James Cooley's Blog

Thursday, May 31, 2007

This island (Greater Inagua, where we're deployed) makes for some interesting photography:








I liked the wood/block dams. I didn't like the polution. I liked the irony of the sign. This place is really removed from town. I got chansed by the same dog as a few days ago. Here, I'm most safe in the air, not the sea or land.

Tuesday, May 29, 2007

Impressive Coast Guard Rescue Video:

in a 65 by my buddy, Christian. Chris and I played a lot of sax together in jazz band at the Academy. He's good people and, in the video, does a great job clearing 'down and left.' No seriously, I didn't even know them thar 65's could hover at 7,000 feet. The Big Irons would be working a bit to do so too. I'll check with him, but they must have been as light as a feather with minimal fuel. Bravo Zulu, as we say.

Spear fishing again today:

I saw, in this order, a barracuda, a turtle, a nurse shark, and a stingray. I didn’t particularly like any of them. They all seemed mean... except maybe the turtle. But that turtle was fast; we had all we could do to keep up. I had to hydrodraft off the rescue swimmer I was fishing with. And I just made up the word, ‘hydrodraft.’

Sunday, May 27, 2007

From today's spear fishing trip and just around the hooches:




Saturday, May 26, 2007

Beck at Bonnaroo last year:

and I was there!!!

Thursday, May 24, 2007

Holy crap buckets:

http://youtube.com/watch?v=86DEKFissl4&mode=related&search=

My Dad and I joked:



about this gag. As though Native Americans had extra-special-powerful vision, better than other ethinicities. And by shielding the sun from their eyes, they could see EVEN FARTHER! Whatever.

Sarah and I saw this fella in some airport.


My deployment, by the way, is going okay. Thank you for asking.

Sunday, May 20, 2007

Roger Waters

concert tonight was top 5. Full of greatness.

Tuesday, May 15, 2007

Sarah Wow Sexy Skimpy Main Page Wow

Cover Girl Girlfriend

Monday, May 14, 2007

Baby rabbits at 2:30 AM today on duty:

bun bun