The Peripatetic Engineer

Notes From Around The World by an Oilfield Troubleshooter

Friday, June 6, 2008

D Day and DD Tanks

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It wasn ’t until I was middle aged that I realized I had an uncle that was on Omaha Beach on D Day. I knew I had an uncle that had been kill...
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Wednesday, June 4, 2008

Petit Fours and the Four Rules

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My wife and I had the Three Amigos (otherwise known as “The Grandsons”) out for lunch one day and the topic of conversation turned to a loc...
Monday, May 26, 2008

Happy Birthday, John Wayne

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Today in 1907, Marion Robert Morrison was born in Winterset, Iowa. Thank you for providing wholesome entertainment during my childhood. We m...
Friday, May 23, 2008

The USS Squalus, Oliver Naquin and Swede Momsen

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On this day, 69 years ago, LT Oliver Naquin , had his hands full. The New Orleans, Louisiana native and Naval Academy graduate of 1925 was i...
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Thursday, May 22, 2008

Thumb in the Dike, or in their A**?

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On top of the levee wall stuffed with newspaper comes word of another leak near the 17th Street Canal. The Corps representative says: ...
Monday, May 19, 2008

Superhero Status has been Bestowed

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Friday is our day to pick up the three grandsons from school. We pick up P first from pre - pre K (3 years old) and the other two an hour l...
Monday, May 12, 2008

Mother's Day Crawfish

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The family tradition is to have a crawfish boil on Mother's Day. This years catch has grown to a good size making the effort to peel th...
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