It’s not the same: it’s like your neighbor who is so rich he should have had security guards and a security system in place expects you to pay for and make right his failures
The Kuwaitis were rich enough to field a very capable military. They chose not to. They could have hired a hundred thousand Pakistani mercenaries the way they hire tens of thousands of Pakistanis to clean their homes and offices, work in their oil fields. Instead their pilot princes got in their...
My eldest daughter went to school in Montreal for a few years.
She told me you could tell the native Montreal women from the rest because in winter (-40 C &F ) the Canadian women all had beautiful fur coats, or at least very stylish fur trimmed coats.
... I watched the new movie "Civil War" last night.
Thoughts on a sequel.
USA as we have known it for 255 years is dissolved:
Mexico invades parts of Texas, California, New Mexico, & Arizona in order to protect Mexicans living in those States.
Mexico is supported by Iranian trained Venezuelan...
It's not just Cuba.
In the past 20 some odd years there has been a growing relationship between Venezuela and Iran. Daily non-stop flights between Tehran and Caracas that I've read always include a contingent of Republican Guards.
Venezuela has expressed interest in acquiring a nuclear...
If F-16's we donated to Ukraine are launched from a NATO country to strike Russian troops in Ukraine, or targets in Russia, I have no doubt Putin will order strikes against that NATO country. The Russian people will insist it.
Maybe it means nothing ..., but the world remembers that CONUS and...
We'll supply our NATO allies with the new guns and ammo on the American taxpayer dime.
Our NATO allies will destroy their current issue because... guns are bad.
What tractors, consumer yard machines etc... are made in the USA?
The last riding mower I bought was a Snapper more than 20 years ago.
I see either a new machine in my future, or a move to a retirement beach.
We had Elections during our last Civil War. Abe Lincoln got re-elected and then, assassinated by agents of the side that lost the War.
We had Elections during WW2, Korea, and Vietnam (with all the national and international turmoil, assassinations, riots, strikes, an average of one airplane...
Orange County has the recertification requirement on the instruction sheet for an amendment.
Picked up a used snub Model 10 the other day, FFL said a judge in Ulster County is reviewing your recertification history during any amendment processing and if you have not recertified on states...
Hypothermia can occur at much lower temperatures than people think are dangerous.
One of the largest mass casualty events was a road race in the UK when thousands of runners got wet and then hypothermic on a moderate temperature day.
They used to call it "dying of exposure".
People talk about...
My daughter is a professional singer. Bachelors in Vocal Performance, Masters in Opera performance. Has had 2 lead soprano roles in small operas put on by Chicago Lyric Opera. (Renee Fleming's group)
She has had that as her policy since she was a teenager in high school. If they insist she...
Que "The Ghost of Kharkov", ....And the Tik-Tok dance routines!!!!
Let's see some good Aye-eye!
Should be good for another couple of $billion.
Roughly six months til US elections, add another 2 2/3 months til new terms of office.
My club has it's 400 acre pheasant preserve across the street from me. I don't know how, when, who, or if true, but the No Trespassing signs state that it is a "Licensed Shooting Preserve". We did have some marked posts in the ground that marked 500ft from roadways. (they need to be replaced.)...
When the US/Western pole is no longer dominant, China has increased its global reach through Africa and Central America and is poised to fill the vacuum. Russia won't submit to a China dominant World either, but will find it easier to coexist with China than US/Europe idiots (especially the...
If they were to launch from a ship it certainly wouldn’t be under their own flag. There has been a noticeable number of Iranians in Venezuela for the past 2 decades. There are direct daily flights between Teheran and Venezuela. Venezuela expressed interest in acquiring a nuclear weapon 15 years...
Biden said he went to Mass on Holy Saturday. It is the only day of the year when there is never a Mass and no Communion.
Said during an interview with Al Roker, a graduate of a Jesuit high school.
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Let's see how the Fire Commissioner is received by the crowd at the St. Patrick's Day Parade.
FDNY Medal Day also approaches. I recall an FDNY Medal Day when the wives and families of members recognized for valor booed the Fire Commissioner and Mayor with great vigor. The Fire Department has...
The country remembers being invaded and suffering extraordinary casualties in WWll. If you read about the differences between the USSR and USA during the Cold War in "Nuclear War Survival Skills" by Cresson Kearney, you will read that in the USSR there was a multi-faceted annual civil defense...
I read Britain has about a Brigade of Infantry (2000 ? soldiers)
France has about a Division of Infantry (10,000 ?)
Don't we have 2 Brigades of one of our Airborne Divisions in Poland?
I’m more worried about bears than people. I keep bear spray in both of the trucks doors, on the riding mower and in garage and both sheds. I’ve had one up close and personal with one old bear, I don’t need another.
My mother’s father died when she was 12. My grandmother got a job and 2 years later broke her arm at work and was fired. There was no workmen’s comp.
My mother got a copy of her baptismal certificate. Changed the birth date to say she was 16, and got a full time job while in 1st year of high...