Blather

Here's a picture of me with a Playboy, circa 1966. Had to be, since I made SP4 with 51 weeks in the Army and that would have been mid September 1966. Thus this photo was earlier. Note the cool angle at which I wear the Army cap. As you can see, I'm studiously reading the articles; definitely not looking at nekkid females. Note, too, the classy Army billet- a genuine wood floor, a steel bed and steel wall locker.

Nowadays, my life has improved vastly. Oh, the steel bed and steel wall lockers remain, but I have linoleum instead of wood.

And to be honest, my life is, in fact, better. I have internet, a small fridge, a microwave, and AFN TV. In those days, AFN broadcast only in radio, and not everywhere. Soon after this photo, I acquired a PX-procured, battery-powered record player. I played my European-version LP albums on that record player. I went to the wood shop and built myself a plywood box with a lock to store about 50 albums and the record player.

On the front of my baseball cap is the 97th Signal Battalion emblem. I've got a beer stein with the same logo. And today, I ordered a coffee mug with that logo, just for sentimental reasons.