Welcome back to the scuttlebutt, grab a chair, get a drink, let’s talk. The picture above is a normal sight every year I’ve been alive. Boy Scouts placing flags at the graves of our heroes. Until this year it was a normal sight anyway. This year, the VA has declared the national cemeteries…
Welcome back to the scuttlebutt, have a seat, pour yourself something, and let’s chat. Back in the day, there was a phrase called “a Mickey Finn.” Named after a Chicago bar owner who would put Chloral Hydrate ( a knock out drug) in some customer’s drinks, knock them out and rob them. It was…
Welcome back to the scuttlebutt. Have a seat, smokem if ya gottem. A couple weeks ago, my better half and I broke quarantine, and went out to the ocean. Stayed at a VRBO for about 5 days, right on the ocean, just to get away from all the stupid and the stresses at…
Welcome back to the scuttlebutt. Have a drink, pull up a chair, and let’s talk. Unlike Guy Fawkes, I don’t want to blow up the seat of government, but I do want you to consider the shit that’s going on there, and I want you to remember this come the election!…
Welcome back to the Scuttlebutt, pull up a chair, I’ve got a wonderful dark rum for you to try. Look, when I started this little series of talks, it was never my intent to be primarily a political commentator. Yeah, I know that seems hard to believe, but it’s true. This place…
Welcome back to the scuttlebutt. Grab some coffee and siddown, we need to talk. My own congressman, one Derek Kilmer, thinks he can buy my vote. Sadly, while mine isn’t for sale, or at least not that cheaply, it seems like several of the guys that work for me aren’t quite as…
Welcome back to the scuttlebutt. Do you know? One of the hardest lessons I ever had to learn was when to keep my mouth shut. But even when I was a young sailor fresh out of Bootcamp, I knew one time to shut my yap was when I was emotionally compromised. …