Urf…

There are just some mornings that chewing through the straps/falling out of bed is just NOT worth it… Ran into an old shipmate (now retired Rear Admiral) in the elevator last night at the hotel, he was on his way … Continue reading

Blog Link…

I don’t often link to others, but this one is worth it… JB has a post up worth reading, especially now… In part- When she surfaced again, Erich was still beside her and pushed her toward the south bank. His … Continue reading

Veterans Day…

It’s that time of year again… Next Monday, Nov 11 is Veterans Day and the following companies/restaurants/chains are offering discounts… The following is a list of Veterans Day discounts on goods, services and dining that have been announced for 2013. … Continue reading

What a view…

This is the view my old friend has out his office window… If I had this view, I’d never get any work done… Just sayin… … Continue reading

Overheard this morning…

I woke up at 0 dark 30 and decided to go try to get a pic of San Diego across the bay, since it was dead flat calm.  While I was trying that, a 20something young thing came in and … Continue reading

Oldie but a goody…

Waiting for the meeting to start and ran across this one. George Carlin at his best… And lots of truth in that routine!!! Posted from my iPhone. … Continue reading

The Grey Man, update…

In response to a number of email questions, here’s an update for y’all… I’m making the corrections passed back by the Alpha readers, and it’s gone to edit.  A cover has been selected and this is it. The cover is … Continue reading

There ARE still people that care…

From Johnny Jet’s travel blog… Delta Flight 2255 from Atlanta to Los Angeles seemed to be an ordinary flight with the exception of Candy, who was the most loving flight attendant I’ve ever encountered. Besides using her southern charm to … Continue reading

Illustrated Guide to Gun Control…

Gleefully stolen from HERE. And Lawdog posted it HERE. Lawdog did the words that were then taken by DS and turned into the graphic presented below… The only thing I can say is KUDOS both to Lawdog for distilling the … Continue reading

Guam Bombs and other cars…

Brigid has a great post up on cars and travel HERE, which brought back a lot of memories… Back in the day, we bought/traded/swiped deployment cars… These ‘things’ were only cars in the ‘nominal’ meaning of the word, and a … Continue reading