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Miss Maggie
You can NOT be old enough to have been getting out of the AF the year I was BORN! Thanks sweetie!
posted by
bel_1965
on June 12, 2006 at 5:31 PM
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bel, I still want to salute the flag when I hear the Star Spangled Banner.
I've been out of the AF since 1965, but I still love it. I don't think you ever get it out of your blood. The song brings tears to my eyes and my heart wants to burst with pride. I love my country.
This was a nice post. You and Carl must be some cute couple. 
posted by
MaggieMae
on June 12, 2006 at 5:25 PM
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Strurgis
in the end, I am so glad I was able to be there with Carl and see his reaction to all of it...so in the end, I expect it all worked out as it should. My little brother promised to make sure I have a helmet for next year!
posted by
bel_1965
on June 12, 2006 at 7:59 AM
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I'm so glad you enjoyed yourself. I just wish you could've ridden.
posted by
Sturgis
on June 12, 2006 at 7:56 AM
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Symphony
Thank you!!
posted by
bel_1965
on June 12, 2006 at 6:04 AM
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ahhh thanks for sharing..
posted by
_Symphony_
on June 12, 2006 at 6:01 AM
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Taps
I think I have come to the realization that there will always be things about us that react a bit differently than most. It is simply a part of who we are and what we have become. Thanks so much!
posted by
bel_1965
on June 11, 2006 at 7:49 PM
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Whacky and Manda
Thank you so much!
posted by
bel_1965
on June 11, 2006 at 7:47 PM
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BrightIrish And Avant
I suspect the neighbors thought we were crazy, but then again they are used to our friends who have their yard in red, white and blue year round and usually full of soldiers at least once a month. I have to admit the last year changed me in many ways at another time I would have probably stopped for a moment taken in the music and gone on, but now, I FEEL that song among others.
Our daughter is probably one of the few 12 years who actually understand the protocol for parades, flags and such. After last year, I watched to many people not so much as acknowledge a flag when it went by and too often the older men and women of the crowd (I mean MUCH older) stand and put their hand over their heart. There is nothing like watching a man who would be older than my own Grandpa stand and the flag went by and see the tears slip down his cheek. These are sights that will never leave my mind and often remind me, there is a very costly price that many paid for that flag. I pray I will never again forget that lesson.
posted by
bel_1965
on June 11, 2006 at 7:46 PM
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bel1965
This sounds soooooo wonderful. I also put my hand over my heart when I hear our patriotic music and my eyes fill with tears of pride. Great Post!
posted by
BrightIrish
on June 11, 2006 at 6:26 PM
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bel
I enjoy reading your adventures. I grew up in military environment, and so I can really relate to snapping to attention. We lived on an Air Force Base when I was very young. I still remember standing with my hand over my heart when they played the anthem every day at 5 o'clock.
posted by
avant-garde
on June 11, 2006 at 6:00 PM
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Pretty cool!
posted by
Whacky
on June 11, 2006 at 5:07 PM
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posted by
Amanda__
on June 11, 2006 at 4:46 PM
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Bel, I like that kind of strangeness.
Sorry you didn't get to ride.
posted by
TAPS.
on June 11, 2006 at 4:22 PM
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Passion
That is so sweet! Carl is a carpenter which means he spends his weekends doing extra work. Buck and Pam were the people I spent so much time with last year, so as for their remodel, Carl kind of sees it as thanking them for being there when I needed them.
posted by
bel_1965
on June 11, 2006 at 4:20 PM
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Give Carl an extra hug for me today and tell him
That if I owned a big company, I'd definitely hire him to do whatever he felt like and pay him really good!
posted by
Passionflower
on June 11, 2006 at 4:10 PM
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bel
posted by
shelly_b
on June 11, 2006 at 3:14 PM
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Shelly
It was truly a very special day. These bikers are near and dear to my heart because our soldiers are so near and dear to them.
I am so very, very sorry about the loss of your cousin.
posted by
bel_1965
on June 11, 2006 at 3:11 PM
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bel, it sounds like it was the perfect day! I wish I could have been
there...I don't really care for bikes, but I would have rode on one for my cousin Chris who was killed in March.
btw...I bless myself every time I see a cross...
posted by
shelly_b
on June 11, 2006 at 3:02 PM
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AWWWW
LOL!
posted by
bel_1965
on June 11, 2006 at 3:02 PM
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I like that thought, Bel,
MG and I say that to each other a lot, that we're not perfect but we are perfect for each other (Okay, altogether now, AWWWWW).
posted by
Blanche.
on June 11, 2006 at 2:58 PM
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Blanche
None of us are perfect, but it is very nice to find the person that is perfect for you though!
posted by
bel_1965
on June 11, 2006 at 2:53 PM
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Pat
Thank you very much! For both comments LOL!
posted by
bel_1965
on June 11, 2006 at 2:52 PM
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Bel, ain't that the truth: I think the same thing
If all someone does is badmouth the one they supposedly love, then why are they still with that person? A meal ticket? Stuck? Whatever. LIfe's too short. I'm not perfect, neither is MG, my boyfriend, but we're a good pair. It sounds like you and Carl are a perfect pair.
posted by
Blanche.
on June 11, 2006 at 2:45 PM
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As for the Bikers, Soldiers etc...
Makes me proud to be an American to see folks like Carl and you doing your best for all of us. I may not agree with the "leaders" who decided this war was a good idea, but I am 100% proud of all the patriot guys and gals who are risking so much. :)pat
posted by
Pat_B
on June 11, 2006 at 2:38 PM
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Hiya:) you asked about the Juice Plus+ supplement --
I could tell you my story, and have mentioned it in a couple of blogs -- but the company has a website, which I think you can find through Google ... Use the plus sign after the words Juice Plus+ and you should be linked to all the info you could want. If this doesn't work, comment on my blog again, or email me, and I'll look up their 800 number for you... :) pat
posted by
Pat_B
on June 11, 2006 at 2:31 PM
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Blanche
I always find interesting when someone does nothing but run their significant other down. I am always left to wonder "WHY are you still with them?"
Carl has his faults, the man lives with both feet and one of mine in his mouth, he drags dirt across my clean floors, he leaves his socks laying around until I threaten to put them in a place he won't much like, etc.. but guess what? I have faults too. I get lost going in a straight line, I am as unorganized as any one human being can be and so on. We made a choice to LOVE one another, faults and all!
posted by
bel_1965
on June 11, 2006 at 12:37 PM
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Bel,
It's just so refreshing to hear someone talk or write about how much they love someone rather than run them down.
posted by
Blanche.
on June 11, 2006 at 12:33 PM
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Blanche
Waht a lovely compliment. Thank you so much!!!
posted by
bel_1965
on June 11, 2006 at 12:27 PM
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Passion
I really wish they had too!
posted by
bel_1965
on June 11, 2006 at 12:26 PM
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This is a beautiful description of the event.
Thanks so much for your poignant write-up. I wish your local newspaper had carried this story.
posted by
Passionflower
on June 11, 2006 at 11:59 AM
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Bel,
Your love for Carl just shows through everything you write. It's a beautiful thing.
posted by
Blanche.
on June 11, 2006 at 11:45 AM
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Thanks Flightpath
posted by
bel_1965
on June 11, 2006 at 8:15 AM
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I'm glad that you were a part of it, too; so you could tell us about it!
posted by
reasons
on June 11, 2006 at 8:10 AM
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