They haven't gotten around to putting up the "No Smoking Within 50 feet of entrance" signs yet, so there was a guy in the area between the parking garage and front door who was smoking a pipe. It wasn't too bad as I walked by, but I'd imagine PETA (People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals) is going to have something to say about it. That's the area where these residents hang out. They do look rather healthy, but I didn't see any wetlands anywhere nearby.
When I was stuck in construction traffic there was a car in front of me that had a bumper sticker that said, "My daddy fights for our freedom." I like that. The car was maroon (of course) and had USMC all over it. Hoo-wah. I took a photo but I can't figure out how to make the iPhone zoom, so you can't really read it.
And finally, there were all these young men walking around wearing blue camouflage uniforms. Now, I understand that the Navy wants its own COLOR uniforms, but just exactly what will they blend in with? The ocean if they fall in?
Sigh. The Air Force tiger stripes aren't much better. When I was active duty and we wore BDU's (only during exercises), they were the kind that we could blend into the trees wearing. There was a point to the camouflage.
Ah well...at least there's a nice facility with nice folks working there, serving our active duty and retired military members. I'm grateful. To those of you who pay taxes and have never served, thank you for helping underwrite that. To those of you who pay taxes AND have served in the military, you've earned every bit of those benefits. And I thank you, too!
