I'm not one to wish my life away, but I have to admit, during the Dark Ages of my son's Plebe Year, I wished I could have closed my eyes and opened them on the day of the Herndon Climb. Induction Day was a nightmare, Plebe Summer was grueling, and while things had slowly improved … Continue reading Class of 2025, you are on the Herndon Clock

The overwhelming amount of photos and videos on my phone have long been dragging down my phone's performance so I recently began moving some of them onto the cloud to free up some space. This will come as a surprise to absolutely no one, but an inordinate number of them involve the Naval Academy. At … Continue reading A funny thing happened on the way to the post office

A classic nor'easter dumped a bunch of snow on The Yard, accompanied by the wicked winds that are a signature of these nasty storm systems. Growing up in the Midwest, I knew all about Lake Effect Snow, but nor'easters were foreign. After few decades on the East Coast, I've gone from wide-eyed disbelief (mostly at … Continue reading Old Man Winter’s blast can’t stop the tide

My now-ensign's last three years at the Naval Academy are something of a blur, but his Plebe Year remains relatively clear in my mind. And with February quickly approaching, I can feel the deep chill of our first experience with the Dark Ages. They lived up to their name because those were some dark, cold … Continue reading The more things change …

The Operational Pause was necessary (more on that in a bit), but just like the Mids, it's time to get back at it. Somehow, it feels appropriate that it happens as we begin the journey through the Dark Ages. Year to year, there are numerous similarities between the gloomy stretch that spans the end of … Continue reading Operational Pause over just in time for the Dark Ages