Mikoshi, My Love Dearest Detroit Lions fans, you'd love Japanese tailgating. Can we say Hibachi, anyone? Bottles of sake passed round, all manners of foodstuff. One needs their strength for the Mikoski Parade. 70 people dancing under 500 pounds of wood and steel. A chant "Washoi! Washoi!" Lots of sake. A gorgeous altar bouncing down the street o...
Welcome Aboard the USS Kitty Hawk! Konichiwa! Life aboard the USS Kitty Hawk so far has been exciting, challenging, exhausting, and interesting. If I lose you on Navy lingo and hazy details about my duties, then you will understand slightly how overwhelming it is to be a new officer on his first ship in the Navy. Within a day of arriving in Japa...
Stopped in Japan after 3 weeks out to see on the Pacfic after leaving Mexico. We stayed for 3 days to load up on supplies and give the sailors some liberity time. After my return, I hung out on the flight deck waiting for my next exciting moment....and waited.....
