Sonobuoys were the main way we tracked subs back in the day. I really hate to think how many TONS of those damn things I handled, one at a time, over the years… Weighing 15 to 39 lbs, we carried … Continue reading
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The Navy (and all services) are still paying the price for sequestration under Obama… It has been five years since the attack submarine Boise returned from its last patrol, and this whole time she has been waiting on some loving care and … Continue reading
Ammo.com has a new post up that makes one think… While there are few perfect analogs to be found anywhere in world history, there are parallels between the contemporary domestic political situation in the United States and the period immediately … Continue reading
Ruth Bader Ginsburg died last week, a victim of cancer. She wasn’t dead an hour before the hissy fits started… For God’s sakes people, give the woman’s family the dignity to quietly grieve and to bury her before you start … Continue reading
Now THIS is real, important science… Kudos to them for figuring out how to brew and drink coffee normally (more or less)! Before, they had to suck it out of a straw, and if they wanted anything added, it had … Continue reading
Soooo… PP came home to a ‘new’ puppy, a 13 month old Rottie female… Who apparently has as much ball drive as Vito had. However… When she doesn’t get the ball in time, the two Labs, who will fight over/play … Continue reading
Sooo… Yesterday evening, I’m at the local grocery store with a set of gas pumps offset from the main store, filling up my tank when a high end Mercedes SUV comes pulling in with a low tire… I’m standing maybe … Continue reading
Not as young as I used to be for $500, Alex. Sigh… 3 1/2 hours volunteer work yesterday morning tearing out drywall, dissembling a bar, and moving a #%%($@ mirror that I swear to Ghnu weighed over 100 lbs (it … Continue reading
Was volunteering this morning for some cleanup efforts, forgot to put up a blog post. My bad… Go read the folks on the sidebar!!! Sorry!!!
CA Gov Newsome signed AB-2147 (Convictions: expungement: incarcerated individual hand crews) on Friday, HERE… There are some ‘interesting’ provisions for who can and can’t have expungement… 1203.4b. (a) (1) If a defendant successfully participated in the California Conservation Camp program as an incarcerated individual … Continue reading