MONDAY EDITION 2010*8*22 Link to Military Groups www.Eons.com/groups/group/military-groups-on-eons WELCOME HOME, DEAR HEARTS, WELCOME HOME New and joining the Navy Hi I am new here and would love to talk about and get advice about my new adventure in life. I am joining the Navy at age 58. I take my final physical Aug.9th. I am also flying to an active carrier this month for an overnight stay. It is a long story but even senior citizens can still contribute to our country through miltary service.
posted by gogeter 16 days ago
Wooo Hoooo! How in the world did you manage that? You are 58 and joining the Navy? Tell us more... I take it that you are in a specialized field. Tell us!
More to the point here... welcome aboard! There are good people here... Join in, jump in and be sure to keep us updated on your adventures...
Hugs, love, and loads of lafter to you and yours... Meems aka emom aka Paula Rice
posted by emom101 %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%% Sorry it has taken so long to reply. I have been busy with my new venture.
Here is a short version of a long story about my journey into the military at age 58.
In April 2009 my son joined the Navy as a NUPOC (Nuclear Engineer for the Nuclear Fleet) candidate as an engineering major at Gonzaga U. During the time he went through a long application, testing and interviewing process. I flew to Spokane to talk to the Navy personel about the program and fell in love with it. As a University Professor at a small engineering university in Indiana, I had just completed putting together a new Informatics program. The Navy was interested in my work and I talked to quite a few officers about my ability to help with recruiting talented engineers for the NUPOC program.
Last November the Navy flew me to San Diego for 4 days where I toured the Submarine base and also toured a nuclear sub and a destroyer. I held lengthy conversations with many officers and quickly became friends with a couple of O3s who told me they would like to make me a Campus Liaison Officer (commissioned in the Navy reserve). Of course I reminded them that I was way past the age limit of 42 but that did not deter them. They explained in certain situations waivers could be obtained. I went through the application process, finished my full military physical two weeks ago and I was finger printed and .... I need only to complete my final interview in two weeks and I will be commissioned.
I have been successfull at recruiting for several Navy officer programs at my university. I will be going to other universities to help the Navy with faculty and staff to bring them on board (so to speak) with helping students get the information to begin a great career in the nuclear fleet or other specialty areas. The Navy officers I work with really want to get me on the payroll soon and it looks like that will happen. So for the first time in my life - I will join the military.
I heard once that - "You only live once but try to be young again at least twice" Gogeter %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%% WAY TO GO, GOGETER! YES!
I am so proud of you... Hooo Raaaa (I know this is a Marine phrase, but it suits!)
May I copy and paste your posts to all my groups. I would really appreciate it and I know that many would be interested to hear what you have done and had to say.
Hugs and much love... keep us updated... Paula Rice/emom101/meems
Please use my story as much as you like. What I do is for my generation. I have been inspired by many other men and women who refuse to give up life and do challenging things as seniors. I hope to inspire others by telling and sharing my story.
This Tuesday the Navy is flying me to San Diego to the Naval Airstation where Wednesday they will be flying me out to the aircraft carrier USS Vinson. I will be spending the night observing day and night flight operations and touring the ship at sea. Thursday I will be taking off from the carrier and back to San Diego. As I live in Indiana this is going to be quite a trip. I am honored to be selected for this embark.
Thank you for the support. I could use as much as I can get.
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Thank you my dear ones, for allowing me to use your comments and posts. I am still amazed to find that even the elders are valued by the military. Just goes to show we are still able to help our youngsters no matter our age. (I am no longer going to use the word ‘elderly’! Elders is the correct and proper term… The word denotes wisdom, dignity and integrity in the individual. (Well, there are a few exceptions, but I will not name names at the moment.)
Take care all of mine..go in safety always. Remember to do what you can, when you can for others…
This link will take you to the California Fire News… “Bud†did not make a dime from this commercial…It is a memorial for 9-11… I cried. The ‘Clydes†were outstanding. Well done, Bud!
WELCOME HOME, DEAR HEARTS, WELCOME HOME Here is the link to EONS INDEX for our Veterans & Active military.
Did I remember to put everything up there? I hope so… My short term mem ain’t what it used to be… Except where the Marv is concerned… He is such a brat! Him picks on this sweet, lil ol’ lady… lolol Would I LIE? Oh yeah, these lovely green eyes would make up a story about him in a heart beat…. He is so easy and cheap too. Gotcha again Brat!
OK, Get in here and make yourselves comfy… Bring your own toast! I still haven’t gotten a loaf and I certainly haven’t been able to con anyone into bringing me one..Ratz!
Are ye settled yet? We have any mudslides from all this rain? Well, I have a new neighbor in the area… I spotted him/her the other day… A Blue Heron… He flew up to the top of the spruce across the road from the front of the house and sat there.
You know me, I was out by the mail box and could see his silhouette so plainly against the sky… Well, he flapped his wings…I flapped my arms and elbows. He stretched his neck in that tell tale S curve and I copied the motion (with my arm, not my neck) as best I could. I whistled softly and he ‘talked’ back to me. I was thrilled to death.
I wonder if the ‘Boyfriend’ cardinal will get jealous? Hmmmm… lolol
Anyhow, I hope my hillside watcher wasn’t out there watching…and that my BBSBs didn’t see me either. Altho, one of them Birds, contrail following, went right over the house when I was coming up the side ramp.
I was flashed several times… lolol did you ever try to curtsy while standing sideways on a ramp? Trust me, it ain’t easy and my balance ain’t that good to begin with. Just once, kids, just once. Well, it was too hot to stay out there very long… I was also past due to take the towel off my head so my hair could dry. See, I can multi-task when I must. Lol
Oh, a short short here… lolol I have finally filled out the status questionnaire on my profile page… Let me know what you think… I think I am in trouble! Lolol
Let’s see here…Anna gave me some old fashioned red pears the other day. I finally got around to taking some pix of them… memory joggers for a few paintings… I can see a realistic rendition… I can also see an abstract version. or view link
Then while I was playing with my cam, I spotted two blossoms on my 3 year old mimosa. It lives on the back side of the big pond. This pic didn’t come out too well, lolol, lil cam’s body was cold and a mist formed on the lens from the high humids and the temp difference. or view link
The fuzzy pink dead center of pic are the firsts for it…
Almost forgot… the other day at Anna’s… The first words out of her mouth were: “Who ironed your T Shirt?†I fell over laffing… First, Barkely wants to bite me. Then Anna picks on my clean (yes, it was clean!) T-shirt. I have more fun!
Take care all of mine… Go in safety always. Remember you don’t have to be perfect… Learn to laff at your imperfections. (This is the real reason I get tickled so easily)
Many hugs, much love and loads of lafter every day… meems
WooHoo… get your buns in here! Hot out there again … 102 on the sunny side, but the air is some dryer. Thank goodness… However, yesterday, we had a ‘gully washer’. A total of 2.1†of rain. I would say snow but that on the inside of the house.
How bout I have a hallway full of white fluffies. Oh, yes! Doggy fall out is still on the move… I’ve forgotten who gave me the hint (Sorry bout that) but I have started saving it for the mulch bed… If I ever manage to get out there. I have plastic bags hanging from every door knob in the house… Shut up, Sherri and Marv… It’s just a new style of decorating! Doesn’t everybody have a plastic bag hanging from the knobs?
Speaking of Decorating… lolol I am forced, by my charming disposition, to rat out the Marv. Lolol Oh dear, I know I will pay for the following but the temptation is just overwhelming.
Would y’all believe the Marv is redoing the painted surfaces inside his house? OMG! A picture forms in my mind and I get hysterical! To hear him tell it, he is just one step removed from the pros. Pro what, I am not sure… lolol
Any way, he says that: the old paint on the bath room cabinet has faded and the paint in the can no longer matches. Ditto for the walls. Then there were a few choice words about the rusted can that dribbled paint on the floor. I think he now has a freckled bath tub, and I think he mentioned something about the kitchen sink and the microwave. We haven’t gotten to the brushes yet.
Seems like nobody told him what a ‘trim ‘ brush does. And no, one does not wear a good shirt while retouching… I am living proof of that! (see above) And NO, you don’t put an artist type brush over your ear and then lean forward for a close-up touch up! Oh dear, I am on a ROLL/BAGEL/cascade! Need I go on? This is just part of the pay back for sending me a live (at the time sent) lobster by greyhound from California. Another trust me, Greyhound Bus lines is still looking for the boy! Did I getcha Brat? Lol
Then there’s the person who hasn’t known me too long… this person says I a ‘bawdy’? What? Who? Me? Bawdy! LOLOL I just betcha! Behind this façade, lies an ornery, pick on you type personality. (That is, when I am not in a running battle with the ‘powers that be’. ) When those battles occur… I become like a dragon… breathing fire and brimstone. (that’s without the aftermath of an onion and garlic meal!)
Otherwise, I am sweet and charming and loveable and kind hearted and I AM GONNA BE SICK!… lolol I am now on the floor with the giggles! And should you all believe this, I have an interesting historical bridge to sell you… How about a large gold boulder? Bricks are way too common anymore. How bout one of those rare diamonds which seem to melt when removed from the freezer?
They are coming to take me away! Hey! Hey! This is per Anna. Ya suppose she knows sumfin I don’t?
Almost forgot… Rec’d a letter from Rep. Hal Rogers… He’s looking into for me. He, I truly believe, is a decent man.
That’s it! Take care all of mine. Go in safety always… Remember to give your friends a hard time. A gotcha makes everybody laff and feel better!
Good grief! I’m just full of advice today… Here’s another remember….Don’t just ‘think’ outside the box; climb out of it too…
Many hugs, much love and lots of lafter. The wound up meems
Come on in here and set a spell… Make yourselves comfortable while I do a little explaining. Seems like I’ve upset some of my friends here on Eons. The “law of the unintended fall out†has struck again. Yes, I am talking about my diatribe re cigarettes being banned thru the mail…that our military would not, could not receive packages containing them. This is no small thing!
We all know I smoke. I threw my hissy fit about the law, not the pros or cons of smoking. I neither condone nor disparage smoking. I have the same opinion about drinking… altho I do not drink.
What I was and am fighting for is the ‘rights’ of the individual to choose. Our guys and gals, their families and friends had the right of choice taken away from them. Can the military drink…Yes, if they so choose. Why then, can they not smoke, if they so choose?
Smoking has been the choice of the individual… as has been drinking. These however, in my opinion, are not the problem. The problem has come down ‘from above’ in a law written with one idea in mind. The law did not take into consideration the other law “the law of unintended resultsâ€.
This incident crossed the line as far as I was concerned and I spoke my piece. Many of you may not agree and that, dear hearts, is what freedom is all about.
No hard feelings, brats… We fought for all of you. We, because we stuck together, won this small battle. %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%
AND NOW A COMMENT FROM OUR ROVING REPORTER in Maui… This editor had nothing to do with the following… lolol Trust me!
Coconut Wireless to Emom’s Mountain News…Newsflash on BBB (Bamboo Bulletin Board) this a.m. reads as follows. WEDNESDAY…8-18-10...SOS...SOS...Local Mountain Womam aka LOMOWO spotted buying breaded shrooms aka Magic Mushrooms. Vanilla no longer packing punch. Hallucinogenic mushrooms now providing LOMOWO with round the clock magic carpet tripping. Mountain community on High Alert...asked to report unusual sightings.
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Go Donna, Go! Lolol
First of all I did NOT buy shroomHallu… I did trip out… when I got home I found that the shrooms were the only thing breaded… I forgot to buy a loaf of… so there!
Think I am gonna’ quit here and take a nap… running on 3 hours sleep. Take care all of mine, go in safety always. Remember to think of those who cannot speak for themselves.
Many hugs, much love and lots of laffter all your lives… meems
This is a quote from a copy of the sopping wet, wrinkled notice I rec'd from the post office today... I've tried so hard to make it legible but just can't do it.
Per the letter: "... Starting August 27th, military care packages with tobacco can be sent using Priority Mail which ships to overseas military addresses, according to USPS spokesman Greg Frey"
Hugs Beloveds... ain't this great?... meems Meems is doing a thank you dance to the gods of the military and the post office and the people of America!
WELL DONE ALL OF MINE, WELL DONE! YESSSSSSS!!!!!
I am thrilled to death… see what happens when we all work together… This is what America is all about.
I AM WALKING ON AIR… HATS, HORNS AND BALOONS GALORE! GO RED, WHITE AND THE BLUE!
Wooo Hooo… get your buns in here! All of 72 out there today for a high! It’s dreary, drizzly, drab and dull! How’s that for alliteration? Lolol all ‘d’s… lolol
Anyway, would you believe I got out of the house yesterday? It was some cooler, in the mid 80’s, so I decided to jump in Tildy, my pickup, to run down to the two pumper. I needed bread.
Well, I got bread all right… Breaded shrooms… I love shrooms no matter how they are packaged. I also bought two large jars of pickled shrooms… yummy yummy! And I found a bottle of sugared Nehi… peach flavored. Not bad… and here I thot that Nehi had gone out of business years ago. I found some packets of perennial seeds, daisies and poppies, bot them too. (no, I am not going to eat the seeds. Will plant in the next month or so and hope for the best) I got some chips and cream cheese too…. Meems is being a baaad girl again… foodwise.
Oh, I stopped at Anna’s for a few…She cracks me up… Front inside door was closed… Oh oh, is she gone? Nope… she is doing the Indianapolis 500 on her riding mower… Out in the orchard to the side of the house…look out world. Lolol I waved… honked horn. Got out of Tildy… waved some more and eventually she spotted me… Look out, here she comes just a flying… headed straight for me… I headed for the porch… Safety first…almost.
Barkely has decided that I am the biggest, ugliest, dog smelliest critter in the whole world… Barkley lives up to his name…He has me ‘treed’ on the front sidewalk… lolol Anna is forced to come to the rescue… I cracked up… No, I’m not afraid of him but I know that he WILL bite. He is the boss man and guard for an umpteen acre farm. A huge barn, a fantastic field of baccer. While he’s at it, he guards Anna’s son and grandsons… the Barkley is one busy little dog…He maybe weighs all of 20 lbs… all muscle and protection. or view link
A dear friend sent me a radio station addy Pandora.com Well, I went there and typed in the version of Scarborough Fayre by Simon and Garfunkel. This is fantastic! It auto loads similar styles of music… I am hearing pieces I’ve never heard before. What a delightful experience…Thanx again, Draco!
Take care all of mine… go in safety always. Remember to listen to the world and a lovely gentle song. These will calm the worst of storms if only for a few.
Many hugs, lots of love and loads of quiet lafter… meems
HOT OFF THE PRESSES! “According to the U.S. Census Bureau:
190,374 people are having sex right now, 212,130 are kissing, and 1 poor soul is reading emails. You hang in there sunshine!â€
I’m Gonna getcha rotten kid… This is part of the message I received This afternoon from my buddy, Little Jake! Hey Red! Do sumfin with The Brat! Lolol
Mornin’ all… (it’s morning to me..I rolled out at 1500 hours) Havin’ my first cuppa… The critters have been fed and watered… I slept sound all nite and, heaven forfende, I am in a good mood. No more angries at the moment. I DID get it all out of my system.
This little hissy fit has been simmering for 12 years or more… I swore the last time should I receive any more nasty-grams from ‘you know who’ I was going to go public….and I did. May not have made much sense to some of you…but the recipients understood. Enuf of that.
Well, let’s see here… What else… Grasscutter came out yesterday to mow. This guy was out there in 100 deg heat… high humids…mowing and weedeating. He took a break, grabbed a pop, came back here to the apartment and we started to read the Booneville Topix… OMG! You talk about your basic gossip! The Booneville section has it all and a lot of it is not nice. (understatement here!)
Got this from the Brat Marv. Gonna try to share it with y’all. It’s been around before but it has a large AWWWW factor… Notice I am being nice to Marv… this is a rarity! Lolol Anyway, here’s the baby moose in the sprinkler…
Now, admit it… ain’t that cute…and Mom herself is quite impressive. I tend to forget how large these critters are.
I talked to Bobbi, my oldest, aka mesneaksuponrocks this afternoon… a couple of hours at least. There seems to be more than a little genetic connection here! LOLOL
Got to talking about some things that happened years ago…Funny now but not quite so back then. OMG! I don’t know how any of us survived!
Biology class for Bobbi. I’m in the living room working on a needlepoint. Bobbi is in the kitchen cooking sumfin on the stove… I am listening to CB chatter and not paying too much attention to what Bobbi is doing. I start smelling this horrible odor. Bobbi! What ARE you doing in there?
Cooking a cat comes the answer. I won’t go into the gory details, but yes, she was cooking a formaldahyded (sp) cat in one of my pots on the stove! AAAAACCCCCKKKKK!
She needed to get rid of the flesh on the preserved cat for biology class. She says she thot it was a good idea at the time! LOLOL Have I mentioned that my kids were excellent problem solvers? Remind me not to… I told her today that I was gonna tell this one on her… lolol
She also asked me today where I came from. I do not fit the pattern of the family’s genetics/ology. Bobbi in some ways is very much like me…One of her daughter’s follows the same path.. Oh dear.
Went out to the mail box…dressed in my best primer spotted tartan plaid bath robe. Got a new art catalog… 10% off for the next year! YES! Now, I am gonna get into trouble..
I am standing in the drive way checking the skies… staggering just a little… yup yup, my balance is still off… Heard one of them BBSBs but couldn’t see it right at first…but when I did, I got flashed several times. I curtsied and almost fell on my butt… and got tickled. Then another one of them birds went over… I came back in the house just a giggling…
Another thing about my fly kids… did you know that a Dragonfly looks just like a plane going over if it is the right distance from you? Yup yup, they do. However…the Dragonfly led me to the right area of the sky to see mine up there. Truth… she says, still laffing.
Maybe I mentioned, a while back, that Bobbi has my Grandfather’s Diary from the 1st WW? I’ve asked her to email a copy of his writings so that I can share them with mine. It’s a very small handwritten note book with many of his thots. Maybe I am like my Grandpa… I would have been a sailor too… His heart was one with the whole world.
What else? OH, I ordered some canvas drop clothes from my fave catalog. 4’ wide and 12’ long. Now, what is she going to do with those, you may ask. They have poly Backs…
I am going to paint designs/scenes/all kind of things on them. Split down the middle length wise, you have a runner… cut cross wise, you have an area rug/s. hang from the wall you have a tapestry type thing… cover windos… use as drapes. Divide a room…hide a section of a room…put grommets along one side to make some of the above work easily…a space saving room divider. Oh dear, I’m on a cascade again.
Find some one who does heavy duty sewing and you can end up with an 8 x 12 rug…
Running out of room here…. Take care all of mine. Go in safety always. Remember wisdom is all around you if you take time to look.
Many hugs… much love and loads of lafter… meems
Please see the enclosed information. I updated your office on 2010*2*26. I sent copies of increase/reductions from Ohio
I am really getting tired of playing games/mind & words with Social Security. I am sending new copies of the original copies your office received at the end of February.
I have never cheated SS out of a dime. The past errors were found to lay on your door step. I document!
Now, that being said… Let me advise you that this info about your games is now posted and known of world wide. I have nothing to hide and I have nothing to be embarrassed about.
I consider your activities to be harassment … unnecessary harassment! You have access to all my records, work history etc… At 74 years of age, I don’t need this!
Yes, I am sending a copy to my Congressman, Rep. Harold Rogers and a copy of this letter will also be posted on the world wide net.
Very sincerely,
Signed with green sharpie ink
Paula Rice 606-593-7457
PS.... I wanted to add 'ask and ye shall receive' but I behaved myself....
OK kids… get on in here…but ye best be a red blooded, love our country all American! The meems is on a rampage again! Sheesh!
Guess who got a letter from Social Security? The first five guesses you might come up with are no good! Want to know how much my retirement has increased in the last two years. How bout ZILCH if you talk about Soc Sec… I’ve received a $5.00 increase in the past 3 years and the medicare cost increases by the government have eaten up more than the increases I received. Am I correct in my understanding that any insurance paid by med insurance policies will be considered earned income next year?
As for the letter requesting info on my retirement income, I sent/mailed a letter to Soc Sec in February advising them of my current and past status. I sent copies…Is this not enough? (I also made/kept copies)
[An aside here. Because of Soc Sec errors, I had to sell my home in Ohio. I could either eat, drive/insure my veh… or make house payments and not eat nor pay for my meds or or or… I sold my house at a loss. I am NOT the only one that this has happened to. The list is VERY long)
Well, Soc Sec will receive a copy of this letter… so will the Lexington Herald Leader and a copy will go to my Congressman Hal Rogers. I have had enough! All ‘they’ can do is kill me to shut me up!
All this being said, please feel free to remove this post from your groups… No hard feelings. And if I should be banned, so be it! I have the paper work to verify that everything I have said it true… I found out the hard way that when dealing with certain areas of the government you best keep copies… and NO, I do not keep the only set of copies here at home. (Thank You Hamilton Police Dept for teaching me that lesson!)
Paula Rice (sometime know as meems) Owsley County, KY
