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“For your safety…”
Poetrooper sends us a disturbing article of Government intrusion into one’s personal information by volunteering your fingerprints at the Post Office. Yes, you now can submit electronic copies of you very own fingerprints for inclusion into the FBI’s data base. But fear not, Citizen! These prints are merely used for your convenience in researching your […]
Marine’s C-4 Joke at Airport Bombed
Lance Corporal Joseph Simkus was on his way home to celebrate Thanksgiving with his family. While at the airport, in the security line, he decided to crack a joke. He asked the TSA to check his shoes for C-4 explosives. This resulted in a delay in his travel plans when security took him aside for […]
Another Two Return
DPAA has identified and accounted for the following formerly-missing US personnel. From World War II F1c Leo T. Keninger, US Navy, assigned to the crew of the USS Oklahoma, was lost at Pearl Harbor, HI, on 7 December 1941. His accounting was announced on 5 December 2019. S1c Orval A. Tranbarger, US Navy, assigned to […]
Boomer’s Sunday
It’s time once again, Delta Whiskies and Whiskettes, for Boomer’s Sunday, where I cull through his weekly offering of ‘toons, and pick the best. Honorable Mention goes to my pal AW1 Scott and our own Jeff LPH 3 63-66, who also provided some entertainment. These are from the right, but I am more than willing […]
Sunday FGS
Employee shot gunman during Kalamazoo liquor store robbery, police say By Lindsay Moore KALAMAZOO, MI — An employee at Bronco Liquor shot a man attempting to rob the store at gunpoint Thursday, Dec. 5. The suspected robber sustained non-life-threatening injuries from a gunshot wound to the arm, Kalamazoo County Sheriff Undersheriff Jim VanDyken said. Employees […]
Why the Democrats are so crazy to impeach
Seal of the President of the United States Poetrooper sends us an article from the American Thinker blog, penned by this Russ Vaughn fellow. Agree or not, Mr. Vaughn’s interpretation of cause and effects of the events following the 2016 elections are worth the read. Russ Vaughn: Surf the conservative websites, and you’ll find endless […]
Frozen In Time
The article linked below contains a timeline collection of photographs of USS Arizona under construction, underway with stacked masts, and after renovation into more modern battleship configuration, in addition to photos of the attack on the ships moored at Ford Island on Dec. 7, 1941. https://tucson.com/news/retrotucson/rarely-seen-photos-of-the-uss-arizona-sunk-dec-in/collection_da38c166-ac2b-11e6-8ff3-674350ff0b87.html#1 The ship was under construction in the Brooklyn Navy […]
From the Musical Attic
Been on the road again – twice (the second trip is not quite halfway done). And as longtime readers know, I listen to a lot of music while driving. So yeah: that means you’re about to be subjected to some off-topic musical musings – a auditory walkabout, if you like. Consider yourself forewarned. (smile) . […]
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