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
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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
Cars and Christmas… Sigh… $3795 back then, $100,000 and up today… If you had every car in that ad, you would easily be sitting on a half million dollars worth of vehicles. … Continue reading
For those ‘little’ company Christmas parties… Stole this from one of my military groups, and I’m betting ANYBODY that was in the military will be cringing at some of them. But, these days, they also apply to those company parties, … Continue reading
Alma TC Boykin has her second book out in the Familiars Generations series- Hunter in Shadows As always, click on the cover for the Amazon link! The blurb- They watch from the shadows . . . Odd magic moves in … Continue reading