On my Sunday staple show, CBS "Sunday Morning",
the reporter Steve Hartman is continuing a series made popular by Charles
Kuralt called "On The Road".
This particular story is touching for me in two ways; 1) It honors those
that sacrifice for our country and 2) It happens here in my area of the Pacific
Northwest. Don Brittain, a 78-year-old
retired aerospace worker from Tacoma, Wash., checks the paper every morning to
see when sunset is to perform a unique American song at that exact time. Just beautiful.
Jill of Scary Mommy is doing a linky post about school pictures. You know the ones, possibly you didn't smile a sweet smile, just the smirk of panic. Or you didn't know it was picture day because you had been out sick for a week and you show up in your most comfortable shirt and bed-head. (Yep. That happened to me. The smile was good though!)
Well, my scanner isn't working or else I would post a particular picture from Freshman year. Since I don't have a visual, here's the story:
I remember my first day of High School. Actually what I remember is the picture taken of me leaving for my first day of High School. I'm wearing a brave smile, but the hair, the hair, my hair style was a nightmare.
My two best friends and I were going to be attending a High School out of our district. That was stressful enough. To add to this new-ness we wanted new looks as well. K. was going to sport the Argyle and Alligator shirt look. W. was going for 'All Monogrammed, Al…
Well, my scanner isn't working or else I would post a particular picture from Freshman year. Since I don't have a visual, here's the story:
I remember my first day of High School. Actually what I remember is the picture taken of me leaving for my first day of High School. I'm wearing a brave smile, but the hair, the hair, my hair style was a nightmare.
My two best friends and I were going to be attending a High School out of our district. That was stressful enough. To add to this new-ness we wanted new looks as well. K. was going to sport the Argyle and Alligator shirt look. W. was going for 'All Monogrammed, Al…