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HeadSet
2020 Apr 15, 7:11am
HeadSet
2020 Apr 15, 7:11am
I cannot guess at how many hundreds of homesick and frightened young men were touched by my grandmother.
Very inspiring story, but this line makes Granny sound like a female Joe Biden.
Very inspiring story, but this line makes Granny sound like a female Joe Biden.
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WookieMan
2020 Apr 15, 7:23am
WookieMan
2020 Apr 15, 7:23am
At least for solo/single guys, isn't Rin our guiding force for feeling good in bad times? Not a knock Rin. Being a touch sarcastic, but whatever keeps someone happy during these time, ain't my place to judge.
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NDrLoR
2020 Apr 15, 9:05am
NDrLoR
2020 Apr 15, 9:05am
ohomen171 says
she lived to be 103 years of ageBest of all, she got to live through the 1920's as an adult, that accounts for her cheerful disposition. I'll bet she served lots of corned beef on toast to those young servicemen--it was called s**t on a shingle. The World War II generation was the first blop-blop hubba hubba generation that didn't have any fun growing up. They were born in the 20's, but were too young to enjoy them. They spent their adolescence in the Great Depression then as they hit their 20's, everything was dull and boring, they couldn't have found a good record to play anywhere. All their male entertainers were old enough to be their parents. Glenn Miller and Tommy Dorsey, who had played hot music in the 20's while in their 20's, by 1941 were playing music that was dull as dishwater while wearing those horrible rimless glasses. You'll notice in lots of group photographs of young people in the 40's, the girls especially have bored expressions on their faces while they wear those horrible, frowsy hair styles.
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HeadSet
2020 Apr 15, 11:47am
HeadSet
2020 Apr 15, 11:47am
You'll notice in lots of group photographs of young people in the 40's, the girls especially have bored expressions on their faces while they wear those horrible, frowsy hair styles.
Did you grow up in Russia?
Did you grow up in Russia?
But first we have a story. I had the most incredible grandmother in the world. Her name was Sarah Elizabeth. She was born in rural Kentucky before births were recorded officially. In those days births were recorded in family Bibles. One Bible says that my grandmother lived to be 101 years of age. Another Bible says that she lived to be 103 years of age. She raised 10 kids. She inspired me to be an international man with these words: "Son don't let the grass grow under your feet."
I told you that during the Great Depression, she moved the kids out of their rooms. She rented out the rooms. She cooked meals for the tenants and even did their washing and ironing. When World War II came, all the young men in the family went to the US Army, US Navy, and US Marine Corps. She changed her home into a place where a young military person in transit could come to find a nice room with clean sheets, home-cooked meals, and the feeling of being back home with loved ones. I cannot guess at how many hundreds of homesick and frightened young men were touched by my grandmother.
Janet and Chris hold a weekly get together on Zoom. It is like we are all together having happy hour drinks. It is full of laughter, friendship, some pearls of wisdom, and just plain fun. It takes one's mind off the sad situation that is unfolding.