Yesterday was a stormy gloomy day here in Southern Maryland. I was driving to the gym when Piano Man came on. Seems Billy Joel was talking about all the sad souls there in the bar to include Davy who is still in the Navy and probably will be for life. Then I thought about the mythical Davy. The song was written in 1973 so Davy was probably in his 5th year or so. I have two work friends who came into the Navy in 1968. One guy was an Aviation Electrician. He retired after 30 years as a Commander (O-5). Got paid mid 6 figures as a contracter. He has a total of 10 watercraft. 38 ft sail boat all the way down to a kayak. He lives on a beautiful house on the Patuxant River. In life there seems to be many stereo types. My firiends were shocked when I enlisted in the USMC 27 years ago. Now they are jealous of what I have achieved. Lots of ways to get to FI and RE. I enjoy the diversity on this site. Executives and blue collar folks and everything in between.