Do you remember when you didn’t have a cell phone or even more importantly now a handheld digital device? There may be a few hold outs who still don’t have one. There may be an even larger group who don’t remember when because they have always had one. This article isn’t about how we have all practically allowed this device, with it’s high initial cost and then the monthly charges plus any additional subscriptions and services, to become a mandatory and essential budget item automatically … [Read more...]
Shh! Can You Keep A Secret?
An interesting thing about communication and ships is the secretive nature of information from HQ – headquarters - or the home office to and from the ship. Most of us can easily understand why this would be the case for Naval Vessels. Why has it continued to be a practice for merchant vessels? Some would make the case that this became a practice from WWI and then more so from WWII. Where the ships were heading and when they would be going were key strategic pieces of information. Without a … [Read more...]
