TWO good meals this trip… And a trip down memory lane for those old Okinawa hands (Juvat, MSgtB, OldAFSarge, Frito, Woody, et al)… Sam’s Anchor Inn one night for teppanyaki and all the trimmings! Now I ‘know’ I stuck that … Continue reading
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Anybody recognize these??? Back in the day before ‘breakers’ these were what you had in your house… They weren’t called FUSE boxes for nothing…LOL And an ’emergency’ fuse was a real copper penny! As a high school kid, I helped … Continue reading
With all the crap going on right now, I’m just not going to go down that rat hole… While this occurred last year, it’s worth remembering there are GOOD folks out there doing good things… And I hope they do … Continue reading
Can you imagine seeing this ad today??? And it’s the Christmas season… So are you being honest with Santa Claus??? YMMV… 🙂 … Continue reading
When you’re NOT allowed to ‘profile’ on problem groups, this is what you get… A Navy civilian engineer has been indicted on charges he tried to steal schematics of an aircraft carrier under construction and have them sent to Egypt. … Continue reading
Pearl Harbor, December 7th, 1941…Then… Now… The rumor mill has it this will be the last year of ‘official’ ceremonies with the few remaining survivors. Now it’s up to us and our children/grandchildren to remember… … Continue reading
In my current location the Intarwebz connection SUCKS… I think we have about 90 rooms sharing ONE access point… It only seems to work for more than about 10 minutes as a time between 0400-0600 local. AND a bunch of … Continue reading
A good post deployment presentation from a USAF F-16 squadron… In their own words, and worth the 14 minutes… Break, break… Juvat/MSgt B- Sachi is STILL cutting hair at the O’club… But it’s gone up to $7 for a haircut… … Continue reading
Unlike the USAF, the Navy has to make do with what they have… The Sub Base Chapel, built in the 1940s, ALL donated… Materials, labor, ALL of it! Still in use… Sub Base Pearl Started in 1923… Still in use… … Continue reading
JP had sent this around last week, and it’s a good one… Then yesterday I got an email that another guy that I’d flown with in the 70s had died, no cause known in the email. They were asking if … Continue reading