Monthly Archives: February 2010
Forerunners of the Next Generation: The New Mexico Class, USS New Mexico, USS Idaho and USS Mississippi
New Mexico BB-40 in 1930 before moderization The Battleships of the Nevada and Pennsylvania classes had established American ship design as second to none in 1916. At the same time the US Navy was planning advances in engineering systems that … Continue reading
Filed under History, Military, Navy Ships, world war two in the pacific
The Battle Fleet that Never Was: The USS Washington, the South Dakota Class and the Lexington Class Battle Cruisers
Artist depiction of the Lexington as Battle Cruiser Note: This is the first of a series of articles on what might have happened if the Washington Naval Treaty had not been signed. This article is a look at the American … Continue reading
Filed under History, Military, Navy Ships
The Oldest Ladies…Battleships USS Arkansas, New York and Texas
USS Arkansas 1919 Note: This is the second of my series on US Battleships of World War Two. The First was the essay The Battleships of Pearl Harbor and I will follow this with essays on the New Mexico class, the … Continue reading
Finishing Second…Padre Steve Muses on Winning and Losing
“Without losers, where would the winners be?” Casey Stengel Upset Win for Team USA Charlie Brown once said “Winning isn’t everything, but losing isn’t anything.” I am one of the most competitive people that I know, I hate to lose … Continue reading
Filed under philosophy, sports and life
Thoughts on Ending Don’t Ask Don’t Tell…a Moderate View
No, we’re not homosexual, but we are willing to learn…Yeah, would they send us someplace special? Note: I’m not feeling well tonight with my Kidney stone keeping up a steady mid grade pain in my Kidney. Thus I am modifying … Continue reading
Filed under History, laws and legislation, Military, philosophy
The Heretic: Padre Steve Critiques the Christian Sub-Culture
I guess I am a heretic. It is a hard thing to admit but I will have to join the ranks of heretics tonight as I attempt to pass my yet as unnamed Kidney stone. I have had some interesting … Continue reading
Filed under philosophy, Religion
Do you believe in Miracles? Padre Steve Remembers the “Miracle on Ice”
We all remember where we were when tragedy happened. No one can forget where they were when John or Bobby Kennedy or the Reverend Martin Luther King Junior was assassinated. Likewise few can forget where they were when the Space … Continue reading
Filed under History
Oh the Pain…Padre Steve’s Kidney Stone Naming Contest
Getting set to pass the stone Well I spent a good part of the last night and early this morning with the Abbess visiting my friends in the Naval Medical Center Portsmouth Emergency Room. I had been in pretty bad … Continue reading
Filed under healthcare, purely humorous
Too Young…Naval Medical Center Portsmouth loses another one of Its Own
Lieutenant Eric W Inge, Medical Corps, United States Navy 20 August 1979-13 February 2010 Creator, Father who first breathed In us the life that we received By thy power of thy breath restore The ill, and men with wounds of … Continue reading
Filed under Military, Pastoral Care, shipmates and veterans
