The Terror of the Sea

The Terror of the Sea – Submarine Warfare October 1914 Up until the moment that German submarine U-9 approached the cruisers she would sink on September 22, 1914, all submarine attacks were either academic of limited in damage. That does not mean that the many brave deeds that came before were not noteworthy, but in […]

Killing the Sea Monsters

Killing the Sea Monsters Two views on submarine versus submarine warfare were recorded after the end of the war where this type of combat was first initiated. Prior to this time, no submarines had been engaged in direct combat with each other. The challenges of the technology, the nature of the sea and the […]

Dueling Denizens and the Daring Escape

The most fearsome weapon at sea during the First World War was the submarine. Even when the danger came from another submarine. By May of 1918, the German submarines were beginning to be neutralized by the varying forms of technology employed by the Allies. Wireless radio detection, sound listening devices, primitive us of airplanes and […]

Pirates of the Seven Seas – Those Dastardly Submariners

1920 The new decade had begun. The echoes of the war were still reverberating in society with the recent return of so many of the men from overseas that had seen the ravages of that horrific conflict. The emergence of the submarine as a frightful weapon spawned many stories in the press. People across the […]

Denizens of the Deep – The idea that spawned the American Fast Attack Fleet

Denizens of the deep – Pursuing the ultimate underwater weapon: the original birth of the Fast Attack Mankind has always had a fascination with being able to move freely under the water for long periods of time. Because of our nature, man has also sought to take advantage of the darkness and anomalies of the […]

2020 – An Epic New Year (In Retrospect, using the word epic might have been a mistake)

2020 – The year of the Fast Attack Coming Soon Well, that was the plan last December. I was thinking that a good follow-up to my 2019 year of highlighting the 41 for Freedom Boats would be a logical way to spend the year. To be honest, I spent a lot of time helping to […]

How big is your joy?

Roscoe Presbyterian Church, Roscoe Pennsylvania This was where I was called to preach last Sunday. The sermon topic matched the third Sunday in Advent: “How big is your joy?” The Shepherds were the focus and it was a great morning to celebrate God’s using some of the most unexpected people as His Messengers. The shepherds […]

All good things must end. Sometimes not just the way you expected

I taught my last professional development class at the college I work with last Friday. It didn’t start out that way, at least that was not my intent when I began the session, but the reality of the world we live in caught up with me at the end of the session. A little background. […]

There’s no place like home for the holidays… even if home is greater than 200 feet

Blessings in disguise We are getting ready to head out to my nephew’s house for Thanksgiving Day dinner. The house will be filled with people and the smells of the season will wrap around us as we enter. Thanksgiving has always been one of my favorite times of year. But the way we celebrate has […]

Precision Delegation – A guideline for leaders who find themselves in new roles

This article is dedicated to all of the people who have recently found themselves elected to new roles in their local governments. It is also something that might be useful to any number of people who are already in leadership but aren’t very effective in getting things done. Outside of time management (which is […]