Skip Atwater
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And she'd pick me up on this side of the street over here, and then she'd look up and down, and then she'd throw a big Yui to turn around and go up to where our house was. Well, one day when she turned the Yui, the door swung open and I went floating out. And she turned to me and looked at me. And I floated back in. And then I reached over and got the door and closed it.
And she said, you're always going to have to close that, you know, because it can open up anytime you want. And we didn't talk about it later. I didn't say, what was that floaty thing all about? How did you do that? And it was like, that wasn't up for discussion. It just, things happened. Wow. So that's the weird family I grew up in. And when it came time to
And she said, you're always going to have to close that, you know, because it can open up anytime you want. And we didn't talk about it later. I didn't say, what was that floaty thing all about? How did you do that? And it was like, that wasn't up for discussion. It just, things happened. Wow. So that's the weird family I grew up in. And when it came time to
And she said, you're always going to have to close that, you know, because it can open up anytime you want. And we didn't talk about it later. I didn't say, what was that floaty thing all about? How did you do that? And it was like, that wasn't up for discussion. It just, things happened. Wow. So that's the weird family I grew up in. And when it came time to
get drafted i'd gone to college and everything and then finally i got out of college and got jobs and i want to just go make a career out of it and so forth and so on until that came what's the expression that comes through and they said greetings you are classified 1a and we have a draft and so forth and so on
get drafted i'd gone to college and everything and then finally i got out of college and got jobs and i want to just go make a career out of it and so forth and so on until that came what's the expression that comes through and they said greetings you are classified 1a and we have a draft and so forth and so on
get drafted i'd gone to college and everything and then finally i got out of college and got jobs and i want to just go make a career out of it and so forth and so on until that came what's the expression that comes through and they said greetings you are classified 1a and we have a draft and so forth and so on
And the minute that happened, when I was going around to different department stores looking for jobs, they said, and so what's your draft status? Oh, they just got me in 1A here. And he said, well, we can't hire you. And I said, what do you mean you can't hire me? He says, well, if you get a job here and say you work up a little bit in management, you become a
And the minute that happened, when I was going around to different department stores looking for jobs, they said, and so what's your draft status? Oh, they just got me in 1A here. And he said, well, we can't hire you. And I said, what do you mean you can't hire me? He says, well, if you get a job here and say you work up a little bit in management, you become a
And the minute that happened, when I was going around to different department stores looking for jobs, they said, and so what's your draft status? Oh, they just got me in 1A here. And he said, well, we can't hire you. And I said, what do you mean you can't hire me? He says, well, if you get a job here and say you work up a little bit in management, you become a
and then you become a section of the store manager, and then you finally become the assistant store manager, and you get drafted. They have to keep that position open for you. You have to be able to walk out of the army afterwards and go into that same position, even if you're in the army three years or whatever. So we don't hire people that are 1A.
and then you become a section of the store manager, and then you finally become the assistant store manager, and you get drafted. They have to keep that position open for you. You have to be able to walk out of the army afterwards and go into that same position, even if you're in the army three years or whatever. So we don't hire people that are 1A.
and then you become a section of the store manager, and then you finally become the assistant store manager, and you get drafted. They have to keep that position open for you. You have to be able to walk out of the army afterwards and go into that same position, even if you're in the army three years or whatever. So we don't hire people that are 1A.
And I said, well, I know how to straighten that out. And I walked down the street and found the recruiter. And I said, I have to join the Army because I have to get rid of this thing hanging over my head. I'm never going to get anywhere if I don't get rid of this thing. And he says, well, what do you want to do? And I said, well, I don't know. What's there to do?
And I said, well, I know how to straighten that out. And I walked down the street and found the recruiter. And I said, I have to join the Army because I have to get rid of this thing hanging over my head. I'm never going to get anywhere if I don't get rid of this thing. And he says, well, what do you want to do? And I said, well, I don't know. What's there to do?
And I said, well, I know how to straighten that out. And I walked down the street and found the recruiter. And I said, I have to join the Army because I have to get rid of this thing hanging over my head. I'm never going to get anywhere if I don't get rid of this thing. And he says, well, what do you want to do? And I said, well, I don't know. What's there to do?
And he said, well, look at those brochures over there and spend some time looking at that. See if you see something there that you'd really like to do. And so I went over and looked at the brochures, and I saw this one, a blue one, a trifold blue one, and it said Army Intelligence. And I said, what about this one? This looks really interesting. Oh, I'm sorry, but I can't interview you about that.
And he said, well, look at those brochures over there and spend some time looking at that. See if you see something there that you'd really like to do. And so I went over and looked at the brochures, and I saw this one, a blue one, a trifold blue one, and it said Army Intelligence. And I said, what about this one? This looks really interesting. Oh, I'm sorry, but I can't interview you about that.
And he said, well, look at those brochures over there and spend some time looking at that. See if you see something there that you'd really like to do. And so I went over and looked at the brochures, and I saw this one, a blue one, a trifold blue one, and it said Army Intelligence. And I said, what about this one? This looks really interesting. Oh, I'm sorry, but I can't interview you about that.
That's not what I do here in the recruiter's office. And I said, but this looks really interesting to me. I have some college behind me and speak Spanish and so forth. And I, what do you mean you can't talk to me? She says, what?