Sad news…

Buck has crossed the river… He will be missed.  The last post is HERE. High Flight- “Oh, I have slipped the surly bonds of earth, And danced the skies on laughter-silvered wings; Sunward I’ve climbed and joined the tumbling mirth … Continue reading

Vito…

“Strikes” again…  Or maybe I should say slobbers… I’m sitting quietly minding my own business, Jace is down for a nap, and… Here comes the ball, and the slobber, and the paw on the leg when I don’t throw it … Continue reading

Christmas decorations…

Pretty!!! Had to drop some folks off at a hotel after they cleared the boat, and I was waiting until they got checked in before heading back. A closer look at the ‘starfish’ and it turns out they are REAL … Continue reading

Another YGTBSM…

Lawyers… The United Seamen’s Service, sometimes abbreviated as the USS, is a non-profit, federally chartered organization founded in 1942 to promote the welfare of American seafarers and their dependents, seafarers of all nations, US government military and civilian personnel, and … Continue reading

TBT…

And another one out of the past… Your mothers probably used these if you wore a certain type of clothing… … Continue reading

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Bumpersnickers…

Seen on Military Bases… Bumper-Stickers Seen On Military Bases:   “When in Doubt, Empty The Magazine”   “Sniper– You can run, but you’ll just die tired!”   “Machine Gunners – Accuracy By Volume”   “Except For Ending Slavery, Fascism, Nazism … Continue reading

We can haz…

Airplanes!!! Why is it there is always ‘one’ pilot that doesn’t get the message??? What does he not understand about nose IN??? Sigh… And some ‘old’ advice… The following ten commandments were published in the May, 1939 issue of Aviation. … Continue reading

A ‘new’ element…

The heaviest element known to science was recently discovered by investigators at a major U.S. research university. The new element has been named Hillarium. The chemical symbol of Hillarium is Bs. Hillarium has no protons or electrons and thus has … Continue reading

Recalculating…

There’s lost, there’s really LOST, and wherethefukarewe… I ‘won’ the third one last night… Make ONE simple wrong turn in central Naha, and you can end up so far down the rat hole, there IS no light… I swear I … Continue reading

Soooo…

It’s apparently okay to ‘train’ US military people in ‘enhanced interrogation’ by doing the following to them in SERE school: Abdominal slaps Attention grasps Cramped confinement Dietary manipulation Facial holds Facial slap/insult slap Stress positions Sleep deprivation Wall standing Walling … Continue reading