Cap'n Bob & the Damsel

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No Meme Before It’s Time

Thanks to LinkedinUSAF for the tag on this – Damsel and I had fun figuring out what we would do with it. It took us a while, but we think we’ve accurately answered all questions posed – but not before we gave grave consideration to each item.

I previously equated meme with a chain letter. I was wrong. I now believe it’s a full-blown blogborne pandemic. Anyhow, here’s the way Damsel and I answered this meme:

4 Jobs You Have Had In Your Life

Cap’n Bob:
Newspaper delivery – Los Angeles Herald Express – thrown from a bicycle
U.S. Navy Aircrew Radioman
Toy Engineer – I invented Barbie’s Piano (sorta)
Rocket Scientist – I’d tell ya what I do, but I’d hafta kill ya.

Damsel:
Purveyor of Fast Food/Heimlich Maneuver Specialist
Bartender/Psychological Analyst
OEM Component Sales/Grief Counselor
Product Manager/Dispute Resolution Mediator

4 Movies You Would Watch Over and Over

This is more than 4, but we both collaborated on these:
The Replacements
Die Hard (all)
Braveheart
Dragonfly
Fifth Element
The Green Mile
The Kid
Medicine Man
National Treasure
Secondhand Lions
Team America – F*** YEAH!
Transporter I & II
XXX
. . . this list could go on since Damsel has a collection of over 650 DVDs

4 TV Shows You Love to Watch

Same thing (we both collaborated on them):
Mail Call (R. Lee Ermey)
Jeopardy
Fox News Channel (all shows)
Cops
Food Channel (most shows – can’t watch some of the Asian food)
America’s Most Wanted
Anytime Dennis Miller is on

4 Places You Have Lived

Back Home with Mom and Dad
In the Barracks (not Damsel, of course)
In an Apartment
In our own Home
And never in a vehicle

4 Places You Have Been On Vacation

Together:
Denali Village Lodge – Alaska, on the banks of the Nenana River
Hotel Hassler, Roma, Italy
Zion National Park
Hotel Metropole, Avalon, (Catalina Island) California

4 GREAT Places Where You Just Said, “Eh ..”

Memphis
Chicago
Atlanta
Philadelphia

4 Websites You Visit Daily

Selected at random from the MANY sites we read daily:
Steel Turman
Old and Evil
Accidental Verbosity
Demure Thoughts
Yorkie Blog
Garfield Ridge
Jawa Report
Archaeology Blog
Moonbat Monitor

4 Milblogs You Visit Daily

Again, more than four and at random:
LinkedInUSAF
A Female Soldier 2
Camp Katrina
Mudville Gazette
One Marine’s View
Sgt Hook
We Support You
Sgt Lori
Military Outpost
Iraq War news
Argghhh!
Ask the Soldiers

4 Favorite Foods

Cap’n Bob (one from each of the four food groups):
Pizza
Beer
Red Man
Boogers

Damsel (a more discriminate palette):
Sweet & Sour Pork
Chicken Fried Steak
Beef Tenderloin Steak (Fillet Mignon)
Chicken Alla Padulese

4 Favorite “Adult Beverages”

Cap’n Bob:
Red Beer (Bloody Mary mix added)
Butter Beer (buttermilk added)
Corona or Pacifico beer (with Mexican food)
Or just plain old beer in a Red, White and Blue can (Bud)

Damsel:
Margaritas
Kendall-Jackson Chardonnay
Mimosas
Bud (cause it makes ya weiser)

4 Places You Would Rather Be Right Now

Cap’n Bob:
Watching Electrical Storms over Grand Canyon from a cliffside bar
Having a Birra Peroni at a sidewalk cafe in Florence
Living in California as a Red State
In Damsel’s Loving Arms

Damsel:
Watching rocks change colors at sunset in Zion
Listening to the murmur of the Nenana River
Watching sunset and breakers at a cove near Point Arena, California
Sitting on the backyard swing reading with the Cap’n

4 People to Tag

Welcome Aboard to these new sites displaying the Never Forget Tribute:
Moonbat Monitor
Seeing Red
DogsCatsKidsLife
Shelly’s Ramblings

BAM! You guys are tagged! And thanks!

08 Feb 2006 by Blogosphere Humor

Damsel Sends You a Damselfish

Well, a Garibaldi actually, which is a type of Damselfish. This is a photograph we took of a Garibaldi during a recent visit to Avalon, Catalina Island, taken from the beach in front of the hotel where we stayed.

From USC SeaGrant:

Garibaldi Territory

If you were to peek under the waters of Santa Catalina Island and areas of the Southern California coast you might see a brilliant orange fish about a foot long, poised by a red algae-covered rocky outcropping, swooping and making loud “thumping” noises and putting on quite a show…for whom and why?

The garibaldi, or ocean goldfish, is the largest member of the damselfish family, and one of the few species that resides in the cooler temperate waters from central Baja California north to Monterey. Almost all other members of the damselfish family are found in tropical reefs around the world and are less than 8 inches long. The garibaldi is the state marine fish of California.

One of the most interesting things about garibaldis is their courtship and mating behavior. Males work hard to attract females and end up guarding the eggs and ‘raising the kids’ by themselves. There are many reasons that this behavior is helpful to this fish species.

08 Feb 2006 by California Environment Photography

Damsel Sends You a Yellow Submarine

Glass bottom boats made Catalina Island famous. From one of these, you can view the colorful fish and marine plants in Lover’s Cove Marine Preserve, just east of Avalon Harbor. This shot was snapped last September as the yellow semi-submersible Nautilus passed our glass-bottom boat, the Sea View.

01 Jan 2006 by California Travel

Damsel Sends You Holly Hill House

From Avalon, Santa Catalina Island, California:

The charming Queen Anne style cottage on the bluff over looking Avalon Bay has been a local landmark since 1890. The third oldest house in Avalon, its history mirrors that of the town. The house has always been a private residence and the current owner has restored it and furnished it with turn-of-the-century antiques.

Is the story true that the builder/owner of the Holly Hill House refused to let women on the property after his bride-to-be jilted him, because she didn’t want to live in such an isolated place?

Lookout Cot (later Holly Hill House) was built in 1890 as a private residence by Peter Gano, a retired engineer from Pasadena. His sister was to come live with him, but she never did. He did allow women on the property.

09 Nov 2005 by Photography Travel

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