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Everything thats said seems to be what the TWI taught in time past. Where are they today on this stuff? with the diminishing numbers in the ranks have they changed thier tunes? Have any of them come to thier senses? IS there still the exodus of people happening like that which occured a few years ago. I read alot of old history but what is happening currently?

I've been busy the last few days but today I am back to not having a life. I was going to throw a party this afternoon but I'm sure I am the only one would come.

I once did a research paper on gambling and ever since have felt personally against. It's something I don't do but I also learned along time ago that there are things that I don't allow in my life but other people allow in thier lives and who am I to say I am better. One of my employees gave me some instant lottery tickets for Christmas. My wife and I actually had a blast scraping them off (and winning five dollars!! ) Nice of him to think of me and get them for me. I haven't cashed the winning ticket in yet but will someday. I travel to Vegas once every two years on biz and usually stay in one of the casinos. I do blow a roll of nickles everytime I go on a slot machine just to get the urge to gamble out. I found some penny slot machines on the strip while I was there and blew around $.30 cents. I was up around $.40 cents at one point. So I guess my Vegas trip makes me somewhat hypocritical. I am sure I mixed my slot winnings at home in my giant coin bank. Does this mean that there are some Debil spirits buried deep in my bank? Maybe I need an exorcist or an investment banker

So thats my problem!! I need a life. This is straight up pure revelation for my life. Suz , you must be a profitess

"It wasn't that I wasn't invited to my prom. It's just that no one would tell me when or where it was.." Rita Rudner I never went to mine. I had a twi girlfriend but she lived a couple towns away. quite frankly I didn't care to go. She went to an all girls school when I knew her so I was safe from having to go to her prom.

I looked back over some old posts on this site and see we have lost alot of posters, Are any of you still around? I just recently went wireless so I hope that as I travel maybe I can keep in touch (although I understand I have to find "hotspots" whatever they may be")

PS - I'm still here. I've been extremely busy at work so I haven't had much time to post. I still try to read everything that goes on this thread. Keep postin and I will check in whenever I can.

I've had this happen to me before. I found the best way for me is to just sincerely smile at them and ignore. They will either let their dislike boil over to the point of them becoming an axe murderer or they will come around. Who knows, they have the potential of becoming thier next best friend. Having been an employer for the past 18 years I can say I never would have put up with an employee coming to me with an unfounded "I don't like the other person" complaint. Don't play this office politics type of game. Do exactly what you always do in light of your job performance and let the co-worker play the game by themselves.

I envied anyone who got to sit in the back row. You have no idea how many times I recieved a shower from someone spewing forth from the podium. I now have a phobia about front rows PS, we were never in a twig together but I remember we talked together on a number of occasions. Do you remember Slim Dawson? ( I think he later went by Clark Dawson) I never saw him again after we graduated and wondered what ever became of him.

All these names and so many mempries. I have been out of the loop for so long I've forgotten. The last function I was at was where Don Weirwille said the Passing of the patriarch was a lie and CG had pulled the wool over everyones eyes. I can't tell you what that did to me. I walked out of that meeting ... It was like hearing the Captain of the Titanic say "The pool is open" I think that was 1989? GAWD! has it been that many years, Please tell me I haven't aged that much. I stil try to think of myself as a 23 year old wild stallion. Oh PS - It's Abissi

Last I heard which was a long time ago, Brendy was on the run from the IRA. With the stories he used to tell us it seems he won't be found unless he wants to be found.

Excie: Yes, Lena Nardone.

I worked in Professional baseball 10 years ago as the Human Resource Director for Oakland A's affiliates. My big claim to fame was that I was the ESPN II Play of the week. Yep, a distinction shared by some of the greatest athletes of all time, and me. Heres what happened. A storm was brewing, We already had some rain and the field was wet Our local weatherman told us rain was 8 minutes away. The call came over the radio "All available personal to the field to pull TARP" I sprang out of the breezeway and quick joined the crew to start pulling. We got the tarp 3/4 of the way out when suddenly we got hit with a 30 mile an hour blast of wind. The GM yelled "Let go of the tarp" The tarp suddenly became like a 100 foot square parachute and started to take off. Everyone had the presence of mind to let go - except for me. Within a second I was over 30 feet up in the air. I then found the presence of mind to let go. I flew down spread eagle into a nice good size puddle of water and landed with a beautiful splash. ESPN caught the whole thing and I have gone into history as the flying tarp guy.

Maybe I'll buy some more fish someday but for now.. Done!

Hi Patty: If I remember right I was the only Frank in our Corps. I married Lena. We have two boys, (19 and 16) and a dog. All the names you brought sure bring back a lot of fond memories.

Safety never seemed to be an issue at BLEAD. I never heard of a group coming back that didn't have at least one incident of someone bleeding. It was a tough program but in the end it changed everyones life whoever went there. Hopefully for the better

Whatever became of Dave Bedard. I was in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan two weeks ago and didn't see him anywhere?

"One of my elder corps kept on asking me questions about where I got the money and where did I work. Finally I told her. She reported me and that night I was called before the whole 9th and 11th corps. (Remember I was still tramautized) I had to stand there while everyone else was sitting and be screamed at and belittled for what felt like hours. I felt like nothing. I balled for the rest of the night. I had no strength left." Vickles I remember youi being singled out and reproved for that BLEAD incident. You might have been belittled but That evening you were one of my heros for being able to stand there in the face of that humiliation. I looked up to you afterwards for that.

Enough about the food which we will all admit was just a small step above prison food (yes I remember being told once how people put thier hearts and soul into making it and We should be thankful for it blah blah blah....) I often wondered how many 11th sucumbed to food poisoning while in-res?

My wife and I both had careers here so we stayed put. Its been 16 years now and we plan on staying for another 6 years then move on. We found a nice little church that teaches that Jesus Christ is not God, the dead are dead So at least we found an outlet spiritually where we can teach and fellowship. I've since changed careers and as a result get to travel alot. We were "marked and avoided" the day I told LCM to kiss my A$$ about his loyalty statement. What a long strange trip its been Jerry Garcia

Remember SPIKE ? Why couldn't we have had good ol' Salt and Pepper?

I might be traveling through Minnesota in May. I am supposed to be just north of Minneapolis, are you near there?

The food that we had was notorious for that. It was terrible going day after day and not being able to identify what we were eating. Remember the Plurality plate?? With the small portions we recieved I looked at that plate with absolute pure LUST at every meal. It was strange though, every meal ended up tasting like Cayenne pepper

HCW - I remember we talked about this at Gunnison a couple months after it happened. I really want to apolagize to you because I was so Wayized that I had some of the why can't you believe God and move on idea in my head. I guess I've grown up a bit in the past 20 years. I wish I could have been more of a help to you. I knew Rochelle very well. We sat around together every night after class at HQ. She got through to me the seriousness of what had happened. When I was told that she died the world stopped I remember you saying you had lost a couple of inches of height after the accident, I pray that this is not still afflicting you. I know that you'll forever feel inside what happened, I hope that physically you've gotten relief.

It was that obvious huh? I was thinking this morning how we missed all the simple pleasures of life back then like being able to stay seated after the meal was done, Belch loud enough for Mrs. Owens to hear (oh wait, I did do that). I hated having to run, shower and be ten minutes early to class after sitting through dinner with someone, usually JAL on a soapbox.