Thread: Avatar as Signature

My avatar is the logo for Commander Task Force 43, which was the U.S. Navy's Operation Deep Freeze which supported scientific exploration of Antarctica back in the day. I was a Navy journalist assigned to Deep Freeze in the 1967-68 operating season. One of the best experiences of my life. I was hoping that some other OAE (Old Antarctic Explorer) might recognize it and make a connection. But, so far, no one has seemed to notice.

Regards- Walt

The logo was designed by Walt Disney Studios and represents the Coast Guard with an icebreaker, a C-130 for the air support of VX-6, the Navy's air wing in the Antarctic, The Sea Bees, the Navy's construction battalion is represented by the bee, and the adelie penguin indicates the area we were working in.

I'm late to the party but better late than never. My avatar is self explanatory.

Originally Posted by JMS

My avatar is Felix the cat wielding a straight. I use it because when I was very young I remember getting up very early to watch Felix.
My avatar title, Usagi Yojimbo, is Japanese and it literally means bodyguard rabbit but it also says samurai rabbit which is my preferred definition. It was a sixties cartoon in Japan. My mother is Japanese. My father used to call me Crusader Rabbit; a cartoon that was popular when he was a boy. Between what my father called me and my mother being Japanese I thought Usagi Yojimbo was a perfect fit.

I am old enough, and wasted enough of the golden hours of youth on cartoons, to remember all three: Felix the Cat (the wonderful, wonderful cat), Usagi Yojimbo, and (most dimly) Crusader Rabbit.

"With great age comes great wisdom, or at least great ability to do crossword puzzles."

~Rich

Originally Posted by smokelaw1

She is the purest, most heart aching joy in my life. ...

Thank you, man, for sharing this, and reminding me of what really matters. Dang ... there seems to be something in my eye.

~Rich

And for my part, nothing so profound. I've always loved music and used to get great joy out of singing in groups, especially the men's glee club at college and a much (much, as in beer) less formal group of guys a decade or so ago. So when I found this Norman Rockwell image of a quartet in a barbershop, it seemed appropriate.

~Rich