tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8495562932565646066.post2198317764840403468..comments2016-06-04T18:50:56.312-07:00Comments on A Tenuous Grip on Reality: Feeling BlueCaminantehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17646486944120926042noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8495562932565646066.post-3766370495236405872014-08-18T12:01:45.193-07:002014-08-18T12:01:45.193-07:00We are so fortunate these days aren't we with ...We are so fortunate these days aren't we with our instant communication. When it is denied to us for some reason or other (lack of phone reception or whatever) we are so cross and impatient. I used to use aerogrammes a lot when we were overseas to write to family and friends or vice versa. No need these days of course but I wonder if we write less well or carefully as a result.Alex Dawhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05083753053051713061noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8495562932565646066.post-52043123318228480542014-08-18T08:35:35.175-07:002014-08-18T08:35:35.175-07:00Having memories about those times as led through l...Having memories about those times as led through letters and photographs is one thing. To have been THERE is quite another.anyjazzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03319237414264543250noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8495562932565646066.post-17114358761949445012014-08-18T04:25:24.589-07:002014-08-18T04:25:24.589-07:00I hadn't heard of this type of "Bluey&quo...I hadn't heard of this type of "Bluey" previously either. <br /><br />I agree with Wendy, my first thought was whale not shark though!Sharonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06636761469099608281noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8495562932565646066.post-2795747903307550442014-08-18T01:17:44.472-07:002014-08-18T01:17:44.472-07:00The Chinook helicopter photo looks like you are be...The Chinook helicopter photo looks like you are being swallowed by a whale! I enjoyed your story of receiving the letters home vs. the other way around. It's interesting hearing it from that perspective. Now I need to go ask my mom if she has any of Dad's letters when he was in Vietnam.Sherrihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03991552526356988301noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8495562932565646066.post-78419335464890661122014-08-17T16:50:07.434-07:002014-08-17T16:50:07.434-07:00A terrific description on letters and the post dur...A terrific description on letters and the post during military service. In the 50s and 60s my dad used a small reel to reel tape recorder and then later a cassette recorder. The results were often rambling but always fun to hear his voice. We'd do the same and send back our audio letters to him. Mike Brubakerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13065245846262417519noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8495562932565646066.post-3332866900540768822014-08-16T20:49:45.817-07:002014-08-16T20:49:45.817-07:00Wow, how incredible! It does appear you're si...Wow, how incredible! It does appear you're sitting in the mouth of a whale!21 Witshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00071361755673253230noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8495562932565646066.post-19646939277770964112014-08-16T15:49:44.973-07:002014-08-16T15:49:44.973-07:00Well yesterday's comment seems to have gone of...Well yesterday's comment seems to have gone off into the wild blue yonder. I simply said that it looked like a whale, Shades of Jonah. A very interesting read.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8495562932565646066.post-40767174350971806632014-08-16T14:24:03.780-07:002014-08-16T14:24:03.780-07:00I hate to admit I'd never heard of a Sinclair ...I hate to admit I'd never heard of a Sinclair Spectrum but once I looked it up and realized it was similar to our Commodore 64, I could put it into perspective. It must have been pretty snazzy to have any kind of home computer in those days. <br />"Bluey" was a new term for me too - really enjoyed reading about it. Very interesting post. Helen Killeen Bauch McHarguehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07042488205276127209noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8495562932565646066.post-30922397673851908572014-08-16T07:21:52.021-07:002014-08-16T07:21:52.021-07:00It looks like you are sitting in the mouth of a wh...It looks like you are sitting in the mouth of a whale. How nice to have a view of the letter writing from a soldiers point of view.Kristinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06413795611563683135noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8495562932565646066.post-24702689223403018172014-08-15T23:00:08.950-07:002014-08-15T23:00:08.950-07:00How nice to have a post from the letter writer com...How nice to have a post from the letter writer complete with photo and the stories behind the letters - even if the photo was posed! Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8495562932565646066.post-66951037856458002032014-08-15T14:56:02.451-07:002014-08-15T14:56:02.451-07:00The blueies are much bluer than the airmail letter...The blueies are much bluer than the airmail letters I remember seeing here. The name sounds kind of comical--it made me think of the Blue Meanies.Postcardyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16399915833682943432noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8495562932565646066.post-80793109905883234622014-08-15T06:40:44.662-07:002014-08-15T06:40:44.662-07:00Yes, and that’s MY Valentine’s Day Bluey and the o...Yes, and that’s MY Valentine’s Day Bluey and the only one we’ve kept. The penguin cards were newsy letters to my parents.Little Nellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11862657943846727987noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8495562932565646066.post-33265518889722591582014-08-15T05:15:13.814-07:002014-08-15T05:15:13.814-07:00Enjoyed your reminiscences of this time and the fi...Enjoyed your reminiscences of this time and the final photo is right on topic for this week.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8495562932565646066.post-51234696730770222602014-08-15T03:03:00.418-07:002014-08-15T03:03:00.418-07:00True, Wendy, but you would get blueys every week, ...True, Wendy, but you would get blueys every week, you only got one FNG!<br />Caminantehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17646486944120926042noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8495562932565646066.post-49245908558035622932014-08-14T22:02:50.412-07:002014-08-14T22:02:50.412-07:00I agree with Wendy - I had to look twice at that p...I agree with Wendy - I had to look twice at that picture of you to make sure just where you were sitting! I could have empathized with Nell just a tiny bit. My husband was often off on forest fires during the summer for 2 & 3 weeks at a time with no warning ahead of time (often he'd get a call, grab his pre-packed bag, & be gone in the middle of the night) & no communication possible while he was gone - leaving me responsible for 3 little kids, the house and everything else until he came home. Usually I'd get a call from the office to let me know when to expect him home, but that was all. Not nearly what Nell had to go through with you gone so far away for so long. But you do what needs to be done & you discover you're much stronger than you ever thought you were! :))La Nightingailhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04769079547153094005noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8495562932565646066.post-18028928051718031862014-08-14T20:23:12.085-07:002014-08-14T20:23:12.085-07:00A bluey - never heard of aerogrammes called that, ...A bluey - never heard of aerogrammes called that, but it certainly is an apt description. Very interesting story.Jofeathhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10290597697140624780noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8495562932565646066.post-56750229491394892702014-08-14T10:59:24.055-07:002014-08-14T10:59:24.055-07:00You look like you're sitting in the jaws of a ...You look like you're sitting in the jaws of a great white shark.<br /><br />Now see, you've ruined those war movies for me -- I thought for sure MAIL was the important thing. I don't think I've ever seen the arrival of the FNG depicted in a movie. Wendyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17863357756727783017noreply@blogger.com