Happy Hour

"IF A LIFETIME CAN BE LIKENED TO A DAY, THEN THIS IS HAPPY HOUR!"
BUCK PENNINGTON

Mother, Mother Ocean

Mother, Mother Ocean, I've heard you call
Wanted to sail upon your waters since I was three feet tall
You've seen it all, you've seen it all
Watched the men who rode you, switch from sails to steam
In your belly you hold the treasures, few have ever seen
Most of 'em dream, most of 'em dream
Yes, I am a pirate, two hundred year's too late
The cannons don't thunder, there's nothin' to plunder
I'm an over-forty victim of fate
Arriving too late, arriving too late

Yoda

"Size matters not. Look at me. Judge me by my size, do you? Hmm? Hmm. And well you should not. For my ally is the Force, and a powerful ally it is."
―Yoda, to Luke Skywalker

Counted the Stars

Counted the stars on the 4th of July
Wishing we were rockets bursting in the sky
Talking about redemption and leaving things behind
I have these pictures and I keep these photographs
To remind me of a time
These pictures and these photographs
Let me know I'm doin' fine
We used to be so happy once upon a time
Once upon a time
But the sun sank west of the Mendocino County Line
And the sun sank west of the Mendocino County Line

""SOME SEE A GLASS AS HALF FULL, SOME SEE IT AS HALF EMPTY, I JUST WANT TO KNOW WHO’S DRINKING MY RUM."
Rumbear

Sunday, March 11, 2012

Last Lap for Enterprise CVAN/CVN-65

This is at the USNI site. Think I should have it on the lower left...............It had really good stuff about Lex on it as well.
The Big"E" is going on her last ride. I was seven when she entered the Fleet in the Autumn of 1961. I am older than her CO and XO.

The Bainbridge and Long Beach have been long gone now and Enterprise is finally going to be consigned to the dustbin of history.
I worked for an Air Bos'n on Independence in 74-75 who was in V-2 Division on Enterprise on this cruise.
I need to quit dating myself, ya know.
http://blog.usni.org/2012/03/10/last-lap-for-enterprise-cvancvn-65/
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3 comments:

Buck said...

I need to quit dating myself, ya know.

Why? You've got quite a few unique tee shirts. Be proud of 'em!

Sunday, March 11, 2012 1:39:00 PM
Glenn Mark Cassel said...

:-)!

Sunday, March 11, 2012 9:56:00 PM
Bartender Cabbie said...

Nothing shows power like a battle group at sea. The Lex will be missed.

Wednesday, March 14, 2012 5:07:00 AM

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