From the ancient of days, seafarers have been legendary for the yarns they spun and the percentage of truth found within.  The Navy blogsphere is no less a venue for the same, though one may find the tale beginning with “This is no s…”  Here, however, one finds compilations – from life on a CV to observations that spanned a career.  Ever wonder about snakes in the cockpit and landing an F/A-18 single engine – on the ship?  How about North Atlantic Ops in the Bear’s lair during the Cold War?  Or just laying it on the line? And we’ve become familiar with a Date with Destiny here in these very pages.  Now, while there is a distinct brown-shoe flavor to the majority of the above (some say its because we excell at swindling and trading horses – practiced regularly on the flightdeck and ready room…) point is, there’s some great tales out there worth a lunch break or two to kick back and spend a few in another world, another time without cluttering the nightstand.  Any other recommendations out there?

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• Byron

  I heartily recommend to the members of the USNI blog that they seriously should spend time reading Lex’s “Rhythms” and “Tales of the Sea Service”. It’s a great read, primarily because Lex is such a terrific wordsmith. SteelJaws scribblings are just as good. It’s sort of like the commercial: “Once you start reading, you can’t stop”.

• Natty Bowditch

  Lex puts me to sleep.

• Byron

  You’re the first, Natty. Probably need to check your blood pressure.