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Elton John – "Rocket Man"
One of John/Taupin's best songs, and supposedly partially inspired by a Ray Bradbury short story.
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Submariner In Space (Again)!
CAPT Stephen Bowen , former XO of (then) PCU Virginia (SSN 774), blasted into space for his second flight yesterday, aboard Atlantis . This...
PBS Documentary: The Mormons
I've been watching the Frontline documentary "The Mormons" over the last couple nights; it was pretty good. Being that I'...
FY11 Chief Results Out
From Goatlocker, here's what is purported to be NAVADMIN 269/10 , the FY11 Active-Duty Navy E7 Selection Board Results. I'll post a ...
Memo From the Dark Side
"Jack, you want to prosecute a member of the Bush administration for assaulting suspected terrorists?""The word is 'tortu...
Heroes Prediction
The next-to-last episode of the season of Heroes is about to start in the Eastern and Central time zones, so I'd better put my predict...
Random Outrage
There are so many to choose from. Here's one from Australia: POLICE are being advised to treat Muslim domestic violence cases differentl...
This Picture Could Cause A Fuss
Many submariners know that there have always been "holes" in the Arctic ice during the summer months, sometimes even in the farthe...
Stupid Submariner Tricks
One time when I was a JO, I went on leave with the reactor safety keys. I'd gotten relieved as EDO and signed out on leave, and drove ho...
Submarine Department Head Retention Goal Met
Navy Times is reporting that PERS-42 met their submarine Department Head retention goals for FY09. Excerpts: Annual goals call for the su...
Ravi Shankar – "Raga Ahir Bhairav"
RIP. It would be hard to overstate Ravi Shankar's influence on introducing world music… to the world. He was an excellent musician, a ...
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