Gov. Greg Abbott appeared Wednesday on the grounds of the Alamo to sign seven pieces of legislation loosening firearms restrictions in the state. The most controversial of those, Senate Bill 1927, allows Texans to carry handguns without a license or training … Continue reading
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Soooo, PP and family are going camping, and I ran across these… Family campers 1910 version… 1918 version… 1924 version… Probably the first ‘motorhome’… Today??? YMMV, and everybody makes their ‘own’ choices… 🙂 … Continue reading
They mean things… How we interpret them depends on what our experiences are… I’ve talked about this before, about ‘Navy Blue’ being the ONLY color you see. The author is unknown, but definitely on the money as far as I’m … Continue reading
So apparently the ‘new’ mantra with Xiden is that he wants America to be liked… He never said anything about America being respected! Definitions- To like is to find a person or thing agreeable, enjoyable, or satisfactory. To respect … Continue reading
Our American Legion post hosted an IBCA cook yesterday… Discounting the two plus months of planning, we truly hit the ground running (sometimes literally) Thursday. Sponsors, vendors, cooks, volunteers, and, and, and all had to be coordinated. It was all … Continue reading
I don’t normally put up videos, but this lady IS a throwback… And bless her for being one! She takes on the Carmel NY school board and it is BEAUTIFUL!!! Kudos to her! And Loudoun County, VA school board got … Continue reading
More specifically, grandkids… Snerk… Grandson was ‘hiding’ from his sister to do school work, so… He climbed into the dog’s kennel. And was soon joined by both Labs… And he went to sleep for over an hour. Kids… what can … Continue reading
How we spent Sunday nights… 60 years ago! The Ed Sullivan Show! LONG before MTV, VH-1, or any of those copycats… For most of us, it was the first time we’d actually ‘seen’ any of the bands actually sing, unless … Continue reading
Just needs to go away as a class… Spend the money on FFX and move on. The U.S. Navy hopes to boost the number of days the littoral combat ship is operational by targeting the drivers of down time: design … Continue reading
Two years almost to the day apart, but signal events in the US and allied conduct of WWII… The battle of Midway was joined after these gents found the Japanese Fleet 700 miles from Midway on 3 June 1942… They … Continue reading