Fourth Monday…

It’s one of THOSE weeks… sigh A little humor, maybe… or not… There once was a weirdo named Weiner                                             … Continue reading

More and more holes in the dike…

A quick turn around the news today…   United Parcel Service Inc. plans to remove thousands of spouses from its medical plan because they are eligible for coverage elsewhere. The Atlanta-based logistics company points to the Affordable Care Act, or Obamacare, … Continue reading

Nuggets…

They’re called Nuggets until they hit the boat and qualify… Interesting little video from four perspectives, two Navy, two Marine on their first trip to the boat.  They used to do this in TA-4s, I think from what I’ve heard … Continue reading

One Wonders…

Seen on the Facebook:  Obama wants Catholic institutions to provide birth control and abortions. Does this mean he will force Muslims to serve alcohol and bacon??? h/t Stretch And this one from various sources… Internal State Department emails reportedly show … Continue reading

The Grey Man, Part 9…

Hanging up the cell, the old man called in, “Dispatch, car six I’m heading up to the truck stop in Monahans to pick up my visitors, be out of the county about an hour ETR is 1500.” The female dispatcher … Continue reading

Ho hum, another shooting in Oakland…

BUT this one was caught on a dash cam… Talk about BRAZEN!!! Yeah, go ahead and move to California…  Where the gun laws are very tight… Yeah, sure… … Continue reading

Tanks for the memories, Part Tres…

This one goes out to Bob- The venerable M113… Still in service today! And here’s one reader Wandering Neurons took, he was braver than I was… His comment accompanying the picture? Beavis and Butthead: “Fire, fire, fire’s cool, heh, heh”. … Continue reading

Tanks for the memories, part deux…

Murph has some of his pics up HERE, and in answer to Toejam’s question… Lulubelle was MSGT Joe Gunn’s M-3 in the movie Sahara, 1943 (starring Humphrey Bogart as Gunn) So here are some pics and a couple of videos … Continue reading

Tanks for the memories…

My dogs are barkin, I’m sunburnt, and my back is killing me, but it was worth it!!! Spent the day out at the American Wartime Museum open house yesterday, along with Murph, and readers Stretch a friend of his, Suzy, … Continue reading

The Grey Man, Part 8…

Since I’ve gone to the tank show, you get this… 6 months after the Sniper Shoot… The old man came in the house and let the screen door bang shut, as he did, Jesse called from the kitchen, “Is that … Continue reading