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
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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
A little humor to start the week… ENGINEER IDENTIFICATION TEST You walk into a room and notice that a picture is hanging crooked. You… Straighten it. Ignore it. Buy a CAD system and spend the next six months designing a … Continue reading
The Navy separated 25 active duty sailors between Nov. 28 and Dec. 28 due to their failure to get vaccinated against COVID-19, the service told USNI News. Those sailors are likely the last sea service members to receive approved separations … Continue reading
We just need to stop and smell the roses, so to speak… A beautiful golden sunset last night! I must have stood there just marvelling at Mother Nature’s light show for a good fifteen minutes. It was peaceful, and I … Continue reading
A London furniture conservator has been credited with a crucial discovery that has helped understand why Ice Age hunter-gatherers drew cave paintings. Ben Bacon analysed 20,000-year-old markings on the drawings, concluding they could refer to a lunar calendar. Full article, … Continue reading