Archive for February 2nd, 2020

Groundhog Day

| February 2, 2020 | 11 Comments
Groundhog Day

Groundhog Day: Punxsutawney Phil doesn’t see his shadow, predicts an early spring As light snow fell early Sunday in western Pennsylvania, the Keystone State’s most famous groundhog revealed that warmer days are apparently ahead. At sunrise on Groundhog Day, members of Punxsutawney Phil’s top hat-wearing inner circle revealed the groundhog declared: “Spring will be early, […]

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Wokeness… or something

| February 2, 2020 | 29 Comments
Wokeness… or something

New names have cropped up for political animals who pander to the lowest common denominators to get voted into office:  dribblefeisters; gassnorkles; Cockwombles; Wankspanners. I’m sure there are more to come and you can, of course, contribute your own. And then there’s “woke” capitalism, meaning advertising your company’s “wokeness” but going on the same old […]

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Eight More are Home

| February 2, 2020 | 13 Comments
Eight More are Home

DPAA has identified and accounted for the following formerly-missing individuals. From World War II FM1c Dan E. Reagan, US Navy, assigned to the crew of the USS Oklahoma, was lost at Pearl Harbor, HI, on 7 December 1941. He was accounted for on 27 January 2020. FM2c Joseph W. Carroll, US Navy, assigned to the […]

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Boomer’s Sunday

| February 2, 2020 | 30 Comments
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 pals Woke Infidel, AW1 Scott, our own ninja, Poetrooper, Mason, Jeff LPH 3 63-66, thebesig, and Ex, who also provided some entertainment. These are mostly from […]

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Sunday FGS

| February 2, 2020 | 4 Comments
Sunday FGS

Ruger SP 101 Laurinburg man is killed in break-in By: Katelin Gandee LAURINBURG — Laurinburg Police are investigating the first fatal shooting of 2020. On Thursday at around 11:45 p.m., officers responded to an apartment on Kinston Street in reference to a person being shot. Upon arrival, officers found Justin Matthew Brown, 24, of Elizabeth […]

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