July 17, 2008

  • It might be time to consider taking cover. Or maybe the bus.

    Dmitry has his learner's permit.   nervous

    Actually, it's not likely to do him much good just yet, as he doesn't have a car to practice with, as Don's and mine both have insurance restrictions on them that disallow anyone under the age of 25 from driving them.  Joe and Dan have cars, but the accompanying driver must be at least 21.

    So.  There we are.  Learner's permit in hand but without a car to practice with.

    The Sears Driving School includes 14 hours of actual driving instruction - seven hours observation (translation:  being a passenger) and seven hours behind the wheel.  All the slots are booked until the end of the month already, though.  Bless his heart, he's really nervous at the thought of getting behind the wheel of a car.  Unlike all my other children, he'd be perfectly happy never driving.  And considering the unsafe drivers that populate the streets, I'd much rather he not drive, too, but there one is.  Eventually he's going to have to, so it cannot be avoided forever.  Tell you what, though, he's not going to be permitted to drive at night right off the bat.  I think those communities are sensible that have rules saying newly licensed drivers are limited to daylight hours for the first six months. 

    A couple of days ago Charles was at the Navy recruiter's office out in Lubbock  -  he accompanied a friend who's considering enlisting, intent on making sure only accurate information is provided  -  and while idly leafing through back issues of "All Hands" magazine, came across Alex:

    All_Hands

    See him up there in the left top corner?  ;^)

    That reminded me I hadn't checked the Seventh Fleet Band news site for a couple of months, and I came across a couple of other photos taken from his spring travels:

    bagband&crowd

    handingpinsout

    They're either back now, or will be soon, from Tokyo Disneyland, where they went earlier in the week.  They've promised to take heaps of photos of Hannah at what Charles called "Mickey Mouse House" back when we took the kids to DisneyWorld when he was three years old. 

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  • The irony, that Charles, in a recruiting office, should find a photo of Alex, being used in even this small way, to recruit new sailors, is quite amusing, isn't it?

    Jason was a late driver, and, recent experience not withstanding, he's a very good driver. I think the wait was good for him.

    And a bit of healthy fear about something so potentially dangerous is a good thing, isn't it?

    me<><

  • Healthy fear is good. Abject terror not so much.

    :sigh:

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