tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-771208131691936867.post8100731299612439427..comments2023-10-02T01:53:29.451-06:00Comments on Naval Air Cowman: A bit of levity, perhaps...PrairieAdventurehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06466447251827774900noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-771208131691936867.post-83503356542297570782020-09-15T21:48:06.970-06:002020-09-15T21:48:06.970-06:00Those kids put an incredible quantity of peace and...Those kids put an incredible quantity of peace and hope in my soul every day. My grownup problems pale in comparison to figuring out how to catch grasshoppers, what's for lunch, and "I don't wanna take a nap!"<br /><br />Thanks drjim!PrairieAdventurehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06466447251827774900noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-771208131691936867.post-48073014936900058482020-09-15T21:43:42.647-06:002020-09-15T21:43:42.647-06:00The amazing can sneak up on you on this part of th...The amazing can sneak up on you on this part of the country, even though it feel's like "see 'em coming" territory. That dogleg is a neat place. Highway 71, which used to be Highway 29, has an interesting history and layout.<br /><br />This blogosphere is a small town too, and the sheer number of people rooting for us is incredible. We are so blessed. Thanks so much!PrairieAdventurehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06466447251827774900noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-771208131691936867.post-22931728512547344632020-09-15T21:39:54.708-06:002020-09-15T21:39:54.708-06:00Thanks so much David, your kind words mean a lot t...Thanks so much David, your kind words mean a lot to all of us and that's a fact.<br /><br />A lot of us from this part of the country spent time in the Navy! It is beautiful country. Lots of beautiful country across America, lots of beautiful people across America.<br /><br />We're all doing our best and God is doing the heavy lifting. The kids are such a joy and blessing to me.<br /><br />Thanks for stopping by and commenting, man. Appreciate hearing from you more than you can know.PrairieAdventurehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06466447251827774900noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-771208131691936867.post-75789592275141346722020-09-15T20:49:09.815-06:002020-09-15T20:49:09.815-06:00Hanging around little kids "just being kids&q...Hanging around little kids "just being kids" can be a refreshing distraction from the reality of being an adult. Just watching them play gives me hope for the future, and that's always a good thing!drjimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05647484115197408897noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-771208131691936867.post-27612843564519436122020-09-15T17:10:32.814-06:002020-09-15T17:10:32.814-06:00I'm with David. I no longer drive the medical ...I'm with David. I no longer drive the medical courier route past your ranch three days a week. Not much to see unless you "Look", then it is facilitating. Miss seeing the resident Pronghorn on the 71 dogleg between Rd 8 and Rd 6 and getting my "Gizzard Fix" at the Kwik Stop. Perhaps one advantage to living in a small town is people who know, appreciate, and are rooting for you.Well Seasoned Foolhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16670165728759453075noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-771208131691936867.post-72493611669500213982020-09-15T14:59:44.392-06:002020-09-15T14:59:44.392-06:00Reading and lurking here for quite a while, SoDak ...Reading and lurking here for quite a while, SoDak boy, Navy 85-94. Driven past your place many times on I-80 (live in Cali. now unfortunately) most recent was in Nov. after my father passed. Beautiful country. Since finding this blog I've thought about you and your posts when I drive by. Never met any of you, yet I've found myself crying fat tears over the posts of your loss. You truly reach many more people than you'll ever know. As for kids, I think I've learned as much from them as they from me.<br />Stay strong, we're all pulling for you.<br /><br />DavidAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-771208131691936867.post-68148655019224616392020-09-15T13:24:00.999-06:002020-09-15T13:24:00.999-06:00The kids are teaching me really important stuff.
...The kids are teaching me really important stuff.<br /><br />The whole life goes on thing is simple reality. And since life goes on, and it's all about livin', it's vitally important to live it. These are cherished days and hours and moments, and they're playing out they way they are supposed to. Saturday the oldest turns 11 and we're going to cherish the day regardless of the way it plays out. There will be longing and sadness but also fun and joy and much, much love.<br /><br />Thanks so much John.PrairieAdventurehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06466447251827774900noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-771208131691936867.post-1201454814061012292020-09-15T13:19:06.968-06:002020-09-15T13:19:06.968-06:00Living in the past is a real danger. It's clea...Living in the past is a real danger. It's clearly marked, "Here the be Dragons."<br /><br />Being from such a small town, yesterday was the first time I encountered people who didn't already know the "worst news in the history of mankind." Interesting how I recall realizing intellectually how crushing the experience was to others when it happened to them, and knowing at some level that such a thing would be very different when and if it happened to me. From my perspective it is the worst news in the history of mankind, but I know intellectually that most of mankind has no idea and will never know that it happened. It very nearly didn't happen to me, in the sense that I never had a soulmate until Allie. In a way I was untouchable until I gave all of me to all of her. So I could easily have never had this experience. That state of affairs would have represented an unknown and unsuspected tragedy of unthinkable proportions. I find that the adage, "tis better to have loved and lost than never loved at all," is completely true in my case. Sigh.<br /><br />This place has been a lifeline. I'll peruse some of your older posts when I'm able. Thanks for pointing me in that direction, and thanks so much for the kind words and thoughts Skip. They mean everything to us.PrairieAdventurehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06466447251827774900noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-771208131691936867.post-48656852736119534522020-09-15T13:05:42.514-06:002020-09-15T13:05:42.514-06:00There for a while I was doing some "What? Why...There for a while I was doing some "What? Why now? What the hell?" But i quickly remembered it's just stuff, just life stuff, and life keeps on happening.<br /><br />God's doing the heavy lifting while I try to emulate "strong." It's a good system and it seems to be working.<br /><br />Thanks so much Chris.PrairieAdventurehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06466447251827774900noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-771208131691936867.post-90110462399879779832020-09-15T11:54:27.942-06:002020-09-15T11:54:27.942-06:00Kids being kids, and oldsters being oldsters. All...Kids being kids, and oldsters being oldsters. All part of life.<br /><br />Yeah, no fun at all sharing bad news with the Doc and staff, but in the real world bad stuff happens, and they, like you (and your reader friends) will work through it and eventually allow the pleasures of the present to overwhelm to bad stuff. (Just the bad stuff, keep the good stuff from the past front and center along with good from the present.)<br /><br />Great to see the kids doing well.<br />John BlackshoeAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-771208131691936867.post-68790765277608495812020-09-15T11:43:45.943-06:002020-09-15T11:43:45.943-06:00I was perusing some older posts on my blog and rea...I was perusing some older posts on my blog and realized just how much I used it to get past the initial loss.<br />Today, six years later, I still periodically meet casual acquaintances who were unaware of Sharon's death.<br />I feel their pain when I give them the news, or maybe it's I feel mine in a different way.<br />I am happy that I live in the moment and not in the past.(not necessarily your) Uncle Skiphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02705753220273516841noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-771208131691936867.post-78936342755874615322020-09-15T09:14:02.062-06:002020-09-15T09:14:02.062-06:00As if you didn't have enough on your plate alr...As if you didn't have enough on your plate already...<br /><br />Stay strong brother.OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.com