Recent content by TimBer

Bourbon Maker's Mark on ice with a splash of water.

Baseball The new MLB channel has been replaying Ken Burns' Baseball documentary. While it is not a "movie" in the traditional sense, there are a lot of great hats in the photos and footage from the early years. It is amazing to see so many hats at those ball games.

Bupers has the boat cloak listed as an optional item. http://buperscd.technology.navy.mil/bup_updt/508/unireg/Chapter3/Officers/om_1_DD_Formal.htm

Looks like no one has chimed in for awhile Here's my offering: "Here comes that man with all the news. Box back coat and button shoes. Paid up with his union dues. _______ what __ _________ about ___ _______."

Pat McGee band.

Q: How do you know what time it is? A: I tell time by the sun. Q: What about night time? A: Well, night time is more difficult, but its only a couple of hours.

My second favorite contradiction in terms.

Bugsy You are indeed correct about there not being carriers in Albuquerque. I am currently in Newport, RI, half-way through a 10 week temporary assignment. FYI, the two carriers in the back ground are USS Forestal (CV-59) and USS Saratoga (CV-60). Both have been decommissioned. Tim

SDB's Me in my SDB's with my son, Shane (14 weeks). Shane is still in his PJ's as it was early in the morning.

Corofram's look like the dress shoes you rent when you rent a tux. They look good with dress uniforms, but too nice for regular service uniform, IMO. I wear Bate's Lite leathers, which we had to purchase during basic training so we could shine them on a regular basis - Corofram's were not...

After smoking for over 30 years my dad spent his 50th birthday in the E.R. short of breath with chest pain. He has not had a cigarette since and turned 60 last month. I'm sure you will have no problem giving 'em up.

You need a good khaki garrison cap to go with the outfit. See my avatar. Tim

And here is a picture I found on the web of a current CPO cover.