It gives a nice, icy mood, perfect for December 1944, when Dahl flew his “Blaue13” on bomber intercept missions with JG 300. By the way, the clouds at the top of the image remind me of layers of cirrus, formed … Continue reading
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Oh my achin’ (insert multiple body parts here)… Remember those days when we could work all day and not give it a second thought? Me neither… Half pallet of sod here… And my neighbor’s daughter took pity on me and … Continue reading
Courtesy of the NRA. SCOTUS Nomination: Merrick Garland “With Justice Scalia’s tragic passing, there is no longer a majority of support among the justices for the fundamental, individual right to own a firearm for self-defense. Four justices believe law-abiding Americans … Continue reading
Another set of pictures from my grandfather’s days as an investigator for the railroad… The sign appears to say Elmore, but I can’t come up with any details as to ‘which’ Elmore… Looking at the vehicles, I think this was … Continue reading
Oops, gotta violate that… Go read THIS from Jeb Kinnison… And from PPP Vito wasted NO time in getting comfortable… … Continue reading
This is the second ‘Super Tuesday’… Quoted from the WAPO oped, HERE, on Trump’s rise. Good countries can sometimes go bad. Donald Trump’s supporters implicitly make this argument when they proclaim, “Make America Great Again.” And so do those who … Continue reading
I don’t write ’em, I just send ’em along on recycled electrons… A man’s home is his castle, in a manor of speaking Dijon vu – the same mustard as before Practice safe eating – always use condiments Shotgun wedding … Continue reading
August 1944, RAF HawkerTyphoons of 247 Squadron, armed with rockets and 20mm cannon launch a series of devastating attacks against the German Seventh Army and Fifth Panzer Army in the Falaise Gap. The German units had been almost completely surrounded … Continue reading
Gunsmith Joe called me about 2230 last night, there had been a fire in his complex, and he’d caught a dog that had jumped from the third floor to escape the flames. The dog survived and Joe had taken him … Continue reading
You’re not really a badass… Until…