tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33980200.post2663274948563970188..comments2023-09-10T06:31:57.471-05:00Comments on Dispatches From the Away-Dad Nation: On Being Away and SingleHal Johnsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17350917997504370743noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33980200.post-65124682060127518122008-12-30T22:48:00.000-06:002008-12-30T22:48:00.000-06:00Taxi Drivers and Helipilots are of the same breed ...Taxi Drivers and Helipilots are of the same breed ...sending many honks down Broadway for the boys and girls who fly by !!! Holla from the KONYH !!!!King of New York Hackshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08202932202319991075noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33980200.post-33560212812295179402008-12-30T00:04:00.000-06:002008-12-30T00:04:00.000-06:00Aaaw, that's great, Hal - I'm sure I could feel th...Aaaw, that's great, Hal - I'm sure I could <I>feel</I> that smile all the way over here.<BR/><BR/>:-)Scottyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10532475769646281689noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33980200.post-30370940690306819302008-12-29T20:59:00.000-06:002008-12-29T20:59:00.000-06:00Surprise of a lifetime and best Christmas EVARRR!!...Surprise of a lifetime and best Christmas EVARRR!! She's an amazing woman I tell you! =) You described the feelings quite perfectly my friend. My times being away before Ivy was in my life were some of the loneliest days I have ever experienced. Even though traveling to work hasn't changed... having her in my life makes all the difference. <BR/><BR/>Merry Christmas and Happy New Years everyone! Cheers!Chooahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02163523854095316938noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33980200.post-12216747052936373742008-12-29T10:05:00.000-06:002008-12-29T10:05:00.000-06:00Very nice!Very nice!Algernonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01698040927871199780noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33980200.post-87776989670266057422008-12-28T15:08:00.000-06:002008-12-28T15:08:00.000-06:00awwwwwwwww..what a fun surprise for Eugene!!I'm on...awwwwwwwww..what a fun surprise for Eugene!!<BR/><BR/>I'm only spent a couple of Christmas' without any of my family. They just didn't seem like Christmas.<BR/><BR/>For me, the holidays are for family and friends, especially family. It's difficult when family time isn't an option.Pamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17133743056974995270noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33980200.post-40598732198837901382008-12-28T13:46:00.000-06:002008-12-28T13:46:00.000-06:00One of the things that I remember most about being...One of the things that I remember most about being single and far removed from the family is that when something joyous (like Ivy's surprise visit for Eugene) happened, we <I>all</I> smiled a bit bigger.Debbyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09531125606268748793noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33980200.post-86833141222940543822008-12-28T13:09:00.000-06:002008-12-28T13:09:00.000-06:00What a joyous pic of Eugene and Ivy!In my early 20...What a joyous pic of Eugene and Ivy!<BR/><BR/>In my early 20's I was in mergers and acquisitions for a couple of big companies in Minneapolis. My job was about 80% travel, and my team, other than me, was all married men.<BR/><BR/>I knew that wives were skeptical of me until they had a chance to meet me and realize that I had no designs on their spouses.<BR/><BR/>I endured "the guys" complaining about how all they wanted to do on the weekends was go home and relax, but their spouses, cooped up all week, wanted to go to restaurants!<BR/><BR/>I grew pretty used to getting home too late on Fridays to meet up with my friends, and managed to get some social life in on Saturdays. It was a pretty taxing life for someone single.<BR/><BR/>So I get it for your pilots, especially at the holidays. It sounds like a glamorous job, but we all know that the sacrifices made are some times not visible.<BR/><BR/>quidquidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06954222271507913856noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33980200.post-73585025760719905892008-12-28T08:52:00.000-06:002008-12-28T08:52:00.000-06:00Oh, that's sweet!Oh, that's sweet!An Unlikely Retirementhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01048658142680350189noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33980200.post-18685085409618925172008-12-28T08:51:00.000-06:002008-12-28T08:51:00.000-06:00Great surpise for Eugene! You can tell by his big...Great surpise for Eugene! You can tell by his big grin that he got the best possible Christmas gift.<BR/><BR/>I was in my late 20s, my wife in her early 30s, when we married. So we had done the single thing for a few years and I remember the pangs of loneliness, the feeling like a third wheel. My older son is going through some of that now as he transitions from college to real life (although sometimes he acts like he's still in college . . . ).Bobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15978016568840318921noreply@blogger.com