So.......

Today I found out some good news. They are sending me as the Mess Decks Master-at-Arms. What that means is I am supporting the mess decks to lead the people down there. Not too bad of a job, if you ask me. Plus, on the good side, I don't have to stand duty for around 3 months. Gotta love that. I get my weekends off for the next three weeks, while we are in PSA. The hours sort of suck, but I am ok with that. 0600 to 1500-1600 is okay with me. I don't have to stand duty every six days. And, plus, I get to attend church every week.

Switching topics, I got to watch a ship launch on last night. It was a pretty cool thing to see. I think everyone has seen it done on TV. This is where the person who is the ship's sponsor tries to "break" the bottle of Champagne over the bow, and then they have a controlled slide, I think, where it goes into the water. There was a bunch of fireworks, and stuff. Not too shabby, if you ask me. Then, I got to see the "hydro dynamic effect" they were talking about. The ship next to us is a destroyer, and they were moving all around. We were pretty stable and everything.

Okay, I am going to finish watching the game, and maybe watch some of "Black Hawk Down."

Have a good night!

Shalom,
Ryan

Seeing Gray.....

So, I finished the book "Seeing Gray in a World of Black and White" by Adam Hamiliton. It was a good book. He advocates some good points. But, more important, it was one of the books that made you think about what is going on out there. I think he advocates that certain people just get together and comprise about what is going on. One of the more important topics he covered was about homosexuality. He gave some really good points on the left side and the right side and their arguments. He didn't agree with either side, but he does believe that we need to move forward and stop being stuck in the past. He also talked about abortion pretty well. He again talked about the left and the right sides and their points. He covered some other topics pretty well. I would recommend the book if you wanted to know his point of view on certain topics. I think I covered this earlier.

Anyway, I am standing on watch on the ship today. And, there will be a "dynamic hydro effect" tonight when they launch the USNS Amelia Earhart tonight at 2145. I don't exactly know what a dynamic hydro effect will be but we will find out. I think this will be a pretty cool event. One doesn't get to watch a launching of a new ship. I will tell you about it later!

I hope you guys have a good evening!

Shalom,
Ryan