Quote of the day

 July 17 from tjs

"Fear is the tool of the tyrant" - Maureen Comey after being fired by Donald J. Trump.Of course, he wasn't too kind to her father, either.

The Eagle Blue Chronicles: May 26 from tjsI once witnessed the launching of ...

The Eagle Blue Chronicles:  May 26 from tjsI once witnessed the launching of ...:  May 26 from tjs I once witnessed the launching of a USLines Containership at SunShipyard  sponsor was Austronaut Jim Lovell. After the Cham...

Hurricane Season

 As we approach the hurricane season, I recall an incident in the long ago. With a storm alert, our Port Manager in Port Everglades thought it prudent to fill a 5000gallon 20 ft stainless steel tank with potable water for his employee needs. He then received a call from FEMA who proceeded to appropriate this unit for the emergency. When things settled down we went looking for our unit and finally located it empty at the local zoo. Go figure.

One potato two potato

 July 10 from tjs

In breakbulk days USL put a C2 vessel into Searsport, Maine to load a cargo of bagged potatoes for Europe - it was a post war era. The longshoremen there rigged up a chute to slide the bags down into the hold. During a break the workers, to amuse themselves, began sliding down the chute and the clicker counter counted each as a bag. Upon outturn, the receiving country advised there was a shortage of twenty bags and no one knew why, And that's the way it was!

The Poet's Corner

NYT obit on Dave Parker slugging outfielder for the Pittsburgh Pirates. Perhaps echoing Muhammad Ali he was once quoted "When the leaves turned brown, I'd be wearing the batting crown." R.I.P.

 May 26 from tjs

I once witnessed the launching of a USLines Containership at SunShipyard  sponsor was Austronaut Jim Lovell. After the Champagne bottle was swung the vessel glided stern first down the ways to the Delaware River. Later our company built and launched a later edition of container ship at a South Korean yard and all went smooth. But recently North Korea built a new Naval destroyer and the "Baptism"didn't go well. They were launching it sideways and the stern went first into the water leaving the bow on the platform. Pres. Kim wasn't pleased so he arrested the shipyard execs - and that's the way it was! 5-26-25

The Eagle Blue Chronicles: O Dem Golden Slippers

The Eagle Blue Chronicles: O Dem Golden Slippers: O to be in Philadelphia on New Year's Day to watch the Mummers parade up Broad Street as they have done for over a century. First come t...