Down under…

After a ‘short’ little trip of 32 hours, in place down under… Met Julie for a quick cuppa (as they call it.  And no I DID NOT go to sleep in the coffee) after arrival and passed her a copy … Continue reading

Doin the Math…

documented cost to operate a Chevy Volt… Eric Bolling (Fox Business Channel’s Follow the Money) test drove the Chevy Volt at the invitation of General Motors. For four days in a row, the fully charged battery lasted only 25 miles … Continue reading

WOW…

Barbershop, it’s NOT just for guys… These young ladies are from Towson University… OUTSTANDING!!! h/t JP And yes, Willie is playing ‘my’ song again…  Out of pocket for the next three weeks… … Continue reading

Light posting and commenting…

Heading out for a little work trip, not much time/availability to post or comment… Back in about three weeks, beer’s in the fridge, dog food’s in the pantry.  The dog gets ‘cranky’ if he doesn’t get to chase squirrels twice … Continue reading

WWI/WWII Poster…

Probably the ‘iconic’ Navy recruiting poster, this one actually saw use in both WWI and WWII. It was done by Howard Chandler Christie, who had created the ‘Christie Girl’ Christy first attracted attention with his realistic illustrations and several articles … Continue reading

Random Stuff…

Thanks to all that have bought The Grey Man!!! Seriously, I really DO appreciate those that have not only bought my little book, but those who’ve helped me plug it on their blogs and Facecrack and in emails… Every little … Continue reading

The Grey Man, update…

Many thanks to all those who’ve more money than sense… 🙂  The book is selling like a house afire…er… stack of pancakes… erm  a  sputtering ember… sigh… Seriously, it’s moving about like I’d have expected for a total unknown self-publishing … Continue reading

The ‘next’ step???

China takes the Senkaku’s??? Iran goes nuclear in a couple of months??? North Korea takes another shot at South Korea??? Putin ‘takes’ another country back??? Poland? Belarus? Lithuania? I think ‘something’ is going to happen in the next 90-180 days that … Continue reading

An oldie but worth reading again…

One day a man saw an old lady, stranded on the side of the road, but even in the dim light of day, he could see she needed help. So he pulled up in front of her Mercedes and got out. His … Continue reading

There are days, and then there are DAZE…

And it was one of THOSE daze for JFK ground… You have to remember they don’t have numbers painted on the airplanes, it’s all strips of paper and binoculars to figure out who’s who in the zoo… And this was … Continue reading