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Random Friday

Sometimes it is fun, for me at least, to just go random. Hopefully, it will produce less words than the theses I have written lately.

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Hurricaneacomin’

The 11 a.m. (EDT) forecast discussion of Hurricane Irene by the National Hurricane Center indicated that the storm was appearing to diminish somewhat in intensity. That said, the NHC says the storm remains quite a threat to the Eastern Seaboard:

IRENE IS EXPECTED TO REMAIN A LARGE AND DANGEROUS TROPICAL CYCLONE AND HAS THE POTENTIAL TO PRODUCE DAMAGING WINDS…STORM SURGE FLOODING…AND EXTREMELY HEAVY RAINS ALMOST ANYWHERE FROM EASTERN NORTH CAROLINA NORTHWARD THROUGH NEW ENGLAND.

The ultimate intensity of the storm might not be as severe as some Nor’easters seen in the region from time-to-time. Nonetheless, I hope people will use as much good sense as is available to them with the approaching hurricane until it is time to sing, like Leadbelly, “Goodnight Irene.”

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Sailors perform a flight deck wash down aboard the aircraft carrier USS George Washington. Flight deck wash downs are performed to ensure the flight deck is clean and free from corrosive salts and to maintain the material condition of the flight deck surface. George Washington is on a patrol in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of responsibility. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Justin E. Yarborough)

 

“Sweepers, Sweepers, man your brooms. Give the ship a clean sweep down both fore and aft! Sweep down all lower decks, ladder wells and passageways! Dump all garbage clear of the fantail … “

Such are the daily orders one hears via the 1MC, or ship’s intercom system, during life on a Navy ship. I believe dumping garbage over the fantail is discouraged these days with the ability to dispose of trash through more “green” methods. Nonetheless, the old Navy call is one on steroids in this great picture on a giant, modern aircraft carrier.

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Happy weekend with a song

Finally, I leave you with the late Freddy Fender’s “I Love My Rancho Grande.” It’s the Spanish version, so get out your Spanish/English dictionary. Or, the hell with it, just dance to it. Ayyyyy Yiiiii!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r-RRcnaakGw

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