tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2074838946965393539.post7378743625249498487..comments2023-10-31T08:19:54.708-07:00Comments on Five by Five: Out and About: USS Midway Museumbalyienhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13785839636620293326noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2074838946965393539.post-16698251100306397282017-03-30T15:32:47.340-07:002017-03-30T15:32:47.340-07:00I feel the same way about military stuff. I never ...I feel the same way about military stuff. I never actively think about it myself, but any time I go to a military-themed museum or fort or anything of that sort, I always have a good time and learn a lot!<br /><br />I'm still astounded by the size though. I had absolutely no concept of it before the fact.balyienhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13785839636620293326noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2074838946965393539.post-60400172425828785252017-03-22T20:13:58.516-07:002017-03-22T20:13:58.516-07:00It sounds really interesting. I'm fascinated ...It sounds really interesting. I'm fascinated by all sorts of military stuff in the way that means I never think about it, but am quite happy to learn about it at museums like this. <br /><br />There was a This American Life episode in the early 2000s where Ira Glass visited an aircraft carrier. One of the first interviews they played was Ira Glass with a woman filling a vending machine. "Is that your full time job?" Ira asked, clearly expecting the answer to be no. But it was. She was in the Navy and her full-time job was restocking vending machines on an aircraft carrier. That gave me a very good idea of just how big that ship was. Patriciahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07967372439743853589noreply@blogger.com