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Written for teens, but this 12 book series is fun. Try the " Bloody Jack" series by L.M. Meyer. The first book is Bloody Jack. The second is Curse of the Blue Tattoo. From the book publisher: Life as a ship's boy aboard HMS Dolphin is a dream come true for Jacky Faber. Gone are the days of...

There is a highway that runs from Batesville MS to Oxford MS that is basically a straight line-roughly about 15 miles. The highway has large airplane silhouettes painted on it that can be seen from the air. We were told the highway can be used as a landing strip if necessary.

Yes, PPW Class 2020 was like living in a sauna nonstop. Three steps outside and sweat pouring down. But the crab cakes at Cantler's were delicious, and their AC was working.

DS, now an ensign, (Covid Class, aka USNA Class of 2020) used a small part of his Career Starter Loan ( aka "The Car Loan" that 2Cs are eligible for) to pay for his ring.

An EMP somewhere in the Midwest would take out the Midwest, most of the South, and the East Coast, followed or preceded by the Chinese attacking the West Coast and Russia attacking the East Coast. Both the Russians and Chinese ships have been attempting to provoke "something " with U.S.Navy...

During DS's senior year of high school, I asked him some question about USNA. He said he found the answer on a "website that was for United States service academies and people who were applying", but wouldn't tell me the website address. I found it very quickly when he wasn't around. My job for...

My 2020 ensign likes to cook. I gave him cookware and cooking utensils for his new kitchen. He wanted well-made, good quality pieces that could be used "with a future family someday...."

I have always been curious about Bill's caretakers. Do mids in a specific company volunteer to take care of Bill? Is it everyone in that company, or a group of 20 or so? Is a rural/farm/livestock background mandatory, or is it open to anyone who likes animals? Do mids have to apply and be...

Indiana is conservative except for South Bend, the area around Chicago just across the state line, and the Indianapolis metro area. Affordable homes, low COL, lots of small towns and cities. Great place to raise kids, grandkids, or have grandkids spend their summer at Grandma and Grandpa's home...

One of the things that we had to get used to was not buying as many groceries, since there were less people to eat them. It may sound silly, but it was the little things like that that made us realize he was no longer at home, but in Annapolis.

I forgot to add that during either his 3/C or 2/C year, a large rat apparently scurried out into the open of a mid's room, where at least one mid had selected Marines and the bayonet was within easy reach of the mid.....

The rats are common occurences, according to my now ensign. I sent him mouse and rat traps during plebe year. It is my understanding that if a mid catches a live rat/mouse, the rodent is selected for one of the following by the mid: sub school (flush); parachute school (flung out the window of...

Civilian Acquaintance :" So what is your son going to do after high school graduation?" Me: "He accepted an appointment to the United States Naval Academy in Maryland." CA: " Does that mean he will actually be in the Navy after he graduates?"

homemade chocolate covered bacon. Recipes available online.

Fresh out of college and tired of eating frozen pizza and soup, I spent an hour browsing cookbooks in a local bookstore. I knew nothing about real cooking, chefs, or what made a good cookbook, but totally at random I happened across Cuisine Rapide by Pierre Franey and Bryan Miller- it had a...

chowhound. com is fantastic. Separate discussions on recipes, wine, cookbook of the month, recipe of the month, cookware, restaurants, etc.

When my now ensign was a 2/C , I started gifting him items that would be needed in an apartment after commissioning, such as kitchen utensils, pizza pan, cast iron skillet, etc. He likes to cook, though.

I happened across the South Bend Tribune site a few days ago. Like many other local papers, they have a "This Week In History" column, where they reprint items that previously ran in the newspaper. This particular historical artifact from the column caught my eye. " Oct 31, 1962: Never...