Friday, November 24, 2006

In "The Building"


I am working in large complex of buildings, and we are all taking a break and walking across to the other tower to where the break area is located. I am carrying my work, which is research about Portuguese and Spanish ships. I am walking with my associate, a woman, and telling her about what I am doing. We were part of a "mass migration" of people, apparently ready to take a break.



I had come to work, walking through an area with large trees and green grass, walking on sidewalks. On the way, I did not see many cars on the street. The sun was out and the sky was blue. I like what I do, getting paid to do historical research. I work with interesting people, who provide stimulating conversation.

In "The Building"


I am working in large complex of buildings, and we are all taking a break and walking across to the other tower to where the break area is located. I am carrying my work, which is research about Portuguese and Spanish ships. I am walking with my associate, a woman, and telling her about what I am doing. We were part of a "mass migration" of people, apparently ready to take a break.



I had come to work, walking through an area with large trees and green grass, walking on sidewalks. On the way, I did not see many cars on the street. The sun was out and the sky was blue. I like what I do, getting paid to do historical research. I work with interesting people, who provide stimulating conversation.

Friday, November 10, 2006

I needed to put together a white uniform

I needed to show up at a naval event in my white uniform with shoulder boards. Putting together the uniform was going to be a challenge, as I had not put any uniform on, in a long time. Where did I put my accessories? The shoulder boards might even be a challenge, on short notice. The dress blues would be easier to find that the whites. After finding the white uniform, with the goofy white shoes, I then had to deal with finding where the event was located. I knew that it was not a Mayport, Florida. It had to be in Texas. The Naval Air Station? No, that was closed. The venue had to be the Joint Reserve Center at the former Carswell Air Force Base. This sort of begs the question about why I even needed to attend in uniform, at this point.

Sunday, November 05, 2006

We lived in an old neighborhood with many trees and green lawns

We lived in a neighborhood, of the style that you find in the upper midwest. The houses date from the 1950's, with gables and plenty of greenery. The lawns are short and there are many trees. My cousin, who is three years younger than I am, is there, and he looks like he was fourteen. He says that he looks that way from the physical demands of what he is doing. We are going to go out, so I pick up my suade desert tanker boots, my black Florsheims, and my Reebocks, so that our puppy does not chew them up while we are gone. Coming back, we make the turn into the neighborhood, and wind our away around towards our house. Our house is white, with brown shutters, with a charcoal grey shingle roof. The peak parallels the road, and there are gable with windows, for the second story. There is something peaceful about this neighborhood. The people are middle class and educated, and go to mainline churches on the square, downtown, except that there are multiple Catholic churches, north and south. They have a Catholic high school on the south side. The whole atmosphere is totally different from Texas.

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