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Admiral Nutmeg. The greatest military mind in history. And he told really good jokes, too.

Yeah, I've fired several different 9MMs and some were louder than others. The little Beretta was smooth and quiet. But that was outdoors with earplugs. Good topic.

My stupid brother was very smart and joined the Navy during Viet Nam. He was a medic in SD during most of that time. The worst part of the war for him was giving sponge baths.

I get claustraphobic in the dentist's chair. Even that battleship had very tight quarters by my standards.

Whoa! You know most of us can't even imagine how rough that was.

I remember my Dad saying his worst voyage was in a little Destroyer off the Atlantic coast. Rough weather and everybody was getting knocked around and sea sick.

Yeah, thanks. It was even more dramatic from the ground and the carrier seemed at least twice as tall as the battleship.

Well at least the new Pope has a pretty good sense of humor. This was overheard shortly after the election. Pope: Mi perro no tiene nariz. Cardinal: ¿Cómo funciona su olfato del perro? Pope: Awful!

Many years ago I had the priviledge of boarding the USS Missouri while it was on active duty. It was docked at Long Beach and there was a day for ex-Navy MIT grads. My uncle got us on board. There were men with machine guns guarding it. I remember at the checkpoint, my stupid brother...

Last time I was in SD we went to the county Admin. building. Just across the street and down a little ways was an aircraft carrier, docked and open to the public. Docked near it were numerous full-rigged sailing ships. It was a really interesting area, almost surreal. We also went to...

One last car story. During college, I drove my Dad's 1971? 4-door Buick Skylark. It was a huge car, tons of metal and probably got less than 10mpg around town. One day, I was parked on the side of the road, looking at my work, organizing my backpack, and getting ready to go to class...

I wouldn't win a mileage contest. NiN's 150K on a '91 Park Avenue is pretty impressive. Apples to Oranges to compare that with a Toyota or Honda.

Thanks BSAM. Your "when I want to talk about trading, I talk to myself" is a gem to me. And kinda enlightening.

You'd think that they wouldn't bother you, after all that bug spray you ingested. But maybe that's just part of the insanity. I've learned a lot about psychology. Everybody is insane. I assure you.

I used to try to take advantage of Bob Stupak's deals. In the late '80s, I believe. His place later became the Stratosphere, I think. I won't go to Vegas now, not my thing. He'd offer $800 in one play chips on 50-50 bets. And two nights stay. And some little gift as well and a free show...

:D Right here hughb. At home and contemplating a drink.

After that I bought a brand new Toyota Avalon. My first new car. It's a great car in many respects. I got my first speeding ticket in thirty years driving it 90 up the 101. It likes to go 90, not my fault. And just like hughb's car, it runs as well as the day I bought it. Hasn't ever...

Yeah, it wasn't an easy decision to leave that car behind and the mileage was part of it. Another part was we had to trust what the mechanic, who was stranger, was saying. But I decided to cut the loss and move on.

Times have changed. I remember that my Dad had probably the oldest car in the neighborhood. It was some early '50s model, I forget. But I remember that it had no seatbelts. The front and back seats were basically padded benches. It was really primitive even compared to the cars from the...

Yep, that's exactly what happened to us. They're building cars better to be sure. They're safer, last longer and performance is great. But those old Buicks sure were comfortable. What's that worth?