The Old Salt

A small collection of the many good things in the life of this old sailor. These items may be current or from the past, if I liked them or am fond of them they are eligible to be here.

Sunday, December 30, 2007

It's A Beautiful Thing

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This is a beautiful thing for digital camera lovers. With a 1 gigabyte card in it I have over 400 pictures on it and have used 512 megabytes...
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Things To Look Forward To In 2008

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I will update this list as we go through the year as more things to look forward to occur to me. These fine collectable books are available...
Saturday, December 15, 2007

A Motto For Consideration

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Remember this motto to live by: "Life should NOT be a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in an attractive and w...
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Wednesday, December 05, 2007

Men's Rules

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Here are the rules from the male side. These are our rules! Please note these are all numbered "1" on purpose! 1. Men are NOT mi...
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Monday, October 29, 2007

It Was Pumpkin Patch Time This Weekend

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Friday, October 26, 2007

Blue Daddy Got Home In August

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Isaac's "Blue Daddy" is finally home. Isaac was very excited and somewhat anxious. He was running laps around his parents a...
Monday, October 22, 2007

The Cowboy Code

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Gene Autry created the Cowboy Code or Cowboy Commandments in response to his young radio listeners aspiring to be just like Gene: 1. The Co...
Tuesday, September 11, 2007

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This is the South side of the house, Maudie is getting her plants installed nicely. The lawn is centipede grass, that is supposed to be shor...
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Thursday, August 16, 2007

The Other day

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Author Unknown, this was passed to me by a pal of some 40 years: The other day a young person asked me how I felt about being old. I was tak...
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Wednesday, August 08, 2007

A Challenge For My Peeps And Others

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RULES: Post these rules before we give you the facts. Players start with 8 random facts/habits about themselves. Those tagged need to post t...
Friday, July 20, 2007

An E-mail Hoax, With A Message I Like

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SLOW DANCE Have you ever watched kids On a merry-go-round? Or listened to the rain Slapping on the ground? Ever followed a butterfly's e...
Tuesday, July 10, 2007

We Have A Yard

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This is the front or South side of the house. $2K worth of sod does not cover a half acre lot. We put the sod around the house to cut down o...
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Sunday, June 17, 2007

Reflections of a Blackshoe by Vice Admiral Harold Koenig, USN (Ret), M.D.

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I WAS A SAILOR ONCE I like the Navy, I like standing on the bridge wing at sunrise with salt spray in my face and clean ocean winds whipping...
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Why Men As A Group Are Seldom Depressed

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Men Are Just Happier People What do you expect from such simple creatures? Your last name never changes. The garage is all yours. Wedding p...

What Made Me, Me

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Long ago and far away, In a land that time forgot, Before the days of Dylan, Or the dawn of Camelot. There lived a race of innocents, And th...
Sunday, May 20, 2007

A Week On The Outer Banks, NC

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We spent last week in Nags Head, NC on the Outer Banks. It rained and was cold a few days but it was nice, sunny and breezy a few other days...
Thursday, May 10, 2007

Somehow This Poem Sticks With Me

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Tommy by Rudyard Kipling I went into a public-'ouse to get a pint o' beer, The publican 'e up an' sez, "We serve no red...
Tuesday, May 08, 2007

And The House Continues

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This is a front view of the house taken on 9 May 2007. The outside lights have been installed on either side of the garage door. This pictur...
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45+ years of public service, 30 in the US Navy and 15+ more in Florida law enforcement. Semi-permanetly retired since the end of 2006. But still open for adventure.
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