Posting from my phone, so we’ll see if this works. Been off for 24 hours. Possible a bad modem, tech is supposed to be here this morning. Go read the folks on the sidebar… And check out the new 2ndAmendmentShirts.com … Continue reading
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Most people don’t even think about the Mississippi River, other than when it floods… BUT, the Mississippi carries somewhere around 60% of the grain, corn, and soybeans down to New Orleans for shipment overseas. The Mississippi River, which carries 60 percent … Continue reading
In NYC of all places… A Staten Island Supreme Court judge ruled Tuesday that New York City cannot fire employees for not getting vaccinated against COVID-19, dealing a blow to Democratic Mayor Eric Adams’ pandemic policy. 🚨🚨🚨🚨🚨NY State Supreme Court … Continue reading
And the formerly Great Britain has yet another new prime minister… Former United Kingdom finance minister Rishi Sunak, 42, is set to become prime minister on Monday after his top rival for the conservative party contest stepped down. Full article, … Continue reading
What have the Romans ever done for us??? Funny you should ask… The US standard railroad gauge (distance between the rails) is 4 feet, 8.5 inches. That’s an exceedingly odd number. Why was that gauge used? Well, because that’s the … Continue reading
‘Somebody’ is trying to keep this info on the down low… As Bloomberg noted this week, “The US has just 25 days of diesel supply, the lowest since 2008, according to the Energy Information Administration. At the same time, the four-week rolling … Continue reading
There are some really good ‘shade tree’ mechanics around our local area… 57 Ford F-100 Panel truck. A 53 3100 Chevy pickup… And then there was ‘something’ that somebody had made up… Not old school, but pretty funny never the … Continue reading
Maybe there IS a significant ‘cheating underbelly’ at the highest levels of ‘professional’ chess… U.S. chess grandmaster Hans Moke Niemann, the target of cheating allegations at the highest level of the game, has made a counter-move against his accusers, filing … Continue reading
Sneaky sailors… LOL The passenger steamer SS Warrimoo was quietly knifing its way through the waters of the mid-Pacific on its way from Vancouver to Australia. The navigator had just finished working out a star fix and brought the master, … Continue reading
Sometimes you just have to laugh at a review… Excellent does not cover it. I am not much on sword and sorcery, but this is one heck of a fun read. Best waste of 20 min I have had in … Continue reading