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I saw this video this evening...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QOr1fIIHQFk

and it made me laugh out loud.
Lately, I have been feeling just a little down... due to my accident, and the limited activities of late.
But, watching this video of Cool Parents... I realized... I graduated in the mid 70s, and spent the 70s, and 80s in the Corps. I have been places, seen things, and DONE things that most only dream of.. Thanks to the Corps. I may be a Broken Ol' Marine these days... but I WAS cool.

Funny thing is... I know that many of the friends I have on the few forums I belong to, belong in that class as well. I have seen the pictures.

I thought I deleted those ...

I once posted a picture of myself in issued military swim trunks from the 80s. They were a perk for those who were in assignments that required it. (SEALs, Recon, SpecOps, Air Crews...) I took a lot of crap in the comments field about my hot pants. Those shorts in those days WERE extremely short... and the socks were long and striped.

These days... the shorts... almost aren't... short... and socks almost aren't... there.

It was a long time before my three girls ragged me into wearing plain white ankle length socks with sneakers rather than the calf high basketball socks, with the stripes... pulled up tight.

"You wear those with boots old man... covered with long pants so noone can see them... sheesh."

Yeah, I went through that sock evolution too. Daughters can be so demeaning...in a loving way of course.