So recently I answered another Quora question on navy life. This time it was the question “Do US Navy officers get better food than enlisted soldiers?” This was a fun…
Category: <span>In the Navy</span>
Today I answered another interesting question on Quora: “Why are sailor suits made the way they are?” The question was too interesting to pass on, so I gave it a…
One of the reasons I don’t post here much is because I’m writing in several other venues. Facebook, regrettably, occupies a lot of my otherwise available writing time. I periodically post to my account on Daily Kos or comment on other people’s posts. But a new writing venue (for me) is the site Quora.
This is a story about being permanently traumatized by the Christmas song “Jingle Bells.” Actually, it wasn’t so much the song itself, but the events surrounding the playing of “Jingle Bells.” Fair warning; this “Jingle Bells” Christmas story involves topless women and beer but is otherwise considered Family Safe, unless you don’t want your kids to grow up to become sailors.
It’s a cool windy day here in the Charest Household (Virginia Edition), and Winnie has to work anyway. Meaning, I have a lot of free time on my hands.