One More Thing Before I Go Dark Again

Here’s the deal. I’m in a classroom learning a difficult skill with a bunch of eighteen year olds. Every student more senior is gone, with one diehard EDO senior enlisted still along...

“I should probably let this go, but somehow cannot”

So says Lex in what could be read as accidentally summarizing his story, if you consider which “this” he’s talking about. It’s a hard story. It’s a story I...

Any Connection Between This Report And The USS GW Homeport Change Is Entirely Coincidental, I’m Sure

Huh. This article hit Drudge (”U.S. sub may have leaked radiation in Japan…“). Anyone want to send aspirin to the Navy public affairs folks? I remember living in Japan a decade...

People with Dirty Hands: Garden bloggers’ book club

I have been re-reading People with Dirty Hands: The Passion for Gardening by Robin Chotzinoff for the Garden Bloggers Book Club. Just like last time, I am amazed by her ability to ferret these...[[...

Yet Another Reason to Dislike The Cook’s Illustrated Family of Publications

Long time readers of my blog should know by now how much I dislike the magazine Cook’s Illustrated. If you are new here, read one of my last rants on the subject, specifically, about how...