Beautiful old Indian… 1944 variant and ridden by an old fart like me, but he said he enjoyed ‘tinkering’ with the old girl to keep her running… (and yes, he had grease under his fingernails)!!! And this one’s for Phegmmy… … Continue reading
Monthly Archives: April 2014
Continuing the series, this one actually caused major changes in the military’s way it detailed personnel… And the rest of the very sad story… The Sullivans enlisted in the US Navy on January 3, 1942 with the stipulation that they serve together. … Continue reading
Sitting here watching the seaweed grow… sigh… Dunno what this is, but the odd coloring of the flower got my attention, especially the way it turns purple in the sunlight… Apparently it turns yellowish/orange as it wilts… Coming in this … Continue reading
For those that may not be familiar with the term… Zaps are military stickers from squadrons that may or ‘may not’ be politically correct… 🙂 Now the ‘nice’ zaps tend to end up in places where the public can see … Continue reading
I can haz them… Now if I can get ‘all’ the cats going in the same direction… Sigh… I may go flying… Just to get a break!!! And the little bird… And one more sign that set the scientist off … Continue reading
It makes a ‘difference’… So we get to the work site and are greeted with this ‘lovely’ sign… Oh goody… Sigh… And we’re gonna be outside… And the snakes are protected… Including the poisonous ones. Questions were asked, and the … Continue reading
During sequestration, among other things cancelled were all ‘honor flights’ for sporting events, and fly overs at burials including at Arlington Cemetery. When Major Howard V. Andre Jr. and Major James E. Sizemore, were buried side by side in 2013 at … Continue reading
Ya know those ‘cheep’ spam cans of 5.45X39 ammo??? Well, you can kiss it goodbye… Because some asshat just ‘had’ to build a 5.45×39 ak pistols to sell, so the surplus steel core is now classified as “armor-piercing handgun ammunition” and … Continue reading