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Jack “Rattler” Owen had a dream when he was growing up--to become a US Navy fighter pilot. He is now a Navy pilot in today’s US Navy, but he is flying the E-2C Hawkeye, not fighters. Treason Flight, a thriller by T. R. Matson opens with Owen discovering flying the Hawkeye can be every bit… Continue reading Book Review by Seawriter: Adventure in the Persian Gulf
And when a person says that a dude "ain't it," no matter how quickly or how soon he changes the crowd-facing URL to indicate that perhaps that person might have "bro-country" chops, what exactly does that mean? https://youtu.be/9rXoi6EIZIU It's a heartrending song (at least as far as the lyrics go). I don't know--myself--if Chris Stapleton… Continue reading What Exactly is “Bro Country” Music?
Green Papaya Salad. OMG, it's delicious. I've written before about my affinity for this lovely dish, something I first discovered in Chiang Rai, Thailand, in a tiny, hole-in-the-wall establishment run by aged crones: I've been searching it out ever since, on this side of the pond, with varying degrees of success. So far, Maenam Thai… Continue reading Som Tun! ส้มตำไทย