Life is a journey, one step followed by another…
Trivia Questions (Answers @ end) The Medicare Journey I thought about naming this post “The Medicare Journey,” but I decided to go a different route. Yes, I’m retired, I’m drawing social security, I’ve got some savings, and my wife &… Read more#209—This “Getting Old S**t” is Getting Old
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 …
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 …
Trivia Questions (Answers @ end) I’m writing a multi-part series of articles about a US Navy cruise in the Pacific, commonly known as a “Westpac.” I made one Westpac in 1975. It made quite an impression on me and it’s… Read more#189—Westpac ’75: It’s Not Just a Job…
Trivia Questions (Answers @ end) I’m writing a multi-part series of articles about a US Navy cruise in the Pacific, commonly known as a “Westpac.” I made one Westpac in 1975. It made quite an impression on me and it’s… Read more#187—Westpac ’75: Transit to PI
Trivia Questions (Answers @ end) I don’t know about ya’ll, but at this time of year, two things always cause me to put my life in perspective. One is the Christmas season—a time for joy, a time for family &… Read more#182—Christmas Edition (2024)
This week’s blog post is a repeat from several years ago… one of my all-time favorites. I’m out with an ERT (Early Response Team) this week, continuing to help with hurricane cleanup. There’s so much work left to do, but… Read more#178 – Midrats
Trivia Questions (Answers @ end) Photo: PACIFIC OCEAN (April 11, 2008) Sailors assigned to the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72) enjoy a clear night from the bow of the ship during a pause in flight operations. Lincoln… Read more#175—Night Shift