1. For What
It’s Worth
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193 Days and counting
Travels & Destinations
Oregon & Washington State
There are several places we desire to visit in these two
large states. Klamath Falls,
Crater Lake Nat’l Park, and the Cascade Mountain Range in
Oregon as well as Mt Rainier Nat’l Park, Olympic Nat’l Park, and the North
Cascades Nat’l Park in Washington.
The times I have been to Oregon we have flown into the city
of Portland. Our sister SAR (Search and
Rescue) squadron was there back in my USAFR flying days. I don’t recall much except there were a lot
of strip clubs and the like there. I guess things were pretty footloose and
fancy-free back in the 1980s. I do
recall it raining an awful lot and lots of greenery pretty much everywhere. We
are looking forward to getting into some of these off the beaten path locations
and spending some quiet times there. We also are looking forward to visiting
Klamath Falls, Crater Lake Nat’l Park, and the Cascade Mountain Range located
in Oregon.
We do have a few friends in Seattle to visit, as well as a
return trip to the Fish Market.
The last time I was in Seattle was in either 1978 or 79 when
we flew up there for a USAF trip. A
friend Greg (a bigger guy than me) and myself hitchhiked from McChord AFB located
on the southside of Tacoma, about sixty miles south, up to Seattle for the
day. From what I remember, it was
raining all day and we left in the morning and got back to the base well after
nightfall. On the way up to Seattle, a
nice elderly lady finally picked us up after we were walking so many miles in
the rain. I remember she was sweet and she was brave to pick up two young men
when she was travelling all alone.
Finally in Seattle, we did the touristy things, rode the
monorail (which was only about half a mile long) to the Seattle Space Needle,
went up to the Observation Deck, then we walked around the city and then ended
up at the Pike Place Fish Market where they throw huge whole fish across a
crowded area to each other.
It was a great day, except for the constant rain which
lasted all day. On the way home I remember this one guy picked us up on the highway
(which we found out was illegal to hitchhike on, from getting picked up twice
by the local Police) in his Honda CVCC (a car about the size of a Fiat 500
packed full of his belongings because he was moving) and we both piled into the
passenger seat, and then this guy went hauling ass down the road. We just
looked at each other and smiled like OMG, this is an accident waiting to
happen. Funny, the stuff you remember so
very many years ago. The next day the Sargent in charge chewed us out because
we left before they could assign us our workload that day. We just reminded him
that he told us to wait until 7 AM before we were free to go for the day, and
it was 7:15 when we left for Seattle. Oh
well… No harm, no foul! J
Looking forward to visiting with my buddy Vernon in Seattle
as well as my friend Audra (aka Emma), or as we like to call her, “The Mad
Hatter”. J A brief rest before we start heading East
across the mountain ranges and US northern states.
To be continued…
Simple Joys of Life &
Words of Wisdom (A New Blog Feature)
“Having a soft heart in a cruel world is courage, not weakness.”
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2. Famous Quotes
Who
is credited for saying the following quote?
Quote:
“Don’t ask
what your country can do for you, ask what you can do for your country!”
Answer:
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Famous
Quotes (Previous Game)
Who
is credited for saying the following quote?
Quote:
“Ignorance is
a virus. Once it starts spreading, it can only be cured by reason. For the sake
of humanity, we must be that cure.”
Answer: Neil deGrasse Tyson,
American Astrophysicist
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3. Television Trivia (Last Game of
Series)
1970s TV show
Dry Cleaners
George
Weezie
Answer: The Jefferson’s
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4. How Well
Do You Know Us?
Question:
Michael spent
his first two years right out of HS and in the military (USAF) living in what
state?
Answer: ?
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Previous
Game of How Well Do You Know Us?
Question: What is the name given to Michael’s VW
Bus?
Answer: Our VW Bus is named Linus.
Linus
is our security blanket! J
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Snoopy begs
that you please, “Bark Less and Wag More!”
Until next
time… Be Good!
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