At least the management business… San Francisco (AFP) – The head of the nonprofit group that oversees the world’s Internet addresses expressed confidence Thursday that it would be privatized and out of US government control by year’s end. You can … Continue reading
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Your car down the highway… Days like this I’m GLAD I got rid of the 6 speed… SEVEN frikkin hours on I-95 to go 400 miles!!! My butt hurts, and it took an hour to get the seat cushion out … Continue reading
From the Naval Safety Center… Yes, this is real. I’ve stripped off the header… MSGID/GENADMIN/COMNAVSAFECEN/00/MAY// SUBJ/SUMMARY OF MISHAPS// GENTEXT/REMARKS/1. WELCOME TO THE LATEST EDITION OF THE SUMMARY OF MISHAPS. HEAR THOSE LONESOME COYOTES CALLING? SEE THAT TUMBLEWEED BLOWING ACROSS MAIN … Continue reading
Back in the day, sailors had their bars… Sometimes a whole bunch of them… Olongapo City, back in the 1970s, over 200 bars… Sometimes it was just one bar… George the Crooks in the Azores… There were always places that sailors … Continue reading
Of humor… MONDAY The mother of a 17-year-old girl was concerned that her daughter was having sex… Worried the girl might become pregnant and adversely impact the family’s status, she consulted the family doctor. The doctor told her that teenagers today … Continue reading
It’s in final edits now, and I’m shooting for the end of the month… Here’s one more teaser chapter… Boredom Aaron fidgeted impatiently as he waited for Captain Ragsdale to come in. After two weeks of basically sitting around, Aaron … Continue reading
Shane Lawler says it for all of us veterans… Warning- strong language… And then there’s THIS bulls**t!!! Jo Ann Fabric Stores are selling these as DOORMATS!!! If you’re unhappy about this, you may contact Jo-Ann Fabric and Craft Stores Customer … Continue reading
Gah, hard to believe y’all have put up with me this long!!! Eight years ago (that’s like 56 internet years) I started this as a way to kill time on the road, and join this little corner of the Intarwebz… … Continue reading
I’m not 21 anymore. I’m not 21 anymore. I’m not 21 anymore. I’m not 21 anymore. I need to tattoo that on my forehead… We went out to dinner Thursday night in San Diego and realized four of us are retiring this year … Continue reading
With Kalifornia??? Is it a requirement that every little old lady in a Mercedes have a toy poodle? I swear I must have seen ten or fifteen of them this week!!! In other news, it was in the mid 60s … Continue reading