Monthly Archives: April 2009
April Baseball in Norfolk…Thank God for Global Warming
April is at long last over. Though officially spring, the weather in Norfolk or the Hampton Roads area is often miserable. It can and usually is cold, rainy and windy. Low temps often are in the 40s and sometimes early … Continue reading
Don’t Mess With the Pig- The Swine Flu is no Joking Matter
I am not an alarmist by any means. I am a realist and a historian. If we know anything from human history there have been great plagues as well as epidemics and pandemics of various types. Our world is rich … Continue reading
Filed under healthcare, History, Military, Politics
Life in the Ninth Inning- The Game is Never Over Until the Last Out
Today I marked a milestone in my academic life. I completed the course requirements for my Master of Arts in Military History. For me this means, at least in this program I am entering the 9th inning. I have two … Continue reading
Filed under Baseball, History, Loose thoughts and musings, Religion
The Dining Out
Tonight was a lot of fun. I went to our 2009 Naval Medical Center Intern Class Dining Out. Now for those that do not know what a dining out is I must take some time to in the words of … Continue reading
Wear of the FWU-”Faggoty White Uniform” or Summer Whites
Me in my FWU’s as a LT on USS Hue City CG-66 off Crete July 2002 We in the Mid-Atlantic Region of the Navy have now transitioned to our summer uniforms. I’ve talked in depth about the NWU or Navy … Continue reading
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Unearned Runs and Life
Today was one of those days where things went a lot better than the previous couple of days. I mentioned yesterday about a situation that I needed to deal with at work. I was able to do so with wonderful … Continue reading
Filed under Baseball, Loose thoughts and musings, PTSD, Religion
Bad Days and Baseball
Today I am not a Merry Man I had a bad couple of days. I’m not going into any detail here about any of the incidents as they are too personal and could harm me if I aire them in … Continue reading
Winning Well and a Good Christian Death
Last night I went home from Harbor Park disappointed that the home opener was rained out. Of course as we know this was the Devil’s work, which made tonight a better night. The day at the hospital was a bit … Continue reading
