I am really beginning to wonder why we’re in this handbasket and where we’re going… It’s like there is just a total blanking on what’s happening in this country and around the world. The almost total reliance on social media, nobody … Continue reading
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Okay, I need some expertise… Stabby I’m NOT good at… I ‘think’ this is a Japanese Model 30 from Nagoya… Hooked quillion gave it away No hangar, and it’s been used, but all original including the wood and the ‘button’ … Continue reading
This one’s for Danny and all the Coasties out there… 1943 US Coast Guard recruiting poster. … Continue reading
Zero time to get a message out? No comms no nothing??? It is beginning to look like terrorists/suicide bombers might have taken down the Malaysia Airlines 777. The US has sent USS PINCKNEY DDG-91 to assist in the search. Malaysia is … Continue reading
As stupid does… sigh… From a JHU/APL study WASHINGTON — Texting while walking accounts for more injuries per mile than distracted driving, according to a professor of emergency medicine who says he’s treating a skyrocketing number of pedestrian injury cases. … Continue reading
Worth the time… For those who’ve never been in, kids throughout the world have always known American servicemen are suckers, and always have candy… Even today, downrange Americans are still giving candy away to the kids… We’ve sent a LOT … Continue reading
I’m tired of nothing but ‘bad’ news, and y’all probably are too, so some humor with a ‘twist’… 🙂 You need to be able to remember the era to really enjoy this. It was a hot Saturday evening in the … Continue reading
This guy is even worse than Debo Adegbile who was blocked yesterday… This is the next nomination that needs to be stopped… Anti-gun doctor Vivek Murthy to be Surgeon General of the United States. Like most of Obama’s nominees, Murthy’s … Continue reading
I know I’m stepping into Borepatch’s world here, but I’ve gotta put this one up. This little lady with a BIG jazz voice is one of my high school classmates… Roseanna Vitro– She’s done pretty damn well for a little … Continue reading
Sorry about that, apparently WordPress decided NOT to put this up on time, and of course I’ve been in meetings all day… dammit… Tom Philpott has been pretty much the ‘go to’ reporter for in-depth reporting on what is happening … Continue reading