Uncle Traveling Jake

Do you have Signal?

Thinking of you tonight, shipmate. I only hope you are resting easy and that your family knows that you are remembered and honored.

I am doing selfcare tonight by bingewatching The Carpetbagger on Youtube and fighting the urge to quit it all and become a roadtrip/museum/weird history Youtuber...

YouTube video by TheKillersVEVO The Killers - Land Of The Free

As we enter the unknowns of 2025, I turn to this song from The Killers. I would be lying if I didn't say I was terrified about the next four years & how damaging it will be. As I swore in the oath, I will stand against all enemies, foreign and domestic.

I forgot about Limpcock!!

Though I have already read "Invisible Storm," guessing it will hit different considering how, alongside the service-connectedPTSD, I have weathered the life& passing of my son amongst many other traumatic things this year. @jasonkander.bsky.social , thank you for sharing your story and your bravery.

Picked up a paper copy of @jasonkander.bsky.social most recent book and it's my next on deck. One of my prized possessions is a copy of "Outside the Wire" that Mr. Kander had me send to him so he could sign while I was stationed in Alaska.

YouTube video by dorune Charlie Wilson's War - Zen master and the little boy

With the fall of the Assad regime in Syria (a very good thing, don't get me wrong), all I can think of is this amazing scene from one of my favorite movies of all time. "We'll See, said the Zen Master."
youtu.be/e2cjVhUrmII?...

What in the hipster, whitewashing B.S. is this....

Starting around this time last year (don't want to dig to pinpoint it), I started to navigate a year of situations that no one should ever have to go through on multiple fronts, but I survived. It has been a sad, fucked-up chapter of the book of my life, but it is far from overeven through the pain.

2/2 These organizations mean the world to me since the birth and passing of my son, Parker, and were either there in my time of need or are working to help those who are now or will be where we were. Thank you.

1/2 With today being Giving Tuesday, I would ask that you would consider donating to the Ronald McDonald House of Philadelphia (give.rmhc.org/campaign/639...), March of Dimes (www.marchofdimes.org), or The Sad Dads (saddadsclub.com/donate/).

a man in a suit and tie says just saying in front of a map ALT: a man in a suit and tie says just saying in front of a map

You know, even if Notre Dame won today, just remember that my unranked hometown team (who has played MEH the entire year) came into their house this year, beat them, and got paid $1.4 million to do so.

Home.

“People forget about the fathers.” For generations of American men, grieving a child’s death was something to bury. With the Sad Dads Club, they can now discuss it in the open.

I desperately wish I didn't need them, but I am so glad to have found this group and to have found solace in them as I grieve the death of my son.

Well, lot has happened since I was last on here, but here I am.

Well, it took a few tries due to a rough first tour, but I finally made it and somehow became #1 on the promotion list! So damn excited for this upcoming promotion to LT!

Happy Hump Day!

Well, when someone shows they are trash by the organization (ArmyWTF) they are involved with, believe it. Pretty damn disgusting to make fun of a journalist for getting murdered in their own home because the journalist had the gall to say crime isn't as bad as it seems in their home city.

This was so damn infuriating to watch happen...

Question: Has anyone here actually tried the Military Special alcohol at the Class Six?

Well, it finally happened. I've now been made late due to a @potusofficial.bsky.social motorcade. Does that make me an official DMV resident now?

Travis King: North Korea has decided to 'expel' US soldier, state media reports | CNN North Korea has decided “to expel” US Army Private Travis King, who crossed into the North from South Korea during a tour of the joint security area in July, state media KCNA reported on Wednesday...

Imagine being so annoying that when you defect to the DPRK, they go NO THAAAAANKS, RETURN TO SENDER.

It's now quarter-zip season in the DC area

He was investigated for sexting a student at the Coast Guard Academy. He's now a college president. ... A college president, who wants his campus to become the business school “of choice for women,” once exchanged hundreds of sexually suggestive messages with a student he taught at the prestigious C...

It's absolutely clear that we have a systemic issue within the Coast Guard and things need to happen, including holding those responsible for these horrible acts as well as those who helped cover it up such as the past Commandant and Vice Commandant. So damn disgraceful.

Appreciate any good thoughts, prayers, or vibes right now for my family. Got absolutely awful news about a close family members health and we could use any positivity we can get. I'm really struggling to stay positive or okay right now.

Never cross a picket line, no matter how famous you are...

Gotta leave it for a while...

New patch just arrived....