[Vision2020] A li'l sumpin' for Valentine's Day . . .

[Tom Hansen]

It has been suggested that, maybe, when a person passes away, they are mystically returned to that time in their life the person considers to be the most memorable.

If this is true . . . upon my passing . . . I will be joyfully returned to . . .

(Let me preface my recollection with a brief explanation:  In December of 1972, while in the Army (stationed in Bamberg, Germany), I reenlisted to become a court reporter.  At that time the only military court reporter school was located at Newport Naval Base, Newport, Rhode Island . . . where I reported for training in February 1973).

I became friends with a couple squids . . . er . . . uh . . . sailors.  We went out bar-hopping regularly together. 

In mid-March, while out cruisin' Newport, we stopped in a tavern called "My Brother's Place".  We ordered a round of beers, sat at a table, and looked over the tavern's customers . . . when I noticed a hot (as in VERY) redhead sitting at a table with a group of friends at the other end of the tavern.  The first thought that crossed my mind (being a single, slightly inebriated soldier) was . . . "Gotta get me some of that!"  After a couple of her friends departed, I worked up the courage to approach her and ask if she would like to dance (a local rock band was performing there that night).  She said "OK" and I joined her.  

We celebrated our 42nd wedding anniversary last June.

Sidebar:  I flunked out of the court reporter course.  It seems that showing up drunk for the final examination is frowned upon.  But, I still left Newport, Rhode Island a winner.

How 'bout it, V-Peeps?  What memorable moment of your life would you return to?  Care to share?

Seeya 'round town, Moscow, because . . .

"Moscow Cares" (the most fun you can have with your pants on)
http://www.MoscowCares.com
  
Tom Hansen
Moscow, Idaho

"There's room at the top they are telling you still.
But first you must learn how to smile as you kill,
If you want to be like the folks on the hill."

- John Lennon
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