tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post1880179901707231034..comments2024-03-28T07:09:31.798-07:00Comments on Chant du Départ: Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself.OldAFSargehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comBlogger72125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-40842830331774252182020-05-30T08:10:19.245-07:002020-05-30T08:10:19.245-07:00I remember Captain Broome for another reason, Davi...I remember Captain Broome for another reason, David Irving (noted discredited "historian") wrote about PQ17 which Captain Broome sued him over (for libel). A suit which the Captain won.<br /><br />Sounds like it would be worth the effort to track his books down.OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-53554218845652407892020-05-30T04:17:08.995-07:002020-05-30T04:17:08.995-07:00You might be interested (if you haven't encoun...You might be interested (if you haven't encountered it already) in 'Make Another Signal', by Capt. Jack Broome, which is a collection of RN signalling stories, including several biblical references, e.g. on HMS Phoebe parting company: Romans 16:1-2 "I commend unto you Phebe our sister... ". Together with signalling history and various tragic and funny ones. Sadly out of print, but worth looking out for.<br /><br />Broome was the officer who received the infamous signal "Convoy is to scatter", when commanding the escort of PQ17. His book about that is, unsurprisingly titled "Convoy is to scatter".D J B Hunterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03402592462496181286noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-44029523195742059442020-05-29T04:52:58.124-07:002020-05-29T04:52:58.124-07:00That was a good one.
No problem on the double pos...That was a good one.<br /><br />No problem on the double posting, I sure wish Blogger would give us the ability to edit comments. (I asked, no response.)OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-63108886575162408632020-05-29T00:13:37.569-07:002020-05-29T00:13:37.569-07:00)Don McCollor(...oops posted twice...)Don McCollor(...oops posted twice...Don McCollorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18028324869570493102noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-72191455002002558902020-05-29T00:12:27.351-07:002020-05-29T00:12:27.351-07:00(Don McCollor)...One of my favorites is his Christ...(Don McCollor)...One of my favorites is his Christmas cartoon. Willie is holding two small ragged children on his knee comforting them...Joe standing cold, ragged, dirty, and tired saying "Wish I had somebody to tell me about Santa Claus"...Don McCollorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18028324869570493102noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-37059951896614515222020-05-29T00:04:04.447-07:002020-05-29T00:04:04.447-07:00(Don McCollor)..one of my favorites is Christmas.....(Don McCollor)..one of my favorites is Christmas...Willie has two dirty little ragged children sitting on his knees comforting them. Joe is standing there cold, dirty, tattered, and tired saying "Wish somebody would tell me is a Santa Claus"...Don McCollorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18028324869570493102noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-55725081820751531722020-05-28T19:17:12.949-07:002020-05-28T19:17:12.949-07:00Sound wisdom Don.Sound wisdom Don.OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-56026601830635677292020-05-28T17:44:09.831-07:002020-05-28T17:44:09.831-07:00(Don McCollor)...Do not despair Barbacat. I do so ...(Don McCollor)...Do not despair Barbacat. I do so enjoy your postings. The WW2 cartoonist Bill Mauldin drew hundreds of cartoons, some funny, some poignant, some sad, a few a little barbed (although you need to know some WW2 history to appreciate a lot of them). The important thing was that they mirrored what the soldiers were thinking and feeling. Once you feel that, know that you are not alone, and even laugh at your plight, things feel much better<br />Don McCollorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18028324869570493102noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-67143516643881942632020-05-28T17:40:52.009-07:002020-05-28T17:40:52.009-07:00Oh, I have no doubt there were repercussions.Oh, I have no doubt there were repercussions.OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-85564721767049306132020-05-28T17:14:57.657-07:002020-05-28T17:14:57.657-07:00(Don McCollor)...It had repercussions...they asked...(Don McCollor)...It had repercussions...they asked a devout messman to bring his bible to the "wardroom", then waited until he left until they looked up the verse. Next evening, he brought his bible again..."Thought you would want it Capt. We got a lot to be thankful for today"...after that, an officer would always read a few verses...<br />Don McCollorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18028324869570493102noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-77266809398102101092020-05-28T10:36:55.236-07:002020-05-28T10:36:55.236-07:00That's a fair assessment. 🤣That's a fair assessment. 🤣OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-92229176024370556482020-05-28T09:52:25.129-07:002020-05-28T09:52:25.129-07:00Would you say it takes a lot of guts to write that...Would you say it takes a lot of guts to write that on a card?a bearhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07871505359143633270noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-44818602372463419092020-05-28T09:33:46.565-07:002020-05-28T09:33:46.565-07:00Wow, that is awesome. Though I have to admit, I...Wow, that is awesome. Though I have to admit, I'm more impressed that your Mother works at the Smithsonian.OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-45834826065575798822020-05-28T08:43:13.806-07:002020-05-28T08:43:13.806-07:00My mother works at Smithsonian and has for about 3...My mother works at Smithsonian and has for about 33 years now. She told me about Thomas Jefferson's bible. If you haven't read anything today, read up on how he cut and paste his own bible using just the gospels that he thought were real and using the greek, latin, french and english versions of the bible. As with most of the things he did, it was fascinating.HMS Defianthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10024721130102173694noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-88687300668713548072020-05-28T08:30:30.211-07:002020-05-28T08:30:30.211-07:00Now that's pretty disgusted, to actually run f...Now that's pretty disgusted, to actually run for office in order to change things. But Maryland? Pretty "blue" in those parts innit?OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-11429738007237837002020-05-28T08:25:37.016-07:002020-05-28T08:25:37.016-07:00My grandfather had just retired from 30 years with...My grandfather had just retired from 30 years with the Army and was so disgusted he ran for congress in '68 as a rethuglican in Maryland. He was not elected.HMS Defianthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10024721130102173694noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-28505606320776993682020-05-28T06:57:57.645-07:002020-05-28T06:57:57.645-07:00A garden brings great peace, DAMHIK.A garden brings great peace, DAMHIK.OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-79285225604013925642020-05-28T06:51:47.924-07:002020-05-28T06:51:47.924-07:00Thanks so much for the encouragement. It really he...Thanks so much for the encouragement. It really helps.<br />I think I will step away from it all and focus on my gardening for awhile...it's where beauty lives.BarbaCathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14620177194149542393noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-24644379377240722642020-05-28T06:29:00.187-07:002020-05-28T06:29:00.187-07:00That had to have been an awful lot of fun.
Not.That had to have been an awful lot of fun.<br /><br />Not.OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-87113759109583063842020-05-28T05:43:38.219-07:002020-05-28T05:43:38.219-07:00I was ordered to take my younger brother to Califo...I was ordered to take my younger brother to California when I passed through VA making my way from first ship to next ship homeported in San Diego. I drove the car I'd left in his care while I was deployed for a year and found that it was missing all of the tail pipe, muffler, etc. He claims he didn't notice it departing the car on one of his trips from Penn State to Ann Arbor. The car had a bad radiator but I thought I'd replace it in CA. Ended up driving most of the way with the heat on full blast in the middle of may and kept it just below the red line. Every time I let my brother drive he'd turn on the AC and then whine when I smacked him. Finally got a new radiator and new tires when we repositioned to Seattle for overhaul. Of course I waited until the damn thing melted and had to do it in Sacramento enroute to Seattle. It's funny, there was never time for car maintenance back then but plenty of money. Weird that.HMS Defianthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10024721130102173694noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-69000778329656214772020-05-28T04:13:59.320-07:002020-05-28T04:13:59.320-07:00Your rants are pretty even-handed Tuna. So you hav...Your rants are pretty even-handed Tuna. So you have carte blanche to continue as before. I think you've been very good at staying within the limits of what is right and proper. You don't have to change.<br /><br />Angry is good as long as it ain't too personal. But call a spade a spade, that is more than acceptable.OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-91718756417899115722020-05-28T04:07:32.745-07:002020-05-28T04:07:32.745-07:00An epic comment Suz and a very good one.
As to ch...An epic comment Suz and a very good one.<br /><br />As to change, ever notice that when you move something which has been in a certain spot for ages, that a cat will immediately notice. They'll walk over to the moved object, walk around it, sniff it as if it were some new and possibly dangerous thing but eventually they get used to it. That's how I am about change, but there are things I refuse to "get used to," the current political ire and the "rules" laid down by politicians who have apparently never even glanced at the Constitution. But I get it, there are far too many people who refuse to be adults and have to be coerced into doing the right thing.<br /><br />Sigh, I almost got upset there for a minute. Deep breaths, deep breaths.<br /><br />Thanks Suz. (But not for the earworm, though I do have a remedy for that. A cover of <i>Black Mountainside</i> my kid brother recorded a number of years ago. Works every time!)OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-59867127723404060242020-05-28T04:00:55.285-07:002020-05-28T04:00:55.285-07:00I find myself endeavoring to not be too judgmental...I find myself endeavoring to not be too judgmental in this day and age. Lord knows, people get offended by the smallest things.OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-70380433386148422702020-05-28T03:59:48.876-07:002020-05-28T03:59:48.876-07:00Amen to that!Amen to that!OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-87946399670130616762020-05-27T22:50:48.153-07:002020-05-27T22:50:48.153-07:00Sarge, have you forgotten "Praise in public, ...Sarge, have you forgotten "Praise in public, criticize in private?" You didn't have to write a whole post to ask me to cease and desist! You could have just called. /SARC/ HAHAHAHA. Anyway, understood. It is often "all politics all the time" to some extent. While rants are my shtick here, it doesn't have to be, although I don't have many sunset pics left. I take some consolation in that I haven't posted in quite a while so something or someone else must have led to this post. Although, you do have access to my fb posts and I'm quite prolific there! Well, leave my name up on the masthead if you would. I'll have to get more creative than angry, but there's a first time for everything! Tunahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04930237104692982421noreply@blogger.com