244 years ago, on July 2nd, 1776, the Declaration of Independence was formally ratified, with John Hancock and Charles Thompson being the first two actual signers. Independence Day was first celebrated in 1777, as the July 18, 1777 issue of … Continue reading
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Through a friend of a friend, who’s been helping me to get the Gurkhas correct in the Rimworld series, I got a package yesterday… It’s a correct/current British military Gurkha’s knife set with the eating knife and sharpener. It’s a … Continue reading
Strange out there… Seriously, now the ‘peaceful protesters’ are starting to go after Fire/EMS responding to calls. This is how you get NO response to accidents/fires/shootings… Sigh… … Continue reading
Three interesting articles about the ‘peaceful protesters’… Increasingly, the favored tactic is blocking traffic. And, as the demonstrations become more and more violent, motorists are being targeted and, it is becoming more and more common to see vehicles, festooned with … Continue reading
So you get humor… – Good judgment comes from bad experience … and most of that comes from bad judgment (assuming you survive the first iteration). – Experience is something you don’t get until just after you need it. – … Continue reading
Unlike a number of other locations/organizations… As the number of active COVID-19 cases among its patients declined slightly in late May, VA announced a three-part plan for resuming operations at its facilities in the coming months. The effort will largely … Continue reading
Mike Watson is putting his inaugural full length novel on sale today- Émigré: A Novel of the Tri-Cluster Confederation As always click on the cover for the Amazon link! The blurb- When Fabien Loche arrives in the Confederation as SolSystem’s … Continue reading
The Nanny state is alive and well… And yes, it’s TINY print, and generic for all knives… It’s a @#%%#@ KNIFE! Of course it is going to be sharp! Sigh… Really??? I’m sure either NY or CA had a hand … Continue reading
Grumble… Went digging through drawers looking for one of the little Victorinox pocket knives, but it was nowhere to be found… But, I did find a few other things I ‘thought’ were somewhere else! And it’s full of .22s!!! And … Continue reading
This is what is going on in Seattle… Bodycam video of police attempting to respond to the shooting the other day. My question is, what happens when a resident gets shot/stabbed/robbed… Apparently as of today, ‘Nobody knows nuffin’ bout what … Continue reading