“Whiskey is for drinking and water is for fighting.” Regardless of who said it first, California is ‘fighting’ to take water from other states on a regular basis… But… Ramirez nails it as usual… Estimates vary between 3.1 million gallons … Continue reading
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This… snicker… talk about tongue in cheek… 8 crayon flavors Marines would actually enjoy eating There are a few simple truths in life: The Earth is round. The Sun is hot. Humans need oxygen to breathe. And Marines love to … Continue reading
With four more school principals confessing they withheld National Merit awards from students, bringing the total to seven schools so far, the Fairfax County Parents Association sent the school district, state and local leaders a scathing letter, calling them out … Continue reading
Old ‘Burma Shave’ Road Signs were a treat when we were kids… DON’T STICK YOUR ELBOW OUT SO FAR IT MAY GO HOME IN ANOTHER CAR. Burma Shave TRAINS DON’T WANDER ALL OVER THE MAP ‘CAUSE NOBODY SITS IN THE … Continue reading
Expensive, one way or the other… Interesting how Reuters is slanting the ‘message’… FRANKFURT/MUNICH, Jan 9 (Reuters) – Hurricane Ian in the United States and floods and Australia helped to make 2022 one of the costliest years on record for … Continue reading
Edit- And apparently it didn’t schedule… sigh… Story of my life! From 2010! And an oldie but a goody… from 2010! Luckily, What People Think of the Chicken is None of the Chicken’s Business…. Why did the chicken cross the … Continue reading
A Pearl Harbor survivor, former Navy band French horn player died earlier this week after an extensive career serving his country and volunteering in his community. Chief Warrant Officer Francis “Frank” Emond passed away on Tuesday at 104 years old. … Continue reading
Some memes and ads from ‘back in the day’… Enjoy!!! And for those of us who remember WLS, especially at night… From my senior year in high school!!! Did this more that a few times… @#$%% cheap ass timing gears … Continue reading
This one came over the transom from the mil email string… I grew up in Louisiana and Arkansas and never once questioned my parents income, it was never a discussion. We didn’t eat a lot of fast food because it … Continue reading
Sequestration impacts are dogging the US Navy… I’ve talked about how far underfunded ship maintenance was before in these pages… The cruiser Chosin and destroyer Stout were both deemed unfit for combat operations by the service’s Board of Inspection and … Continue reading