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majdrfrtim

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20. Chaplain

Sat Nov 11, 2023, 11:26 PM

Nov 2023

I joined the military in my 50s, with no prior service, at a time when I was the Undergraduate Research Coordinator and Director of the Honors Program in Biological Sciences at Stanford. Some of my colleagues were annoyed that I was professionally religious (I’d been ordained a priest before I began a PhD in that department in the 90s) and yet they couldn’t gainsay my credentials because I’d earned them in that department!

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Here I am! Today is a good day for me. Post your photo too! I'd love to see everyone! ♥ [View all] CaliforniaPeggy Nov 2023 OP

Just lovely. LoisB Nov 2023 #1

Thank you so much, my dear LoisB! Glad you enjoyed. CaliforniaPeggy Nov 2023 #2

Nice to see you!! KarenS Nov 2023 #3

Thanks so much, my dear KarenS! CaliforniaPeggy Nov 2023 #6

You are so cute. onecaliberal Nov 2023 #4

Stone cold fox, actually! rubbersole Nov 2023 #5

Aw, thank you so much, my dear onecaliberal! CaliforniaPeggy Nov 2023 #7

Hello Miss California Peggy! Diamond_Dog Nov 2023 #8

Aw, thank you so much, my dear Diamond_Dog! CaliforniaPeggy Nov 2023 #9

Well ... I *did* notice your green earrings, actually! Diamond_Dog Nov 2023 #10

I'm glad you did! They're not jade, but chalcedony. CaliforniaPeggy Nov 2023 #11

They are beautiful Diamond_Dog Nov 2023 #15

Wow! And what a lovely memory that is. CaliforniaPeggy Nov 2023 #17

Almost forgot! Diamond_Dog Nov 2023 #38

Thanks so much for posting this, my dear Diamond_Dog! I like your face. You're smart & pretty! ♥ nt CaliforniaPeggy Nov 2023 #39

Aww you're too sweet, Peg! Diamond_Dog Nov 2023 #42

Peggy, your warmth and beauty shine through my monitor Bundbuster Nov 2023 #12

Wow, thank you so much, my dear Bundbuster! CaliforniaPeggy Nov 2023 #13

I posted my photo here back in April. ItsjustMe Nov 2023 #14

That is just a wonderful photo, my dear ItsjustMe! CaliforniaPeggy Nov 2023 #18

A propos of today's date, from Iraq, '08 majdrfrtim Nov 2023 #16

That is one very appropriate photo, my dear majdrfrtim! I love Senor Osito too. CaliforniaPeggy Nov 2023 #19

Chaplain majdrfrtim Nov 2023 #20

Addendum: majdrfrtim Nov 2023 #21

I've heard of Sapolsky, but don't know anything about him--until now. CaliforniaPeggy Nov 2023 #24

That is interesting Old Crank Nov 2023 #26

What a great story! You'd think you'd taken advantage of them, or some other such foolishness! CaliforniaPeggy Nov 2023 #23

Looking good Old Crank Nov 2023 #22

Thank you, my dear Old Crank! See you later. ♥ nt CaliforniaPeggy Nov 2023 #25

This one's a few years old, before I went gray and started avoiding cameras. Ocelot II Nov 2023 #27

Well, you were certainly lovely then, and I'll bet you're still lovely now, my dear Ocelot II! CaliforniaPeggy Nov 2023 #30

Delightful portrait! Permanut Nov 2023 #28

Thanks so much, my dear Permanut! Very sweet of you. ♥ nt CaliforniaPeggy Nov 2023 #31

Great smile! Ocelot II Nov 2023 #29

Thanks so much, my dear Ocelot II! Very kind of you. ♥ CaliforniaPeggy Nov 2023 #32

Hello from Canada 🍁 CANADIANBEAVER69 Nov 2023 #33

Thanks for playing, my dear CANADIANBEAVER69! You have such a nice smile. CaliforniaPeggy Nov 2023 #34

You're so very sweet to say CANADIANBEAVER69 Nov 2023 #35

I have many self portraits but I thought that this one was the most interesting MichaelSoE Nov 2023 #36

Thank you for this fascinating photo, my dear MichaelSoE! It is a very cool shot. CaliforniaPeggy Nov 2023 #40

LOL, what a great idea! Evolution of me, threefer HAB911 Nov 2023 #37

This is a fascinating threefer! Thanks so much, my dear HAB911. Very clever montage. ♥ nt CaliforniaPeggy Nov 2023 #41