"Building a wall will violate the rights of millions of illegals." [Nancy Pelosi]
November 05, 2018, 12:02 PM
SeaCliff
Thank You
November 05, 2018, 12:07 PM
nhtagmember
Jim - from one pilot to another...
"Oh, I have slipped the surly bonds of earth, And danced the skies on laughter-silvered wings;
Sunward I've climbed and joined the tumbling mirth of sun-split clouds - and done a hundred things You have not dreamed of - wheeled and soared and swung high in the sunlit silence.
Hovering there I've chased the shouting wind along and flung my eager craft through footless halls of air.
"Up, up the long delirious burning blue I've topped the wind-swept heights with easy grace, where never lark, or even eagle, flew; and, while with silent, lifting mind I've trod the high untrespassed sanctity of space, put out my hand and touched the face of God."
[B] Against ALL enemies, foreign and DOMESTIC
November 05, 2018, 12:24 PM
slabsides45
I've been off the forum for several days, did not realize he'd passed. I hate to hear that, I always looked forward to his posts.
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November 05, 2018, 12:28 PM
BigCity
Jim will be missed greatly here. I always looked forward to seeing his posts.
RIP
John
The key to enforcement is to punish the violator, not an inanimate object. The punishment of inanimate objects for the commission of a crime or carelessness is an affront to stupidity.
November 05, 2018, 12:33 PM
bald1
Fair winds and following seas!
Certifiable member of the gun toting, septuagenarian, bucket list workin', crazed retiree, bald is beautiful club! USN (RET), COTEP #192
November 05, 2018, 12:46 PM
flashguy
quote:
Originally posted by nhtagmember: Jim - from one pilot to another...
"Oh, I have slipped the surly bonds of earth, And danced the skies on laughter-silvered wings;
Sunward I've climbed and joined the tumbling mirth of sun-split clouds - and done a hundred things You have not dreamed of - wheeled and soared and swung high in the sunlit silence.
Hovering there I've chased the shouting wind along and flung my eager craft through footless halls of air.
"Up, up the long delirious burning blue I've topped the wind-swept heights with easy grace, where never lark, or even eagle, flew; and, while with silent, lifting mind I've trod the high untrespassed sanctity of space, put out my hand and touched the face of God."
Very appropriate. "High Flight" by John Gillespie Magee Jr., a 19-year-old fighter pilot killed in an air accident in England. Has been one of my favorite "crys" for years.
"we've gotta roll with the punches, learn to play all of our hunches Making the best of what ever comes our way Forget that blind ambition and learn to trust your intuition Plowing straight ahead come what may And theres a cowboy in the jungle" Jimmy Buffet
November 05, 2018, 01:17 PM
preten2b
Afterglow I'd like the memory of me to be a happy one. I'd like to leave an afterglow of smiles when life is done. I'd like to leave an echo whispering softly down the ways, Of happy times and laughing times and bright and sunny days. I'd like the tears of those who grieve, to dry before the sun; Of happy memories that I leave when life is done. Unknown
Yes Jim, there is an afterglow here..
------------------ The plural of anecdote is not data. -Frank Kotsonis
November 05, 2018, 01:17 PM
jhe888
quote:
Originally posted by Patrick-SP2022:
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Originally posted by bettysnephew: Thanks Para, very poignant.
Can you reference where that clip comes from? If it is a movie, I would like to view it in entirety. Thanks
The Thin Red Line. I just saw this for the first time fairly recently.
It is an excellent and beautiful movie. Unless you know Malick's films, it won't be what you expect. Even if you do know Malick films, the next one won't be what you expect, but they never disappoint.
The fish is mute, expressionless. The fish doesn't think because the fish knows everything.
November 05, 2018, 02:17 PM
45 Cal
very nice,I think he would appreciate that.
November 05, 2018, 02:19 PM
Sauer Kraut
A thoughtful and fitting tribute to one that will be missed by all of us
November 05, 2018, 02:22 PM
smlsig
Thank you..
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Our Founding Fathers were men who understood that the right thing is not necessarily the written thing. -kkina
November 05, 2018, 02:41 PM
TMats
I think he would like it.
ETA: This movie will be aired on HBO this Sunday, November 11. November 11, 2018 will mark the 100th anniversary of Armistice Day. It is, of course, now Veterans Day.This message has been edited. Last edited by: TMats,
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