Tin Can Sailor is written by C. Raymond Calhoun, once the executive officer of the USS Sterett. Calhoun describes life about the USS Sterett from 1939 to 1945. He was onboard ship most of that time. The book is a collection of many accounts of the life and activities onboard from many shipmates as well …
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Review of Necessary Endings
Dr. Cloud is a clinical psychologist who references his research and experiences in Necessary Endings to help people with endings. Quick take, he packs a mountain of information in this book. One must be ready to digest every paragraph, if you skim you will miss a lot. Aside from it’s weighty content, here are three …
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Home Lab NTP Server
How to create your own home lab NTP server? While I’m not an expert on NTP (network time protocol), I decided to create my own NTP server for my home network. This was for multiple reasons: To learn about NTP servers and clients.Take the load of NTP off of my pfsense home router.Audit my home …
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Review of The Go-Giver
When I first read the cover of The Go-Giver, I immediately wrote the book off. I thought it would tell me I need to give more money to a cause. “Give and you shall receive” came to mind. However, the book is short so I gave it a shot. I was incorrect in my assumption …
USS Laboon (DDG 58)
Back in March 17th 2017, the USS Laboon (DDG 58) was conducting anti-piracy and anit-drug trafficking ops in the Arabian Sea. She managed to stop and search a small stateless dhow seizing 500 kg of Hashish. A dhow is a simple name for a small sailing vessel. Moreover, they are used in the Arabian Sea …