Here is my 1 Second Everyday for February 2023. Runs about 1 minute. Enjoy.
1SE for February 2023
Posted February 28, 2023 by joebowkerCategories: 1 Sec Every Day, 1SE, San Pedro
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1SE for January 2023
Posted February 1, 2023 by joebowkerCategories: 1 Sec Every Day
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Devotion (Book Review)
Posted January 1, 2023 by joebowkerCategories: Reviews
Tags: Korean-War, Review, reviews
Here we are starting a new year. Time for me to start posting again. I hadn’t been posting much last year. Time to get back on it.

I just finished reading the book “Devotion” by Adam Makos. This book was the basis for a new film by the same name. I haven’t seen the film, so I can’t comment on it. I tend to read a lot more books than watch movies (especially one in theaters. If I was thinking of seeing a movie, I try to read a book before I get out to see the film.
The book is about the Korean War and the relationship between two US Navy Flyers named Lt Tom Hudner from New England and Ens. Jesse Brown from Lux, Mississippi. These two pilots were members of Fighter Squadron 32. The squadron consisted of Corsair fighter aircraft assigned to USS Leyte aircraft carrier.
The book is about the relationship between Lt Hudson and Ens Brown. It is equally about the Korean War and the ground war in N Korea that was fought by the US Marines that was supported by the Navy fighter aircraft.
Tom Hudson was a 26 year old pilot from Fall River, MA. Jesse Brown was a 24 year old African-America pilot from Lux, Mississippi. He was the first African-American to serve as a carrier pilot in the US Navy.
Ens Brown died in action and Lt Hudner attempted to rescue him but was unable to extricate him from Brown’s aircraft. Lt Hudner received the Medal of Honor for his actions.
I learned much about the Korean War. Here is a quote from the afterword in the book:
In July 1953, the Korean War concluded after claiming five million lives— nearly thirty-seven thousand of them American. Of the communist prisoners captured by U.N. Forces, 30 percent of the North Vietnamese elected to remain in the south, and 70 percent of Chinese prisoners chose not to return to communist China.
Today, the Korean War is often called ”the Forgotten War.” But the men who fought there know it by a different name: “The Forgotten Victory”. Today, thanks to the United States and United Nations forces, some fifty million South Koreans live in freedom.
Afterword, p 403
1SE (One Second Every Day) Dec. 2022
Posted January 1, 2023 by joebowkerCategories: 1SE
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1 Second Everyday for October 2022
Posted November 1, 2022 by joebowkerCategories: Uncategorized
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1 Second Everyday for September 2022
Posted September 30, 2022 by joebowkerCategories: 1 Sec Every Day, 1SE
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Here is my 1 Second Everyday video for September 2022. Runtime is about a minute. Enjoy
1 SE for July 2022
Posted July 31, 2022 by joebowkerCategories: 1 Sec Every Day, 1SE
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1 Second Every Day for July 2022. Runs about a minute.
Where the Crawdads Sing
Posted July 28, 2022 by joebowkerCategories: Books, Reviews
Tags: books, Crawdads, reviews
So what is everyone reading? I just finished reading “Crawdads”. I had read it once a few years ago so it was still in my Kindle library. So when I saw the announcement for the movie, I thought I would go back and take a look.
So this is the story of a seven year old girl living in the marshes of North Carolina. She is abandoned first by her mother and then a few years later by her drunken father. She had been left to fend for herself and manages to not only survive but to thrive becoming an expert on the flora and fauna on the marshland of North Carolina.
She then was accused of murdering a former lover and tried in a court of law. I’ll not tell you how the trial turns out. You will have to read it to find out.
I’m not sure whether or not I’ll go see the movie. Definitely worth reading.
1SE for June 2022
Posted July 1, 2022 by joebowkerCategories: 1 Sec Every Day, 1SE
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Jet Blue
Posted June 17, 2022 by joebowkerCategories: Reviews, Travel
Tags: Jet Blue, travel
Well last night we arrived on our flight from LAX to BOS on Jet Blue. Let me start with the good news. The flight departed on time and arrived on time. The flight was full as were the other flights we were on in the recent days.
For some reason, the airline couldn’t assign seats until we were at the gate. I don’t know what the problems were, but other airlines seem to be able to do it.
This aircraft was pitching their on board Wi-Fi. Lots of ads on the screen in front of you. Too bad the Wi-Fi didn’t work.
The flight last month on Delta had phone charging ports on the front of each seat. None on Jet Blue. Didn’t matter much because the Wi-Fi didn’t work.
This flight had flight status on the screen in front of you, telling your speed, altitude and position on a map. But you had to watch all the ads on what you could do on the Jet Blue app (if the Wi-Fi worked.)

There were no directions on how to watch any of the media (movies, tv shows, etc.)
Another good thing, when we were over NY somewhere the stewardess came around with the drink cart. Had our first cup of Dunkin coffee in a long while.

So here’s the deal killer for Jet Blue. After arriving on time at about 10 PM in BOS, we had to wait for over an hour to get our luggage. Now I understand why people don’t want to check bags. They made a couple of announcements about it. They said it would be another 25 minutes or so. GRRRR. Just what I wanted after spending 6 hours on an airplane to wait for an hour to get our bags.
Today, we pick up our rental car and head up to Vermont for the wedding.
TTFN