(The crew of the PBY Catalina that sighted the Japanese fleet on the eve of the Battle of Midway). All the ceremonies surrounding the anniversary of the Battle of Midway are kicking off today. The vast distances involved meant that the epic struggle would play out over a week. In the parlance of today’s warfighters, […]

I was up way early- a little before 0400- and resigned myself to watching some of last night’s repeats on the flat-screen until the new programming started for the day. I assumed I was going to go back to bed, so I poured a little toddy to un-angrify the blood, quoting the immortal baseball star […]

We are not Big Ag down here, but we pride ourselves on being farm-to-table kind of people. This looks like a poor growing season, though the Russians have brought in the first honey of the year, and the chickens and turkeys seem enthusiastic in the morning. That enthusiasm is not universal. The buzzards have moved […]

It was a short break between dramas here in the Swamp. I would have thought that after three years everyone would want a bit of a break. I guess not. Two new parallel but completely opposed investigations are underway: Chairman Nadler subpoenaed everyone in the neighborhood around Big Pink to see if we know anything- […]

Friends, Colleagues and Shipmates: Former Director of Naval Intelligence Tom Brooks passed this along due to the special relationship between the Submarine Force and Naval Intelligence. Bill Manthorpe, former Deputy DNI added this: “I’m involved in this organization in Sarasota via Larry Stults (Debbie’s nephew) and Craig Harvey (Don’s son) basically I served as the […]

I can only watch so much of today’s news before I start to go catatonic. Accordingly, there has been a lot of Turner Classic Movie Channel occupying the flat screen. There are some great films- glittering, sprawling productions that featured actors from the Golden Age of Hollywood. We were watching “Around the World in 80 […]

The circus in Swampland continues. The Barr Tab is likely to hunt with investigations into the shenanigans that surrounded the opening of the probe into the Trump campaign by the national security establishment in 2016- or earlier. It is grand fun, and some former senior officials are apparently running for the exits. I am not […]

“Good to see our colleagues. A great event!” – CAPT Chris Bott, USN-Ret. The 2019 Red Tie luncheon was held Friday, 03 May at the elegant new clubhouse at the Army-Navy Country Club in Arlington. (View to the 18th green from the clubhouse). Here are Capt Bott and Dr Boyd enjoying Vince Fragomen’s ’s “back […]

So what else is new? I sometimes suspect that someone has slipped some sort of hallucinogen into the big river upstream from the Emerald City. The House of Representatives may hold the Attorney General, Mr. Barr, in contempt last today for refusing to be grilled under oath by staff lawyers who work for Judiciary Committee […]

So, I was talking to my son and catching up on the dramatic developments in the life of his family and the grandkids. Really about the most amazing interchange you can have, spanning generations and framing a prospective future. We normally talk on his commute home, so there is plenty of time to talk about […]