Interplanetary Bob is Helping Me Pack
By DW Davis
@DWDavis (25812)
Pikeville, North Carolina
December 3, 2022 3:55pm CST
This little guy is Interplanetary Bob. He's gone with me from classroom to classroom for a good number of years. This year he will be joining the missus and me on our trip to California to see our son graduate from Test Pilot School and be awarded his second master's degree.
Interplanetary Bob usually hangs out in my classroom at the base of the state flag holder on the wall behind my desk. I told my students I would be taking him with me on the trip and posting photos to our Google Classroom Stream of him at the different places we visit while we're out there.
I don't know if Bob's flown since his mission from his home planet, which must be kept secret for interplanetary treaty reasons. It will be my first time flying in several years. I hope everything goes well on the way there and on the way back. I wouldn't want to have to sic Bob on any idiot passengers.
My next post will be from sunny (I hope) and warm (I really hope) California.
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@Chellezhere (5363)
• United States
3 Dec 22
I hope the three of you enjoy your trip, and that Bob doesn't run into anybody from his home planet and decide to go home.
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@DWDavis (25812)
• Pikeville, North Carolina
3 Dec 22
This is my first trip to CA since 1986, and that was a one-night stopover on my way home from duty in Korea. Prior to that, in 1983, I spent 3 weeks in the desert at Fort Irwin when my company operated as OPFOR against a unit out of Georgia there for training. We flew down from Ft Lewis (now Joint Base Lewis McChord), landed in a dry lake bed, deployed, and spent 20 days on the mission. On the 21st day, we were picked up in the same dry lake bed and flown back to Ft Lewis. Not much site seeing got done.
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@Chellezhere (5363)
• United States
3 Dec 22
@DWDavis I imagine not. My first cousin, once removed, was our country's 3rd Green Beret EVER. There were times he couldn't go sightseeing either.
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@DWDavis (25812)
• Pikeville, North Carolina
3 Dec 22
@Chellezhere
I'll bet he saw some sites most people should be thankful never to have seen.
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@Tampa_girl7 (48886)
• United States
17 Dec 22
Congratulations on your sons graduation.
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@wolfgirl569 (94744)
• Marion, Ohio
4 Dec 22
Have a wonderful safe trip. I like Bob
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@Deepizzaguy (94288)
• Lake Charles, Louisiana
3 Dec 22
I like the image on this post of Interplanetary Bob. Nice to know that your son is graduating from Test Pilot School.
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@kobesbuddy (74420)
• East Tawas, Michigan
3 Dec 22
My daughter lived in Irvine, California for about two years. I loved the climate! Interplanetary Bob will do just fine on this flight:) You and your wife? I hope and pray that you both have a wonderful trip! Congratulations to your son, for earning these high honors
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@FourWalls (61936)
• United States
4 Dec 22
Why, he’s so cute! He has an easy time abducting people with that smile. 
Have a safe trip and a good time!
Have a safe trip and a good time!