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Washington, License Plates, Gas, Bacon, Thought for Today

WASHINGTON D.C. ODYSSEY

Last THU 12/6, Lois & I embarked for Washington, D.C. On FRI 12/7, we attended the memorial service & interment of our late brother-in-law Paul @ Arlington National Cemetery. Should a memorial service & interment be described as a highlight? I don't know how else to describe it.

The memorial service, procession to the gravesite, & graveside ceremony were most respectful & dignified, filled with much tradition, as Paul was interred with full military honors. The procession wound its way for a little over one mile through Arlington, led by a band & soldiers marching, the caisson, a bus with close family, & the cars of others who attended the memorial service.

Following the interment we traveled to the Officers Club. Paul's son Nick & many others delivered their testimonies & told anecdotes about Paul, dating back to his years at the Naval Academy 50 years ago. There was much laughter, & the tone of the event was respect, mixed in with some light-hearted memories. Overall, it was a fitting tribute to a man who was honored as a father, coach, Marine Corp pilot, & who served for many years at the Pentagon. I think his family was pleased.

On SAT, Lois & others visited the Museum of the Bible & gave it 5 stars. They barely made it through three of the six floors. Regretfully, I stayed behind because of the sore back I incurred from the bus rides on FRI.

Lois & I returned to Norfolk on SUN. All of our flights & trips to & from the airports were uneventful. Our thanks to her brother John, who provided "taxi" service throughout the weekend, & who got us safely to the airport on SUN.

A word to the wise:  before you go through security at the airport, tell the TSA agents that you have an artificial hip.

LICENSE PLATES UPDATE

I've mentioned before that Lois & I keep track of license plates throughout the year. Our last best chance to count license plates was over the weekend in D.C. We added Delaware & West Virginia but still came up short. We ended up missing Hawaii, Mississippi, New Hampshire & Rhode Island. Barring an unforeseen turn of events, that's how 2018 will end.

DEPT. of SHAMELESS JOKE-STEALING *

* Thanks to Reader's Digest, Nov. 2018

FACEBOOK POST:  Can't wknds be longer?

RESPONSE:  Yes, weekends.

TUESDAY WHIMSY

From Norfolk Daily News (11/29):  "It's a Christmas miracle. Gas prices fell 40 cent this month & will keep dropping."  COMMENT:  I did that. Obama

From Omaha World Herald (12/8):  "For finals, students get bacon vending machine. Ohio State University students can fuel up on pork as they study for finals. A bacon vending machine has been installed on the university's Columbus campus. It offers cooked bacon strips & bacon bits for $1."  

VEILED 

“Your footprints were unseen. You led Your people like a flock.”  Ps. 77:19-20

“These works were especially the casting down of the devil, victory over the world, destruction of hell, the gaining of heaven, the sanctification of the church, & the killing of the flesh, which are utterly divine works. Who would believe that the cross & suffering would achieve such incalculable results?”  Martin Luther Psalm by Psalm, Concordia Publishing House, 2017.