Things that are AWESOME...

[SwampD]

THIS guy.

 

 

25 years ago today that brave mofo stood up to tanks. Hopefully he's still alive and well somewhere.

I think I have his liver, actually.

[Stoner]

I think I have his liver, actually.

 

He moved here and became a census worker?

 

I took a picture off my balcony when I got home this evening right at that "golden hour" moment, and remembered that I had a shot from the same spot from back in December. It was about 5 AM and the first really substantial snowfall- I was up going to the airport to go home for Christmas. It was dead silent, and no color anywhere. Not even the red bridge registered as red. Completely grey and blue and washed out. I enjoy the juxtaposition.

 

See… where else are you going to go and enjoy hockey talk and beauty like this?

[biodork]

I took a picture off my balcony when I got home this evening right at that "golden hour" moment, and remembered that I had a shot from the same spot from back in December. It was about 5 AM and the first really substantial snowfall- I was up going to the airport to go home for Christmas. It was dead silent, and no color anywhere. Not even the red bridge registered as red. Completely grey and blue and washed out. I enjoy the juxtaposition.

 

Love the winter pic. Cold or no, snow is beautiful.

[LastPommerFan]

###### winter. We came out of Africa, not ###### Norway.

[inkman]

This is the way to go with things. Never feel bad about taking the best opportunities. A good employer should be professional enough to understand this. If they can't put their big boy pants on if you decide to leave after two months then consider yourself lucky to have gotten out.

People talk. If I hire a salaried position, as I don't feel this works with hourlies, and two months later dude (or dudette) bolts for higher ground, I'm spewing fire to anyone and everyone that will listen. Granted, none of that will be on record ;) , but opinions matter and if your in a tight knit community like our field of work, it could be the difference in landing that next big contract for your company or another job down the road.

[darksabre]

 

People talk. If I hire a salaried position, as I don't feel this works with hourlies, and two months later dude (or dudette) bolts for higher ground, I'm spewing fire to anyone and everyone that will listen. Granted, none of that will be on record ;) , but opinions matter and if your in a tight knit community like our field of work, it could be the difference in landing that next big contract for your company or another job down the road.

 

Although I think you're correct, I also think body of work plays a big role. Or at least it should. If I bailed on a new job two months in and took what I considered to be a better position then I would hope that my work at that other company would be able to outweigh any stigma that may have come with my hasty departure from the previous one.

 

But maybe I'm kidding myself. There are a lot of loyal people out there who are bad at their jobs.

[shrader]

 

And this reminds me why winter F'n sucks. I have no problem when it looks like that picture, but then you get the long period where there is no snow and everything looks like crap. Give me picture number 2 with a little more sun year round and I'm a happy man.

[drnkirishone]

This day 70 years ago

Edited June 6, 2014 by drnkirishone

[nfreeman]

This day 70 years ago

 

Amen, and about time someone mentioned it.

[Weave]

My grandfather piloted two bombing missions along the French coast on this day 70 years ago in support of the invasion.

[dEnnis the Menace]

Amen, and about time someone mentioned it.

 

I asked a few people here at work if they knew the significance of today in history. No one could answer. One girl didn't even remember what D-Day was :doh:

[josie]

I asked a few people here at work if they knew the significance of today in history. No one could answer. One girl didn't even remember what D-Day was :doh:

 

 

Are. You. Kidding. Me.

 

Astounding.

 

My neighbor growing up was a D-day survivor. He was captured during the battle of the bulge and ended up a POW the rest of the war. He passed before I was old enough to really hear him tell stories- he told me I was too young when I asked around age 8 (I've been obsessed with history for years). I've heard some of them second hand though- that man saw some ######.

 

Speaking of WWII stories, my grandpa had a friend who survived Bataan. He wrote about his experience and I put the manuscript up on my blog a few years back. If anyone ever wants to read it, I can provide the link. Interesting stuff. Nothing to do with D-day, but when I think of war and survival, he comes to mind.

[ubkev]

Senior year of high school I took an elective called World Wars. We had a project that was interviewing men who had fought in WW II. It was the most amazing rewarding project I've ever been a part of. It was set up 60 minutes style. There wasn't one interview where it didn't get so intense that we didn't have to stop the camera.

[darksabre]

My freshman year at RIT I was working at the Telefund and our job was to call alumni and ask for money. It was a stupid job. One day I got an old guy on the line, WWII fighter pilot who had gone to RIT when it was still downtown.

 

I spent over an hour on the phone with him and didn't ask him for a dime. He was more than happy to tell his stories and I was thrilled to listen.

 

I was scolded by my supervisor later for wasting so much time. I told him that was his opinion and quit. I couldn't abide the lack of respect for a brave man who fought for his country.

Edited June 6, 2014 by d4rksabre

[dEnnis the Menace]

Are. You. Kidding. Me.

 

Astounding.

 

My neighbor growing up was a D-day survivor. He was captured during the battle of the bulge and ended up a POW the rest of the war. He passed before I was old enough to really hear him tell stories- he told me I was too young when I asked around age 8 (I've been obsessed with history for years). I've heard some of them second hand though- that man saw some ######.

 

Speaking of WWII stories, my grandpa had a friend who survived Bataan. He wrote about his experience and I put the manuscript up on my blog a few years back. If anyone ever wants to read it, I can provide the link. Interesting stuff. Nothing to do with D-day, but when I think of war and survival, he comes to mind.

 

yeah. ignorance is one thing...but c'mon man!

 

I would love to read the manuscript!! please do provide the link!

[josie]

yeah. ignorance is one thing...but c'mon man!

 

I would love to read the manuscript!! please do provide the link!

Here it is. There are quite a few typos, but I left them in. It's backwards on the blog, but the chapters easily navigated. That top post there explains who he was, and how he had the story written (he was dying of Lou Gherig's at the time). My grandpa went to the Aleutians during the war- he had a choice to stay with Thumper and probably would've ended up in the same predicament- but he said "I hate bugs" and went north with the Air Force.

 

http://thepagesbetween.blogspot.com/

[dEnnis the Menace]

Here it is. There are quite a few typos, but I left them in. It's backwards on the blog, but the chapters easily navigated. That top post there explains who he was, and how he had the story written (he was dying of Lou Gherig's at the time). My grandpa went to the Aleutians during the war- he had a choice to stay with Thumper and probably would've ended up in the same predicament- but he said "I hate bugs" and went north with the Air Force.

 

http://thepagesbetween.blogspot.com/

 

Awesome! Thank you!

[ubkev]

My freshman year at RIT I was working at the Telefund and our job was to call alumni and ask for money. It was a stupid job. One day I got an old guy on the line, WWII fighter pilot who had gone to RIT when it was still downtown.

 

I spent over an hour on the phone with him and didn't ask him for a dime. He was more than happy to tell his stories and I was thrilled to listen.

 

I was scolded by my supervisor later for wasting so much time. I told him that was his opinion and quit. I couldn't abide the lack of respect for a brave man who fought for his country.

 

Haha I did he same job at UB. That job sucked. I think I made it 3 weeks.

[nfreeman]

My grandfather piloted two bombing missions along the French coast on this day 70 years ago in support of the invasion.

 

Awesome.

 

Also: here's a pretty good D-day read: http://deadspin.com/visitors-to-hell-how-two-minor-leaguers-earned-their-m-1586961942

Edited June 7, 2014 by nfreeman

[Sabres Fan in NS]

This day 70 years ago

 

Amen, and about time someone mentioned it.

 

And you know who would have posted this in this thread 70 years ago?

 

Stalin.

 

He and the Soviets finally had the Western front they had been clamouring for after going at it alone for years in the east.

[Stoner]

Here's my dad's World War II memoir for anyone who's interested. He wrote it at age 78 after almost never speaking of the war all the years we kids knew him. He'd wake up at night shouting sometimes. We always heard that "Dad has trouble sleeping sometimes, that's all." The book solves any mystery as to why. I fancy myself a writer sometimes, but he wrote this himself. I just cleaned up some typos.

myprivatewar.pdf

myprivatewarcover.pdf

[Ghost of Dwight Drane]

Here's my dad's World War II memoir for anyone who's interested. He wrote it at age 78 after almost never speaking of the war all the years we kids knew him. He'd wake up at night shouting sometimes. We always heard that "Dad has trouble sleeping sometimes, that's all." The book solves any mystery as to why. I fancy myself a writer sometimes, but he wrote this himself. I just cleaned up some typos.

 

Wow! Thanks.....I just saved it. This should be good.......

 

 

[Taro T]

Here's my dad's World War II memoir for anyone who's interested. He wrote it at age 78 after almost never speaking of the war all the years we kids knew him. He'd wake up at night shouting sometimes. We always heard that "Dad has trouble sleeping sometimes, that's all." The book solves any mystery as to why. I fancy myself a writer sometimes, but he wrote this himself. I just cleaned up some typos.

10 chapters in. Very good read. Thank you.

[darksabre]

Here's my dad's World War II memoir for anyone who's interested. He wrote it at age 78 after almost never speaking of the war all the years we kids knew him. He'd wake up at night shouting sometimes. We always heard that "Dad has trouble sleeping sometimes, that's all." The book solves any mystery as to why. I fancy myself a writer sometimes, but he wrote this himself. I just cleaned up some typos.

 

Your father is a very structured writer. Now we know where you get it from. ;)

[LastPommerFan]

just loaded on my kindle. The intro and first dozen pages will hook ya.

 

Sabrespace Book Club?