Veterans Day is a festive celebration by those who returned, married, had kids, worked and retired. We are the one who have reunions and share photos and stories.
Published: Tuesday, May 28th, 2024 @ 10:20 am
By: Ted McDonald
|
A heart warming story about Ann Margret and her Vietnam gentlemen.
Published: Sunday, December 24th, 2023 @ 11:25 pm
By: Bobby Tony
|
Numerous documentaries examine waste management systems to turn waste into charcoal, reclaim burnt out farmland, compost 100 dead pigs, on and on.
Published: Friday, April 30th, 2021 @ 9:40 pm
By: Ted McDonald
|
A 1980 Series by Milton Friedman
Published: Saturday, February 13th, 2021 @ 11:54 am
By: Bobby Tony
|
The Unlikely Partnership That Built the Atom Bomb
Published: Saturday, December 19th, 2020 @ 1:55 am
By: Bobby Tony
|
It is not an odd grouping at all; One about home, one about hope and one about peace, that about covers it for me.
Published: Friday, December 11th, 2020 @ 1:36 am
By: Bobby Tony
|
Often Wrong, But Never in Doubt
Published: Sunday, October 25th, 2020 @ 3:21 am
By: Bobby Tony
|
I posted an article about how my dad reacted to the September 1, 2001 attack. He was 93 years old then.
Published: Sunday, May 10th, 2020 @ 8:02 am
By: Bobby Tony
|
Back before everything became overly commercial, Thanksgiving was the unofficial kick off for the Christmas Season.
Published: Thursday, November 28th, 2019 @ 4:55 am
By: Bobby Tony
|
If my laptop research is correct, each Congressman has a $940,000 budget to hire 18 full time staffers.
Published: Tuesday, March 12th, 2019 @ 7:51 am
By: Ted McDonald
|
I modified the Police Academy Qualifications for 70-year-old VN Vets at an indoor range. First, no time limits and second, hit the target anywhere. Third, bathroom breaks are okay.
Published: Saturday, March 9th, 2019 @ 1:05 pm
By: Ted McDonald
|
Texas and other States allow the sale of inspected feral hog meat. Many food banks welcome donations.
Published: Saturday, March 9th, 2019 @ 3:18 am
By: Ted McDonald
|
Having a carbine and a handgun chambered in the same caliber is an old tradition
Published: Friday, March 8th, 2019 @ 5:49 pm
By: Ted McDonald
|
Rumor has it that Georgia fox hunters imported coyotes for year-round hunts with their dogs.
Published: Friday, March 1st, 2019 @ 12:37 pm
By: Ted McDonald
|
The good news...75% of gunshot wounds are not fatal; bad news...police are not required to offer medical assistance; doctors are seldom by-standers.
Published: Tuesday, February 19th, 2019 @ 8:38 am
By: Ted McDonald
|
The British Media apologized and rewarded the Professor with a large financial settlement.
Published: Monday, February 4th, 2019 @ 11:16 am
By: Ted McDonald
|
Perhaps the best way to start an argument outside of politics is to enter a discussion on which caliber of ammunition is best for any given situation.
Published: Monday, January 28th, 2019 @ 1:39 am
By: Bobby Tony
|
Journalism has changed a bit since 1965.
Published: Tuesday, January 1st, 2019 @ 3:38 am
By: Bobby Tony
|
My VN vet buddy, Hugh, allowed me to copy 30 CSA letters by his relative, young teenager Wesley. Most of the letters were mundane day to day sickness, winter camp, slow pay, asking for clothes, and the comings and goings of folks taking bodies home with KIAs and WIAs (Killed and Wounded in Action).
Published: Sunday, December 23rd, 2018 @ 3:55 pm
By: Ted McDonald
|
Some people love riding roller coasters while others get sick to the stomach with just the thought of one.Some also have the same fear when it comes to life's ups and downs.
Published: Thursday, December 20th, 2018 @ 5:07 am
By: Bobby Tony
|
It is my habit to write contemporaneous comments mainly for myself when someone who has influenced my life passes
Published: Monday, December 3rd, 2018 @ 9:50 pm
By: Bobby Tony
|
Now that I have solved the problem with the Supreme court, I return to more mundane pursuits.
Published: Sunday, October 14th, 2018 @ 8:39 am
By: Bobby Tony
|
The Keys are statements that favor victory (in the popular vote count) for the incumbent party. When five or fewer statements are false, the incumbent party is predicted to win the popular vote; when six or more are false, the challenging party is predicted to win the popular vote.
Published: Sunday, October 7th, 2018 @ 5:24 am
By: Ted McDonald
|
If you are assaulted or called as a witness, you will need a quiet room to remember all five senses involved with no interruptions or deadlines. Your memory will not be 'Total Recall'.
Published: Friday, October 5th, 2018 @ 10:01 pm
By: Ted McDonald
|
First, this does not included local state elections like Governor. The timing is just a coincidence if they occur during the Federal Elections.
Published: Friday, August 31st, 2018 @ 11:32 pm
By: Ted McDonald
|
There was a time when the newspaper appeared once a week allowing 6 days for the journalist to research the facts and readers to study the previous edition.
Published: Sunday, July 1st, 2018 @ 1:26 pm
By: Ted McDonald
|
TMc: New Possum Hunting Regulations 1935
Published: Monday, June 11th, 2018 @ 11:02 pm
By: Ted McDonald
|
Dave's book is the manual for "How To" and "How to Avoid" School Shootings. After scanning the book, page 404 mentioned the FBI manual and also one by the Secret Service. I am a Cliff Note kind of reader and maybe this will help us both.
Published: Friday, May 25th, 2018 @ 7:26 am
By: Ted McDonald
|
Tribalism is the state of being organized by, or advocating for, tribes or tribal lifestyles.
Published: Tuesday, May 15th, 2018 @ 11:39 am
By: Ted McDonald
|
The show was an ensemble piece revolving around key personnel in a United States Army Mobile Army Surgical Hospital (MASH) in the Korean War (1950-1953)
Published: Monday, May 14th, 2018 @ 8:56 am
By: Ted McDonald
|
Happiness is an abstract emotion and property is a concrete measurable commodity.
Published: Sunday, May 13th, 2018 @ 10:21 am
By: Ted McDonald
|
Thirty minutes on the laptop proves to me that friends, relatives, parents, and teachers know a long time in advance which unhappy teenage boys are in mental health trouble.
Published: Wednesday, May 9th, 2018 @ 8:13 am
By: Ted McDonald
|
Believe me that all men are not created equal and bathing was no fun even in the days of straight only guys. I am not sure how this works today.
Published: Wednesday, May 2nd, 2018 @ 7:32 pm
By: Ted McDonald
|
Most of my stories to the grandkids start with believe it or not. In 1963, believe it or not, my school was segregated and the only confusion was with two ethnic Japanese sisters.
Published: Wednesday, May 2nd, 2018 @ 9:23 am
By: Ted McDonald
|