tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6483143481224034343.post5240172998868839608..comments2023-10-15T13:50:42.427-07:00Comments on From "Me" to "Mandy": The Marvelous Weekend Part 1Mandy Shermanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01547323395921637440noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6483143481224034343.post-52753584825553030322014-08-14T14:44:45.188-07:002014-08-14T14:44:45.188-07:00Marian and Mandy
Your two notes about the Enola Ga...Marian and Mandy<br />Your two notes about the Enola Gay struck a note with me. My father fought on Okinawa and was there while it was being used as a staging area for the planned invasion of Japan. Every time I see those estimates of 1-1.5 million projected casualties that an invasion may have entailed I wonder if I would be around today.<br />Just my musing<br />PatPat Scaleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00148601231866277374noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6483143481224034343.post-14586541438673707402014-08-13T13:43:40.999-07:002014-08-13T13:43:40.999-07:00Hi Marian,
I really enjoyed meeting Meg - and abs...Hi Marian,<br /><br />I really enjoyed meeting Meg - and absolutely yes, she's a lovely lady. I hope we can manage to meet up again at some point! The Udvar-Hazy Center is isolated from the world - it really does require a car to get there "conveniently." So it was very nice of her to take you! <br /><br />As for the Enola Gay (and it's sister ship BocksCar, which I've seen at the air museum near Dayton), there were a number of folks who appeared to be from the Orient at Udvar-Hazy that day. And most of them seemed to linger at the E-G, taking pictures, and talking in their own languages. (For privacy? Or they don't speak English? My money's on privacy.) It must be a very melancholy moment for them, especially those who lost family. Very sad for everyone. But not many Americans were paying it much attention...a sign of the times?<br /><br />The Space Shuttle is a highlight for me only because our family watched its the first launch from Cape Canaveral. <br /><br />I haven't heard much about the original Mercury astronauts in a long time...as you say, they seem to have been forgotten. Did anyone realize that former astronaut and Senator John Glenn, the last surviving member of that exclusive group, is now 93 years old, and had a heart valve replaced in June of this year? It was in USA Today, but not sure if any other publications picked it up!<br /><br />I'm not as familiar with the other "newer" astronauts. But they all deserve more remembrance than they get...<br /><br />Dear Readers, Please Note: Political comment: one of the very few I make. Ignore if you wish...<br /><br />Look up divisiveness in your Funk & Wagnalls... "di-vi-sive; adjective: causing a lot of disagreement between people and causing them to separate into different groups." Sound familiar in today's United States? Moving forward is likely to be a tough thing for a while...until we all (collectively) start to pull together. <br /><br />End of political comment!<br /><br />Marian, I wish my travel plans for January could include NYC - I'd love to meet you. But we already know what happens to the Lake Shore train in the winter...snow makes it the Late Shore. Remember last year? Can't do that again. We'll work something else out - eventually. <br /><br />Meanwhile, I wish you all the best with the interview...hope it lands you a good job!<br /><br />MandyMandy Shermanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01547323395921637440noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6483143481224034343.post-77349827174120532162014-08-13T12:22:03.674-07:002014-08-13T12:22:03.674-07:00Hi Sue,
Thanks for stopping by and commenting. I ...Hi Sue,<br /><br />Thanks for stopping by and commenting. I feel the same way as I read blogs about what other girls are doing. Often they are my inspiration to just "do it."<br /><br />So my blog is my feeble little attempt to actually contribute something back to the community - volunteering is not possible due to my home situation. If anything I do is encouragement for others to move forward, I'm glad to have been able to help!<br /><br />If I can go with red nails again at some point, I may just try that same salon...I agree with you - they turned out very nice!<br /><br />Thanks again,<br /><br />MandyMandy Shermanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01547323395921637440noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6483143481224034343.post-70524144431344630482014-08-13T11:34:22.068-07:002014-08-13T11:34:22.068-07:00Mandy -
Meg's a great gal, isn't she? I...Mandy -<br /><br />Meg's a great gal, isn't she? I'll always be thankful to her, for meeting me in VA, then taking me out to the Udvar-Hazy Center - somewhere I'd never have reached without a car. <br /><br />Your earlobes will toughen up with repeated use of clip ons, but it makes so much more sense to get ear piercings. If I weren't looking for a job, I'd have already done so myself....<br /><br />But back to Udvar-Hazy.... Did you get to see MY favorite exhibit? No, it's not the Space Shuttle - excessive technology to achieve what could have been done more economically using the simpler technology the Russians used. Instead, it's the Enola Gay - the most controversial exhibit there. The fact that America could (in the 1940's) spend billions in secret, get stuck with a weapon it had to use for political reasons, and then use it in a way that may have saved 1.25 million lives by sacrificing the lives of maybe 250 thousand - this will have meaning long after they forget the space shuttle. (It's too bad that we have virtually forgotten the Apollo missions and their technology - they are much more important in the grand scheme of things....) <br /><br />Now if only we could get this country looking forward again....<br /><br />MMarianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18346866501735405647noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6483143481224034343.post-77317015756339962112014-08-13T05:01:06.645-07:002014-08-13T05:01:06.645-07:00There is nothing more delightful than reading abou...There is nothing more delightful than reading about other girls' fun weekends, how they've been nicely treated like a woman and done plenty of interesting things along the way. Thanks for sharing, Mandy. Beautiful nails, by the way. Sue x Sue Richmondhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14881573928883759984noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6483143481224034343.post-36976937794075899122014-08-12T13:38:03.874-07:002014-08-12T13:38:03.874-07:00Hi Jen,
Yes, it sure was fun...but I'll let y...Hi Jen,<br /><br />Yes, it sure was fun...but I'll let you tell me how I looked, when I get to posting "a few of the pictures from my makeover" in the last installment! <br /><br />It definitely was my first time to spend so long in girl mode, without any access to regular clothes...and it worked out just fine. No people problems at all. I may not be able to do that again till next yea. While my other excursions will involve dressing, they will also involve needing my regular clothes. Including my trip to the west coast in January. So I wait with anticipation of doing it all again!<br /><br />Be safe...<br /><br />Mandy<br /><br />PS: My ear lobes may never be the same after 3 days of wearing clip-on earrings. Hopefully they'll toughen up a bit for the trip to the west coast! Wish I could get them pierced, but like the wearing of skirts, that won't "fly" at home.Mandy Shermanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01547323395921637440noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6483143481224034343.post-59117747294899810992014-08-12T11:43:37.277-07:002014-08-12T11:43:37.277-07:00Hi Mandy!
It sounds like a really great weekend! ...Hi Mandy!<br /><br />It sounds like a really great weekend! <br /><br />Your nails look great in that photo - I hope they went well with your outfits, and I hope you looked as fabulous as you felt :-)<br /><br />The whole weekend in girl mode, skirts, with no chance of escape back to androgynous clothes? What a thrill!!!<br /><br />I hope that your interactions with people along the way were positive! I love to hear about successful outings :-)<br /><br />That air and space museum sounds like a lot of fun. When I was a kid I wanted to be an astronaut. Reminds me that the Space Shuttle Endeavour is on display here. I took the kids there about 18 months ago.<br /><br />Glad you're having fun!<br /><br />jenJenniferhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14889558097783943872noreply@blogger.com