Sigh… The things one ‘finds’ when you move… Anybody remember these? Aluminium travel cups that somehow migrated into the house and became the ‘kids’ cups… And how many of us old farts had one of these? It’s a Sony no … Continue reading
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The US Navy (by itself) is blockading Iran… No ship entered or exited Iranian ports during the first 24 hours of a sweeping U.S. maritime blockade, in an operation involving more than 10,000 troops and over a dozen warships, U.S. Central … Continue reading
How many more to go? And I have to ask, are their egos really that big that they think they are untouchable??? Rep. Tony Gonzales, R-Texas, abruptly announced his decision to resign from Congress Monday evening amid calls for him … Continue reading
Since taxes are due this week… Ambition in America is still rewarded . . . with high taxes. America is the land of opportunity. Everybody can become a taxpayer. If my business gets much worse, I won’t have to lie … Continue reading
Sigh, R&D doesn’t always go perfectly… NASA’s X-59 experimental aircraft, part of the “Quesst” (Quiet Supersonic Technology) mission, conducted its second flight on the morning of Friday, March 20. The flight was scheduled to spend roughly one hour in the air, but … Continue reading
Welp, they made it back 1707 PDT! I think a lot of us holding our breath can now breathe! Now comes the debrief and the technical look at the systems… Whew… … Continue reading
Don’t understand the mentality that can do this… The FBI arrested Courtney Williams, 40, of Wagram, North Carolina yesterday and a federal grand jury indicted her today in connection with her alleged transmission of classified national defense information to individuals … Continue reading
Anybody recognize these??? Back in the day before ‘breakers’ these were what you had in your house… They weren’t called FUSE boxes for nothing…LOL And an ’emergency’ fuse was a real copper penny! As a high school kid, I helped … Continue reading
Bothers me a lot… Australian authorities have arrested and charged the country’s most decorated living soldier, Ben Roberts-Smith, 47, with five war crime murders allegedly committed during the war in Afghanistan. Roberts-Smith, a former member of the Australian Defence Force, was … Continue reading
Could get ‘interesting’ in any number of ways… DHS Secretary Mullin raises the possibility of pulling CBP and customs officers from airports in large sanctuary cities, citing lack of cooperation with the federal government and funding refusals. International arrivals would … Continue reading