Roi Rat JournalRoi Rat JournalRoi Rat Journal is a not so serious account of my life on a small island in the middle of the Pacific. It is chuck full of interesting facts about the people who are native to the Marshall Islands as well as great photos of diving, sailing, and surf Articles
2011 NFL Predictions
2011-09-10 07:38:00 Yokwe, Time for Mr. Rat to make his annual predictions. Here goes: The new NFL season is upon us and it is past time for me to make my annual picks. We already saw a highly entertaining opener between the Packers and the Saints. Here is how I see this year turning out by stirring my ... More About: Blogroll , Predictions
Epilogue
2011-08-01 05:56:00 This is a little shorter than I originally planned but I have been working a lot of overtime in my day job this past month. Still, this pretty much covers what I had planned. So the rough draft is complete now. I’d like to thank all of you for reading it. Mostly I put it ...
Chapter 18
2011-07-02 06:21:00 Yokwe folks. This is the last chapter for the rough draft of my novel, Roi-Namur. I plan to add an epilogue next month so please stop by to read it. It will be kind of significant. I’d like to thank our own resident Einstein Erik for a suggestion he made on Duke’s character. Last night ...
Chapter 17
2011-06-01 05:11:00 The end of the month is here and time for another chapter. Sit tight the story is nearing its conclusion (but not this month). As I type this the real Belsa and Joe are on their way to my house with their families. Thanks for reading. Chapter 17 The clouds opened up as I ran between the ...
Chapter 16
2011-05-02 05:08:00 Iakwe, I was just sitting on my patio here in Tucson eating my dinner while being serenaded by coyotes in the desert and it seemed like a million miles from Roi. I would like to dedicate this chapter to my good friend Lt. Brown and all the other people who have been touched by the ...
Chapter 15 continued
2011-04-23 07:39:00 Yokwe, It came to my attention that the 2nd half of chapter 15 did not copy onto the blog. I am adding it now and I apologize for this. I think the blog only allows so much and it was a long chapter. Komol tata for reading. ?These ones aren’t looking out for yours or anyone ...
Chapter 15
2011-04-02 06:30:00 Yokwe Jera, Here’s the latest chapter of my novel, Roi-Namur. This chapter Mathew has to deal with Aliens, sharks, angry space trackers, and a femme fatale. There should be something there for everyone. Tune back in at the first of next month for the next chapter. Komol tata for reading. Chapter 15 After giving up on the door Joe sat ...
Chapter 14
2011-03-01 03:25:00 Here’s my latest chapter. For those new to my blog I’ve been adding a chapter a month of the rough draft of my latest novel “Roi-Namur” which is loosely based on my life on Roi with the possible exception that I don’t recall space aliens invading the island while I was there. The blog shows ...
Chapter 13
2011-01-31 01:27:00 Here’s the latest chapter of the fictional novel I’m writing losely based on my life on Roi. I didn’t actually see any aliens so don’t take this too seriously. I mention that because there’s been some confusion on that point. Enjoy and tune in the first of March for the next chapter. Chapter 13 We arrived back ...
Chapter 12
2010-12-31 07:17:00 Happy Holidays! Here is the latest chapter of my fictional novel “Roi-Namur”. Check back next month for the next chapter. I have been posting a new chapter at the end of each month. Thanks for reading. Chapter 12 I woke the next morning with Shawna by my side. She wasn’t quite snoring but wasn’t quiet silently sleeping ...
Chapter 11
2010-12-01 02:28:00 It is the first of December and sitting in my cold house in Arizona my once life on Roi seems a distant memory. This and the previous 10 chapters are a fictional novel I’m writing loosely based on my life on Roi. Very loosely based. What you see so far may be considered a rough ...
Chapter 10
2010-11-01 06:41:00 Here’s my latest chapter in the fictional book I am writing. For real stories of my life on Roi please skip past this and the other 9 chapters. Or you can use one of the links on the left to find a story about my experiences. They are sorted in catergories. Enjoy this chapter and ...
Chater 9 - Roi-Namur the Novel
2010-10-02 01:52:00 Here’s my latest installment of my fiction novel. I’ve been on vacation to Chaco Canyon in New Mexico so just got this finished today in the nick of time. I hope you enjoy this month’s installment and you can look forward to the next chapter on the first of November. Chapter 9 The next morning Belsa openned ...
Chapter 8
2010-09-01 02:03:00 Hi folks, Here is chapter 8 of my novel “Roi-Namur”. Please note, and I want to make this perfectly clear because there has been some confusion on this, these last 8 blogs that have all had the word Chapter in the title are all part of my FICTIONAL novel. All persons, events, and fauna, appearing ...
Chapter 7 - A trip to Ebeye
2010-08-02 05:08:00 Later that night I went down to the radio shack to chat with Reggie where I knew I’d find him hosting a show.” “Hey mon, how was the dive?” “Well, to be honest on the first dive I thought I might get eaten by a shark but I survived. That fellow Hank is a piece of work.” “Yea ... More About: Trip
Chapter 6
2010-07-01 07:57:00 July is here and time for the next chapter where Matthew goes diving with sharks. Tune in next month for the another chapter. Early the next morning I had my usual breakfast at the chow hall then went back to my room and put on my swimming trunks and gathered up my regulator and climbed on ...
Chapter 5 of Roi-Namur the Novel
2010-06-01 06:21:00 Yokwe Jara, It is time to add another installment of my novel. For those of you new to my site, I’m writing a novel and adding a chapter on the first of every month. This is your chance to see a novel in process. Thanks for coming to my site and I hope you enjoy ...
Roi-Namur The Novel - Chapter 4
2010-04-30 21:47:00 Here’s the latest chapter. Check this sight the first of every month for the next chapter to be published. Thanks for reading. The next dawn found Reggie and I eating breakfast together and both nursing hangovers. We’d hung out in his BQ for some time listening to music then headed down to the bar for a ...
Chapter 3 - Matt?s first day of work
2010-04-01 04:31:00 Yokwe. The first of the month is here and time for your next chapter of my novel “Roi-Namur” Ron flies up every work day to perform his work on Roi. He showed me around the 4 radar buildings. The largest of the radar antennas was Altair and stands on its own. Further down the road are ... More About: Work , Matt
Roi-Namur the Novel Chapter 2
2010-03-01 20:02:00 Iakwe, it is time for chapter 2 of the novel I’m working on. Here it is: Chapter 2 In the morning I found my own way to the cafeteria. I was told I needed a meal card but they decided to cut me a break recognizing I was new in these parts. After getting some hot ...
Roi Namur - The Novel
2010-02-24 20:40:00 Hi, it has been a while since I posted because frankly I ran out of humorous and informative stories. In the mean time I’ve been working on writing my first novel (actually it is not the first novel I ever started but hope to actually finish it). To that end, I’ve decided to start a ...
Shark Week
2008-08-01 08:45:00 Iakwe, This week on Discovery is shark week, one of my favorite weeks of the year television wise. It sure has brought back lots of memories of my time on Roi and the great diving there. Tonight they had a show on the 10 deadliest sharks. Unfortunately I missed the first half of the show because ... More About: Shark , Week , Diving
Letters from Riyadh
2008-03-26 02:54:00 Last night I watched the movie Letters from Iwo Jima which I quite enjoyed. By coincidence today my mother sent me some letters I had written to my family when I worked in Riyadh back in 1991. Though far removed from Roi-Namur I thought it might be interesting to see where this Roi ... More About: Travel
Proof of the Catch
2008-02-17 06:56:00 Perhaps when I described the huge tuna that I caught off Airok folks may have had their doubts about the size of the fish I caught despite the photo I included. That’s fine. But let me tell you, this week I received some photos from former Roi resident Rob Corbin with actual untouched ... More About: Fishing , Proof , Catch
Pro Bowl in Hawaii and Perfection
2008-02-11 02:50:00 Aloha, Today I watched the Pro Bowl in Hawaii and sighted a Kwaj. sign in the stands. I can recall guys going there for the Pro Bowl as the closest professional football game to Kwajalein atoll. I enjoy watching any sport called football, while my favorite is what I refer to as “real football” ... More About: Travel , Perfection
Typical Day Diving on Roi
2008-02-02 06:45:00 Posted February 1, 2008 ?I swim like a fish in the sea all the time, if that?s what it takes to be free I don?t mind? ? Toots Hibbert Sunday mornings on Roi-Namur for me meant it was time to go diving. The local activity center provides Bayliner boats for fishing, diving, and other water ... More About: Diving
Crime and Punishment
2008-01-18 07:22:00 Yokwe. Tonight I was sitting in the bar at Buffalo Wild Wings playing buzztime trivia with my friends. I was having a decent night having won one game and finished second or third in all the others and had a perfect game going into the last question when I heard a voice behind ... More About: Crime , Punishment , Island Life , Cultural , Crime and Punishment
Year In Review
2008-01-16 04:29:00 January 8, 2007 OSU Loses BCS championship to Florida(coached by an Ohio native) March 2007 OSU loses NCAA Men’s basketball championship to Florida June 2007 - Cav’s lose NBA championship (swept in 4 games) July 2007 - Injure right shoulder practicing gung-fu September 2007 - re-injure right shoulder playing volleyball in pool. October 2007 - Indians lose American league championship ... More About: Blogroll , Review , Year , Year in Review
Ghosts of Roi-Namur
2008-01-02 00:18:00 Posted 1/1/2008 The title is kind of a tease because I only know one Roi-Namur ghost story. There was a huge battle fought on Roi back during WWII. There were quite a few Japanese soldiers and a few American soldiers who lost their lives during the battle. Some of ... More About: Ghosts , Island Life
Christmas on Roi-Namur
More articles from this author:2007-12-23 07:04:00 Well Christmas is almost upon us so I would like to thank all of my readers and wish everyone out there a Merry Christmas and Happy New Year. Most likely your next question is, what is Christmas like on Roi-Namur . That is a very good question but it is one I cannot answer. ... More About: Island Life 1, 2, 3 |
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