tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24985728.post6051953683134433470..comments2023-06-05T07:24:19.508-04:00Comments on Greens 'n Cornbread: WishingBobhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13690660290319444722noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24985728.post-61766059414180811822007-01-10T12:57:00.000-05:002007-01-10T12:57:00.000-05:00Bob, I knew a couple of folks who worked for NSA a...Bob, I knew a couple of folks who worked for NSA after their time in the service. Interesting stuff.. but I keep a healthy distance!- One of the guys took a job with CIA. That was just a bit too "dark side" for me. LOL<br /><br />Which language did you take at DLI? <br /><br /><br />Peace, <br /><br />~Chanithailandchanihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10171731740204067889noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24985728.post-38304565591090744742007-01-08T09:15:00.000-05:002007-01-08T09:15:00.000-05:00Urban Urchin, Chani: Both Laura and I were in the ...Urban Urchin, Chani: Both Laura and I were in the Air Force when at DLI. (I was later posted to NSA). I love that entire section of California - Big Sur, Carmel, Monterey, Santa Cruz, San Francisco, Sausalito. I just wish I could afford to live there.<br /><br />P.S. - UU: I think the dishwasher is kaput. It won't spray. Is yours still leaking?Bobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13690660290319444722noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24985728.post-41687223517110325752007-01-08T09:14:00.000-05:002007-01-08T09:14:00.000-05:00This comment has been removed by the author.Bobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13690660290319444722noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24985728.post-55393010719142498992007-01-07T21:28:00.000-05:002007-01-07T21:28:00.000-05:00My brother in law was at the DLI, he was working f...My brother in law was at the DLI, he was working for the NSA. I love Montrey and Carmel, my husband went to UC Santa Cruz (go Slugs!) as did my best friend from high school (who introduced us). <br /><br />There is nothing that beats the way a baby/ toddler's head smells- that is one of the best memories I have (and am currently enjoying with my 20 month old boy). <br /><br />I love the memories of your grandparents- they are so precious, you are lucky to have them.<br />I hope your dishwasher is behaving.urban-urchinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18001320142893492171noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24985728.post-24023979990397376912007-01-06T18:57:00.000-05:002007-01-06T18:57:00.000-05:00I take it you were at DLI. I hear some wild storie...I take it you were at DLI. I hear some wild stories coming out of that experience. (The guys I knew were in the Mandarin Chinese program... ) <br /><br />I lived in Santa Cruz for a while, met my ex-husband there ~ and, oh yes, I do miss it! It was a wonderful way to live! <br /><br />(We actually lived in Soquel)<br /><br /><br />Peace, <br /><br />~Chanithailandchanihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10171731740204067889noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24985728.post-56301604941737367692007-01-05T19:25:00.000-05:002007-01-05T19:25:00.000-05:00Antonia: I LOVED my busses too. The way you sit o...Antonia: I LOVED my busses too. The way you sit on top of the front tires gripping the huge steering wheel, the 3 foot long stick shift (for left-hand drive US models) under my right hand. My '69 was orange body, white roof; the '71 was tan. The heat came from the back (the air was heated by being pushed around the engine exhaust) and the air flow sped up when the van did, and slowed down when the van did - so virtually no heat. Try living with that in Maryland in two feet of snow!<br /><br />Traveling with infants can be a royal pain in the ass, but it isn't always - especially in a van! Don't let her slow you down. I'd love to see a VW on a car train in the chunnel. These can be the memories that Esme recounts in her blog later on.Bobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13690660290319444722noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24985728.post-29095387149007926282007-01-05T17:09:00.000-05:002007-01-05T17:09:00.000-05:00Bob, this is such an amazing post. I hope Esme has...Bob, this is such an amazing post. I hope Esme has childhood memories as wonderful as yours but we live a long way from the country, so she'll have to make do with the back garden and my sporadic cooking.<br /><br />I sympathise deeply with the back-sleeping thing. I found the last two months of pregnancy horrendous because I couldn't sleep on anything but my left side and I hated it.<br /><br />And snap! My first two cars were VW buses, both '71s. One yellow, one blue. Nothing like that sound. Some of my happiest, happiest times/places were driving to work in the VW through open countryside. In winter I had to wear hat, scarf and gloves inside it and I loved it. Hoping to get another one as Esme grows up. I wish I'd travelled more before she was born.Antonia Cornwellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12754292976861979028noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24985728.post-57838816130217010412007-01-05T08:41:00.000-05:002007-01-05T08:41:00.000-05:00MOI - I can still see her as if it were a movie! ...MOI - I can still see her as if it were a movie! I always liked shelling peas, MUCH more than having to pick them.<br /><br />Jen - aging creeps up on you! I THOUGHT I was ready for it....<br /><br />Moogie - The aquarium openned the year I lived in Monterey. One casualty of the openning was a small coffee house across the street that would have a bluegrass band play some nights and a belly dancer others. When Laura and I were courting we would go there frequently for the chocolate coffee and entertainment.Bobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13690660290319444722noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24985728.post-45428952721708690702007-01-05T07:12:00.000-05:002007-01-05T07:12:00.000-05:00These are lovely memories. I love Carmel and Mont...These are lovely memories. I love Carmel and Monterey. I loved the 17 mile scenic drive, and then later on the Monterey Bay Aquarium. I loved to look in all the little shops in Caramel that would cause you to go bankrupt just walking in the door. <br /><br />My grandmother made homemade noodes..I loved to help her. She never used a cookbook either. <br /><br />My first car was a 1976 Dodge Aspen..that I seriously bought from a little old lady who only used it to go to the grocery store and bingo. It had no radio or ash tray.<br /><br />Great post!Moogiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12933301131501174858noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24985728.post-73817171127427464322007-01-04T23:35:00.000-05:002007-01-04T23:35:00.000-05:00what a lovely way to learn a bit more about bob.
...what a lovely way to learn a bit more about bob.<br /><br />first kisses...ah yes. i know. <br /><br />and the memories of your grandparents...<br /><br />getting old is strange, isn't it. it happens to us, even if we aren't ready.Girlplustwohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07056576921114387218noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24985728.post-82453931201050325792007-01-04T22:13:00.000-05:002007-01-04T22:13:00.000-05:00The image of your grandmother shelling peas looks ...The image of your grandmother shelling peas looks just like a movie clip!<br />Your memories are all so precious.<br />All Kodak Moments.Mother of Inventionhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03797365678860039018noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24985728.post-59705143999437908382007-01-04T14:22:00.000-05:002007-01-04T14:22:00.000-05:00Meno - I loved Carmel. It had a great beach, but ...Meno - I loved Carmel. It had a great beach, but the water was frigid. It took almost a six-pack's worth of courage to wade in.Bobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13690660290319444722noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24985728.post-43189326334156950522007-01-04T12:22:00.000-05:002007-01-04T12:22:00.000-05:00I was born in Carmel, next to Monterey. It's a ne...I was born in Carmel, next to Monterey. It's a neat little town all right.<br /><br />I also miss being able to sleep on my stomach.<br /><br />Hope you get some sleep tonight.menohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18065283682414369608noreply@blogger.com