Smokeboat Sailors spending their leisure time...

making smoke; did you really think they did anything educational?
The photo is of Ron Mitchell (L) and Paul (Blue) Hartridge taken during Blue's visit in the summer of 2010. Ron tells me that Enginemen don't worry about getting the dates in the camera's correct when there is "smoke to be made".

RIP Mike Sidelko

 

Mike Sidelko; Viet Nam Veteran of the 101st Airborne Division and my good friend shown here at our Cook Out the day before we left on the trip.

Rest in Peace; we will miss you but your memory will live in our hearts until we join you "inside the wire"

 

Pat finally agrees to go for a Harley ride. I sense that a "road trip" is in her future. She quickly adapted to riding and all the skills she had as a safe rider from our early days returned. We only did about 60 miles today but that's not bad for a first time in all these years. Maybe we'll ride to northern Michigan before it gets too cold.

Public Access to the Photo Gallery

It seems the only people I can grant public access to the photo gallery are those who have G-Mail Accounts. So, Dave Stoops has agreed to begin transferring the photos to another photo website that will make it easier for more people to view the gallery. There are more than 1,000 photos out there so the job is time consuming and I'm sure it will take Dave more than a few minutes to get the job done. I've asked him to only move the most interesting ones (based on his own judgment) as not every photo is a Pulitzer Prize winner, unless McManus took it.
Thanks Dave for taking this project on.

Stand by for updates on this project.

Doc

On the Road Again?

Doc, I didn't know you're in NYC!

Cora and the crew at Perkins Restaurant

 

Cora honoring her brother Elmer