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

Wednesday, April 09, 2014

Family and Friends Day Cruise on USS Ronald Reagan CVN-76

I was so lucky today, April 9. Blogbud, Christopher Goodrich and his daughter, The WSO got me a trip out to sea on USS Ronald Reagan CVN 76.
Damn, it was a Blast!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Here are some pictures of the event. I shot an amazing number and this is but a sample of them.
To our most esteemed Blog Buds, MSGT Buck and CDR Bill Paisley we missed you dear friends..........

















































































5 comments:

Hogdayafternoon said...

Congratulations on what looked a great day!

P.S. Big, innit!

Jeff said...

You all officially SUCK LOL! Yeah, I'm green with envy, but I'm glad y'all had a good time ;-)

Buck said...

What a GREAT day out... and brilliant pics, too!

Glenn Mark Cassel said...

Thanks Guys!
It was a awesome day!

Brian said...

Holy crap, I am a former carrier sailor and live in Huntington Beach. Yesterday, April 9th at 11:25AM we had a large hard shake that felt like an earthquake. I checked the earthquake sites and nothing. I told my wife it was probably a sonic boom from a fighter. Well, lo and behold, the boom was attributed on the news to a fighter off the USS Ronald Reagan. How cool is that!

I will not go down and tell my children I didn't have the courage, the conviction, the commitment or the character to fight for this country...Don't go home and let your children down~~ LTC Allen West

Publius Flavius Vegetius Renatus

‎"Igitur qui desiderat pacem, praeparet bellum.("Therefore, he who desires peace, let him prepare for war")" from "Epitoma Rei Militaris," by Vegetius (Publius Flavius Vegetius Renatus)