Through a friend of a friend, who’s been helping me to get the Gurkhas correct in the Rimworld series, I got a package yesterday… It’s a correct/current British military Gurkha’s knife set with the eating knife and sharpener. It’s a … Continue reading
Category Archives: Random stuff
Strange out there… Seriously, now the ‘peaceful protesters’ are starting to go after Fire/EMS responding to calls. This is how you get NO response to accidents/fires/shootings… Sigh… … Continue reading
The Nanny state is alive and well… And yes, it’s TINY print, and generic for all knives… It’s a @#%%#@ KNIFE! Of course it is going to be sharp! Sigh… Really??? I’m sure either NY or CA had a hand … Continue reading
Taught an NRA basic pistol class yesterday, went well, except for a really ‘odd’ malf on a Ruger MK-3… The young lady looked around and said something to the effect of. “This isn’t right.” Now the ‘oddity’ was that all … Continue reading
As a former navigator, this is an interesting little story… I’ve seen and used a driftmeter before, and when I retired, we were using prototype GPS units… A crucial part of flying is the ability to navigate, absent … Continue reading
Welp, there was a standoff this morning… Wendell vs. Tay, the Lemur. Wendell is passing through North Texas on his way back to Florida. It was declared a tie, since neither would back down… In other news, some thoughts about … Continue reading
Still intarwebz problems… Pretty decent thunderstorm rolled through… Lite blogging/commenting will continue all weekend, ’cause we’re getting together with a few folks… Hopefully back to regular posting on Monday… Trying to do this from an iPhone sucks! Go read the … Continue reading
We took cancel culture to its ultimate conclusion??? ALL memorials destroyed. ALL streets changed to numbers or letters, ALL names changed to alphanumerics, all books burned, all paintings destroyed, all artwork destroyed. The only approved colors are black, white, and … Continue reading
Welp, PP is having fun out west with the pups… Between booties to keep their paws from getting burned, to the dogs doing ‘dog’ things. Labs have fairly ‘sensitive’ pads on their paws, and they get walked regularly on asphalt, … Continue reading
Fun times… This is what is known as a Mark On Top (MOT). Not my picture, but I’ve seen this view a few times, including ‘certain’ waters where the boat was completely submerged, but still visible… And yes, biologists are … Continue reading