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Maude. She was a Marine!

Bea Arthur was in the Marine Corps. Via This Ain’t Hell from The Smoking Gun. Wow! http://thisainthell.us/blog/?p=21461

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Prior Planning Prevents…

Now, I’m not the world’s greatest planner – I’ll say that right out front.  But then again, nobody ever gave me the responsibility of developing a new fighter/attack jet for the USAF, USMC, USN, and several other nations.  Right now, I’ll bet the U.S. Navy is wishing they’d done a bit more planning when it [...]

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Anniverseries – Two Of ‘Em Today

I hadn’t realized it until I saw something on Facebook, but today’s the anniversary of the first flight of the P-51 Mustang   After I read that, I looked at the date and noticed that it was six years ago today that I said adios to San Diego and moved to Las Vegas I’ve always [...]

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C&R Guns – Not Just Bolt Action Rifles

When I talk about Curio and Relic guns and getting a C&R license, lots of people think it’s only about old bolt action rifles and revolvers.  This couldn’t be farther from the truth.  From the BATFE website’s C&R FAQ page, we read: Q: What is a firearm curio or relic? Firearm curios or relics include [...]

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Plane Pr0n – Messerschmitt Bf-109 G-10

The Messerschmitt Bf-109 was one of Nazi Germany’s most feared and respected fighter planes during WWII.  There aren’t that many real ones still flying, but I found this great video of one of them in action.  If you look at the cowling, you can see that the exhaust stacks are on the lower portion of [...]

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Hoover Dam Railroad Tunnel Hiking Path

Here’s something I bet a lot of people didn’t know about but that’s very close to Las Vegas and very cool   This hiking path is near the Railroad Pass Casino and it goes through some of the original tunnels that were used by a railroad that took supplies to Hoover Dam while it was [...]

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History Lesson on Social Security

“Borrowed” from Chuck Z. at the outstanding From My Position…………………..On The Way. Just in case some of you didn’t know this. People need a little history lesson on what’s what and it doesn’t matter whether you are Democrat or Republican.Facts are Facts.  Social Security Cards up until the 1980s expressly stated the number and card [...]

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Utah Vacation Saga Post Six – Western Mining and Railroad Museum – Helper, UT

OK – One more post today After we enjoyed the College of Eastern Utah Prehistoric Museum, we headed on over to the Western Mining and Railroad Museum in Helper, UT just a few miles north of Price, UT.  Lots of good stuff there   If you like these pics, go check out the museum’s website [...]

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Utah Vacation Saga Post Five – College of Eastern Utah Prehistoric Museum

If you ever want me out of your hair for a few hours, all you have to do is stuff me into a good museum with a camera   The College of Eastern Utah Prehistoric Museum has great stickers with “Death Elevated” on them and it’s one of the best museums I’ve been to in [...]

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Utah Vacation Saga Post Three – North To Salt Lake City!!!

Sorry for the delay, but I’ve been trying to get all the pics uploaded to save time on the back side for each of the posts to come in the future.  Hopefully I’ll be able to get the rest of the posts up in the next couple of days   I’ve also managed to get [...]

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