Best …Visual …Ever

“Like little kids with propellers on their heads” Chris Matthews http://tv.breitbart.com/thrill-is-gone-matthews-turns-on-obama-i-hear-stories-that-you-would-not-believe/ Its really not too much of a stretch for me to imagine all of the staffers at the WH running around playing tag, having pillow fights in the Lincoln Bedroom, and whooping it up while the country burns. After the 2008 election, I […]

Angles and Dangles

I think every sub guy has his favorite boat and as I have indicated before, my favorite was the USS San Francisco (SSN 711). Maybe it was because I was on the pre-com crew and saw her come to life. Maybe it was just the combination of characters that served on her (many of us […]

Here, child, have some nice Kool-Aid

On this day in 1978 (November 18th): In Jonestown, Guyana, Jim Jones coerced the members of his Peoples Temple cult to a mass murder-suicide. This single event claimed 918 lives in all, 909 of them in Jonestown itself, including over 270 children. The term “drinking the Kool-Aid” is born and forever lives in the lexicon […]

Caught in the Crossfire

Its 3:00 AM and everyone in the control room party has managed to find a comfortable enough position to hide the fact that they are half snoozing. The room is rigged for red and the boat is plugging along at 4 knots at 150 feet. Even the Auxiliaryman of the Watch has laid his clipboard […]

Can somebody please get this stuff off of me???

I like nuclear power. That may not be politically correct, but nuclear power has almost always been pretty good to me. I joined the Navy a bit too late to gain the manly experience of being a diesel boat sailor. I really respect those guys. But our experiences were unique and directly related to that […]

Never Again

I enjoy reading the foreign press from time to time. Its nice to see how others in the world see things and of course its always a nice break from having to see our lapdog press cuddling up to the President with favorable stories about how great he is, what miracles he has achieved in […]

Sock it to me, Sock it to me, Sock it to me

Ridiculous 53 seconds? How long can you hold your breath? I was cruising around Lucianne.com and some of my favorite conservative blogs today. In the aftermath of the impressive “Epic Fail” Rick Perry had the other night, opinions are all over the map about his future. Its probably fair to say he did not have […]

Our National Shame… oops sorry, I meant to say “Happy Veteran’s Day”

“Happy Veterans Day” the bright eyed young woman at the check out stand says. She sees my US Navy emblem on my hat. I am not sure why I wore the hat today except maybe out of a self indulgent need to show that I am a veteran. I am incredibly proud of my service […]

Make it Count

Make it count. As you thank the Vets you will run into over the next few days, do something more than a verbal thank you. Sit down and write Congress. Do it respectfully but do it with the full force of your conviction. The way we thank Veterans is to stop Congress from wastefully spending […]

Freedom of Speech You Sorry Son of a Beach

I wish I had a dime for every person on every blog that jumps up and down shouting Freedom of Speech no matter how inappropriate the comment and screams how many people served and died for to preserve it (as they burn and defecate on my flag). While I do agree that many of my […]