A Tribute…

Got this one from a Retired Coastie Chief, and it’s well worth watching! This is for all those crazy bastards that jump out of helos to rescue folks… And you can go HERE and read the Coast Guard losses… They … Continue reading

Pathological Science and the Brady Bunch (and all their predecessors)…

This will be a bit of an unusual post, in that it is a collaborative post with LabRat over at Atomic Nerds.  I’m doing the framing and set up, and she is going to ‘finish’ the story… So here goes… … Continue reading

Random Travel #439…

For those who’ve never had the ‘pleasure’ of Japan…Pretty food, right? Only problem is the ‘way’ it’s served…What is done is that ALL the plates are laid out before the mess is opened for folks to eat, so the spaghetti … Continue reading

Light Blogging…

 Light blogging and light commenting for the next couple of weeks, on the road again…I’ll put up what I can, when I can. Good folks on the sidebar, please enjoy their writing! … Continue reading

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Lord Woodhouselee Quote…

And another one from the Mil-email channels…A friend sent this to me. Interesting what you discover when you take the time to read about the past and contemplate our history…  Oh that’s right we don’t need to read ’cause big … Continue reading

The National Anthem…

From the Mil-email that came over the transom last night… “So, with all the kindness I can muster, I give this one piece of advice to the next pop star who is asked to sing the national anthem at a … Continue reading

Buyer Beware, in two parts…

Part 1- As the value of ‘old’ guns goes up, so do the counterfeits become more and more prevalent…At gun shows you may make the find of a lifetime, or get badly burned… There are companies out there (especially in … Continue reading

Another YGTBSM Moment # 575…

We all know by now California is pretty desperate for money, and LA has to pay for all those illegals they are harboring, but THIS is just unbelievable…$100 to $1000 fine and up to 6 months in jail, for throwing a … Continue reading

An Article Worth Reading…

Folks with insight into the ‘status’ of the war have frequently said the truth was not getting out in the MSM.HERE is an article from the Armed Forces Journal, written by a troop commander in this month’s Journal. I excerpted the … Continue reading

Eagle Scouts…

100 years ago this year, the FIRST Eagle Scout completed the required merit badges and interview August 21, 1912. Arthur R. Eldred of Oceanside, New York, became the first young man in America to earn the Eagle Scout award, which is pictured … Continue reading