. . . . at least never on the internet or in my thoughts every day! I have been wanting to post some writings here by a fellow submariner and friend of my father, a friend that he never met. Thanks to the internet, Dad's last couple of years on this earth were richer due …
A Woman’s Place
This will be a post that has as much chance of bombing as it does of being worthy. Whatever, I just like to write things down when something moves me. Having an image or event bring up emotion or feeling in me can just as easily place me in a melancholy funk for days. My mind …
Remembering A Mother’s Love
In addition to a collection of lunch box notes and hand made greeting cards from my sweetheart, I am fortunate to also have a file of letters from the time I served as an Army Aviator in South East Asia. These may not be lunchbox notes, but they are very special to me, especially the …
Oh God Thy Sea Is So Great . . . .
On this day November 22, 1963, John Fitzgerald Kennedy became the fourth American president to be assassinated in office. This was my father's president. I don't remember seeing dad for a couple of days afterwards. He was distraught to say the least. I wish we had sat down together at some point and talked about …
Why WordPress?
For me, this portal just seems to represent the best of blogging. I have played with most of the others . . . some like VOX are not around anymore. Others, to be left nameless, may have more users than WordPress, however they just don't inspire in me the kind of creativity that I would …
Rusty Bent Nail 
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