A stepping off point

Once again, today's post represents something of a stepping off point. I realized some months ago that in order to accommodate my desire for doing one post per day for a year, I was going to have to expand the scope of my original intentions (old weapons). In that time, I've expanded into the realms of artwork, antiques and artifacts, and other ephemera that somehow became part of the collection I call "Flintlock's Arsenal".

I'm not yet halfway through the year yet, and if I'm going to make it all the way, I'm going to have to delve deeper into the ephemera of my stuff. I'm going to begin bringing in some more nautically themed items, including some old and interesting books. I'm going to begin including modern pocket and sheath knives that I sometimes carry (well, I always have a knife, but different occasions call for different tools), and I've found a fix for my "Friday" dilemma.

To this end, the scan above is of a photograph that was in a box of old pictures I was asked to take to the trash by my employer (State of Delaware) 18 - 19 years ago. I hated to throw these out, as there were hundreds of different pictures, but I only had time to rescue a few from the top that interested me (boats, mostly). The rest were summarily hauled off to a landfill or whatever, and are probably 50 feet down in Cherry Island now.

The photo above has the following inscription on the back, in particularly florid penmanship:

35 ft Motor Boat 4007 ' "Henlopen" on the dock at Bklyn Navy Yard 2/22/34.

As I type this, I realize that this picture was taken on the same day (2/22) as my wedding anniversary, with a probability of 1 in 365 (or is it 1 in 730? I forget)