NO HELICOPTER JOB FOR ME!   Or, take this whirlybird and shove it.   Some time during my trip around this great country I shopped for additional camping equipment at Dick’s Sporting Goods in Palm Desert, California. Dick’s has a large selection of camping and tenting items and I find their prices comparable to elsewhere. … More Take This Whirlybird and Shove It

WHAT’S FOR DINNER?     Sunday July 6, 2014 I go out the door on a pretty afternoon in Boothbay. The sun has been lighting up the region nicely for the past 24 hours turning the rain of several days into grass and weeds. Other cultivars have benefited greatly as well. The gardens at The … More What’s For Dinner? – A Progression of Minor Events

The following story is real and it is true. The names have been changed just for the heck of it. I don’t think the Naval Investigative Service ( NIS) cares if a couple of 75 year old codgers are guilty of misappropriation. In the story “Slim” is me and “Biff” is my old pal Bill … More Submarine Electronics Technicians are Too Cool or Finders, Keepers!