A rainy day

Hi all
Yesterday was pretty much rain all day.
To enjoy the weather we headed for the
Camp Shelby Museum

A great military museum and targeted mostly about Mississippi service members
from all of the US conflicts.
So much of the history I got in school was so general
and often breezed by that it is great to see more historical information about the conflicts.
Then have it more personal with the stories of area residents.
Camp Shelby has been very important since the early 1800's.
Training so many service men and women.
African American troops were not only trained there,
they were even when segregated, treated and provided equally with all the troops.
Japanese, natural born citizens,
were trained here and served honorably in the European theater during WWII.
Being some of the most decorated in American history. (never heard that in my history class)

After several hours and absorbing lots of info,
Millie and I headed for rush hour.
The plan was to get a new ink cartridge for the printer at Office Depot.
Was about a 20 minute trip of about 15- 18 miles.
Well, like I said, it was rush hour and took us more than an hour.
Guess what?
Office Depot did not have the cartridge.
So being disappointed we headed to
Tractor Supply for wood heating pellets for our outdoor fire ring.
Almost could have walked there faster, and they were out of any pellets.
Only saving part was the trip back to the BWB took only 20 minutes.
Went by 3 accidents on I59, 2 of which happened after we went by there on our way.
Glad we missed the action.

Home and next door for cocktails, conversation and laughs with Ralph, Michel, George and Terri. Delicious ribs, asparagus and new potatoes by Michel. More conversation and finally home to bed.

Other than being unsuccessful at making purchases and wasting so much time and fuel, we had a great day. Learned new stuff, enjoyed friends and had some great home cooked food. Times like this makes retirement special.

Make your day great
Tom and Millie