Now it’s Fagradalsfjall in Iceland! This is about 8nm from Keflavik!!! The Icelandic Met Office has just reported that an eruption has begun at Fagradalsfjall, long expected to be the location of a possible volcanic eruption. This eruption is being called Geldingadalsgos, … Continue reading
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Robert Bidinotto (author of the bestselling Dylan Hunter thriller series on Amazon) posted this on FB on the 15th… Bold is what caught my eye. A BRIEF, OPTIMISTIC THOUGHT ABOUT CULTURAL CHANGE. I have heard a great deal of despair … Continue reading
Humor was acceptable… And both sides could sit down and enjoy dinner and entertainment… … Continue reading
Had to add a Taclight to my EDC… And there is beauty and then there is ‘functional’ beauty… I ‘believe’ this a J.P. Sauer and Sohn (can’t confirm that) Vierling from the mid-19th or early 20th century. The four rounds … Continue reading
Allan McDonald has passed away. He tried to stop the Challenger launch… He was overruled… An engineer for the maker of the shuttle’s booster rockets, he opposed letting it take off, worried that cold weather might affect them. He was … Continue reading
From a side conversation about music and musicians on a mil-email string last night… It went from Bill Withers, who was in the Navy for nine years before he became a songwriter, to Glen Campbell and his song Universal Soldier. … Continue reading
Guests in town. Go read the folks on the sidebar… sorry…
As a former navigator, I have always been intrigued by the Antikythera mechanism, first found in 1905. There is a ‘new’ update on the findings and modeling that is definitely worth watching, although it’s 30 minutes long. It is HERE. … Continue reading
Why your food never looked this good… Gives a whole new meaning to the word staged… But motor oil on pancakes??? Really??? Sigh… … Continue reading
Showdown on the River is now live in paperback! As always, click the cover to get the link! It’s going to be $11 since it is shorter than my usual novels. Anybody that wants a signed copy, throw a couple … Continue reading