COGNAC – Elixir of Youth

April 8, 2015

I keep a bottle of cognac in my house all the time. No, I don’t keep it to get high, I keep it to return to my youth. Let me explain. In 1947 I was newly minted naval aviator. I was 21 and had just been attached to a stateside multi-engine bomber squadron. World War […]

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THE TAMING OF ROTTEN JOHN

February 5, 2015

A Children’s Book For Older Kids Written and Illustrated by DON HUBBARD Dedicated to all the parents throughout the world who wouldn’t lay a hand on little Johnny for fear of damaging his Id – but finally did. Don Hubbard Coronado, California _____________________________________________________________________________________ This is the story about “Rotten”John, Who screamed and yelled and carried […]

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MONTEZUMA: HIS REVENGE

May 11, 2014

MONTEZUMA, HIS REVENGE They said, you really hadn’t oughta Drink anything but bottled water. And food, it must be cooked quite well. Otherwise, you just can’t tell. Montezuma waits, they say, To punish those who disobey. Well, I’ve traveled far to different ports, And eaten food of different sorts. So who should fear tortilla chips […]

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ESCORTING AVERELL HARRIMAN

April 28, 2014

ESCORTING AVERELL HARRIMAN – NOVEMBER 1963 THE JOHN F. KENNEDY INTERMENT AT ARLINGTON NATIONAL CEMETERY President John F. Kennedy was assassinated on November 22, 1963 in Dallas, Texas. The nation was in shock, and like many who lived at that time, I can vividly remember, almost to the hour, hearing the news when I was […]

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THE PUERTECITOS BURRITO

January 7, 2014

PUERTECITOS – In the northern part of the Sea of Cortez on the Baja side is the small town of Puertecitos. It is about 40 miles south of San Felipe on what is called an “improved” road. We drove down to it to paddle there, and when we had finished we located the one small […]

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ROTTEN JOHN DISCOVERS CHRISTMAS

December 25, 2013

ROTTEN JOHN DISCOVERS CHRISTMAS When Christmas time was drawing near His folks said, “This is Johnny’s year! We’ll throw a party this December. A party that he’ll long remember. We’ll have a gift for every friend No matter what we have to spend.” And so they went into the city Buying things they thought were […]

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IN MEMORY OF THOMAS CRAPPER

December 13, 2013

http://online.wsj.com/news/articles/SB10001424052702304854804579234082436462904 If you go to the above web site you will find the 6 December 2013 Wall Street Journal article about the Plumbing Museum in Watertown, Massachusetts. Thomas Crapper’s name is discussed. BTW – Tom’s name was given to the toilet, not the other way around. This ditty is one of the collection in my […]

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ROTTEN JOHN’S THANKSGIVING

November 26, 2013

John’s Mom and Dad were full of joy, It was thanksgiving time for their little boy. There was turkey and ham and peas, piled high And yams and nuts and apple pie; And special bread that grandmother made That was thick with butter and marmalade Johnny thought the food was splendid Even while his gut […]

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SHIPS IN BOTTLES

November 20, 2013

Here is the book that launched 15,000 ships. In truth, they were tiny ships that fit into bottles, but these ships (or at least their builders) found out how to get them in there from this volume. This how-to book was one of those impossible things that can happen to an author. Fact is, someone […]

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SON OF THE NEW YORKER

November 13, 2013

I think we are all curious about why we are here. Was our birth planned or was it an accident? Of course, few of us ever actually find the answer. Either we never ask mom or pop, or if we do the answer is evasive. Then again, sometimes the answer is not evasive, but it […]

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