I got to thinking about my first “real” date. Aw there probably were a couple of them. Like the first time I held hands or the first time I ever did any smooching. Seems like it was so long ago, that they all run together. My girlfriend Angela had been a cheer leader back in … Continue reading “Valley of the Dolls”
Ever sail one of these? It's called a "Sunfish", a day sailer. Just about the easiest sailboat to maneuver, you'll ever find. Living in Guantanamo was confining at times. It was such a small Naval Base, near the center of the Caribbean Ocean. During summer vacation, the dependent school children were offered a variety of … Continue reading Guantanamo Bay
Gary and I were suppose to go dove hunting in southern Georgia, up around Hoboken. I had to work on Saturday, so he went up ahead of me, to set some feed out in the fields to bait 'em, up. My job was to bring the drinks and snacks. Instead of beer, I filled the … Continue reading Snuff Bucket
Remember the old TV beer commercial when there was a retired baseball umpire wearing thick glasses trying to read the label on a “Miller Lite” beer bottle and then a baseball player takes the bottle away and reads it for him. Then the umpire looks at the guy and says "Hey, you’re Boog Powell?" I … Continue reading MVP
My Dad’s favorite saying was “Be more afraid of me, than you are of them.” He meant it. While he was still in the Navy, my parents bought a small trailer park, with plans to expand. It took most of his military salary just for us to get by, he even sent his foster mother, … Continue reading The Landlord’s Son
The 57th Anniversary of the Cuban Missile Crisis has just passed, this is my version of the events. Dad made Senior Chief back in ’58, he applied for LDO (Limited Duty Officer) soon afterwards. I was in the third grade at school. He wrangled a slot in Officer’s Candidate School in Quonset Point Rhode Island. … Continue reading Gitmo
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