It’s an odd concept for most people born in the cold climates to grasp, but an elderly man on the Island of Puerto Rico explained it to me while we were sitting on Playa Azul (Blue beach) sipping DonQ rum. He said; ‘Young Gringo, people in the northern latitudes think we in the tropics are […]
The Letters from US Social Security
Due to a form letter that the SSA claimed I never returned to their office the folks in Washington decided to suspend my Medicare benefits. Which I found odd as they had sent me 5 of the “Report to United States Social Security Administration” What they wanted to know was where I was living. I’ll […]
The 1000 KM Karma check up?
It took us six weeks to reach the lofty goal of 1000 kilometers, the best I can figure that’s about 600 miles. Hell I live on an island what did they expect? But alright if that’s what Mitsubishi wants then I’ll do it, besides the check up was free. 0830 I pull up to the […]
The New Millennium
I retired from sailing in the year 2000; I departed my last Military Sealift Ship in Singapore during the first of that year and told them I was done. I had an office job most of the time on the ships but my last tour I was a hold captain, which meant that me and […]
A Note from My Doctor (Part II)
It’s Thursday morning at the Bay Pointe Hospital (I don’t know why they added the “E” to Point) I stop by the lab to pick up the results and they can’t be found. Hands were scratching heads, Tagalog is flying around the room at the speed of light. Pandemonium has taken over; my blood pressure […]
A Note from My Doctor (Part I)
Over my lifetime the US Navy and I has spent a fortune on my teeth I can’t speak as to the Navy’s reason but mine was simple; I kinda’ liked them. The pleasure of eating an apple or corn on the cob and a good steak was never a bad thing for me. Over the […]