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Aristus

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6. A childhood spent in Texas.

Fri Dec 28, 2012, 11:53 AM

Dec 2012

My dad was a career Army officer, and I grew up in warm climates all over the southern US. Texas, Arizona, Louisiana, Kentucky (okay, it gets cold in Kentucky, too; but it gets cold when it's supposed to get cold: November-March). Then my dad was assigned to Ft. Lewis for his last duty station. The cold and perpetual rain took a lot of getting used to. So much so that when my dad retired, he moved us back to Texas, to Houston. Now, for any DU-ers who live in, and love, Houston, please be patient with me. I thought Houston was a pestilential hell-hole, and so did the rest of my family. We begged my dad to move us back up here, which he did. I've lived here ever since, except for my own time in the Army.

The Northwest is my home, rain and all...

And now the sun is coming up. No rain so far...

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Enjoying a day off today. Ask me anything. [View all] Aristus Dec 2012 OP

What's the weather like there this time of year? Denninmi Dec 2012 #1

Cold and gray, with scattered rain showers. Aristus Dec 2012 #2

Why do we park on driveways and drive on parkways? Shadowflash Dec 2012 #3

In order to give budding comedians something to talk about when the airline food jokes run out. Aristus Dec 2012 #4

What Makes you live in the land of drizzle? shintao Dec 2012 #5

A childhood spent in Texas. Aristus Dec 2012 #6

What's for breakfast? Denninmi Dec 2012 #7

Biscuits and gravy. Aristus Dec 2012 #8

Being good to yourself is important. Denninmi Dec 2012 #13

LOL! Same thing here ~ B&G shintao Dec 2012 #14

I could always judge the quality of a particular mess hall Aristus Dec 2012 #15

Is there any truth to the old wives tale that a cold will go by faster if you let it run its course riderinthestorm Dec 2012 #9

You're not an old wife, are you? Aristus Dec 2012 #10

Ah, yes, massage therapy. Denninmi Dec 2012 #16

I usually do an hour on my elliptical walker. Aristus Dec 2012 #19

Is It Feed a Fever / Starve A Cold? Yavin4 Dec 2012 #11

Neither. Eat a normal diet as tolerated. Aristus Dec 2012 #12

does it have to be water? HipChick Dec 2012 #17

Yes. Aristus Dec 2012 #18

how's your day off been? fizzgig Dec 2012 #20

Had a nice, tough workout, then a wonderful, relaxing massage. Aristus Dec 2012 #21

nothing like a good massage fizzgig Dec 2012 #22

You got that right... Aristus Dec 2012 #23

Why is religious belief/doctrine called 'dogma'? fleur-de-lisa Dec 2012 #24

It's based on a Greek word that means "to think, to believe, or to imagine". Aristus Dec 2012 #25