Welcome back to the Scuttlebutt. Have a seat, and let’s talk of the Navy, the future, and the past. Our former Chief of Naval Operations (that’s the senior officer in the Navy) Adm. Richardson, stepped down on the 22nd of this month, to be replaced by Adm. Gilday. Adm. Richardson gave…
Welcome back to the Scuttlebutt. Have a seat, and let’s talk. Well, the good thing about doing this gig is that as long as there are morons working for the New York Slimes, I’m never really at a loss for something to write about. They’re pulling a couple of doozies right now,…
Welcome back to the Scuttlebutt. Another week, another pair of assholes. Oh, wait, that was last week. We’ve got WAY more than just a pair this week. Pour something strong, we’re going to be discussing the Navy, Russia, and Congress. First, let us talk about the Navy. We have a couple of…
Welcome back to the Scuttlebutt. Another week, another pair of assholes. Of course along with those assholes we have more assholes who immediately started waving a bloody shirt and demanding we all surrender our guns. Oh, not your hunting weapons, just those evil “military-grade” weapons “just designed to kill”, because “we just…
Welcome back to the Scuttlebutt. I was off the grid over the weekend, at an SCA event, so I didn’t hear about the shootings until I got home Sunday evening. First, let me say I’m grateful that neither of the shooters was more successful. I will not mention their names, the people…
Welcome back to the Scuttlebutt. Heh, pull up a bucket, we’re going to be here a bit. The life of a pundit, especially one with my portfolio (Science fiction geek, science nerd, Navy reporter, and libertarian) is not an easy one, and the last couple of weeks are proof. Last week I…
Welcome back to the Scuttlebutt. Lexicon: the vocabulary of a person, language, or branch of knowledge. In short, “words”. Well, I really hadn’t planned on weighing in Trump’s “go back where you came from and fix it” tweet, but I don’t have a better target for the week, and this seems right…