tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post9061297318289450031..comments2024-03-28T22:08:48.577-07:00Comments on Chant du Départ: Battered, Bashed, and Bruised - But Still AfloatOldAFSargehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comBlogger70125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-30947410723451551092018-08-02T06:41:13.474-07:002018-08-02T06:41:13.474-07:00If you do, you'll let us know, right?If you do, you'll let us know, right?OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-8258117458849770662018-08-02T06:32:29.246-07:002018-08-02T06:32:29.246-07:00If only I could find an ART practitioner who admin...If only I could find an ART practitioner who administered the "punishment" while looking goo in high heels and stockings...<br /><br />DLMAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-8491986788073315972018-08-02T04:57:51.151-07:002018-08-02T04:57:51.151-07:00Everyone breaks. It's only a question of when....Everyone breaks. It's only a question of when.OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-18117611335575421122018-08-02T04:56:25.089-07:002018-08-02T04:56:25.089-07:00Larry - Actually I am the default "feeder of ...Larry - Actually I am the default "feeder of the felines." Sometimes, maybe one a month, they will "let" me sleep and make mama feed them.<br /><br />My cats really do own me.OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-86491237332174363452018-08-02T04:54:01.771-07:002018-08-02T04:54:01.771-07:00Beans - Yup, Tuna revealed himself didn't he?Beans - Yup, Tuna revealed himself didn't he?OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-45958908681625974222018-08-02T04:52:36.181-07:002018-08-02T04:52:36.181-07:00Hahaha!Hahaha!OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-46915476905269019132018-08-02T04:52:03.752-07:002018-08-02T04:52:03.752-07:00Ooh, I can hardly wait.
That "letting them t...Ooh, I can hardly wait.<br /><br />That "letting them think they're in charge" thing works well with lieutenants as well.OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-69396895181841211652018-08-02T04:50:44.743-07:002018-08-02T04:50:44.743-07:00Larry - Fate seems to have it in for your father-i...Larry - Fate seems to have it in for your father-in-law's shoulder. Damn!<br /><br />As to the USAF makingthings more complicated than they needed to be... No! Say it ain't so! /snark (Tee hee, that's my Air Force!)OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-17298023284445952112018-08-02T04:48:02.434-07:002018-08-02T04:48:02.434-07:00Beans - As to the 50 pound bologna, not sure I wan...Beans - As to the 50 pound bologna, not sure I want to know.OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-73188462720060168642018-08-02T04:46:19.375-07:002018-08-02T04:46:19.375-07:00John - Nice to know that DEERS functions close to ...John - Nice to know that DEERS functions close to "as designed."OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-59632099320137515642018-08-02T04:45:41.627-07:002018-08-02T04:45:41.627-07:00Beans - A new story idea, I get them here all the ...Beans - A new story idea, I get them here all the time.OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-57540869810907819892018-08-01T21:44:42.474-07:002018-08-01T21:44:42.474-07:00You must not be the Feeder of the Cats. Our cats ...You must not be the Feeder of the Cats. Our cats mostly ignore me, but a bit before 5:00 am, they start trompling and sniffing (with tickly whiskers) the Feeder, namely my wife. A 20-lb and 14-lb cat (the <i>runt</i> of the litter) aren't easily ignored. But sometimes they take after me. Usually when they put a paw on my face, it's a possessive gesture as they fall asleep. No harm, no foul. Especially since I tend to mostly (but not quite) sleep through anything familiar. It's the unfamiliar that has me rolling out of bed, grabbing the flashlight and handgun, but that's only happened twice. The runt cat used to 'bounce' my wife, leaping 5' into the air with an absolutely crazed look on his face, coming down on all fours on my wife's bladder just after dawn. I happened to be awake twice in 8 years to witness it. Man, if I only had my SLR camera at the ready in burst mode! That would've been awesome. Thankfully, my wife feeds them, and I only have to clean litter pans. That spares me much morning aggravation! :DLarryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13296988746956477216noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-79244436794913118862018-08-01T21:31:16.053-07:002018-08-01T21:31:16.053-07:00I suffered "frozen shoulder" in my right...I suffered "frozen shoulder" in my right shoulder. It crept up so slowly that I wasn't really aware of it and kept compensating until it was obvious even to my addled-in-the-egg conscious mind. The first sessions of PT were pure hell. I have nowhere near the pain tolerance of my wife, and I was seriously considering asking if they could just amputate the arm, instead. Two weeks later it was noticeably better even if it hurt, and I could work at it with bearable levels of pain. The next month, Mom came down with it in her right shoulder. Obviously reverse genetics and I gave it to her via the 'spooky action at a distance' that Einstein derided, but turned out to be A Real Thing. The next month, my left shoulder started up, but I recognized the symptoms fast enough to grin and bear the pain on my own as I stretched my way out of it without PT. The experience with PT convinced me that if captured, I'd spill everything non-classified before torture even started, and the best I could hope for would be to die from a heart attack before torture rendered me hopeless. That was humbling, to say the least. The best I could hope for would be to spout so much plausible BS that they couldn't sort it out, but knowing how interrogators work, I have my doubts about that. They know their business, and whatever you say doesn't exist in a vacuum. Sorry you had to go through that.Larryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13296988746956477216noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-37581764930962327642018-08-01T21:18:33.018-07:002018-08-01T21:18:33.018-07:00Heh. My father-in-law hurt his shoulder in a gust...Heh. My father-in-law hurt his shoulder in a gusty parachute landing. Then, as a Marine platoon commander, fell off an M-48 in Vietnam when it lurched forward just as he was about to jump off the rear deck and landed on same shoulder Then got shot by the NVA in same shoulder (missed all bone, healed as well as could be expected). Finally, as a captain commanding a rifle company, got shot in the thigh quite badly. Evacuated to hospital at Clark AFB (as it was known then), then to Guam. Dad was at the Wullenweber antenna array (the Air Force called their's FLR-9, which had added unnecessary complexity, not least of which was the USAF "Tech Control" which only added another whole superfluous layer of electronics and people that could fail, but who had an inordinate pride in themselves and their job. I dealt with them later in my USAF job, and found them as pointless a complication as Dad did (those huge antennae were often shared between Army, USAF, USN, NSA, Canadian Armed Forces, the Brits, and possibly Aussies, depending on location). My wife's father was recuperating on Guam while we were there. Several surgeries later, he still struggles to maintain even a fraction of the range of motion he should have. But he can predict bad weather with the best of them.Larryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13296988746956477216noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-39537059088610219382018-08-01T19:46:04.551-07:002018-08-01T19:46:04.551-07:00Sarge.
I had gotten a new retired ID card when I t...Sarge.<br />I had gotten a new retired ID card when I turned 65, but now DEERS says I need a newer new ID card, and we simply missed that my wife's card needed to be renewed. <br />The Tricare For Life was a bit more complicated because I was covered by my wife's medical plan and that plan goes away at the end of August. <br />DEERS has a call back routine after you spend enough time on hold, and they called back at the exact minute that they said they would.<br /><br />John in Phillyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16196033252818387245noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-48994002627719829792018-08-01T18:43:11.200-07:002018-08-01T18:43:11.200-07:00John, don't understand it but it's one of ...John, don't understand it but it's one of those rules in life that joints will go kerflunky when most needed. (hmmm, another story idea in that one)Beanshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15293778848879361153noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-17394332537216684882018-08-01T18:38:26.249-07:002018-08-01T18:38:26.249-07:00Yikes, drjim! Yikes, I say!
Dad had some... inte...Yikes, drjim! Yikes, I say!<br /><br />Dad had some... interesting (said with steepled fingers) stories about life on range tracking ships and hazardous conditions. <br /><br />The things they did to 50lb Balonies shouldn't have happened to any lunch meat... (shudder, shudder...)<br />Beanshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15293778848879361153noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-42589957078756617992018-08-01T18:34:15.080-07:002018-08-01T18:34:15.080-07:00Herding cats is easy. You just have to make sure ...Herding cats is easy. You just have to make sure that they think they're in charge. I used to be a cat puncher in a previous life... story idea out of those experiences.<br /><br />One of the weird effects of being 'retired-retired' is that suddenly all the businesses designed to pamper to you become an all-day affair - such as dealing with insurance companies... Grrrrr.<br />Beanshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15293778848879361153noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-75527260544253940192018-08-01T18:28:11.648-07:002018-08-01T18:28:11.648-07:00But.. it feels Good!But.. it feels Good!Beanshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15293778848879361153noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-35028600391008980812018-08-01T18:24:21.975-07:002018-08-01T18:24:21.975-07:00Tuna, I think you answered the question as to who ...Tuna, I think you answered the question as to who the leaker(s) was/were in your last sentence. Remember, dogs have masters, cats have staff (sergeants.)Beanshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15293778848879361153noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-50858959170402389792018-08-01T18:18:51.140-07:002018-08-01T18:18:51.140-07:00Ouch.
And yes, Tricare For Life. Definitely a thi...Ouch.<br /><br />And yes, Tricare For Life. Definitely a thing, and a new ID I must get. (Why does a retiree ID expire? I can understand a retiree expiring, but his ID!?!?)<br /><br />Oh, and thanks John!OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-58797523493146949202018-08-01T18:17:11.193-07:002018-08-01T18:17:11.193-07:00We could probably start our own version of the Wea...We could probably start our own version of the Weather Channel.OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-79503912759640634112018-08-01T18:16:13.610-07:002018-08-01T18:16:13.610-07:00Retired is good, yes? 18 months give or take and I...Retired is good, yes? 18 months give or take and I'm retiring. Again.OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-38890984216110635262018-08-01T17:20:42.059-07:002018-08-01T17:20:42.059-07:00This is the first time in over forty one years tha...This is the first time in over forty one years that my wife isn't one of the returning teachers. <br />We are now both retired.<br /><br />John in Phillyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16196033252818387245noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-65656626161306520042018-08-01T17:18:40.105-07:002018-08-01T17:18:40.105-07:00No good excuse for being late except that I got my...No good excuse for being late except that I got my left knee xrayed today, then spent a grunch of time on the phone with DEERS, and a failed attempt to speak with a human at Humana East. We are off to get new IDs this Friday, and according to DEERS, we are both in Tricare For Life as of today. <br />I didn't even know I could injure my knee by spending some considerable amount of time kneeling down and fixing the mower. I wish I could add drama to the story, but that's the simple truth. <br /><br />Good post and good comments. <br /><br /><br /><br /><br />John in Phillyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16196033252818387245noreply@blogger.com