Ken Johns ⚓️

Mine is I just fed you

I took this picture of the Seay leaving Blount Island in Jacksonville in 2012. I think she was headed to Diego Garcia

The only boats in the navy are submarines. Sorry I don’t make the rules.

I’m happy to hear that.

How’s your dad doing. I didn’t see a follow up post and I was concerned for both of you. Had my own emergency at sea three years ago and it didn’t turn out well

(Thinking about all of those charcuterie boards I enjoyed) phew I shared them with my wife.

(Thinking about the white wine and aperol spritzes I drank while eating them) hmm

In the us coast guard we had cutters and boats. What’s the difference between a cutter and a boat? A boat can fit on a cutter but a cutter can’t fit on a boat

But I do think Charboaterie is more melodic and therefore delightful.

If it’s on a ship it’s A. A ship isn’t a boat. That’s my pedantic merchant mariner response

Same in my Albuquerque apartment. Freaked out my cats so they’re hiding under the bed even though they’re both Washingtonians.

I lived in Washington for 22 years and I would get bummed out if it was sunny and warm for too long so I kind of know how she feels. Maybe it was from growing up in New Mexico. I’m back in New Mexico now and it’s rough going.

I was a deckhand and a bosun on that ship. I love that ship.

Indian Ocean sunset on the Pomeroy

Wendy’s sign MISFORTUNE AWAITS LUCKY YOU seen on 4th St in Albuquerque

I’m not sure how I feel about the new Wendy’s slogan. MISFORTUNE AWAITS LUCKY YOU.

#albuquerque #4th #misfortune

Dropping anchor on the Pomeroy in Diego Garcia

I reposted my reply because I thought it seemed like I have brain damage how I deleted some text. But yeah damn. Got tied up at 8 am and didn’t get ashore until around noon because they’re very thorough.

Australian customs is no joke. Went to Darwin on a ship in the merchant marine. Sent a six page questionnaire while we were still at sea asking questions like have you ever been trained to use a firearm (yes I was in the USCG). Didn’t let my captain go ashore because he had a DUI 40 years ago.

Wendy’s sign MISFORTUNE AWAITS LUCKY YOU seen on 4th St in Albuquerque

I’m not sure how I feel about the new Wendy’s slogan. MISFORTUNE AWAITS LUCKY YOU.

#albuquerque #4th #misfortune

Andy and gutz

Here she is in the Bayonne shipyard in 2017. She was there over a year. If I recall correctly she had a bent shaft then they found out the other shaft was bent after they replaced the first one.

Iron chef guy scrutinizing the catch. Japanese man looking at fish.

Japanese chef bedeviling grizzled fishermen about their catch.

I’m thinking of changing careers. I’m thinking I may like to scrutinize the catch and bedevil the most grizzled fisherman.

Brady Bunch Minnesota state fair

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Load bearing pornos

I steered this 1,000’ ship into Savannah a couple times. Never got ashore after doing the should I go ashore or go to sleep math. Looked nice from the channel especially the older part of the city. Lots of people waving to us which is always nice.

I’ve got that big crane energy

Eating something named death by chocolate for the 900th time and thinking this time it’s going to happen

I still talk about the time I found a spot right outside the Seattle Patagonia in 2006. That’s a Kojak baby.

I was so irritated by the texts leading up to the election last year I got a new phone number