Also known as Independence Day, this all goes back to July 4, 1775… In 1775, people in New England began fighting the British for their independence. On July 2, 1776, the Congress secretly voted for independence from Great Britain. The … Continue reading
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I can’t help but wonder what is going on with the ‘Pubs in DC… We’ve had a number of discussions on this over lunch, drinks, etc. And the question always is- WTF, has somebody got pictures of (fill in the … Continue reading
Setting the way back machine… Thanks to Tina for this one, she donated it to this old sailor… If you ever wondered how they learned semaphore in the Navy, this is one of the ways… Sending the letter Y on … Continue reading
DC has managed to get the DC circus court to issue a ‘stay’ on the CCW provision that Judge Scullin overturned, and the next hearing with him cancelled… The U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit on … Continue reading
First it was the Army of Northern Virginia battle flag… Now they want to take down all Confederate statues… Well, don’t stop there… Tear down the Jefferson Memorial in DC, the Washington Monument too, they owned slaves… Maybe they could … Continue reading
This weekend was truly a learning experience! Got a chance to meet quite a few really GOOD authors, learned quite a bit about writing, money management, promotion, and got to sit in on some interesting discussions… And I bought a … Continue reading
Going through some hoops with the blog- I understand some folks haven’t been able to comment. Barron is working on it. If you try to comment and can’t, please email me with a time when you tried a failed. In … Continue reading
Yea, the blog is back up thanks Barron! Currently at LibertyCon in Chattanooga Tennessee, with Peter and Dot Grant, Sarah Lloyd, and Cedar Sanderson. Learning a lot about how much I don’t know about writing!!! posted from my iPhone.
Sigh… These last three weeks have been road trip central IAD-NRT and return, IAD-SAN and return, and now IAD-HNL… By the time you read this, I’m ‘hopefully’ back at IAD for four hours at home to repack the bag and … Continue reading
Many people don’t realize the history of the US Navy’s interest in a better riding ship… Small Waterplane Area Twin Hull (SWATH) designs have actually been around since the 1930s. But the Navy got interested in the late 60’s … Continue reading