Credo
"Sign on, young man, and sail with me. The stature of our homeland is no more than the measure of ourselves. Our job is to keep her free. Our will is to keep the torch of freedom burning for all. To this solemn purpose we call on the young, the brave, the strong, and the free. Heed my call, Come to the sea. Come Sail with me." -- John Paul Jones
"Pardon him, Theodotus; he is a barbarian, and thinks that the customs of his tribe and island are the laws of nature" --George Bernard Shaw, "Caesar and Cleopatra"
"And those who were seen dancing were thought to be insane by those who could not hear the music."--Friedrich Nietzsche
"A kind Providence has placed in our breasts a hatred of the unjust and cruel, in order that we may preserve ourselves from cruelty and injustice. They who bear cruelty, are accomplices in it. The pretended gentleness which excludes that charitable rancour, produces an indifference which is half an approbation. They never will love where they ought to love, who do not hate where they ought to hate."--Edmund Burke
“You say that it is your custom to burn widows. Very well. We also have a custom: when men burn a woman alive, we tie a rope around their necks and we hang them. Build your funeral pyre; beside it, my carpenters will build a gallows. You may follow your custom. And then we will follow ours.”--General Sir Charles Napier
"Μολὼν λαβέ" -- Leonidas
"Blogito Ergo Sum" -- Neptunus Lex
A week ago, there were reports of 110 H1N1 infections aboard Bonhomme Richard. Not sure how the numbers have gone since then. I hope for the better.
Ten percent of the incoming class of the Coast Guard Academy have it as well.
BTW, I’ll go out on a limb by forecasting a lot of “sick buildings” in the civilian workplace. Silicon Valley cube farms are notorious disease spreading facilities. A few of the multi-culti elements adhere to their third well sanitation practices.
This may be a real bumpy spell for all of us — not just the Navy.
Additional Swine Flu effects on the BOXER include the cancellation of their Tiger Cruise. Lots of disappointed family members I’m sure.
Any of you old timers ever experience a pink-eye epidemic in Subic? We always blamed it on the marines.
I always blamed it on the Mojos.
Tim, As you well know…one man’s ” non-specific urethritis”… is another man’s ” dose of the clap”… fun and games in the way back. Best
Had half the squadron come down with “non-specific urethraitis” just about a week before a bunch of wives were do to arrive for a “holiday”.
Talk about a bunch of husbands sweating bullets…
AW1 Tim, did they ever hear of the proverb, “Decide in haste, repent at leisure“?
Heh,
No, but the Corpsmen, and the Base Public Works folks went out of their way to blame the “water supply” and the “showers” for the problem…..
Not all the wives were convinced. most were NOT amused…
I wonder what the quarantine period will be. For Bubonic Plague, the Royal Navy had a 3 week quarantine after last known exposure. The bad thing about flu is, you can carry it, but never break down yourself. At least we can test for any one carrying it.
um…I noted that the ship and crew will end up in San Diego.