After letting one blog die a slow death, I created this one 15 months ago for a fresh start.  So much for that.  Although as the days get shorter, I feel the need to write and to revive this blog.  There’s a lot on my mind right now, but very little that I can seem to assimilate into anything worthwhile.  It will come.

So for now Veteran’s Day gives me an excuse to remember my dad.  Dad was a navy pilot and served during the Korean War.

He seldom talked about his service, but I bet we would have discussed it had he lived much beyond his 55th birthday and my 21st.  I’ve got a box in my garage with a bunch of 8mm movies and slides from his tour.  I’m going to have to pick through those some day….it’s hard to do so without him around to narrate.  Still, remembering this picture on this day lead to much internet research about his aircraft carrier (the Antietam) and his planes (I used to think they were P-51 Mustangs, but now I believe they were F4U Corsairs.)

This is another one of those pictures that I’m so glad exists as it prompted a couple unexpected hours today.  Thanks, dad.