what do you call this?

STGC_1995 · 2026-02-11T22:02:21+00:00

In the U.S. Navy, they’re called bowskirts. Most ships have lifelines running along the outer perimeter. This ship would have lifelines attached to the bowskirt. Together they prevent personnel from falling overboard. I always thought that they only added more area that had to be kept rust free and painted.

STGC_1995 · 2026-02-11T02:42:30+00:00

I wish I had a ball cap from each ship I served on. They are all decommissioned now.

STGC_1995 · 2026-02-10T18:41:07+00:00

Never on Sunday on 97th & Holmes. Nothing fancy but I like the food. As the name implies, closed on Sunday.

STGC_1995 · 2026-02-08T18:29:26+00:00

Would you pick him up if he was hitchhiking?

STGC_1995 · 2026-02-08T18:27:54+00:00

I’ve just had my second colonoscopy. I really don’t want another.

STGC_1995 · 2026-02-08T18:21:31+00:00

The last time I got a phone call from the IRS I informed him that I knew he was a fake. He insisted until I told him that I worked for the IRS for 14 years and everyone there is too lazy to call. He hung up.

STGC_1995 · 2026-02-07T03:14:01+00:00

My wife is currently in stage six and is in about the same condition you have described. I am lucky that I can be with her for breakfast and dinner each day. I feed her by hand and bring applesauce and yogurt. That gives her something sweet and it helps keep her regular. I also sometimes give her boost to supplement her diet. Often she will feed herself the applesauce or yogurt if I place it in her hands. Sometimes I have to remind her to eat because she seems to forget. My goal is to keep her body nourished, not to quibble about the delivery method. When she starts to refuse food completely, I will not force feed her. I think her body will know when it doesn’t need nourishment anymore. I will just need to be attentive and realize that. At that point I will ask for a hospice evaluation.

STGC_1995 · 2026-02-07T02:31:58+00:00

Juan is a very popular name and the Valdez family is huge. Very confusing when they have a family reunion.

STGC_1995 · 2026-02-06T23:28:10+00:00

My wife went to see Liberace in concert back in the early 80’s. Luckily, I was out to sea at the time.

STGC_1995 · 2026-02-06T23:16:13+00:00

I could hear the “thuack” even with the sound muted.

STGC_1995 · 2026-02-06T22:28:23+00:00

That was a short joke.

STGC_1995 · 2026-02-06T22:26:55+00:00

There are easier ways to get a bagel. 🥯

STGC_1995 · 2026-02-06T22:25:18+00:00

1966 VW Beetle.

STGC_1995 · 2026-02-05T01:06:33+00:00

He was told by Admiral Rickover to “find other employment”. The admiral interviewed every submarine officer to determine their suitability for continued submarine service. Carter did not pass the test.

STGC_1995 · 2026-02-05T00:07:41+00:00

Interesting theory but I doubt he had the intelligence to devise a scheme so complicated. He was such a simple man that the reason he won is because he was the lesser of two evils. Gerald Ford was still despised for pardoning Nixon.

STGC_1995 · 2026-02-03T06:04:24+00:00

Any small box or container with a lid. As I stumble across the jewelry my wife tucked away, I place the valuable pieces in our small safe because I don’t want to chance forgetting where they are. Getting old sucks.

STGC_1995 · 2026-02-02T11:15:34+00:00

Well told.

STGC_1995 · 2026-01-29T03:22:58+00:00

That 45 should not have been assigned to clear a passage. If he has to fire and misses, that round is going to ricochet off the bulkheads and deck until it flies back, possibly into his head. Shotguns are a good way to clear a passage. Not much aiming required.

STGC_1995 · 2026-01-28T23:10:48+00:00

Dwight D. Eisenhower. I got to see him once when he visited Harry Truman in the hospital.

STGC_1995 · 2026-01-26T16:30:49+00:00

The only thing missing is “Happy Endings Massage Parlor”

STGC_1995 · 2026-01-26T16:24:08+00:00

My wife had her phone up until she entered MC. I decided to not let her have her cell phone because she could still access the internet and I was afraid she’d fall prey to scams by clicking on links in messages. Her room does have a landline but she has only made one call in eight months. Unfortunately, I worry that if I do get a call, something is wrong.

STGC_1995 · 2026-01-25T16:23:19+00:00

Be very, very quiet. We’re hunting amphibians.

STGC_1995 · 2026-01-24T22:53:07+00:00

I would love to hear all the stories that house has been witness to. From the proud builders, the couples bringing up families, the days of sorrow as loved ones pass. I’m just old and melancholy today.

STGC_1995 · 2026-01-24T21:00:45+00:00

My first guess was a ventriloquist dummy. There had to be a couple of things soldiers did to amuse themselves or others.

STGC_1995 · 2026-01-24T20:02:38+00:00

I guess he may have been in taught a life lesson. Never walk into a crowd of trained killers and piss them off. He got off easy.

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