Prom -- Grapevine, Texas -- High School Prom -- April 13, 2024

As a junior, Olivia was a team captain of the Grapevine High School women's soccer team.

That team went to the state championship in the spring of 2023 and took the state championship for 5A schools.

That was a first for Grapevine High School women's soccer and possibly something we may never see again.

That was one year ago. 

This year, that team did not even advance to state. That's how fast things can change. Their cross-town rival, Colleyville Heritage did advance to finals but finished second in the state in an incredibly close final game in which they lost to Frisco High School, 3 - 2.

But the Grapevine High School juniors became seniors and remained best of friends.

These are the seniors of the Grapevine High School women's soccer team, 2023 - 2024: high school senior prom, April 13, 2024.

Olivia, again, this past year, one of four captains, and I believe, the only player to be a captain of the team two years in a row.

Olivia is in yellow.

Flessner Or Oksol? April 7, 2024

Jan asked the siblings if they felt more "Flessner" or more "Oksol."

Here's my "on-the-fly" response. 

I'm a strong mixture of the two; mostly depending where I am  / what I'm doing. 

If I'm in the Bat Cave -- I'm a Flessner -- straightening up things, sorting memorabilia. Enjoying the peace and quiet; love to be alone. I am an island. Released in 1965 - 1966 -- I was transitioning from middle school to high school and had no clue what this song was all about. I do now. It's Ekke. It's Ruth.

When I'm traveling, when I was hitchhiking, when I was exploring I was a Viking, a Norwegian, an Oksol. This came out in 1969, the year I graduated from high school and began hitchhiking!

And even, more specifically, I'm a Carl. I'm a Connor.

But at the end of the day, I'm US military through-and-through. This is who I thought I was when I was having my best day ever, flying out of Bitburg AFB, Germany in 1984.

But on my worse days, this was also me:

By the way, while assigned to Grand Forks AFB, ND, I made a movie of our local MASH unit and used the movie as the soundtrack. Best movie I ever made. It was on Super 8 and no longer available. But it was good. No nominations for an Oscar. But I could have been a contender. LOL.

So, am I an Oksol, or am I Flessner? It depends where I am, what I'm doing. And both Ekke and Carl were in the military, one US Army, one US Navy (US Coast Guard). 

And, today, in the Bat Cave, I'm this: