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This working weekend has been a bit of a slog, but I have a midweek day off to look forward to.
Dress: Long Tall Sally
Coated Leggins: Next
Boots: New Look
I finished reading "The Syracuse Codex" by Jim Nisbet....a birthday gift from Elisa :D
my new photo blog: azi-arata-asa.blogspot.com
A Cadet walks through the woods with his M4 to meet with his squad after conducting a raid during the Field Training Exercise (FTX). Fort Knox, Ky., July 2, 2021 | Photo by Olivia Van Den Heuvel, CST Public Affairs
#16 --- 2 days later --- #1 --- What a way to start a vacation ---
HERE'S WHAT HAPPENED:
I was on the 2nd of three six-seater pipers that landed in a remote area about half way down the Baja peninsula in Mexico. After landing we were to go 15 minutes by bus over dirt roads to get to a little fishing village where we then were to take an hour long panga boat ride to our secluded wilderness campsite.
I mentioned that I was on the 2nd of three pipers. Most people from the first plane were on a little hill overlooking the water, but two from that plane were standing behind the back of the bus when the 2nd plane landed. Everyone from the 2nd plane went to the hill except for me. I joined the two women standing behind the back of the bus who were applying sun screen. As the 3rd plane landed and taxied over it was very close to the bus, but I was unaware.
Suddenly I heard what sounded like an explosion, felt something on my back and neck and was sliding on the ground. I kind of skidded across the dirt landing area and then lay motionless for a bit. It was horrible! My whole body stung and I feared the worst. My first thought was of Mom and how sad she would be if I didn’t return. My next thought was that I didn’t want to be paralyzed. And then my thoughts were of not wanting to miss swimming with the whale sharks!!! I didn’t know what had happened.
I was told by the two women that they had seen the plane coming and had seconds to react --- one ran, the other pushed me to the ground and ducked the approaching wing of the piper. As I was pushed to the ground I believe (at least I was told by the woman who pushed me down) that the back of my head was grazed by the wing of the plane as I was in motion toward the ground. The right side of my body was badly bruised by the fall --- face, shoulder elbow, arm, abdomen, thigh, and also a bit of my left knee as well.
I had thought about returning home and not going to the campsite, but once I realized that nothing was broken I had such an adrenalin rush that I wanted to experience everything. I think realizing how close I had possibly come to a horrible ending gave me the strength to go forward.
We took a 15 minute ride by bus over dirt roads to a little fishing village where I washed my arm with bottled water and was given a bag of ice which I placed on my face, arm and thigh alternately while on the hour long panga boat en route to the wilderness campsite.
At the campsite one of the pilots poured peroxide over my right arm and shoulder. Luckily there was a doctor among the 13 “adventure seekers”. He gave me a shot of lidocaine and cleaned out the open elbow that had filled with dirt and junk from the dirt runway.
The next day I was in a wetsuit in the cold water swimming with whale sharks. I believe the numbing cold water helped decrease my pain, and of course salt water is good for healing. The intense excitement of swimming with whale sharks I’m sure increased my adrenalin and serotonin, and this definitely kept me going.
Nine days later and at home, I am now feeling the effects of the accident. I am also “house bound” because I don’t want to be “out and about” looking as I do.
Hopefully soon I will be totally healed.
A Cadet prepares ammunition for a raid during the Field Training Exercise (FTX). Fort Knox, Ky., July 2, 2021 | Photo by Olivia Van Den Heuvel, CST Public Affairs
60049 arrives from Eastleigh via the Wilton Junction worksite with one of six ballast trains .This one 6N10 prepares to run round in the loop before returning to Westbury via Yeovil Pen Mill. Class 60s are banned between Yeovil Pen Mill and Castle Cary due to there route availability and after many phone calls and confabs the train was allowed to travel at 15mph being diverted through the downside platform at Pen Mill rather than risk the very narrow and twisty upside. The only other visit of a Class 60 to Yeovil was in February 1992 when I myself took 60027 to Yeovil Pen Mill on a Monday morning. I was going light to Exeter to pick up a freight and the line was closed west of Cary. Control turned me around at Pen Mill as they realised I shouldn't have been there.I went back to Cary at walking pace over every under bridge. Bit like slamming the stable door after the horse has bolted .
Catalog #: 10_0018845
Title: 3rd Bomb Group
Date: 1939-1945
Additional Information: 3rd Bomb Group
Tags: 3rd Bomb Group, 3rd Bomb Group, 1939-1945
Repository: San Diego Air and Space Museum Archive
Cadet Andrew Koley applies camouflage face paint during Field Craft Training in Fort Knox, Ky., on July 21, 2021. | Photo by Olivia Van Den Heuvel, CST Public Affairs
* Best of 2006 * Dish
Read about this dish and the other 25 Best Dishes of 2006 on my blog.
Grilled Hawaiian Walu (escolar) on plum-braised oxtail meat. The fish is topped with a plaintain chip holding a dollop of banana-schmaltz ice cream. The plate is sauced with a tomato-pepper "broth."
Notes: WOW! Just reading the description makes you knit your brows in curiosity. I really liked this course. The elements all seem discordant, but I found them to harmonize quite well.
The walu was excruciatingly fresh, exhibiting a natural sweetness. As well, the outside of the fish had a peculiar sour note (not unlike tamarind) that neither my companion, I, nor our server could quite attribute. She said that the chef had simply seasoned it with some salt and pepper and pan-fried it.
The oxtail also woo'ed me. A childhood favorite, this version featured fork-tender oxtail meat that had been stewed with plums and hints of cinnamon and cloves. It struck an amazing balance between savory and sweet. The best thing was the stewing liquid that the meat released. You can see the yellowish liquid on the plate. It was sweet and subtle - I mistook it for honey!!
The banana-schmaltz ice cream was a stunner. I generally do not like bananas - other than in splits. However, mixed with schmaltz, cream and sugar and churned to an icy consistency, it provided an amazing and altogether unexpected compliment to the fish. In truth, I liked the combination very much, but truthfully, the other components of the dish were so compelling that I could easily have been satisfied without its addition.
The sweetness of this dish was off-set by the tomato-pepper "broth," which as noted on the Mussel Salad course, was vinegar-y sour.
Catalog #: 10_0018843
Title: 3rd Bomb Group
Date: 1939-1945
Additional Information: 3rd Bomb Group
Tags: 3rd Bomb Group, 3rd Bomb Group, 1939-1945
Repository: San Diego Air and Space Museum Archive