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Sunday, December 7th, 1941...
As is traditional for me...
USS Oklahoma two torpedos, capsized and sank, righted and refloated six months later, written off
USS Arizona bomb strike to forward magazines, exploded and sank, burned three days; hulk remains at F5 mooring
USS West Virginia torpedos and bombs; counterflooded to avoid capsizing, sank; raised, repaired
USS Nevada ( Read more... ) -
air travel = porn || grope ?!?!?!
I don't imagine anyone participating in this forum is unaware of all the furor surrounding the TSA's latest and greatest assaults on our rights and basic human dignity. Well, today the Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee is holding oversight hearings on TSA. This ought to be interesting ( Read more... ) -
Eleventh Hour, Eleventh Day, Eleventh Month
In Flanders fields the poppies blow ( Read more... ) -
Periodic Inventory of Cats
Let's see, time for an inventory of The Cats:
The Indoor Kitties
- The George - grey and white longhair - found summer of 2005 at the Jonesville Publix
- Tucker - grey part-Maine-Coon rescue kitten obtained in Ocala summer of 2009
- Gracie - sorta-long-haired calico, also an Ocala rescue kitten from 09
- Widdle Wite Widget, aka Juno - white bobtail kitten ( Read more... )
- The George - grey and white longhair - found summer of 2005 at the Jonesville Publix
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Over th' hump again...
Made it to another Wednesday. Alas, I shall not go shopping or have buttered scones for Tea.
Actually I will go shopping - I want to get a couple spare tubes to carry on the Santa Fe Century (I'm doing 50) on Saturday. I don't trust these cheap tubes I've been using. Had five flats in the last four rides, all of 'em on the rear, and most of 'em ( Read more... ) -
Observation from the last couple weeks' games
Y'know, I guess it doesn't really matter that you've got a good passer for a QB and a talented (if young) receiver pool if ( Read more... ) -
Contemplating some rethinking (metarethinking?) of the garage...
suemac has always wanted to be able to park her car in the garage. I've resisted this with all my might because by golly I want every square micron of that garage for workshop space! Electronics, furniture building, lutherie, bicycle repair, it all takes space. Not to mention all the junk er, stuff er, parts for projects, yeah that's the ticket, that ( Read more... ) -
A Few Thoughts on The Impending Event in Northwest Gainesville This Weekend
It's a little disjoint but that's mostly a function of how late it is and how tired I am. This all sounded a lot better put together this afternoon when I was mulling it over in the shower after my bike ride ( Read more... )