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Retired IT Professional. Medieval Local Economic History and Naval/Maritime History. Papa to Eleanor & Charles.

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A black and white photograph of British army vehicles and men. The vehicles have been equipped with pintle mounted machine guns. The trucks are laden with supplies.

A black and white photograph of British army vehicles and men. The vehicles have been equipped with pintle mounted machine guns. The trucks are laden with supplies.

Sometimes we’re just called to contemplate the Long Range Desert Group.

08.02.2025 12:41 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
A image of artwork from the 1920’s. The artist documented and celebrated the Flapper culture in America during that decade. The image shows 2 young men and a young woman playing an impromptu game of craps. The woman is on one knee and is throwing the dice. There is the money bet on the ground. One of the men is also betting, but the other is merely observing. The title of the piece is β€œThe Faded Blonde”. The word faded in this context is a play on the slang term for the craps bet.

A image of artwork from the 1920’s. The artist documented and celebrated the Flapper culture in America during that decade. The image shows 2 young men and a young woman playing an impromptu game of craps. The woman is on one knee and is throwing the dice. There is the money bet on the ground. One of the men is also betting, but the other is merely observing. The title of the piece is β€œThe Faded Blonde”. The word faded in this context is a play on the slang term for the craps bet.

I love the art of John Held Jr.

08.02.2025 12:20 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
An image of a cow labeled β€œCow” on the left and an image of an American Bison labeled β€œHigh Capacity Assault Cow” on the right.

An image of a cow labeled β€œCow” on the left and an image of an American Bison labeled β€œHigh Capacity Assault Cow” on the right.

It is always wise to keep the difference in mind.

07.02.2025 02:13 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
A couple stand in front of a Sequoia tree with a 40 foot diameter.

A couple stand in front of a Sequoia tree with a 40 foot diameter.

One of the benefits of living in California’s Central Valley is that the Sequoia groves are only an hour away.

31.01.2025 02:17 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
A tan dog lays on top of an unfolded paper map. She looks at the camera with pleading eyes.

A tan dog lays on top of an unfolded paper map. She looks at the camera with pleading eyes.

Someone obviously wants to follow a long and winding road .

31.01.2025 02:11 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

In approximately 6 hours according to Watch Duty.

23.01.2025 00:48 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Arrrghhh. I just spotted the typo. Straits, not Straights.

27.11.2024 08:03 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

In 2012 I toured the Russian cruiser Aurora. She is a now a museum ship in St Petersburg. For some reason the tour guide didn’t want to talk about her role at Tsushima Straights. In fact he started walking away from me when I asked about it.

27.11.2024 00:37 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0
A snow capped stratovolcano bathed in the rosy light of sunset.

A snow capped stratovolcano bathed in the rosy light of sunset.

Mount Baker, Washington at sunset.

13.11.2024 22:17 πŸ‘ 6 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0
A white bearded man stands in front and to the right of a large muzzle loading cannon that faces the harbor

A white bearded man stands in front and to the right of a large muzzle loading cannon that faces the harbor

The Old Citadel, Corfu. Thanks to @kejamieson.bsky.social who taught me gunnery is funnery.

13.11.2024 22:11 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1

Thank you. Yes, the cancer was confined to 1 kidney. So now I’m missing a kidney but am cancer free, at least according to my latest CT scan.

13.11.2024 22:06 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I’m giving Blue Sky another chance. I left 11 months ago after announcing my cancer diagnosis both here and on Threads. There I had a couple of hundred people, mostly strangers, wishing me well, offering advice and support, and commiserating with me. Here? Crickets.

This time, we’ll see.

13.11.2024 18:54 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Have you tried β€œMarching Through Georgia”? That’s my favorite from that era.

28.01.2024 16:04 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

My all time favorite Doctor was the 10th, David Tennant.

28.01.2024 16:01 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Mine was not so highbrow. My kids were sung to sleep with Jan & Deans β€œLittle Old Lady From Pasadena” and The Boxtops β€œThe Letter”.

28.01.2024 15:46 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Yes the mass is malignant. I will have the kidney removed on 1/29/24. With 1 kidney I need to take care of it so that I don’t need dialysis later in life.

17.12.2023 00:19 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Ospreys know things

16.12.2023 18:51 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

It wouldn’t have taken a week for the police to find the van if it had happened in the US. Recovering the evidence from the police might have been a problem though.

14.12.2023 23:56 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I somehow see this parading through Rio. A Carnival Chicken if you will.

10.12.2023 18:49 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I guess you had to be in an American Baptist congregation as I was in the 70s. They were pretty proud of their role in the schism. They kept the name and the splinter churches took the name Southern Baptist.

06.12.2023 17:39 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

N95 masks were needed long before Covid if you live somewhere with large amounts of wildfire smoke. I started using them in 2015 during the wildfires in our area.

06.12.2023 17:30 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
Towers that supported the famous Bridge at Remagen. West bank of the Rhine River.

Towers that supported the famous Bridge at Remagen. West bank of the Rhine River.

Hard to see towers that supported the Bridge at Remagen on the east bank of the Rhine River.

Hard to see towers that supported the Bridge at Remagen on the east bank of the Rhine River.

If you see this, post a bridge.
How about the ruins of a bridge? The first picture is of the supporting towers of the west side of the bridge at Remagen. The second picture is of the supporting towers on the east side of the bridge.

05.12.2023 22:59 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
USS Saratoga minus the black stripe on the funnel. The stripe was removed after the Lexington was sunk in May 1942 and they no longer needed to differentiate between the two ships .

USS Saratoga minus the black stripe on the funnel. The stripe was removed after the Lexington was sunk in May 1942 and they no longer needed to differentiate between the two ships .

USS Saratoga. But you say where is the big black stripe on the funnel? They painted over the stripe after the Lexington was sunk and they didn’t need to differentiate between them anymore.

05.12.2023 22:40 πŸ‘ 9 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

2 weeks ago I had a CT scan. They found a mass in my right kidney. I have a 2nd appt with a urologist tomorrow, an ultrasound and labs on Friday, & a biopsy on Monday. I should know by the 15th if it’s malignant. And I have a cold. I tested for Covid and am negative. Just a head cold. Bleh

05.12.2023 16:58 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

I’ve administered software like this. You might investigate suppressing the automated emails for reviewer’s account creation.

04.12.2023 18:52 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Ah yes, nothing like going to Disney when you have adult money.

02.12.2023 18:32 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

I thought the horse was the star of the ad.

02.12.2023 18:10 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Just means you’ll have to invent telepathic typing.

02.12.2023 01:29 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Worse intelligence failure than Pearl Harbor

01.12.2023 03:15 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Air’s dry up there

30.11.2023 22:59 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0