorry it took so long to find th...Dad,<br />I'm only sorry it took so long to find them and get them to you... but very happy you have them now. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18232353.post-32564954380626415782013-10-12T10:58:41.974-06:002013-10-12T10:58:41.974-06:00It really is amazing how one can just pick up wher...It really is amazing how one can just pick up where one left off with old friends, isn't it?Buckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05319116022465066060noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18232353.post-31604076799531196902013-10-12T10:57:36.886-06:002013-10-12T10:57:36.886-06:00You wimmen had some interesting headgear, Christin...You wimmen had some interesting headgear, Christina.Buckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05319116022465066060noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18232353.post-61791136358778967022013-10-12T10:56:17.083-06:002013-10-12T10:56:17.083-06:00(But not as old as you and Virgil. Just sayin'...<i>(But not as old as you and Virgil. Just sayin'...)</i><br /><br />I hope you don't catch up to us anytime soon.Buckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05319116022465066060noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18232353.post-23493851269351522242013-10-12T08:09:11.755-06:002013-10-12T08:09:11.755-06:00LOVE the last pic - so sweet. It is such great fu...LOVE the last pic - so sweet. It is such great fun to reconnect like that. We did something similar in Orlando just a couple of weeks ago. Amazing how time can pass but the connections of real friendship remain tight.Kris, in New Englandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05185696221729269932noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18232353.post-42333260105214994702013-10-12T05:48:46.544-06:002013-10-12T05:48:46.544-06:00Nice! They were and are a great-looking couple. My...Nice! They were and are a great-looking couple. My flight was one of the last to wear that LOVELY style of chapeau, I believe (1989). Christina RN LMThttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03260505524676910667noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18232353.post-32295755646508375552013-10-11T19:24:21.215-06:002013-10-11T19:24:21.215-06:0078?
Damn, I feel old!
(But not as old as you and...78?<br /><br />Damn, I feel old!<br /><br />(But not as old as you and Virgil. Just sayin'...)OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.com