It’s COLD out there…

So much for ‘globull warming’… From 5 Jan from the ISS. And I hear the eco-nazis are complaining about the carbon footprints of the ice breakers down in Antarctica and are ‘demanding’ trees be planted to offset them… Sigh…   … Continue reading

Sometimes CRS is GOOD!!!

Especially when one orders something that is a long lead time item then forgets it… Not that ‘I’ have that problem… Nope… I ‘forgot’ I ordered a rig for the SAA Uberti I picked up, so imagine my surprise when … Continue reading

Damn CRS…

So I’m on the phone with PP, and trying to fill the coffeepot for tomorrow… No biggie, right? EXCEPT I had apparently filled it earlier (no view window)! Do you know how big a mess it is when 12 cups … Continue reading

Another video… Sorry…

Off spending time with family, but this one is funny as hell… A 850 H.P. John Deere diesel vs. a steam tractor rated 18 H.P? Lets just say it’s ALL about torque and traction…  enjoy 🙂 Nothing like getting your … Continue reading

WTFO???

On the way home last night, heard a radio interview with what I can ONLY classify as a Healthnazi TM… She was prattling on about the need to NOT eat holiday foods and how to minimize weight gain. Among other … Continue reading

I don’t think…

They thought this one through… And ‘another’ reason NOT to put Christmas lights in a palm tree… From a shipmate in Hawaii, taken last night on his street… … Continue reading

So what happens when…

You confront somebody about their self-licking ice cream cone? Well, first you get told you have NO idea how complicated the problem they are solving is… When you point out to them that they are NOT solving the problem they … Continue reading

Enough to make one wonder…

From various sources around the web this weekend, since I’m NOT about to go to any mall anywhere… Sheriff denied for rifle purchase! When Siskiyou County, CA Sheriff John Lopey tried to buy an M1 Garand rifle through the Civilian … Continue reading

That’s just special…

Appears Comcast is having issues… Three times in the last two hours I’ve lost network connectivity… Had to cold reboot the modem to get anything back, what a PITA! Grumble… And via JP, this kinda says it all…   Sadly … Continue reading

Random Thoughts…

As another trip winds down, and the holidays are ramping up, I can’t help but compare what his happening today with my memories as a child in the 50s… It seems to me there is no longer any real ‘feeling’ … Continue reading