(This is a somewhat deformed image captured from the weather deck of the USS Midway (CV-41) in 1978 or 1979. That I was able to capture it suggests the ship was orbiting somewhere awaiting tug support to enter port. It would likely have have been outside Yokosuka or Subic Bay, but I can’t tell you […]

The Writer’s Section is not confused this morning. They have abandoned that state in order to watch mine with clarity. Cause for that is clear. The contents of the Condo are arriving slowly down at Refuge Farm, box by anonymous box. Sorting them into the Three Piles is well underway. You know the piles. One, […]

Author’s Note: The reality of life is at times complex. At the moment, unloading the condominium at the place that was my home for two decades interferes with normal activity. I was screening a load of notes and bills last examined some thirty years ago to determine if useful information might inadvertently be disclosed in […]

Considering the level of complexity in today’s world, this will be short and to the point.  It isn’t “all the money in the world,” not really. It is just the equivalent of arguing about two or three time the equivalent of the national budget of one of the most successful economies in human history. If you haven’t […]

This would be one of those “Winds of Change” features if I had the energy. It was a tough day for old people yesterday, an adventure in the world being born and the one to which we are starting to bid farewell.There is something happening in this wide and wonderful land, and to take note of […]

  It is a lovely morning in Virginia’s placid Piedmont. Night had been good, the full moon fading and a rare streak of a falling star brightening a night of changing weather. Rains also came overnight, and the greenery that surrounds us is shaking off moisture with determination. The Lady in Red on the flat-screen […]

It was a grim bunch down by the loading dock. It had been a Monday morning, traditionally a hard day for people who work, and different even for mostly retired professionals like the ones who smoked down in the remaining area it is permitted on Refuge Farm. We sorted through the emergencies confronting us and […]

OK- The Writers Section is ready to talk about Infrastructure. We voted dead even on the matter, and then had to call in someone from another sector who knew nothing about the issue to decide it fairly. The whole thing has been a little complicated, since there was disagreement about what it was we were […]

22 July 2021First View This week our pals in Charlottesville removed a statue of Lewis and Clark, the great explorers of the path to the sea. The statue fight is part of the battle over the past. The narrow focus on the evil Confederates gained early support in a lot of progressive circles. Having had […]

It was a common term in the aviation world: “Cross Country.” It meant a lot in that context. Normally, gathering approach plates and navigation materials. Pack something to wear besides a Nomex flight suit and boots. Doing the pre-flight after the briefing, then sling a small military duffle behind the ejection seat, and go fly […]