I was accused of being maudlin in yesterday’s outing. Guilty as charged. So, we have decided to eschew anything profound today and instead are bringing you this important public service announcement. As you are well aware, a plague has been attacking the watering holes of the glittering Wilson Boulevard. Like a vast blight, the industry […]

(U.S. and British warships anchored in Sagami Wan, outside of Tokyo Bay, Japan, on the day the Allied ships entered Japanese waters, 27 August 1945. Photographed from USS South Dakota (BB-57) as the sun sets behind Mount Fuji’s distinctive cone) Official US Navy Picture). They did it again. There was another release of documents late […]

(Patrick Michael Griffin with his family at their home in Nashville, 1906. He built the place himself). So, the police were not called about the decision of the Board to keep the pool open for only one of the two traditional weekends after the formal closing on Labor Day. But none of the pool rats […]

As regular readers will remember, I was doing a review of the jets employed to haul my sorry butt up to Michigan, and what will certainly be The Last Party at Mary’s Place, at her magnificent home on Grand Traverse Bay. The kids are selling the place off- they both have places of their own […]

James Steven McFarland passed from this life 13 years ago. He started a remarkable career as a Yeoman, rising to Flag rank over the course of his distinguished career in the Navy and the Intelligence Community I first met RADM Jim McFarland in Hawaii, preparing for my first gig in my secondary (maybe it was […]

Airbus A310 from Reagan National (DCA) to Chicago O’Hare (ORD). Decent bulkhead window seat, 6F. Nice view on a lovely sunny day without turbluence. Slight unease, since I don’t trust Airbus designers or their philosophy of flight control. Nice touch: the bulkhead does not go to the floor, and I could slide my pack- I […]

I had to wrestle with the story this morning. My Shenandoah Pal wrote me a remarkable recollection of an incident- an unpleasant one- that happened years ago, and wanted to share. It was a powerful read- my It was dark, and intensely personal, so I cannot share it with you. But I was intensely moved, […]

Editor’s Note: Kimo chimed in from Switzerland to remind me that our pal RADM Mac Showers would have been 97 years old today. I still miss him, and am way behind on putting the manuscript of his life into order and getting it out to you. In the meantime, this is a reprise of some […]

(L-R: President Harry Truman, his rental home and Feller the Presidential Cocker Spaniel). If the lease did not specifically prohibit it, I would be looking for a dog. That is what President Truman said about DC, right? “If you want a friend in Washington, get a dog.” It would be a good time for it. […]