Life is a journey, one step followed by another…
Another year around the sun … another year of blog posts. Where does the time go? As we used to say back in my day, “It’s Not Just a Job … It’s An Adventure.” Here are the five most popular… Read more#207—Goodbye 2025, Hello 2026
Trivia Questions (Answers @ end) By the time you read this blog post, I’ll have just turned a young 71 years old. I don’t know about you, but when I make another trip around the sun, I count my many… Read more#206—Those Things That Stay With You …
Professor Google defines “obsession,” as “an idea or thought that continually preoccupies or intrudes on a person’s mind.” Yep—no doubt, that’s what this project has become. I’m talking about my new book project … the one about 48 men from… Read more#205—It’s Become an Obsession
Veterans Day is Tuesday, November 11 I’ve always tried to honor Veterans Day, even as a kid. My dad fought in WWII, and he took time for remembrance and taught me the importance and respect for veterans. I felt I… Read moreBlog #204 – Veterans Day 2025
Trivia Questions (Answers @ end) My transfer orders read, “Report to USS Kitty Hawk (CV-63) no later than March 20, 1975.” I’d left my first duty station, NAS Agana, Guam, a month earlier (February), after spending 15 months working one… Read more#203—Welcome Aboard!
Trivia Questions (Answers @ end) At my age (almost 71), I tend to think back on times during my life and, as my dad often said, “pontificate.” Yeah … I had to look that one up. Maybe that’s why I… Read more#202—Accidents Happen …
A “Chance” Meeting? Last week, a group of us Rebuild volunteers completed rebuilding a porch in Gainesville. We had rebuilt the front porch a couple of weeks earlier but couldn’t finish the one in the back because the lumber store… Read more#201—The Journey Continues
Each military branch of the United States has its own cultures, language, and traditions. In the Navy, the Chief Petty Officer serves a dual role as both a technical expert and as a leader; emphasis being more on leadership. There… Read moreNavy Friday Funny – The Senior Walmart Greeter
Trivia Questions (Answers @ end) Is This Really My 200th Blog Post? I posted my first “A Veteran’s Journey” blog on Veterans Day, 2010—almost five years ago! Wow, how time flies, right? Actually, if you count the number of Navy… Read more#200—If We Had This Back in the 70s …
Trivia Questions (Answers @ end) You Got Home, Knowing You Were No Longer in the Navy My sister, Anne, had flown out from Florida to San Diego. Our plan was to drive back across the country in my 1976 blue… Read more#199—You Remember That Time When …