Life is a journey, one step followed by another…
Trivia Questions (Answers @ end) We weren’t at war… The “official” end of the Vietnam War was April 30, 1975. I’d reported aboard the aircraft carrier USS Kitty Hawk (CV-63), just thirty days prior. She was moored at North Island,… Read more#143—Flight Ops… Around the Clock
A Navy F/A-18E Super Hornet takes off from the flight deck of the USS Dwight D. Eisenhower in the Atlantic Ocean. Navy Petty Officer 3rd Class Cameron Pinske.
First of all, Merry Christmas to all from Gainesville, Florida. If you don’t know where that is, it’s about 1½ hours from each coast, an hour south of Georgia, and two hours north of Orlando. Right smack dab in the… Read more#133—A Veteran’s Christmas
Trivia Questions (Answers @ end) “What the hell took you so long, Chet?” Borne was his usual self—always smiling, cracking a joke, and making light of the moment. He knew the chow lines were often long enough to finish a… Read more#124—Nighttime on the Flight Deck, Part 1: Launch
Trivia Questions (Answers @ end) Who said, “Don’t take criticism from people you would never go to for advice.”? In what movie (and who said it) did we hear, “I learned a long time ago that worrying is like a… Read more#123—I Thought I’d Heard Everything, Part 3
Trivia Questions (Answers @ end) Who said, “We do not remember days; we remember moments.”? In what movie (and who said it) did we hear, “If I am not me, then who the hell am I?”? Who sang (and what… Read more#114—Those Dastardly “Triggers”
Trivia Questions (Answers @ end) Who said, “You can’t help getting older, but you don’t have to get old.”? In what movie (and who said it) did we hear, “Knowing is the easy part; saying it out loud is the… Read more#105—See You at the Red Light
Trivia Questions (Answers @ end) Who said, “Don’t be pushed around by the fears in your mind. Be led by the dreams in your heart.”? In what movie (and who said it) did we hear, “Let me give you one… Read more#104—After Weeks at Sea… Finally, PI Liberty (Part 2)
Trivia Questions (Answers @ end) Who said, “The world always seems brighter when you’ve just made something that wasn’t there before.”? In what movie (and who said it) did we hear, “When are you going to get it into your… Read more#103—After Weeks at Sea… Finally, PI Liberty<br>Part 1: The Day <em>Before</em>
This will be a short(er) blog post than my usual. I’m out west traveling and with family. Actually… two families. I’m visiting with my son & his family who live in San Diego. It just so happens that I also… Read more#95—Birds of a Feather…