An afternoon with Lady Washington

..., with a light wind of about 10-20 mph.  Perfect sailing weather - we passed and were passed by any number of smaller sailboats, a couple of Coast Guard boats - and at one point a Coastie chopper circled us before darting off up the bay. Trivia - the Lady celebrated her 20th birthday yesterday, having been launched on March 7 1989 as a replica of the original brig Lady Washington, built in the...

Just sayin Hi.

..., but I have asthma which disqualifies me from any branch of the military :( Other things about me, um I'm studying Mechanical Engineering and want to work on planes/jets. I road race a little Datsun, have a puppy (now big dog) who is pretty much my life. I have played guitar and wrote my own music for 7 years now. I'm super shy, but love meeting new people if that makes sense. Coastie pride!

Post-Election Day

... respect for any able bodied man who does not take it upon himself to risk his safety for the safety of his home....at any level...be he a police officer, a Soldier, a Sailor, a Marine, an Airmen, a Coastie, firefighter, a paramedic, a corrections officer, park ranger, etc etc etc. A man who gives up a certain amount of time in his life to do one of these, or more than one, is a man who can be ...

4223 - with some 8/8/07 reposts. . .

... the two of the m huddled over it. . . and Missy the wife of a retired Coast Guard officer, and Mike Gardner (next door to me n the Brunswicj House in 04/05, too a retired Coastie). . . Department of Homeland Security. . . Not only that - but recall the past two editions of the Courier Gazette. . . see previous entries. .. the courthouse here needs a new security person, a rather special one, and...

Semper Wakey Wakey

... take that over members of The Deaf Generation blazing up Willow Avenue with painfully loud sound systems cranked to 11. Steve, the downstairs tenant with the shiny Harley and lavishly inked forearms, is a Coastie. I discovered this one morning when he was taking out the trash in uniform. He has a nice, short commute - I can see Coast Guard Island in the channel between Alameda and Oakland from ...

Slow train to New Orleans

... had two seats to myself the whole trip except for the last hour when the car filled up in Atlanta, but I had a pleasant seatmate during the last leg, so it was okay. I enjoyed my visit with Coastie Son, especially getting to see the CG Air Station and where he's living on base. New Orleans was nice. I liked riding the street car through the Garden District and poking around in the shops in the ...

Senior Enlisted Advisor Approaches Retirement With New Outlook

... on. Do your joint job, but every morning look at your ... uniform and remember that you are in that branch of service," the sergeant major said. "You are a sailor, airman, Marine , soldier, Coastie first. The reason I say that is, maintain your appearance for whatever your service is."   After Gainey's remarks today, enlisted members of the Joint Staff told him they had dedicated a ...

... of Tyler. Have hung out playing Smash Brothers and watching movies at the Bat Cave, which is a house that has a serious bat-infestation-problem. Band itself has been quite... dramaful... lately. Because of this coastie bitch. Fuck, do I hate coasties more now than ever. Suffice to say that my rank leader, who is a great guy and even the head of Lifeskills (which is the band's Christian bible ...

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... Suspect") and a VHS tape ("Nowhere") in her hands . . . mighta been court related, mighta been welfare or something else related. . . When I left the library to go to work, the retired coastie and brunswick house resident Gardner was seem popping into the Biddle attorney's office, then emerged just as I passed and followed me until I took a left onto Limerock. . . See previous entries on him ...

Catchin' Up

... proceeded to enjoy our newer, lower tolerances by getting shitty on Sparks, PBR, and in Chris' case, shots of Jameson, after he found out the cute gay guy he was discussing economics with was a fellow Coastie on had served on the same ship as him.  That bar really DOES have a cast of colorful characters.  It may become my Friday night hangout. Also: Mel would not let me go see Hairspray and for ...