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I guess I should start taking back some of my harsh words about facebook. I have been reconnecting with some shipmates I probably would have never reconnected with. And picture I don't remember...

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I was born in 1962. I grew up in the 60s and 70s. Hit the road in the 80s. A continual complaint me and my friends have is that the girls back in the day were nowhere nearly as gorgeous as the...

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American Pie http://youtu.be/ih7N9_VUU4U I was watching an episode of Cold Case last night when the phone rang. I shot the shit with Glen for a while before he suggested we go to Seadog's. Co...

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Throwback Thursday (on Friday because I didn't post it) B-58 "Snoopy" From what I am told it is only one of five B-58s in existence. Made its way to Hollywood in "Failsafe." What is with the...

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We have had progressively soupy weather. I can't complain because the weather in Maine this summer has been fabulous. The local TV station news has been apoplectic about the potential for thund...

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Throw Back Thursday - Summer 1986 - Edwards AFB California

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http://youtu.be/6-RFwFjaVAk They had to reach back to find this obscure ELO tune for American Hustle. Now it is being used in at least a couple of commercials. I became a fan of the Electric L...

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www.youtube.com/embed/S9oAg0UzRAY (The instrumental part of the song will be familiar to "House MD" fans - as it is the theme.) It is always hard to encapsulate a trip in a few paragraphs. Mayb...

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www.youtube.com/embed/LKRZ_cZIttM And you remain, A promise unfulfilled, I ask you for more, But you push me away... All the chores are done. The last decision is backpack or rolly suitcase...

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The trip to visit my friend and his fiancé, then proceed on to Foxwoods is on. This will be the closest thing to a "Vacation" I've done in a while. I drive down to their house on Saturday. S...

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http://youtu.be/06WM8oLH87M "Nobody blowin' up my phone I ain't buzzin' and I ain't stoned But I'm ridin', flyin' higher than the blue sky If you don't like me, brother, that's okay I ain't gon...

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Well Mancub and family launched out of Maryland today. That officially cuts my last tie to a state I despise. They are heading for Texas, taking three or four days. Other than when we came eas...

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Long conversation with my advisor at school. I dropped the PM concentration so only have one class to go. We also talked for a while about writing and database administration. There is a Maste...

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http://youtu.be/qvFXA0CN-24 In 1992 I was flat on my back listening to this song on the upper rack in a two man stateroom on the USS Saratoga. Halfway down the catapult one stroke. As we cross...

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http://youtu.be/94RIIdFvoHI Last night at midnight I flipped a quarter that has Maine on the back, and of course GW on the front. Maine won. Taking a pass on the Strat Management class this su...

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It is a pretty day today. Warm and balmy, almost tropical. I am still waiting to decide if I am going to take the next class. Or just go manage a Burger King. Or write. Or... How do you get...

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Time and again I regret watching the Sunday news shows. I feel my blood boil as ISIS rolls through Iraq taking everything in its path. All the blood, all the treasure, all the effort expended i...

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Completely amazing rain coming down. Don't see Florida rain in Maine often. And it doesn't even fall mainly on the plain. Because there is no plain in Maine. Sorry to be a pain. I'm watching...

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Whew. I was finishing up reading all of my classmates Term Papers and realized I was cold. The windows and doors downstairs have been open all day. I was working in shorts and a tank. And it ...

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I'm bored. I read the term paper submissions of the other guys in my class. I am supposed to make comments. Nobody cares how the sausage is made. How it tastes coming off the grill is the onl...

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I surprise myself sometimes. I went back and read my term paper submission. Somewhere out of the recesses of my mind technical writing comes back. Only active voice, absolute minimum of adject...

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http://youtu.be/y8GOjjMnhAg Don't tell me / How to be / Cause I like some suffering / Don't ask me / What I need / I'm just fine / Here finding me / Me -Vertical Horizon, "Finding Me" I was up ...

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(Favorite quote from the movie:) "Merciful Father, I have squandered my days with plans of many things. This was not among them. But at this moment, I beg only to live the next few minutes w...

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http://youtu.be/yCmsZUN4r_s I love me some Faith Hill. Oh hell, truth is I love tall gorgeous blondes. I was sleeping peacefully in my now air-conditioned bedroom when the phone rang at 8am. ...

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