1913 was a very unlucky year – an entire country lost its freedom

As we opened the new year (2013) I was thinking about how precarious life has become in this new age. A majority of the voters thought enough of Obama to reelect him last year. It would seem that there is a broad spectrum of support for taxing other people in the interest of “fairness”. The […]

Marathon Man

As of this afternoon, the New York Marathon will go on thanks to the bold decision of Mayor Bloomberg who supports the President for reelection. As of this afternoon, millions of people are struggling to find food, shelter, warmth, electricity, a place to wash their bodies and clothes and so on. If you have ever […]

Originally posted on theleansubmariner:
I wrote this story a few years ago before the current North Korean situation evolved. I wonder how real it could actually be The launch was not detected by our satellites because they were looking in the wrong area. No one would have suspected that the slow moving foreign flagged freighter…

In the First Hour of the Next Day

I wrote this story a few years ago before the current North Korean situation evolved. I wonder how real it could actually be The launch was not detected by our satellites because they were looking in the wrong area. No one would have suspected that the slow moving foreign flagged freighter carried such a horrible […]

A Date to Really Remember in November (and Everyday)

With all the focus on the elections in early November please remember the sacrifices of the men and women who make that day possible. Congress made November 11th a day to remember Veterans then promptly forgot to hold the people responsible for their care accountable. The backlog of unresolved cases at the VA is higher […]

Navy Proud: It’s in the blood

On the sixth of April 1917, the United States Congress declared war on Germany. The declaration came after the German government increased its belligerent actions against the United States. President Wilson who had campaigned on the strength that he had kept the US out of war from 1914 until that very moment had relented after […]

Pin the tail on the donkey

Some of us are old enough to remember children’s parties that weren’t catered and didn’t have bouncing castles. Just a party with Mom’s cupcakes, lots of candy and the birthday child’s favorite flavor of Kool-aid with real sugar. Considering how much white sugar was poured into that giant smiling picture, is there any question why […]

Stuck in the hatch

If I was going to design a submarine based on my experiences, I would design one with an extra hatch between each compartment. Logically, a real bubble head might question the wisdom of such a hatch since it might impede our ability to maintain watertight integrity under normal circumstances. If you have ever seen a […]

They Never Lost Their Will to Win–The Battle of Cape Esperance

The Battle of Cape Esperance, also known as the Second Battle of Savo Island and, in Japanese sources, as the Sea Battle of Savo Island, took place on 11–12 October 1942, and was a naval battle of the Pacific campaign of World War II between the Imperial Japanese Navy and United States Navy. The battle […]

Some Advice for BHO

We were having a meal in a small restaurant nearby our temporary quarters tonight. Growing up in the seventies in the valley left me with some great AM musical memories. During the meal, an old favorite came on the restaurant’s muzak system. I can only imagine that this would have been a most appropriate song […]