Factoring in the dragon
J.R.R. Tolkien wrote “It does not do to leave a dragon out of your calculations, if you live near him.” This was the quote that really…
Month: December 2017
Michael, Michael, in the morning…
This story arrived in my inbox this morning via The Email List That Shall Not Be Named. I’ve never heard it before, but it’s all…
And a Merry Christmas to us all
Yes, it may be Christmas Eve (Day, actually), but I want to wish everyone who might happen by a Merry Christmas. The dearth of recent…
Need to store cans in a shallow space?
Don’t care to build shelves? How about using plastic rain gutters instead? You get the benefit of a system that the cans won’t fall off…
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Upping your game
I want your to look closely at the frame capture included with this article on an armed robbery that took place here in the AO. Seeing…
Again, we remember
Once again, we remember our honored dead from the attack on Pearl Harbor, December 7, 1941.
Lack of situation awareness
Defined. What on earth were these people thinking?
Modern retirement
I’ve been thinking about how to write about this subject for some while now and do it in such a way that it doesn’t come…
Well, I’ve heard you’re supposed to keep busy in retirement
Retiree, 70, made ricin, tested it on neighbors, feds say. Edit, 12/2/2017: FoxNew apparently doesn’t care for links from Blogger. (Yet another reason to ditch…