PBS is doing a show on WWII aviation, and I've just realized my father could well have been involved in the ferry program that got bombers across the Atlantic to England. He was in the Air Corps, and he was stationed in New York and mentioned going to Canada. Damn me for not being aware enough to ask questions when he was alive!

So, I want to track down his military records. I've got his SSN, but I need his service number. I'm going to ask my sisters if they know of any documents that might have this information, but I'm also asking the Buffista Hivemind if they know of any way to find a service number back to World War II.

How are you and yours. Sorry I missed the shrimp boil. I crave about everything these days, and shrimp is usually at the top of the list. But if I could have come the food wouldn't have mattered.

We're all holding up okay. Shrimp was shrimpy (not a big shrimp fan, but K loves them) and was a poor substitute for Killer Shrimp, which has closed, IMO. After, Polgara and I went to see Grace for a bit. It was a mellow evening.

I'm realizing that I need to spend more time reconnecting with people because being connected makes me feel happier.

PBS is doing a show on WWII aviation, and I've just realized my father could well have been involved in the ferry program that got bombers across the Atlantic to England. He was in the Air Corps, and he was stationed in New York and mentioned going to Canada. Damn me for not being aware enough to ask questions when he was alive!

I think this all the time. Although, the few times I did try to ask stuff, my Dad was not very forthcoming. Being a semi-pro basketball player, he managed to avoid much of the war by playing exhibition games (in SF of all places). Of course, that meant he went to Europe pretty late and did a lot of "clean-up" work in Germany. I'm thinking it wasn't pretty.

So, I want to track down his military records. I've got his SSN, but I need his service number. I'm going to ask my sisters if they know of any documents that might have this information, but I'm also asking the Buffista Hivemind if they know of any way to find a service number back to World War II.

FYI, a bunch of service records were destroyed in a warehouse fire in the 70s. I couldn't get anything more than I already knew.

I'll connect! In a couple weeks! And then not get out for another year. Uhg. Not helping.

FTR, my brother sounded really positive about the work (if not workload) he'd do if he got the job out here and by god, I'd LOVE to have them an hour away. Overnights with the boys! Painting parties with my SIL (she likes decorating and has an eye and if I have a house...)! Even if it is a 60 hr week for him (uhg,) it could be good longterm for his family and I'd get more nephews.

In the world of DUH, I love the actual name of this spot on NPR: [link] which is not the Yin/Yang thing, but the uber obvious "Obama Popular with the People" as seen on the name of the page.

I'll connect! In a couple weeks! And then not get out for another year. Uhg. Not helping.

You should buy a house out here and live closer to us then your bro could get a job out here too!

HAH. Unfortunately neither of us could afford house or rent for what we do. One of the surprise selling points of NIH is they pay more than base postdoc. But compared to the COL in 'bama...my brother will be bleeding money, most likely.

No, everyone should move to my building. SO there.

Hmm... yeah. there is that pesky making enough money thing.

What do you wanna do while you are out, sara? I kinda want to go to SF to run in the far side run and see the new California Academy of Science. But that seems like too far to go for a run and it's on Sunday which is a bummer. If it were on Sat, it would be way more doable.

(Courtesy of Andrew Sullivan) Obama roasting Rahm Emmanuel at a charity event in 2005. [link]

Obama's pretty stiff at the beginning (and obviously reading from cards the whole time), but he eventually relaxes and gets some good zingers in towards the end.

I'm lucky I guess, my grandfathers attestation papers are online. But that was WW I, not WW II. I'm amazed that he's on there, because I would have assumed that he would have enlisted for France (he tried and was too young) or in Newfoundland. But he enlisted in Montreal.