Good afternoon. We had an unanticipated stroke of good fortune today. The wife went to the vampire's for bloodwork, then I accompanied her on an impromptu shopping adventure, to the Toys R Us, and the local mall. Three hours later, we were finished our Christmas shopping, for children and grand children.
Chet: thanks for sharing your father's experiences on the USS Chester. That Cruiser had quite a combat record in the Pacific. The John Wayne movie "In Harms Way", co-starring Robert Mitchum and Patricia Neal, was loosely based on the story you related.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_Chester_(CA-27)
KenVA: Milleniums also think 9-11 is a way of reporting an emergency...
Curt: Great work on the water tower. Those turnbuckles and wire bands really make the model.
Today is also the 46th anniversary of my disastrous first marriage. Getting married on the Day that Lives in Infamy, should have been an omen...
Chet's snow is forecast to pay us a visit over the weekend. I better get the rest of the Christmas lights up tomorrow.