Deal with the Devil
Never play a player
2022-11-19 14:00:30 +0000 UTC View Post
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New Comic: Cyber!
The first three panels of this comic have been in my notebook for years. It wasn't until last week, when I getting something out of the fridge, that I had a really dumb idea for a punchline. And it was perfect.
2022-02-18 22:09:06 +0000 UTC View PostJoint-Service Thanksgiving
Happy Thanksgiving to anyone eating their meal from a galley, mess hall, or MRE bag
2021-11-25 13:14:16 +0000 UTC View PostNew Comic: Bonfire
The subtle scent of smoke. The bright oranges and reds. The blaring of the general alarm...
2021-10-22 22:13:41 +0000 UTC View Post20 Years
9/11 was the whole motivating force for my generation of vets. I was part of the first Academy class to show up after 9/11: we were the first to show up not knowing exactly what we were getting into - but feeling we had to go anyway, the first to have our size increased to over 300 after a decade of budget cuts, the first in decades to arrive during a time of war. Our courses and training all came from that post-9/11 experience, of counter-terrorism and homeland security. We knew nothing of t...
2021-09-11 23:21:46 +0000 UTC View PostHappy Memorial Day
I suppose the phrase "Happy Memorial Day" doesn't make a lot of sense, but it's hard to phrase it as a greeting otherwise. "Good Memorial Day," "Somber Memorial Day," "Reflective Memorial Day" are probably more accurate, but sound odd. Is there such thing as a "happy" Memorial Day if you're doing it right? I think so - in that there's a kind of peace in honoring sacrifice, in understanding that everyone who sacrificed something for you did it because they ultimately wished you happiness.
<... 2021-05-30 22:05:01 +0000 UTC View PostValentine's 2021
Something romantic for your significant other, even if your significant other is 52 years old and made of steel
2021-02-14 15:10:31 +0000 UTC View PostNew Comic: Bzzzzz
Sometimes you can shake them off in rough seas
2021-02-05 01:18:20 +0000 UTC View PostNew Comic: SECNAV
The Navy suddenly goes back to claiming it was founded in 1794
2021-01-22 18:19:06 +0000 UTC View PostNew Comic: Christmas Star
It took the Wise Men twelve days to reach Bethlehem because instead of taking a bearing on the Christmas Star, they let Sector make them an expanding square search.
2020-12-23 20:26:43 +0000 UTC View PostNew Comic: Guardians
After an announcement today, the Space Force becomes the second branch to not want to be called Guardians!
2020-12-19 01:17:38 +0000 UTC View PostPatroliday
Happy Thanksgiving everyone, whether you're trapped in a ship on the ocean, or in an apartment far from home. At least one doesn't have watch
2020-11-27 00:34:24 +0000 UTC View PostVote
There are many ways to uphold that Constitution you swore your life to protect. One of them is to vote!
2020-11-03 15:28:28 +0000 UTC View PostHaunted Ship
Enter, if you dare, the terrifying, ghastly world of everyday cutter life!
2020-10-30 13:42:01 +0000 UTC View Post
The Ensign and The Lieutenant
One of my favorite Coast Guard fables, right up there with the tale of Douglas Munro versus Chester Nimitz.
I posted a slightly different version of this one on my Facebook page. I went back to correct a typo, and I realized there was space for an extra joke.
2020-08-22 18:42:21 +0000 UTC View PostHappy 230!
Happy Coast Guard Day, everyone! Thank you for your service, your support, and for telling other people what our branch actually does.
2020-08-05 01:25:41 +0000 UTC View PostTen Years Ago
Every now and then, someone says something that reminds me that I got out...a long time ago.
2020-07-19 14:47:51 +0000 UTC View PostColoring Book Pages
It's not much, but if you're stuck at home with kids, here's some coloring book pages you can print out and give to them (or hey, fill out yourself. I don't judge). Take care, stay safe, and stay far away from others! I'll try to make more of these in the future
-Brian
2020-04-06 18:29:36 +0000 UTC View PostCorona Tracking
If you hear that coronavirus is happening in your area, hide under a desk or brace yourself in a doorway until it passes
2020-03-10 11:42:37 +0000 UTC View PostLead Seaman (New Comic)
A made-up position, like Bull Ensign or Operations Officer
2020-02-23 14:06:58 +0000 UTC View PostNew Comic: Gauges
When you spend enough time on a Coast Guard cutter, you eventually give up on the idea that things are "working properly" and settle for "not literally on fire."
2020-02-17 14:45:00 +0000 UTC View PostCybersecurity
Later, we'll be handing out thumbdrives containing the new cyber training
2020-01-04 23:53:02 +0000 UTC View PostNew Comic: 1999
"We're also making some upgrades to prepare for Y2K, largely by setting our calendars back to 1972."
Signal Bells (From the Archives)
Merry almost Christmas! Though I guess no one's getting an OPC this year...
2019-12-24 19:42:51 +0000 UTC View PostNew Comic: Candle
We all have those special scents that make us feel at home
2019-12-13 22:03:16 +0000 UTC View PostCheck out my article in Proceedings Magazine!
Check out my article on why the Coast Guard needs to remember its history in this month's issue of Proceedings! This is why I spend time making cartoons and collecting awesome Coast Guard facts.
2019-12-04 00:35:31 +0000 UTC View PostThankful (from the Archives)
Happy Thanksgiving, everyone!
I don't think I ever became more thankful for things than after I got back from a patrol. Of course, the things I was thankful for were more in the range of "my couch" and "the ability to sit down on my couch."
2019-11-28 18:04:47 +0000 UTC View PostFirst Thanksgiving
Ah, the holidays: a time to be forced to spend more time with your shipmates because you aren't already trapped on a boat with them anyway
2019-11-27 17:31:28 +0000 UTC View Post