I'm the village idiot, I don't have anything to do with this pathetic little opera, I just felt like passing through!
Smittie The unit will be heading south on Sunday. We’ll spend a number of weeks in San Diego training and preparing and then depart from San Diego for sandier places. As my day of departure looms closer, the hugeness of what I’m about to do is starting to sink in. I will be separated from my … Read more
It has always been my habit to wear my uniform to church and other occasions when I am on active duty. I consider the uniform an honor and wearing it a privilege that I have earned. Secondly, I think it is important that people be able to put a face to “the military.” It is … Read more
Had a wonderful Christmas. Started the morning with coffee, blue berry muffins and presents. Santa gave the kids Nintendo Gameboy Advanced SP machines. Each got their own game but of course one game — Crash Bandicoot — is more popular. So they take turns playing that game. We opened presents, played with our toys and … Read more
I hope everyone has a wonder Christmas. As a Christian, the Christmas holiday holds a special and significant meaning for me personally. However, Christmas is also a cultural phenomenon. Regardless of your views of who Jesus was — personal saviour, just a man or a myth — I hope and pray that you have family … Read more
Day One We spent the day going through various stations getting our records checked. Medical, Dental, Admin, Legal, etc. It was pretty standard Navy fare. Hurry up, get to your assigned station, are you where you are suppose to be? No? Get there. Once there, you waited. Plenty of confusion prevailed. Are we leaving today? … Read more
December 1 I’ll be starting a new temporary job. Monday morning I’ll be popping tall in a Navy uniform. It is a nine month call up to relieve units currently in the gulf. This article is about the last group to go over. The group we are relieving. I’m currently training up (sit-ups, push-ups and … Read more
Well, this ought to get interesting. As I sat in the early morning line up at our favorite surf spots in the months and weeks preceeding the US invasion of Iraq, my good friend Jamie and I discussed the coming war often, some times heatedly. In those discussions I said that two things seemed significant … Read more
From this news article: Iraqi and U.S. authorities in Baghdad blamed the coordinated quadruple blasts on foreign fighters intent on targeting those they accuse of collaborating with U.S. forces. One captive would-be bomber was said to carry a Syrian passport. But in Washington, Pentagon officials said they believed loyalists of ousted President Saddam Hussein were … Read more
My pirate name is Dirty William Rackham. What’s your’s?