Early mornings when camping in a campground. The air’s cool, the light has a soft, almost fuzzy texture, and all the sounds are small and low. There’s something comfortable about seeing early risers poking around, hair and clothing all mussed, getting stoves and fires lit, stretching, sitting on picnic benches alone or talking quietly. Warming my not-so-clean hands with a cup of hot coffee.
Other things: head rubs from my wife, art supplies, joking with my family and friends, sampling Belgian beers with a psychologist buddy, hearing live music when it's done well. Eating a good steak when it's not done well.
I was flying this morning over the hills near Sacaton Az and was overwhelmed with nostalgia. This picture encompasses two of my favorite things, flying and.... geography, while flying T-37s at Williams AFB we used this mountain as a turn piont. We gave it a name , can you guess what an air force pilot might name it? I swear it got taller in cold weather. hee hee :0)
Jerry:
What year were you training at Willy? My ex father-in-law was the Training Squandron Commander there in the early 70's -- Lt. Col. Leland Kirk. Does the name ring a bell? I suspect he was a real pistol!
I dont recall a Col Kirk, that doesnt mean he wasnt there tho, as a student pilot the less you need to talk to the commander the better. :0) I remember Captian Kirk.....and Scotty
I can not bring myself to see the new Star Trek. My sister says it is really good. But Kirk, Spock, Scotty and the bunch I luv to watch, will always rule.
Larry you see the thread a changing. If we start a new message board title for every change of thought. OhhhhhLarrrrrrrrr
Raindrops on roses
Whiskers on kittens
Bright copper kettles
Warm woolen mittens
This is the song I used to sing to my daughter all the time when she was sweet and little.
Also I love adventures like;
Zip lining, white water rafting, atv riding, kayaking,crew boat racing
Performing in musical theater
The forest and things that are green.
Good wine
Good friends
This web site because I get to read all your stories of the good old days and your close friendships.
Traveling
Drinking beer in Belgium
Wine in Paris
Buying jewelry in Italy
open markets in Taipei
My birthday in July when both of my kids come up to the cabin and we have our annual badminton tournament
The way Diane and Gail are so sweet to everyone
Vicky's comment about why we all love this website so much
Denise's giant smile when she sees you
Jerry Kerr's sense of humor ( I've only found this out reading this website.)
Pete Shelton's soul
Grady's sense of humor (That I knew since grade school)
I hate that Mary is still so cute!
I've fantasized about zip-lining into the Grand Canyon. Wonder if I could zip-line from Seattle down to the reunion in October? Wonder how long that would take? Probably would have to go into the parking lot at Rustler's Rooste 'cause the patio's higher. Would need to do a calculation on that to be sure.
Louie, how's that for diverging? Paulette sounds a thrill seeker.
OK, Paulette. Either you put up your zip-line picture from Canada from the beginning of June, or I will. It's a hoot and it looks like you're having a great time. (That is, I'll send it to Pat and she'll do it for me giving me all the credit).
Glad to hear from you again. I get worried about people on this site that we haven't heard from in awhile (Peter). I'm such a Mom.
Did you see where Mrs. DeVinny wrote in and is coming to the reunion, and so is Mrs. Demicell? You were the only one I knew that did both cheer and Pom, and therefore knew them both, and now you're on to zip-lining?
OK. I'm an idiot. I'll check the pictures first, before I request others. That really is a great one. Glad you posted it for all to see. Our daughter, Debbie spent a summer in Costa Rica with Baylor supposedly learning Spanish, with a girlfriend. Not sure how much Spanish they learned, but they did get to zipline.
Great, Paulette.
Now that song is stuck in my head!
Speaking of that song, I remember dancing across the movie theater parking lot singing, 'The hills are alive with the sound of music!' I think Linda might have been the unfortunate person with me.
Paulette said no to Reggie Jackson--Good Move! Zip lining in Spanx Larry, is that what you want to do LOL.
Diane is going to post a picture. That way I can see what it is. Is it like Rappelling? I will Google this one.
What Paulette wrote their is really nice. I do not know that I ever sang to my Daughters. But I made them real strong. After what I watched my Daughters do to the guys in their High School.
In our late 50's we all still a lookin good. Even you guys {:
I Googled Spanx and Zip Lining. I have Rappeled out of Choppers. I had the right idea. I have never heard of Ziplining. There is 69k websites for Zip Lining or Fox Running. Pretty Popular. Ebay brought up Spanx and I was right about those {:
I've been gone 20 years and know the answer to that: back end of Canyon Lake.
Have been wondering how many people would list singing as one of their favorite things. I sing in the car to James Taylor, Donald Fagen, and Karen Carpenter -- we have similar ranges. Nothing like a good melody.
sleeping straight through the night
counting money
having a busy day
cooking a good dinner
throwing the ball for my german sheperd, Thunder
writing and reading
savoring what is grown in my garden
doing facial, hand and foot exercises
having fingernails that will grow
dreaming of playing the french horn again
Did you ever Tape yourself singing with those guys? I sing in my Truck. Usually with Steven Tyler--this started my Day with a laugh.
Phyllis
Sleeping through the Night all Night. Thats a Good One. I wake to often at 1am and lay awake thinking of stuff I forgot to do. So now Iget up and write it down and that helps a lot.
Your not sleeping well explains the time stamp on some of your postings!
About 3 years ago my right thumb went dead. I mean it literally wouldn't do anything - bend, grip, etc. I found out I had cartilage problems there. Most people have this problem in their spine or hip, and I truly feel sorry for those people, as I know what I went through with my thumb!
I started drinking a liquid vitamin supplement, on general principal alone, and to my surprise, several things happened. The first thing I noticed was that my sleep became deeper and longer. The next thing that happened was a patch of excema-like skin on my elbow cleared up. And the final thing that happened was I regained the complete and total use of my thumb. I drank the supplement for 3 months before the thumb recovered, but the sleep improvement was almost instantaneous. The older I get the more I value the benefit of sleep. If you look for a neutraceutical vitamin, go for a liquid one. That way your body will absorb all of it.
When I went for my Degree in Psychology in 1997. One of the people I studied was the Famous Dr. Watson -Rats-. Watson is quoted on himself saying that he never learned more than when he started his Day at 4am. Some Psychologists say we need to follow a Day to Day Norm to get good sleep. So I make it a point to go to bed at 8pm and get up at 4am everyday. You are catching me having coffee and sitting at the computer. Rested and nothing wrong. No phones or questions just a peaceful Morning. Everytime I sleep in on week ends I find myself screwed up for one or two days in my sleep routine. But about One Day a week I still always spend a lot of time awake at Night. Usually a Tuesday or Wednesday.
I am interested in this Liquid Vitamin Supplement. 'Like Jim does'. Hi Jim Z. Currently I take a Silver Multiple with an extra dose of Pottassium in the pill forms...
yes, Denise it was me! I was sure I was julie andrews going across that parking lot! Thanks for reminding me of such a wonderful time!
some of my favorite things:
My family
relaxing on a beach-Fiji my favorite
Venice-St. Marks square
Tuscany-rome- all of italy
Hawaii
VIRGIN iSLANDS
The Caribean
skiing in telluride with my family and watching my grandkids ski all over the mountain-we go once a year-so fun!
Good books
Good friends
Feeling the good in people when I read Diane and Gails positive remarks to everyone!
Having great friends like Paulette and Denise. they add fun to my life!
Reading all the messages on the board
Roses
I have so many it is hard just to list a few
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