Official Gramps' Memorial Eternal OT Thread

[Orangeburst]

"pepsi ... where's my jet?"

AM64 just likes Saab because of the Swedish bikini models

 

[Orange_Crush]

Pretty sure this band doesn't exist, and is just AI with a half-million monthly streams:

 

[AM64]

Can you fuel it up at Weigel’s?

Pretty sure that's a hard no, but the impractical is what dreams are made of. My dad was a fighter pilot for 20 some years until he retired from the AF - started out training in a Stearman PT-13 biplane, flew P-47s during WW2, and ended up flying F-101s. When he came back from Korea in 1951 and I really got to see airplanes (we were just off the landing pattern), that's what I wanted to do. I grew up nearsighted, but my younger brother flew mostly fighters (F-106 and F-15) for twenty years and then another twenty plus at Delta. Flying was always a dream - so might as well dream big.

 

[StarRaider]

Pretty sure that's a hard no, but the impractical is what dreams are made of. My dad was a fighter pilot for 20 some years until he retired from the AF - started out training in a Stearman PT-13 biplane, flew P-47s during WW2, and ended up flying F-101s. When he came back from Korea in 1951 and I really got to see airplanes (we were just off the landing pattern), that's what I wanted to do. I grew up nearsighted, but my younger brother flew mostly fighters (F-106 and F-15) for twenty years and then another twenty plus at Delta. Flying was always a dream - so might as well dream big.

wow that is amazing... where did your Dad fly the P-47s (Europe, Pacific)?

 

[Orangeburst]

wow that is amazing... where did your Dad fly the P-47s (Europe, Pacific)?

we need to get 64 one of those RC B-2s. those mini turbines are sweet.

 

[Orangeburst]

2 new croots

 

[StarRaider]

marcus is going to be busy
marcus is going to be busy

 

[StarRaider]

McMow before the belt broke

 

[Orangeburst]

marcus is going to be busy
marcus is going to be busy

Triple Boom!

 

[AM64]

wow that is amazing... where did your Dad fly the P-47s (Europe, Pacific)?

Europe. He joined the KS NG when he could - think 1939; it was actually horse mounted cavalry at the time. Took him a long time to get released to Aviation Cadets, so he didn't get to Europe until after D-Day, but the bases started in France, then Belgium, and Germany. He didn't fly a lot of combat missions, and I never thought to ask if it was to get the pilots with more time there the points to get home earlier. That's something I've learned; always ask your parents a lot of questions when you can because one day it's too late.

 

[marcusluvsvols]

Thanks, McD. This means a lot to me. Even more, because I know you would do either thing you mentioned or more if I asked.

Right now, my family is well loved. We have an amazing community that has rallied around us.

I have been home 2 days of the last 26. I haven't mowed my lawn, walked my dogs, fed my cats or checked my mail. I haven't had to. Neighbors, church friends, community groups, they have all stepped up. I haven't had to ask. They just send me texts letting me know what they have taken care of - many of which I haven't even given any thought (Wednesday trash day, anyone? Watering my wife's flowers around the mailbox? Forwarding bills and trashing junk mail? All of it....)

A few weeks ago, I brought a friend back to Farragut, where I grew up in the 70's and 80's. It has changed a lot since my childhood. My friend asked, "This is really, really nice. Why did you ever leave here to live in [Rural Piedmont NC]?" The weekend after my son's accident, I traveled home to NC to get some things for remote work (life goes on...) I saw my friend at church. He said, "You know if you stick a pin in a map right here and draw a circle out 75 miles, you have everyone in that circle praying for your boy and loving on your family." I told him, "Now you know why I live here."

Putting down roots and living in community with others has always been important to me. There are times when one wonders if their lives make a difference to others, if they would be missed if they were gone. If they "matter." I suppose that is part of the human experience. I worked for years in a field where I saw lots of violence, lots of loss, lots of trauma, and lots of hurt. I saw the worst of humanity. When I left that work, I had opportunities to be more intentional about making relationships with people who were hurting, many of whom could not see their beauty and worth as human beings, they just couldn't see in themselves what others saw in them. I chose to become much more intentional about seeking ways to be encouraging to others.

Life being life, things happened. My youngest son's cancer. My cancer. This. It is crazy. I never, ever, ever, would have chosen the hardships of the last 5 years, and I wouldn't choose them again if given the option, but in those 60+ months we have been blessed with seeing the best of humanity. People we have loved for years have stepped up to love us and provided for us in ways we could not have imagined.

Even more:

The steadfast love of the LORD never ceases;
His mercies never come to an end;
they are new every morning;
great is Your faithfulness.
Lamentations 3:22-23

Whew.

Thanks for the therapy session.

Where should I send the co-pay?

I am sorry bud I didn't even know yall were going thru anything. I must have missed a post somehow... I am in Charlotte and also would be honored to help with whatever from here in Carolina. Your post was beautiful and poignant. I pray that God blesses your family, and hope your hardships cease very soon.

 

[hndog609]

Pretty sure that's a hard no, but the impractical is what dreams are made of. My dad was a fighter pilot for 20 some years until he retired from the AF - started out training in a Stearman PT-13 biplane, flew P-47s during WW2, and ended up flying F-101s. When he came back from Korea in 1951 and I really got to see airplanes (we were just off the landing pattern), that's what I wanted to do. I grew up nearsighted, but my younger brother flew mostly fighters (F-106 and F-15) for twenty years and then another twenty plus at Delta. Flying was always a dream - so might as well dream big.

Wow. To go from biplanes to a mach 1.5+ fighter. Man, what a ride in aviation that generation took.

 

[C-south]

I had a patient who presented with right upper quadrant abdominal pain. A colonoscopy was performed, and visually, the findings strongly suggested colon cancer, necrotic colonic tissue that appeared malignant on endoscopy. Biopsies were taken, but the results were inconclusive, likely due to sampling error from the necrotic tissue. A CT scan for staging revealed liver lesions, appearing consistent with metastatic disease. At that point, all signs pointed toward colon cancer that had spread to the liver, a seemingly straightforward diagnosis.

But before initiating chemotherapy, we needed a definitive tissue diagnosis. As oncologists say, “no tissue, no issue.” It’s not just a formality, no responsible oncologist will begin treatment without knowing exactly what they’re treating. A biopsy of the liver lesions was performed, and surprisingly, it wasn’t colon cancer at all. It was diffuse large B-cell lymphoma, a completely different malignancy with a drastically different prognosis, origin, and treatment plan. In fact, the lymphoma had likely secondarily invaded the colon, which is an unusual pattern not typical for primary colon cancer.

The lesson here is even when all signs seem to point in one direction, action without definitive evidence can lead you down the wrong path with serious consequences.

So when I hear calls for war based on assumptions about Iran’s nuclear program without verifiable evidence I remain skeptical. Especially when some of the same voices have been claiming for over 20 years that Iran is on the verge of building a bomb, and especially given our not-so-distant history of launching a war based on weapons of mass destruction that never existed.

I was diagnosed with Stage 4 lung cancer in October’23. Turns out, after multiple biopsy attempts and after I had been put on life support the day after Christmas ‘23, I was found to have a a pretty rare lymphoma. Only on life support, 5 biopsies later, did the pathology come back to what I had and I received my first treatment on life support that obviously saved me. Even though that treatment stopped working I have since found a treatment yielding very positive results. My oncologist is the best.

 

[marcusluvsvols]

I was diagnosed with Stage 4 lung cancer in October’23. Turns out, after multiple biopsy attempts and after I had been put on life support the day after Christmas ‘23, I was found to have a a pretty rare lymphoma. Only on life support, 5 biopsies later, did the pathology come back to what I had and I received my first treatment on life support that obviously saved me. Even though that treatment stopped working I have since found a treatment yielding very positive results. My oncologist is the best.

Man are you doing OK? Hope you are doing much better. Super aggressive carcinoma? Cancer jumped on my Dad and killed him in 9 weeks from 1st tumor until death. I hate cancer with a passion. It will likely try to kill me one day due to my horrible family history with it. I will probably just check out at home though. Not going through what my Dad did in never getting out of the hospital from the day he was diagnosed. I am just a lowly sinner bud...but I hope God blesses you and your family immensely and immediately.

 

[marcusluvsvols]

Pretty sure this band doesn't exist, and is just AI with a half-million monthly streams:

Rick Beato is the man. Longtime fan here. He is a great teacher. Great interviewer. Great musician.

Edit: also...thats insane. Somebody had an AI generate songs stealing the vocals, guitar, keyboards, drums etc all from different people. Then it gets a half million plays a month on Spotify and said person gets rich. Thats insane. Interested to see what comes of this and how they police it moving forward.

 

[Orange_Crush]

Rick Beato is the man. Longtime fan here. He is a great teacher. Great interviewer. Great musician.

I was wondering where my post went. I thought I was in the AI thread. lol

 

[StarRaider]

Triple Boom!

this is for TBSFBAG's Theodore?

 

[PEPPERJAX]

I was diagnosed with Stage 4 lung cancer in October’23. Turns out, after multiple biopsy attempts and after I had been put on life support the day after Christmas ‘23, I was found to have a a pretty rare lymphoma. Only on life support, 5 biopsies later, did the pathology come back to what I had and I received my first treatment on life support that obviously saved me. Even though that treatment stopped working I have since found a treatment yielding very positive results. My oncologist is the best.

I just said a prayer for you Mr. C South.

 

[marcusluvsvols]

this is for TBSFBAG's Theodore?

Dude I typed a long post earlier about the 2 really good 4* guys from MS who committed today....and accidentally hit the back arrow on my phone and deleted it. Was just discouraged and didnt feel like typing it all again with links and whatnot . Thats weird that CJH did 3 today? If you figure it out let me know please.

 

[marcusluvsvols]

I was wondering where my post went. I thought I was in the AI thread. lol

Where is the A.I. thread? Also I edited my post above. Thanks for posting that. Gonna discuss that with my daughter. She watches Beato videos with me. She can play the piano pretty well. I have never tried but I don't think I have any musical talent. One of my little sisters (adopted) so we share no genes...can hear a song on the radio in the car with me and then play it on keyboard when we get home. That comes from God...not from effort or repetition. I am certain neither my daughter nor I have that gift.

 

[Orangeburst]

Where is the A.I. thread? Also I edited my post above. Thanks for posting that. Gonna discuss that with my daughter. She watches Beato videos with me. She can play the piano pretty well. I have never tried but I don't think I have any musical talent. One of my little sisters (adopted) so we share no genes...can hear a song on the radio in the car with me and then play it on keyboard when we get home. That comes from God...not from effort or repetition. I am certain neither my daughter nor I have that gift.

get the Rick Beato Ear Training Course..lol

 

[StarRaider]

Dude I typed a long post earlier about the 2 really good 4* guys from MS who committed today....and accidentally hit the back arrow on my phone and deleted it. Was just discouraged and didnt feel like typing it all again with links and whatnot . Thats weird that CJH did 3 today? If you figure it out let me know please.

Yes ...Burst's fellow alum for the trifecta

 

[marcusluvsvols]

get the Rick Beato Ear Training Course..lol

Love some Beato. Just a good dude. He is so talented its ridiculous. Can play ANYTHING by any band. He does it so casually too...he isnt trying to show off. He just loves music about 10x more than the average music teacher or band nerd. Haha. I can't read music or play any instrument but still watch his videos. Its probably like when a dog watches TV. I have no idea what he is talking about, but he is jamming and it sounds good.

 

[Orange_Crush]

Yes ...Burst's fellow alum for the trifecta

Trump placing a 50% tariff on this recruit.

 

[Orange_Crush]

Where is the A.I. thread? Also I edited my post above. Thanks for posting that. Gonna discuss that with my daughter. She watches Beato videos with me. She can play the piano pretty well. I have never tried but I don't think I have any musical talent. One of my little sisters (adopted) so we share no genes...can hear a song on the radio in the car with me and then play it on keyboard when we get home. That comes from God...not from effort or repetition. I am certain neither my daughter nor I have that gift.

A. I. - artificial intelligence

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