History | Glibertarians

Naming the Fleet 2

The next ship is one I only have a tangential connection to – the USS Bulkeley (DDG 84) is named after Vice...

It's not exactly a tribal secret that the reason (((our))) holidays move around every year is because...

The naming of ships in the United States Navy has undergone a few iterations over the years. The first ship...

The Bosslady and I enjoyed our summer vacation on St. Simons Island so much, we decided to return to the area...

by Bobbo | Jan 31, 2022 | Fiction, History

“Mornin’ Sam” “Mornin’ Ralph” So began another day for two old friends, they had shared terminal space for...

Too Local: Pizza Party I know many of you here are pizza snobs that wouldn't touch a frozen pizza, but it is...

by Shpip | Jan 19, 2022 | History, Travel

In early August 2021, the missus and I sallied forth on our annual vacation, attempting to escape the Florida...

Too Local: FWD Seagrave (This is the first in what I hope is a series taken up by multiple authors discussing...

Ocala, Florida wasn’t known for much back in the 1950s. No real natural resources if you don’t count the...

A long, long time ago, fifty years to be exact, I was invited to visit Viet Nam for the second time. I...