Former petty office first class John O'Toole loved to get in little digs at me. He remembered when I was " not the sharpest tool in the kit." In short, he remembered when I was an addled brain sailor whose sea locker and sea bag always needed a good tossing and cleanup before inspections.
Pride
(teachers of martial arts). It was a memorable evening because Sensei's teacher was visiting us from Japan, and we wanted everything perfect.
Not All Teachers Are Human
Not all teachers are human
Legendary
For our cats and dogs, the "Big Game Days" will be forever legendary.
Oh, NO! Updates!
Daily writing promptWhat part of your routine do you always try to skip if you can?View all responses The little balloon of text just appeared in the upper right-hand of my monitor - you have updates to install! Whoopeee! Here I am scratching my head over this prompt, and along comes the darned updates. I …
Which?
Daily writing promptWhat podcasts are you listening to?View all responses Of course, everyone listens to podcasts, right? Wrong. I do not. I just do not know where I'd fit it in. I write, work in the shop, work outside, and do as my doctor says get plenty of walking in to keep fit. I also …
Going Over Town
my general geography course was an absolute dream. I could slip away into the world af landmasses, river systems, tectonic plates, and other mysteries that had fascinated me as a child.
Da Tube
I have little choice. For most of every week, I am glued to a monitor. It's been an important part of how I make my living for many years. Doing video production ensures lots of screen time. A bit of history It started when I was working as an anthropologist. I found that videotaping ( …
Judy’s Number Game, Number 97
And the number is: 219 Found at Charlie's Place Place in Gloucester, MA A schooner carving in process A piece of a carving recoveered from the Titanic One of my cherry bowls The Cunard liner Servia Cherry sails for carved ship portrait This interesting piece was on the wall at a great casual restaurant in …
Campfire Stories
The crew all sat around the campfire. The conversation was about monsters and spooks. Anticipation ran high after each selection as the crew detailed their humorous, and scary choices. The Stay Puffed Marshmellow Man got several mentions. Also listed were: vampires, mummies, the Holy Ghost, their in-laws, and former husbands and wives. It was all …

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