I first ‘met’ Newbius about three years ago, via an email to my work email, where he ‘outed’ me… Scared the hell outta me at first, as y’all know I’m pretty low key.Turned out he’d put two and two together, … Continue reading
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I just got notified that Newbius passed away suddenly on Tuesday. I don’t have any details, nor any info as to any services.As soon as I get anything, I’ll post it.Please keep his wife and family in your prayers tonight. … Continue reading
In this case, the membership of a Spartanburg, SC Baptist Church did… About 11:20 a.m., Jesse Gates returned to the church. The Rev. Guyton’s grandson, Aaron Guyton, 26, was in the recreation building separate from the church and saw Gates … Continue reading
It’s not often one gets to talk to a preeminent scientist one on one, much less get to talk to two of them over breakfast; but today, by fortuitous chance, I got to do just that…Drs. Walter Munk and Art … Continue reading
For those who appreciate motocycles, this from a 1935 Police demonstration!!! Those old boys ‘knew’ what they were doing! My dad rode with the El Karubah Shrine Temple motorcycle patrol back in the 1940s-50s and they did some of the … Continue reading
San Diego is NOT sunny and warm…It’s cold, raining and windy as hell… grumble… … Continue reading
You will never forget nor regret reading this. These are the true heroes that are going to war to protect us… Semper Fi ~ The Last Six Seconds On Nov 13, 2010, Lt General John Kelly , USMC, gave a speech … Continue reading
An expatriate (in abbreviated form, expat) is a person temporarily or permanently residing in a country and culture other than that of the person’s upbringing. The word comes from the Latin terms ex (“out of”) and patria (“country, fatherland”). Got an email from a friend last night, one of my old crew … Continue reading
After reading the headlines about the US soldier who shot upAfghanistan civilians, I couldn’t help noticing an irony. There isall this clamor (SecDef) to try this guy quickly and execute him, never mind his having suffered a traumatic brain injury. … Continue reading
Had lunch with a friend who is an active LEO here in Northern Virginia, and we got to talking about ‘profiling’.Not in the way you might think, but OUR profiles…Are you a ‘high’ or ‘low’ profile person? How do you … Continue reading