Saucy, I agree you should go to the PC information gathering. I am not aware of how the PC operates very well since 1966! But I would like to add that there was great caution about health with removal of all molars whether they needed removal or not, experimental inoculations with explanations only afterwards, etc. I somewhat understand this, and expect you do too from your navy experiences, BUT...!!!!Also they were big on psychological evaluations and causing grief by trying to remove quite competent people from the program. (DH was one of those!) Also there was much treating us like children, surprise checkups, holiday and travel restrictions, etc. Personally I would rather do the work I dream of independently of an organization. I'd prefer to teach abroad, or work on bridge development, or whatever without the mothering. Certainly there are advantages too: quick evacuation, housing, sometimes doctors and vehicles. Money is NOT one of the advantages, though at the time (age 23) there was little to spend on. As an older person with children (they don't accept these kind of folks I believe unless the children are beyond school age) I'd be more concerned about income and so on. Just some of my morning thoughts. Photos: Saucy, this should remind you of photos you posted earlier. These are decorative tombstones in the Efik area of Eastern Nigeria. The faces and hands are painted pink or white oddly enough. Here are photos of the children of DH's school principal, Mr Nsofor. This is sports Day, 1965. DH played guitar with the Tex Dandies in town on a number of occasions. The child, Okereke, skillfully danced along in front. The tall man to the left was a PC man as well, and he was well loved by PC volunteers as well as locals. And here is yours truly with (now) DH November 7th, 1966 at our send-off party. (We were married in '68)The man to the right is DH's friend from Cornell University who taught at the same school. The Nigerian lady is Cecelia Ahaonu, also a teacher at the school. Ndeewo (Greetings/Thank you/Goodbye in Igbo)

Leslie--I too am a Frightened Flyer and I have discovered Prince Vallium, as my friend calls it. I'm not much of a drinker and also feel that I need all my senses to fly that plane, should anything happen to the pilots; I think you have to have the fear that I do to understand that nonsense and the irrationality of that kind of fear. When we went to visit family in India ten years ago I never slept for the entire (10+11) 21-hour trip. That was before my Vallium Discovery. The pill does not make me goofy or happy or feel drunk, it just takes the edge off my anxiety. I take one, and that does the trick, for the most part. But I would say it's best to have something in your stomach as it can make you sleepy if you don't. I also find it helpful to sit as close to the flight attendants as I can so I can watch their faces. I feel much better when they're just chatting with each other or reading their books on the take-off. Get this: I had a return trip scheduled this week on Southwest during the time after the announcement of the lapse of maintenance and the time that they took the planes out of the air. I would have to say that the Vallium made it possible for me to get on and fly. I do what works for me! I hope you have a lovely time on your trip.

newdawn1895 - Not only in the downtown areas, but the art district and the Riverview districts are all undergoing fabulous transformations. Chattanooga is such a neat town. I wish I had taken a photograph of my sons street. The avenue was absolutely beautiful! Most of the houses and yards were well kept, and the flowering trees were gorgeous hanging over the street. :) golddust - First of all, I wanted to tell you how much I love your dog. What a cutie! Secondly...what a tub! I love large old tubs like the claw-foot that my son has. I asked the guys if either had taken a bath and they answered "no" because they were using the tub as a storage place for their bathroom supplies. Now that we have provided a space saver tower over the toilet, the tub is now free for bathing. LOL You are so lucky to have many of the original features, like the built-ins. Your kitchen appliances are tops! I would love to know the date that my son's place was built, and also the history. Guess I'll have to ask the owners.

Football season is almost here. Bama has its first Labor Day weekend. Roll Tide