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
This past week, my wife and I had the pleasure to attend a reception for local authors and artists. I wasn’t sure what to expect, but since one of my simple “prose” writings had been accepted, I thought it would… Read more#142—An Unexpected Delight
Trivia Questions (Answers @ end) In one of my earliest blogs, I wrote about letter writing, asking the question, “Does anybody write letters anymore?” Back in the ‘70s (I’m a “child of the ‘60s”), there was no e-mail and there… Read more#141—Letter Writing: A Different Generation
Trivia Questions (Answers @ end) “Engine One, Engine Four. Vehicle crash. West University Avenue and 22nd Street. Respond.” I’m in the conference room downstairs, studying for a Physics exam the next day. Most of the other firefighters are reading, watching… Read more#140—Car v Utility Pole… Never a Good Scenario
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.
Trivia Questions (Answers @ end) a. “In Dreams” Patsy Cline b. “Dream On” Hall & Oates c. “A Head Full of Dreams” Roy Orbison d. “You Make My Dreams Come True” Coldplay e. “Sweet Dreams” Aerosmith “Tom, do you ever… Read more#138—Sleep Problems
Trivia Questions (Answers @ end) This past weekend, I took part in the Sunshine State Book Festival, an annual event for authors and publishers. Over 150 authors were there, including me. Like many others, I had several stacks of my… Read more#137—Hookers…
Trivia Questions (Answers @ end) They say working on the flight deck of an aircraft carrier is the most dangerous job in the world. You’ve heard me say this before… while I agree that working on the flight deck is… Read more#136—What Makes the Flight Deck So Exciting?
Trivia Questions (Answers @ end) Becky & I recently returned from a great trip to San Diego, visiting our son, Jared, and his two boys (our grandsons, ages 10 & 8). The weather was as I remembered it from years… Read more#135—You Mean There’s More to a Carrier Than the Flight Deck?
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