KILROY WAS HERE He is engraved in stone in the National War Memorial in Washington, DC- back in a small alcove where very few people have seen it. For the WWII generation, this will bring back memories. For you younger folks, it’s … Continue reading
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In 1973 an Italian submarine named Enrique Tazzoli was sold for a paltry $100,000 as scrap metal. Why is this noteworthy??? The submarine, given to the Italian Navy in 1953, was originally the USS Barb, a veteran of … Continue reading
A Florida senior citizen drove his brand new Corvette convertible out of the dealership. Taking off down the road, he pushed it to 80 mph, enjoying the wind blowing through what little hair he had left. “Amazing,” he thought as he … Continue reading
This is the picture that started it all… This was the first picture ever posted on the Interwebz… And it figures, it was from a “government” installation! LOL HERE is the rest of the true story! And it went downhill … Continue reading
This one’s for BZ and WSF 🙂 My Grandfather on my Mother’s side was an engineer for UP back in the early 1900s… The U.S. Standard railroad gauge (distance between the rails) is 4 feet, 8.5 inches. That’s an exceedingly … Continue reading
A bit of history… And yes I am actually going some place with this… 1968 – Dr. Tom Lang of the Naval Underseas Center (NUC) in San Diego begins intensive development of his concept for a “high speed ship with … Continue reading
Julie Gibson, like a good number of classic burlesque dancers defined their careers with one gimmick. For her, it was the “Dance of the Bashful Bride.” Known as an East Coast dancer (with her main gig being at the Wedge … Continue reading