My dad was in WWII but he never spoke of it. He had enlisted in the Air Force and was a pilot. He had always had allergies, but they stationed him in SoCal, and for the first time in his life he had asthma. They kept him in the hospital there and grounded him. He never got to go serve the way he wanted to and it was devastating to him. Men of his age, graduating HS in 1940, served. They talked about it. It was like a horrible shaming experience for him. He was angry and bitter about it since all other geographical areas weren't an issue, and there were no enemy in San Diego.
Wash: Mal, your dead army buddy's on the bridge! Zoe: He ain't dead. Wash: Oh.
'The Message'
Natter 73: Chuck Norris only wishes he could Natter
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, butt kicking, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
Laura - Dec 12, 2014 3:59:17 am PST #12379 of 30000
Our wings are not tired.
-t - Dec 12, 2014 4:43:34 am PST #12380 of 30000
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
He never, ever, wanted to talk about it.
That's all my relatives who served in the Pacific (which is all of them that served, as I recall)
Steph L. - Dec 12, 2014 4:57:54 am PST #12381 of 30000
this mess was yours / now your mess is mine
My grandpa was stationed in Northern Africa for most of his WWII service. Years and years later, when he was retired, he had a huge crazy vegetable garden in their back yard, and he would go out in the middle of the day in the hottest part of the summer and work in the garden for hours. My grandma, who loved central air as much as I do, would yell out the window at him, "Paul, it's too hot! If you die out there, I'm leaving you where you fall!"
And my grandpa would reply, "It's not too hot! I was IN AFRICA!" (My grandma's rejoinder to that was "You weren't BORN THERE!!!" And then she would slam the window and go back to watching her stories. Good times.)
lisah - Dec 12, 2014 6:00:10 am PST #12382 of 30000
Punishingly Intricate
Congrats on passing the test, Anne!
Kat - Dec 12, 2014 6:15:21 am PST #12383 of 30000
"I keep to a strict diet of ill-advised enthusiasm and heartfelt regret." Leigh Bardugo
aurelia, anything college-related is perfect. Wednesday I wore K's Minnesota State women's hockey shirt.
Jesse, sweatshirts would be awesome!
Rainy day today (woot!) but I think it's making me stupid. I put my skirt on inside out today. And I'm wearing rainboots all day.
Strix - Dec 12, 2014 6:31:32 am PST #12384 of 30000
A dress should be tight enough to show you're a woman but loose enough to flee from zombies. — Ginger
Does anyone remember what part of Fl Laura lives in?
Jesse - Dec 12, 2014 6:42:11 am PST #12385 of 30000
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
Jesse, sweatshirts would be awesome!
I have a Penn sweatshirt I would lend you, but I think I'll want it for my 20th reunion in May....
Ginger - Dec 12, 2014 6:58:25 am PST #12386 of 30000
"It didn't taste good. It tasted soooo horrible. It tasted like....a vodka martini." - Matilda
Laura is near Ft Lauderdale, iirc.
meara - Dec 12, 2014 7:09:15 am PST #12387 of 30000
Wtf. Why did I wake up with Shakira in my head/ear worming me??
Kat - Dec 12, 2014 7:18:06 am PST #12388 of 30000
"I keep to a strict diet of ill-advised enthusiasm and heartfelt regret." Leigh Bardugo
Jesse, how is it we are old enough for 20 year college reunions? Also, no worries I'll keep looking for college stuff.