The first main decision in Beached planning was to determine the area of operations (AO). Recon by air gave us a higher, better vantage point, so we took a ride. Ultimately, we decided to keep the AO in and around Key West, which is about 4 miles long and 2 miles wide. It’s the swimming …
Key West is Vegas meets the Bahamas, and it’s a blast. Locals call it paradise, and it hardly felt like work to plan Beached, our 4 day event down there in May. We ran pretty hard, sometimes literally, and breaks are always encouraged (though not for the liver). More on the Conch Republic in the …
I wish Captain Stan’s Smokehouse were in my neighborhood so I could drink beer and hang out there every weekend. I got lessons on local oysters, gator huntin’, hog huntin’, and how live music should be heard. Yes, please. Thank you. Ring toss and a gator’s skull setting the ambiance. Doesn’t get much better than …
More time at the beach, that’s it. I’m sure it’s good for Java to exercise and all that stuff, but the real reason is that there are few things in life that make him so happy. My favorite beaches are outside Jacksonville, Florida, where I grew up. They’re a little rougher, a little imperfect. And …
Gitman Bros. makes old school shirts in the coal miner’s town of Ashland, Pennsylvania. I was lucky enough to get the 30 minute tour — then I was invited, all smiles, to hang out as long as I wanted. I found people curious as to why I would want to visit — but then without …
Josh and the guys wished us all well from their deployment, made complete only by a Christmas tree in the corner of their compound. Stay safe guys, and happy new year.
