Feel for the parents out today hunting more batteries for the kid’s toys… The Day After Christmas Twas the day after Christmas, and all through the house, Every creature was hurtin’ even the mouse. The toys were all broken, their batteries dead; Santa … Continue reading
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Merry Christmas to you and yours wherever you may be. This year, due to some unexpected home costs, I won’t be able to have Christmas with my kids and now three grandchildren and one great-grandchild. Seeing them is something truly … Continue reading
Jeff MacNelly was a friend of the military, and especially of the Navy. He did a number of ‘special’ cartoons over the years for those of us who served… This is one of my favorites… Sadly he passed way too … Continue reading
Twas the night before Christmas, and he lived in a crowd, In a 40 man berthing, with shipmates so loud. I had come down the exhaust stack with presents to give, And to see just who in this rack did … Continue reading
Just in time for Christmas… Back in the day… Western Auto, Sears, Montgomery Wards, and I ‘think’ Woolworth all had pedal cars like these for roughly the same prices. This ad is from 1962! Today, those $20 pedal cars/tractors are … Continue reading
Ian McMurtrie was found not guilty of ‘Official Oppression’ by the judge yesterday at his trial!!! Interesting to note that the first two sentences of the article are the ONLY discussion of Ian being acquitted, the remainder of the article … Continue reading
This is what all of us 70+ year olds, and those yet-to-be, have to look forward to!! This is something that happened at an assisted living center. The people who lived there had small apartments but they all ate at … Continue reading
NOT far from the truth… DoD’s Twelve Days of Christmas The President has authorized the Department of Defense to assist Santa with the Twelve Days of Christmas. Status of acquisitions follows: Day 1- Partridge in a Pear Tree: The Army … Continue reading
The embers glowed softly, and in their dim light, I gazed round the room and I cherished the sight. My wife was asleep, her head on my chest, My daughter beside me, angelic in rest. Outside the snow fell, … Continue reading
VERY interesting… Russia is using the Griner swap as propaganda. What a surprise! NOT! Russian state television, which is notorious for propaganda, discussed the exchange, mocking the United States for swapping Griner instead of Whelan. A program moderator referred to … Continue reading