The life of a sailor is a peculiar thing. It’s more like two lives, really. There’s life at sea, which is very regimented and routine and carries over from ship to ship. After you’ve gained enough sea time you start to realize how small the world actually is- seeing some of...

This is what we’re doing today. This thing in the poster. Literally. We’re throwing a sea bag over our shoulder and climbing up a gangway and sailing halfway around the world. Some of you reading this already knew that. For others, it may come as a surprise. That’s what...

In addition to our visit to Israel, we also spent a good deal of time in the city of Mersin in Turkey. It’s a mysterious and unique place, to be sure. And it doesn’t matter how much time you spend there… you will never get this song out of your head. It’s a big, modern...

We didn’t get to do a ton of sightseeing on this trip. We work 7 days a week when we’re away, and only get out and about occasionally, and for just a few hours at a time. Before we came home though, we did get a full day to do nothing but touristy stuff in Jerusalem. We...

…And we’re back. Did you miss us Baltimore? We sure missed you. We came home a week ago and are just now getting settled in. The past 7 days have been a constant tightrope walk of balancing the desire to accomplish as many necessary tasks as possible and wanting to satisfy our need...

As wonderful a city as Baltimore is, it’s not without its minor failings. There’s always road work in your way, too many things are closed Sundays and Mondays, and quality of life issues are a persistent source of anxiety. Perhaps the biggest failing of our fair city though is that...

It’s the last week of June. Do you know what that means? It means we’re going to do the same exact thing we did in the last week of June last year… which was to go to the desert for several months. We’ve got bills, you know? Grown folks’ problems. And blogging...

And we’re back. After 3 months of sweating our ass off in the deserts of Fujairah, Bahrain and Kuwait, the Chop is now officially unemployed once again! We’re back to living life the way God intended; Sleeping until noon, drinking coffee and goofing around online until evening,...

Well, Baltimore, we had a good Spring. We’ve had a lot of fun together over the last few months; going to shows, talking politics, watching baseball and barhopping. Sad to say though, not even the Chop can sleep until noon and screw around on the internet every day of our life....