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USCGC Morgenthau. 378' High Endurance Cutter. 2 Turbine engines and two diesel engines. 4500 tons. Crew of 150.

I was a Quartermaster. Which in a seagoing service is a Navigator. Defined as an art. not a science! Although theres A LOT of math involved when using a sextant.

Homeported in Alameda Ca. across the bay from San Francisco. Which wasnt a shithole in the early 80's.

Primary mission. Enforcing fisheries laws in the Bering Sea and Search and Rescue.

Crossed the Arctic Circle and the Dateline. Sailed through a January typhoon. 55' waves -75F windchill.
Ships sank in that storm. And if it had gone on much longer we might have too.

Ive seen more whales than 99% of the population. Orcas pacing the ship and walrus where they live.

Living in a 30 man berthing area my personal space was the size of a phone booth! A hard life but a great experience!

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I know I know IBTC

The U.S. does lots of mischievous things overseas.
I can't believe it , but I think it's true.

We encourage conflict, prolong conflict, arm and escalate conflict just so people can make money.

Defense Contractors hire ex high ranking military and policy leaders for lucrative salaries , that's the way it works.
I thought we stood for justice and mom and apple pie.

Luke 23:

20 Wanting to release Jesus, Pilate appealed to them again. 21 But they kept shouting, “Crucify him! Crucify him!”

22 For the third time he spoke to them: “Why? What crime has this man committed? I have found in him no grounds for the death penalty. Therefore I will have him punished and then release him.”

23 But with loud shouts they insistently demanded that he be crucified, and their shouts prevailed. 24 So Pilate decided to grant their demand. 25 He released the man who had been thrown into prison for insurrection and murder, the one they asked for, and surrendered Jesus to their will.

It's not the people of ancient lore who have captivated me so... but rather... their words.

Always had been a 'lyrics' guy.

Now they just sound like, well, exactly what they claimed to be.

Is growing up in a Democracy supposed to make me forget these concepts?
It didn't

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VJ3v2oGm6Sk


Peterson goes on to explain why stop (and a little on how) but that it not why this video stuck with me.

I quit drinking because I liked it too little. This video stuck with me because it solved a puzzle. Why do many people end up in trouble due to drinking alcohol? And the answers is that I'm weird; most people who quit, quit because they like it too much. And liking it too much leads to trouble. Peterson gets to the heart of the matter saying "Cause its great." I guess. I'll never really know.