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[...] Hormuz, on the southern coast of Iran , the world’s busiest oil-shipping lane. The boys of the Persian Gulf : fighter jocks taking it easy in a rec room on a lazy Friday night in April. Squadron [...]

[...] carriers in the fleet. Almost 90 planes rose out of their big grey mother, up above the Persian Gulf because of the “all-in” exercise called by the commander. They were all up in the air together, [...]

[...] . The plan was to get the squadron up high and then slowly circle downward in a patrol of the Persian Gulf . The visibility was clear enough to see bogeys from far away. High level satellite photos [...]

[...] informed his squadron that they would be circling down from a high orbit around the Persian Gulf; locking in on two sites probably containing the full-fledged nuclear weapons [...]

[...] , and covered by black velvet; appropriate for the saddest pop icon the world knew, Shelby Austin, otherwise known as the “Voice.” Pleading and arguing at the same time, Gerri said, “ [...]

[...] through a drugged reenactment of yesteryear. Anna-Nicole Smith had none of the talent of Shelby Austin, Amy Winehouse was a good singer but not like Shelby was good, and Heath Ledger was a pretty- [...]

[...] Heartbreak Hotel:  Snake-Eyes Shelby Austin series Part II “Make sure the elevator is locked dude, this one has serious shock-value,” the [...]

[...] from her childhood that sat on their home bookshelf, untouched. No white robes or halos over Shelby Austin, just comfortable jeans and flats with a colorful top, her hair pulled back in a girlish [...]

[...] John Knox and 5 other church leaders that happened to have also the name John, wrote these words, about [...]

[...] John Knox and 5 other church leaders that happened to have also the name John, wrote these words, about [...]

[...] quoted a poem by William Knox called "Mortality" written by a Scottish descendant of John Knox the 16th-century Protestant reformer. The President recited the poem so much that some people [...]

[...] I'm more excited about college football starting again, or the few weeks until my 30th high school reunion. Thoughts go back to those years when your age seemed frozen and the future appeared far [...]

Opening Night of the Class of 1983 I never thought I would be blogging “real-time” from my 30threunion, but after attending the first nig [...]

[...] Thoughts on Night Two of the Class of 1983 High School Reunion Blogging “real-time” from my 30th reunion has been fun, and I want to thank you, [...]

[...] Thoughts on my  High School Reunion After 30 years I realized that these are my people, Diverse and transformed but still very [...]

[...] to Galt's Gulch, their secret Colorado hideout, to plan their ascension up the road of economic recovery and to leadership of the new world. It is a fanciful conclusion to an ungodly mess. 3 *** [...]

[...] I cannot sleep for worrying. In my huge city, traffic snarls, crime surges, and the economic recovery is slower than expected. Due to economic pressures, too many families missed a vacation this [...]

[...] to Galt's Gulch, their secret Colorado hideout, to plan their ascension up the road of economic recovery and to leadership of the new world. It is a fanciful conclusion to an ungodly mess. 3 *** [...]

[...] I cannot sleep for worrying. In my huge city, traffic snarls, crime surges, and the economic recovery is slower than expected. Due to economic pressures, too many families missed a vacation this [...]

[...] Goes my Hero: Code Yellow (Part II) “Are you ready for the dance tonight, dude?” Lieutenant Harrington casually asked me as we climbed up on the Rhino, outside of the hearing of enlisted [...]

[...] Strike Group’s fictional air-wing; featuring a squadron led its dynamic leader, Lieutenant Harrington. (See previous posts) Part One:  http://goo.gl/YOCE0V Part Two:  http://goo.gl/ [...]

[...] slightly after being catapulted clear of the carrier’s bow, the sheer power exerted by Lieutenant Harrington as he lit up the two powerful General Electric turbofan engines, jerked the two officers [...]

[...] jocks taking it easy in a rec room on a lazy Friday night in April. Squadron commander, Lieutenant Harrington was almost oversized for the cockpit. The big Texan carried himself casually, even [...]

[...] bottom of the canyon (110 feet) we looked up to see the boat waiting to pick us up. Seemingly scuba diving in a Godly aquarium, our dive group observed some of the finest excursions the ocean could [...]

[...] discussed by Sue Monk Kidd in When the Heart Waits (HarperCollins 1990); my application to Scuba diving is original. [...]

[...] sights he/she witnessed. There are no surprises in the procedures, only in the viewing. SCUBA diving is touring God’s oceans as a visitor, or alien; always looking at the clock to see when you [...]

[...] reality FB can never be bound by users? In previous blog posts here on The Rostra Novum* (The New Rostra), I wondered aloud whether the new format, or going public was such a good idea; now I am [...]

[...] of life, it is the surviving that gives my reflection meaning. As I’ve often written on the New Rostra about resiliency, recovery, recalibration as a result of our brokenness; this post is also a [...]

[...] over the past year in various “reunion” scenarios and have written about it here at the New Rostra, previously (08/05/2013): http://rostranovum.blogspot.com/2013/08/open-letter-to-class- [...]