Caladan

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Hey Dood, you live in Isreal, right? If you had to take a ballpark guess, how many (I'm only asking roughly here) Isrealis do you think truly Believe in God? I know it's a hard thing to guestimate, but I'm just wondering whether Belief in God is as strong there as it is in some of the more fundamentalist cultures.

I'll have to get back to you later.

k? :hug:

What exciting things have you been up to?

Did you take your trip to Egypt yet?
(I haven't been following the forums too closely lately)

I'm doing really great actually!
A crazy week that anyone would have considered 'bad',
has worked out to the total benefit
of mySelf and my oldest daughter.
(of course we did "work it" to our advantage. )

Live and work smart. Go after what you want.
Right? :rainbow1:

Note to myself:


in order to protect my self esteem from amateurish mistakes, i should check out the who it is i am actually responding to before i get on my high horse.

I know what it is.

You somehow manage to capture the essence
of what you are photographing...
but at the same time, you feel like you're in the middle of a story
or a myth... or some kind of transcendence.

My dad has been a fine arts photographer for years,
though he never made a career of it.

So I've spent lots of time looking at photographs.

Have you ever thought of maybe compiling yours
and publishing them?

http://www.religiousforums.com/forum/members/caladan-albums-photos-my-travels-picture320t-jerash-jordan.jpg

Very powerful.

http://www.religiousforums.com/forum/members/caladan-albums-photos-my-travels-picture1611t-hookahs-bazaar-antalya-turkey.jpg

I really love this one so much.
It's beautiful.
The color and content reaches deep inside.

I can't explain it.

you know, your really are an excellent photographer.

Usually I'm focusing on the 'content' of your pictures,
but the form and framing, angles etc etc
make for very artistic, and asthetically compelling photos.

Hey Dan. :flirt:

Red, please. Think you can pick up a bottle of merlot and we'll meet by the cornfields? I'll bring the cheese, thin crackers, and fig jam.

You can't miss the cornfields, btw. They're everywhere.

Hey, handsome!

I'm hungry. Want to meet somewhere for a bite to eat? It'll only take several hours of air travel.

Well, I was just thinking about you, and wanted to make sure you were OK from your loss.
Later

Thanks again. When he was better he was part of VWF, and other groups. He has never been much of a talker though, and unfortunately his 1940's and 1950's views on life didn't change much in regard to women and their role, and other sensitive issues. So he rubs people wrong sometimes, at least when he was well a few years back.

I think when he dies, my mother and I will assess his personal belongings and decide what is best to do with them. As most veterans, he has starched battle flags in frames, and other types of memorabilia.
Must go for now, son is off school today, so we are going to hang out a bit.

WOW! I simply can not fathom the idea of hearing "death boots" marching out my window. Sends chills down my spine.

My grandfather went from Normandy to Italy when he was done. He was in the 2nd infantry division. He too still has nightmares, and really the only memories left in his mind are of his service.

After he left Germany, he came back to the states. He was then sent out to Korea for what he considered a much dirtier and nastier war. He considered the Nazi's much more sophisticated, he felt the Koreans fought in a much dirtier way.

His life doesn't mean much to most people, so I enjoy it alone most of the time. My children have a great fondness for their hero great grandpa, but he doesn't get many visitors these days. He received 11 battle stars, bronze and silver star, fo which my kids enjoy them the most.
As far as his book, I have often thought about if someone could use it, maybe I will pursue that someday.

Thank you. I am sorry for the loss of his family at that time. Did you two ever talk about any of it?
What is interesting about my grandfather's experience is he went in at Normandy on D-day, and was required to keep a log book of all activity during battle. He also kept a private one for himself (which was against rules as far as I understand), anyway I have that book, and it is very cool to read through. Some of it is just ammunition counts and long days of walking, either way it is a link for me to know him better. He was a 1st Sergent in the Army at that time, and I can't really imagine what he went through, nor your grandfather. We all should be grateful though.

That's great! They have a close proximity in burial. I am glad you were able to be part of it.
Where was your grandfather living when he was part of the war?

Same goes for me. My grandfather lives with me as he is dying now. Pretty ill in many ways. It just sucks to see life in such a venerable state.
What is the burial process for her? Is it different than what I might see in the states?
My grandfather will be buried in Arlington National Cemetery. He fought in both the Germany and Korea. He stayed in for 24 years. He really lived believing in freedom for everyone, and I hope he dies with grace.