One of the things I attribute my longevity to from my career is

that I had enough sense to avoid tug skippers that were more afraid of the ocean than they were afraid of the office.

A couple of years into my career I said to an old salt skipper "Floyd is more afraid of the office than he is of the ocean which is why I got off of his boat."

"Smart move," he said.

Rule One: The object of the exercise is to go back home after your tour is over.

To find out why the blog is pink just cut and paste this: http://piccoloshash.blogspot.com/2009/12/my-feminine-side-blog-stays-pink.html NO ANIMALS WERE HARMED IN THE WRITING OF TODAY'S ESSAY