#23 – Rough Seas – Sea of Japan

Trivia Questions (Answers @ end) In what movie did we hear the following: “You’re meddling with powers you cannot possibly comprehend.”? Who said, “What you get by achieving your goals is not as important as what you become by achieving… Read more#23 – Rough Seas – Sea of Japan

#19 – The 3-Minute Navy Shower: A Luxury, Compared to…

Trivia Questions (Answers @ end) In what movie did we hear the following quote? “I will call to the past, far back to the beginning of time, and beg them to come and help me at the judgment. I will… Read more#19 – The 3-Minute Navy Shower: A Luxury, Compared to…

#17 – From Sailor to Civilian

Trivia Questions (Answers @ end): In what movie (and who said), “Sell craziness somewhere else. We’re all stocked up here.”? Who said, “Stay away from negative people. They have a problem for every solution.”? From what ‘70s song do we… Read more#17 – From Sailor to Civilian

#15 – Tattoo–Yes… or No?

Trivia Questions (Answers @ end) Who said, “Hope is being able to see that there is light despite all of the darkness.”? In what movie did we hear, “I see dead people.”? In what song (and who sang it) did… Read more#15 – Tattoo–Yes… or No?

#13 – After 30+ years, I’m back on the flight deck

Writing Your Own Memoir, Part 2 Trivia Questions (Answers @ end) In what movie did we hear, “I feel the need… the need for speed.”? Who said, “The best and most beautiful things in the world cannot be seen or… Read more#13 – After 30+ years, I’m back on the flight deck

#12 – Writing Your Own Memoir – Part 1

It’s Really Easy, and… What a Legacy Trivia Questions (Answers @ end) Who said, “You can always edit a bad page. You can’t edit a blank page.”? In what late 60s TV show did we hear, “Book ‘em, Danno.”? Recognize… Read more#12 – Writing Your Own Memoir – Part 1

#10 – “You light ’em, we fight ’em”

You light ‘em, we fight ‘em Q – Who said, “Try to be a rainbow in someone’s cloud.”?Q – In what movie (and who said it) did we hear the line, “It’s not the years, it’s the mileage.”? Q –… Read more#10 – “You light ’em, we fight ’em”

#3 – Between a Rock and a Hard Place

You’ve seen movies with aircraft carriers, haven’t you? Top Gun (1986), The Final Countdown (1980), Behind Enemy Lines (2001), to name a few. You probably wondered what it’s like to work on the flight deck, too. Well, maybe not everybody,… Read more#3 – Between a Rock and a Hard Place

#1 – Beginning a new journey…

I am a veteran… a United States Navy veteran to be more specific. I enlisted (“volunteered”) in July 1973 for four years. I almost made four years. It was exactly three years, eleven months, and 29 days (but who’s counting)…. Read more#1 – Beginning a new journey…