Conservatives deal with facts and reach conclusions; liberals have conclusions and sell them as facts.
My time today was dedicated almost entirely to Navy League matters. The San Francisco chapter has a great president who has two admirable goals: (1) to ensure that members are educated about and supportive of America’s maritime services; and (2) to try to make San Francisco every sailor’s and marine’s
Continue readingCourtesy of the Navy League, today I boarded the USS Makin Island as an official ship’s greeter. My visit was a bit more fraught than past experiences have been, so I thought I’d walk you through the girl’s guide to visiting the USS Makin Island, starting with pre-visit preparations: Review
Continue readingEven if you’re not a member of the Navy League, I thought you’d find interesting this email I received (emphasis mine): Dear Navy Leaguer: The sea services need our help. As you may be aware, The Budget Control Act of 2011 mandated $487 billion in security cuts over the next
Continue readingAstute readers have probably figured out over the years that I’m a huge fan of our American military. I think it’s the last institution in America that trains young people to be competent adults; that gives people, young and old, meaning and purpose in a world that’s often defined by
Continue readingLet me start by saying that I am way too grown-up to say that something “rocks.” Mine is a more dignified vocabulary. Nevertheless, saying that the USS Carl Vinson rocks is the right way to start this post, because I want to discuss my visit to the USS Carl Vinson
Continue readingIn honor of Fleet Week (which starts Saturday in San Francisco), I have three Navy/Marine related stories to relate and I want to promote a few of my favorite Navy related blogs. Story 1: My daughter has started a new school and is making new friends. The other day, I
Continue readingSan Francisco’s Fleet Week is just around the corner. It is pretty much the last gasp of the City that once Knew How. (Herb Caen readers, meaning old San Franciscans, will know what I mean when I write that.) I just renewed my Navy League membership, not only because it
Continue readingBut for the Navy SEALS, Osama would still be waltzing around Pakistan, hiding behind his wife. The SEALS did an extraordinary job, right down to the incredibly accurate shooting that eventually sent Osama to, I hope, some place that is permanently fiery and painful. May I again suggest a contribution,
Continue reading“Begin at the beginning,” the King said gravely, “and go on till you come to the end: then stop.” — Lewis Carroll I was struggling to figure out how to write my annual post about the Admiral’s Reception that closes out Fleet Week festivities, until it occurred to me that
Continue readingI’ve probably mentioned here about a couple of thousand times the fact that I just love Fleet Week. It’s the one weekend of the year when I get to step out of my suburban lawyer/mom rut, and do and see things that are entirely different from my ordinary life. I’m
Continue readingThree more weeks to my favorite week of the year — Fleet Week. Yay! Up until a few years ago, Fleet Week was fun. Now, thanks to the Navy League, Fleet Week stands out as a time when I get to visit a world that is not only completely different
Continue readingThere are two storm warnings I want to give you, one of which requires action on your part, the other of which, depending on where you live, falls into the “sit, watch, and thank God you’re far away” category. First warning: Drastic cuts to the military, courtesy of Bawney Fwank,
Continue readingOne of the highlights of my life since I joined the Navy League is Fleet Week, held every October here in San Francisco. This isn’t because I have such a pathetic life that anything out of the ordinary is exciting. Nooo. It’s because Fleet Week, which is always a great
Continue readingFollow the Fleet (1936) is one of my favorite Fred and Ginger movies. Since I belong to the Navy League, and often post about the wonders of the U.S. Navy, I thought that this wonderfully clever Irving Berlin song might be a fun homage to the sailors: [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gVYxekAaFRU[/youtube]
Continue readingOne of my favorite organizations is the Navy League. I wrote this post last September to encourage people to check it out. I’m reprinting it today, slightly modified, because, for no clear reason, the Navy League has been in my mind. I guess the dog days of Spring already have
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