The best of intentions
No kidding! I really did have every intention of keeping this thing up to date and here it is now 8 months since my last post.
Maybe I'm a creature of habit. 3 times in 2006, 3 times in 2008, and 3 times in 2009.
So here it is 2010 and I really should get off my dead @ss and write something. Here's the Readers' Digest Condensed Version:
June - INSURV Let me tell you about the Board of Inspection and Survey. Here's a bunch of guys, almost to a man, all washed out of warfighting communities, none of them technical experts, but they're here to evaluate the material condition of my ship. Imagine inviting a concert violinist over to conduct a home inspection. And BTW, we did well on it so this is not a case of bitter grapes, simply frustration with mediocrity. The rest of the month was spent at sea undergoing a tactical evaluation by a similarly qualified bunch. (and we did well on that one also.)
July - Spent the first part in Florida watching the cars go fast under the lights at Daytona, and a few days in Orlando, swimming with dolphins, drinking hand-crafted beers and smoking fine cigars. Later in the month we did another Friends and Family Day Cruise. Always a lot of fun those. Rest of the month was more of the same.
August - Missed the night race at Bristol by that much! Missed Camp Clearfork by about 2 days (one on each end) but did squeeze in a weekend road trip to Michigan Internationa Speedway. What a facility! My friend Roxanne started her training for a year in Iraq.
September - Willie bought a sawmill. Spent Labor Day weekend at the cabin helping him put it together. That is quite the toy! Sailed shortly after we got back and that's the month.
October - we were supposed to deploy; didn't. Leave it at that. The Invitational was a huge success. Had a great time in Martinsville. Roxy hit the ground in Baghdad and we began a long string of toasts to her, her comrades, and their service.
November - CQ. How I hate that word. Home in time to watch Jimmie wrap up a fourth consecutive championship. Had yet another birthday which I thought would go unnoticed (at work) but thanks to my dear friend Courtney, I was serenaded by ~100 Naval Officers as the cake came out. (Don't give up your day jobs fellas!)
December - CQ. Ugh! Missed out on the opportunity to go to Cleveland for the Thursday night game against Pissburgh. Hey, it was the first of 4 consecutive wins! Did manage to make it up for the Oakland game and a nice visit with Mom. Roxy showed up for Christmas Eve and New Years Eve.
And that brings us up to date. Again, this is the condensed version. More to follow. Maybe
Maybe I'm a creature of habit. 3 times in 2006, 3 times in 2008, and 3 times in 2009.
So here it is 2010 and I really should get off my dead @ss and write something. Here's the Readers' Digest Condensed Version:
June - INSURV Let me tell you about the Board of Inspection and Survey. Here's a bunch of guys, almost to a man, all washed out of warfighting communities, none of them technical experts, but they're here to evaluate the material condition of my ship. Imagine inviting a concert violinist over to conduct a home inspection. And BTW, we did well on it so this is not a case of bitter grapes, simply frustration with mediocrity. The rest of the month was spent at sea undergoing a tactical evaluation by a similarly qualified bunch. (and we did well on that one also.)
July - Spent the first part in Florida watching the cars go fast under the lights at Daytona, and a few days in Orlando, swimming with dolphins, drinking hand-crafted beers and smoking fine cigars. Later in the month we did another Friends and Family Day Cruise. Always a lot of fun those. Rest of the month was more of the same.
August - Missed the night race at Bristol by that much! Missed Camp Clearfork by about 2 days (one on each end) but did squeeze in a weekend road trip to Michigan Internationa Speedway. What a facility! My friend Roxanne started her training for a year in Iraq.
September - Willie bought a sawmill. Spent Labor Day weekend at the cabin helping him put it together. That is quite the toy! Sailed shortly after we got back and that's the month.
October - we were supposed to deploy; didn't. Leave it at that. The Invitational was a huge success. Had a great time in Martinsville. Roxy hit the ground in Baghdad and we began a long string of toasts to her, her comrades, and their service.
November - CQ. How I hate that word. Home in time to watch Jimmie wrap up a fourth consecutive championship. Had yet another birthday which I thought would go unnoticed (at work) but thanks to my dear friend Courtney, I was serenaded by ~100 Naval Officers as the cake came out. (Don't give up your day jobs fellas!)
December - CQ. Ugh! Missed out on the opportunity to go to Cleveland for the Thursday night game against Pissburgh. Hey, it was the first of 4 consecutive wins! Did manage to make it up for the Oakland game and a nice visit with Mom. Roxy showed up for Christmas Eve and New Years Eve.
And that brings us up to date. Again, this is the condensed version. More to follow. Maybe
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