JACKPOT! Then I Was Robbed!

by | Sep 19, 2019 | Sea Stories

Sometimes when you play a slot machine you can actually win! Most times, they just slowly take your money not unlike the process of boiling a frog. Very slowly over time the water , or in this case the slot machine, slowly warms (takes your money) up until the frog is...

The EPIC Road Trip: Part One

by | Sep 17, 2019 | Troy's Blogs

Take 1 man, 3 boys, a dog, all their cloths and camping gear and pack it into a small car and you have the makings of an epic road trip. How many of you remember the Ford Pinto?  If you do, you probably remember that they were most famous for bursting into flames...
The EPIC Road Trip: Part Two

The EPIC Road Trip: Part Two

by | Sep 17, 2019 | Troy's Blogs

I’ve been to Las Vegas a few times since the day we visited in 1972, and it has changed.  Not for the better either.  Back then, the city was vibrantly alive with sights and sounds.  There was excitement in the air!  You could hear the slots...
What Is It Like To Be A Fleet Sailor?

What Is It Like To Be A Fleet Sailor?

by | Jul 18, 2019 | Sea Stories

Life as a US Navy Fleet Sailor seemed to be an amazing adventure. If any of you were sailors and served aboard a ship, you KNOW what I am about to tell you is true!  And I would bet that you vividly remember the horror stories you were told about what happened...
Go Get WHAT?

Go Get WHAT?

by | Jul 18, 2019 | Sea Stories

One of the rights of passage in any military organization is to mess with the new people and send them on a fools errand.  People can be very creative when they send the “unknowing” new guy on expeditions to find phantom items.  I’m sure the other branches...