TAD

This will be my last transmission for one to two months. I may end up stuck on the ship for that time period.

Dating and life

I briefly mentioned a Chinese lady in a few of my posts.  After we got to know each other, I realized that she was not the kind of lady I was looking for.  All signs are pointing to a good relationship with a local girl.  She has a son.  As a child of divorced parents, that doesn’t bother me.  Not to mention, I am not exactly a candidate for sainthood.

I was in PA for my younger brother’s wedding.  Due to my job, I sometimes don’t get home for a while.  One distant step cousin was a toddler last time I saw her.  She is now nearly in Jr. High.  My sister was in diapers last time I saw her.  She is now potty trained and going to school.

The wedding was a storybook wedding.  My new sister in law and her son are wonderful.

There I was

Recently, I dated a Chinese chick that was only slightly more sane than a shithouse mouse.  Now. I am trying out an island girl that seems a lot more agreeable.  Military and dating can be tricky due to the odd hours.

Going to the chapel

I am going to make it to my brother’s wedding after all.  I had to swing by the store today to get some new clothes.  After two years, I don’t want to meet my family looking like U just crawled out of the village.

Late Father’s Day post

Fortunately, my Dad is still alive, well and giving me advice.  This video is from one of my favorite songs growing up.  I have a lot of good memories of my Dad.  Although he and Mom got divorced, he took pains to make time for my brother and I.  He taught me to ride well, shoot straight and speak the truth.  He would bring home apples, or Rolos in his lunch box to give to my brother and I.  To this day, I can’t eat Rolos without thinking about Dad.

This one time, on Easter

Take that!

Yet another meme.

1.Have you ever been searched by the cops?  By Master-at-Arms.  The money quote,  “How many knives does one man need?”

 2. Do you close your eyes on a roller coaster? Yes

3. When’s the last time you’ve been sledging? Sledging? What the h*ll is “sledging”? I was a pretty competent sledge-hammer user when I was an engineer. Lots of things on a ship respond well to the application of a sledge hammer.

4. Would you rather sleep with someone else, or alone? Somebody else 

5. Do you believe in ghosts? No.

6. Do you consider yourself creative? Creative, innovative, and pure joy to have around…

7. Do you think O.J. killed his wife? Does a bear sh*t in the woods?

8. Jennifer Aniston or Angelina Jolie? If I want a promiscuous skank, I can find one on my ship. 

9. Can you honestly say you know anything about politics? Are you serious? Read this blog. I know enough about politics.

10. Do you know how to play poker? Yes. I made some pretty good money at it from time to time from other people who just THOUGHT they knew how to play poker.

11. Have you ever been awake for 48 hours straight? More than once.

12. What’s your favorite commercial? Don’t have one. I often have the TV on, but I pay little attention to it.

13. Who was your first love? The little next door girl 

14. If you’re driving in the middle of the night, and no one is around you, do you run a red light?  Hell yeah! 

15. Do you have a secret that no one knows but you? Yes

16. Boston Red Sox or New York Yankees? Watch a baseball game or beat myself in the head with a small hammer…

17. Have you ever been ice skating? No. Ice is something you put in whiskey.

18. How often do you remember your dreams? Some of them for years…

19. What’s the one thing on your mind? Leaving the world in good condition for my children and siblings

20. Do you always wear your seat belt? Always.

21. What talent do you wish you had? To be proficient at the guitar.

22. Do you like sushi? I love sushi. All sorts and varieties…

23. What do you wear to bed? uh… no!

24. Do you truly hate anyone? No!

25. If you could sleep with one famous person, who would it be? That’s a sad question…

26. Do you know anyone in jail? As of right now, my cousin

27. What food do you find disgusting? Possum.

28. Have you ever made fun of your friends behind their back? Nope! I can insult them right to their faces so all of us can laugh.

29. Have you ever been punched in the face? Yes

30. Do you believe in angels and demons? Yes

edited due to beer blogging last night and to add borrowed from Mostly Cajun

Blogroll reciprocation

Old Controller has added me to their blogroll.  I have reciprocated and added her.  From what I gather, she is a retired Air Force person who lives in South Carolina.

Much news

The promotion list came out a few weeks back.  My name was one of ten in my specialty.  I had to pass a complete Physical Fitness Assessment,  A lot of excercising and dehydration tactics.  I made it.  I posted 12:47 on 1.5 miles.  The HT2 soon to be my right hand man ran with me to keep me focused.  Hence the lack of posts.  Every waking minute I was active.  Now for the Neandertahals of the day.  The Navy frowns upon rework.  Carpentry and decking are fairly unforgiving.  Metal can be ground out and done over.  Not so with wood and tile.  A 12 square foot space vinyl tile job became FUBAR.  As I am soon to be HT1 I caught the hell from the higher ups.  “Knuckle-dragging f#*ks, Neanderthals, and romper room” were all heard.  I worked at a tile store in High School, and did side-jobs with uncle, and I don’t remember vinyl tile being terribly difficult.  Lucky for my merry band of idiots, it is only about 300 dollars worth of rework.  Now, I get to QC every step after they *think* they are done, if not be on top of them from A until done.  I used to be a QA Inspector.  They won’t like my inspections.  I also had to consult THE BOOK to write a work procedure on the fourth grade reading level.  Oh, the joys of Repair.