Archive for August 29th, 2019
Another Valor Thief- UPDATE
LST 393 Veterans Museum A couple weeks ago UpNorth sent us the disappointing news of WWII memorabilia stolen from ex-USS Muskegon, LST-393. Valor Guardians Link He now has good news, a suspect has been identified and will be arraigned on larceny charges. From the article by Bob Brenzing: MUSKEGON, Mich. – The assistant Muskegon County […]
Coasties To the Rescue Again
Photo by Ex-PH2 Coasties rescue 2 boaters from Lake Michigan, near Waukegan, IL https://content.govdelivery.com/accounts/USDHSCG/bulletins/25b82f2 A video is here: https://chicago.cbslocal.com/2019/08/28/lake-michigan-water-rescue-near-waukegan/ There were several units involved, per the USCG report. The problem with Lake Michi Gamu is that when the lake gets restless and wind speeds are driving waves to break high and hard on the shoreline, […]
Iran Fails – Again
Looks like Iran’s rocketry needs some adjusting to make it work. Something blew up on the launch pad, per the attached photo. Like someone observed a while back, when prepping to jump to hyperlight speed, “Launching a rocket ain’t like setting off fire crackers. One small mistake, and BOOM! You’re dead!” You can see […]
Thursdays Are For Cooking!!
This one is partly for Aysel, our very own Slow Cooker Queen, and partly because fall weather is already arriving in my kingdom, and I have several pounds of cut-up beef in my freezer that could contribute a wonderful scent to my domicile and make my cat Miss Punkin Squawkypants pester the life out of […]
Thursday Feel Good Storiess
Roselawn shooting suspect claims self-defense CINCINNATI (WKRC) – A man accused of shooting another man in the buttocks in Roselawn claims the shooting was self-defense. Ryan Riffle faced a charge of felonious assault in court Tuesday. According to court papers, police were called to Reading Road near Section Road on Sunday for a report of […]
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