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Today is Veteran's Day, and I know we have quite a few proud veterans in the Cafe, so here's a wave and a Thank You for you! You are My Tax Dollars At Work. BossBoss is a vet, as are about half the team I regularly work with and most of the admins worth knowing. It's probably a good idea to stay on a vet's good side anyway; most veterans I know are way more subversive and mischevious than the average person and have the training to make it stick. Flaming ping-pong ball guns: invented by my boss!

I am back at work today, with a thermacare patch on and doped up with naproxen. Moment of supreme awkward: "BossBoss, I can't touch my own shoulders. If I swear not to ever discuss it again, can you strap this on my back?"

I also bought Tiger Balm, and lip balm, because I NEED BALMING DAMMIT.

Other than that, the universe is quiet. (Actually it's quite noisy, but my little corner of it is quiet.)

Comments

[copperbadge.livejournal.com]

LOL! Dude, now I want to hear the whole story!

[myemmie.livejournal.com]

Well, like I said, there's a great, gaping maw where "Dad's Army Tiem" should be; he peppers us with odd tidbits like that occasionally. I know that my brother and I were both terrified to wake him up as children, because he jumped out of sleep and was likely to lash out. (Which made me feel awful for him, more than anything, I remember...)
I do know that, a few Christmases ago, my brother in law decided to make a shadowbox for him with all of his medals, commendations, etc...he was Army himself, and knew how to request records, report lost medallions, etc (Dad has very little left himself). BIL wanted it to be a surprise, so of course told Dad nothing of the whole ordeal, that is until he started getting questionable phone calls from unlisted numbers, wanting to know who exactly BIL was, his relation to one [Dad], and whether appropriate clearances for release of documentation was in order.
BIL, of course, flipped out a bit, tried to explain that, No, Sir, he's family and I wanted to make a shadowbox for Christmas, I don't need to know details if that's ok...yes, Sir, I understand that records are not declassified for X years dependent on circumstance, this was just a simple inquiry...

BIL, for Christmas, presented Dad with a mostly empty box, some very threatening letters from the government, and one hell of a spook story. Dad just laughed and apologized...then admitted he thought that wigging my BIL out was one hell of a Christmas present, after all, so no harm done.

Our best guess? Dad was A-Team. I asked him once, actually, if he got to drive *the* van, and he just smiled...so I think we're on to something. lol

[copperbadge.livejournal.com]

LOL! Your dad, Super Sekrit Superhero!

[myemmie.livejournal.com]

A damn good dad, even if not!