Subdeacon Joe

Thanks, Pat. I didn't know that the name went that far back. When going down into the Central Valley I always keep one eye on the rearview, I've avoided one runaway truck. That's two too many.

Enjoy! Ordnance memoranda . Naval percussion locks and primers, particularly those of the United States . By Lieut. J. A. Dahlgren   Treaties on Ammunition 1877 Flintlock Cannon Igniters

Interesting woman. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ada_Blackjack https://www.library.dartmouth.edu/digital/digital-collections/collating-wrangel-island/ada-blackjack-diary From the Dartmouth article: In 1921, in an ill-fated attempt to settle Wrangel Island (in the Chukchi Sea north of Siberia) and establish a territorial claim, Vilhjalmur Stefansson recruited four men -- Allan Crawford, Milton Galle, Lorne Knight, and Fred Maurer -- to settle on the island and hunt game. While outfitting the expedition in Nome, the team hired Ada Blackjack, a woman whose ancestors had lived in area homelands since time immemorial. After an expected relief ship failed to appear late the following year, Crawford, Galle, and Maurer set out in January 1923 to walk over the pack ice to Siberia. They were not heard from again. Knight, suffering from scurvy, remained behind with Blackjack; he died on June 23, 1923. Left with the expedition’s cat, Vic, Blackjack survived alone until the arrival of Harold Noice and the crew of the Donaldson, on August 20, 1923. And, a photo from the FB thread i found about her

There will be hundreds of hours of investigations, reams and reams of reports and studies released. We will be deluged with pontifications and posturings by pundits and politicians graced with 20/100 vision pointing out every flaw and weakness, real or imagined, demanding that security be increased until the most Goldbergesque plot would be foiled. Unless we are willing to have measures in place that make the East German border security look like a turnstile things like this will occasionally happen. I'm not sure that I want to live in a society that does that. Because sure as death and taxes, those measures would soon be imposed on every government building, then schools, banks, shopping centers, etc.

You're assuming that it's an either-or solution. Bezos does considerable charity work. https://www.cnn.com/2022/11/14/business/jeff-bezos-charity/index.html https://apnews.com/article/jeff-bezos-homelessness-gifts-336f1ae92ef76ed763b05a3dcce0264b https://www.bezosfamilyfoundation.org/grantmaking The AI abstract: AI Overview Jeff Bezos has pledged approximately $12.8 billion in charitable donations, with a significant portion going towards combating homelessness and climate change efforts. His primary philanthropic initiatives include the Day One Fund and the Bezos Earth Fund. Elaboration: Bezos Earth Fund: A $10 billion commitment over 10 years, this fund focuses on addressing climate change through various initiatives, including natural carbon sinks, food system transformation, and supporting climate-resilient agriculture. Other Donations: Besides these main funds, Bezos has made various other donations, including a $100 million grant to Dolly Parton to use for her chosen charities and a $710 million donation to the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center. CNN reported that Bezos and his partner, Lauren Sánchez, have stated their commitment to giving away the majority of his wealth within his lifetime. Day One Fund: Launched in 2018, this fund aims to combat homelessness, especially for families, and also supports tuition-free, Montessori-inspired preschools in underserved areas. Forbes estimates that the Day One Fund has donated $3 billion to non-profit organizations, including $640 million to organizations in 48 states. In 2023, Bezos donated $117 million through this fund, specifically targeting homeless families.

Just think of how many people were employed in building everything, both directly and as subcontractors and sub-subcontractors. I'd say that all those paycheques "did some good."

You would have to detach the lower set from the building and move them out at least the width of the upper stairs, then build the landing. It's interesting that the door in the building isn't shown in the drawing.

My nonspecific ringtone is Adjutant's Call I used to use General Quarters Both of those are pretty much guaranteed to startle people who haven't heard them as a ringtone before. The personalized one I use for calls from my wife is That one got an interesting reaction at the food bank at the vets building. The volunteers who get there early to set up the traffic lanes are all vets. Several of them, when they heard it, automatically turned towards the flag.

Heck, you just described the text of most commercials these days. OK. I can see your point about piped in music in your part of the world. But how old are the people who work in the shops and have to listen to it all day? I agree, background music should be BACKGROUND and not forefront...same for movies, can't hear the dialog for the music and special effects. But your point about where you live being a retirement zone gets away from your original point about national marketing and sales.

As found on FB, plus supplemental links. The “iron hand” of the 16th century German knight and mercenary Gottfried “Götz” von Berlichingen. While invading the city of Landshut as a mercenary in 1504, enemy cannon fire jolted von Berlichingen’s blade against himself, maiming his right arm at the elbow. German doctors amputated his hand and wrist, seemingly putting an end to his military career. But von Berlichingen commissioned a local blacksmith to forge and engineer an iron prosthesis capable of wielding a sword. The blacksmith constructed a modest prosthetic hand composed of four fingers and a thumb attached to a glove. Two hinges on the upper edge of the prosthesis’ palm would rotate the four fingers inwards, allowing von Berlichingen to grasp and use his sword. The fingers could be moved in pairs of two. Moving the left finger block (consisting of the index and middle fingers) automatically caused the thumb to move in the opposite direction through the action of a lever mechanism. By pressing a button on the back of the hand, all fingers would spring back to the stretched starting position. From then on, von Berlichingen would be known as “Götz of the Iron Hand”. One of the first Renaissance metal prostheses. Gallerie dell'Accademia, Venice. https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC7000084/ https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC7899613/

A comment from one of the Sovereign Citizen Goes To Court videos:

My favorite glasses trick is getting ready to shower, remember that there was something I needed to check in the kitchen or get from the bedroom. Put my glasses back on, do whatever it was,then go back to the shower. And realize I have my glasses on when I get my face into the water stream.

Because people who are old enough to remember when the Dead Sea was Alive aren't their only market. And why 3/4 of the music in advertising is rap/hip-hop. Business has to adapt to changing consumer demographics.

As found on FB: Despite the extensive damage, some of those who examined the USS West Virginia after Pearl Harbor believed she could be repaired. These men, including Acting Captain Lt. Commander William White, believed it might be possible to raise the ship because it lay on an almost even keel. Planning for salvage operations began a week after the attack, but the West Virginia was low on the priority list due to the extensive damage it had suffered. Efforts to raise the battleship began in early 1942. Huge cofferdams were built, weighted, and lowered by derricks to form a huge outer wall around the ship. Captain Homer N. Wallin, who headed the Salvage Division, utilized tremic cement to seal the cofferdams. The water and debris in the ship were then pumped out, while skimmers retrieved nearly 40,000 gallons of fuel oil. On May 17, 1942, the West Virginia floated and was towed to Drydock No. 1, where the cement was dynamited off the ship. https://www.ibiblio.org/hyperwar/OnlineLibrary/photos/events/wwii-pac/pearlhbr/ph-wv9.htm https://usswv.lib.wvu.edu/catalog/052127

No, no. He wasn't in fighting trim because he had just gotten out of the hospital after 18 months being immobilized due to wounds received saving a Battalion of Cistercian nuns from mohammedean Einsatzgruppen.

I had thought of that, but Demeter on a Combine!, how many dozen do they want?

Never gets old.

AK guys bringing The Word to the heathens.

Use it like any other broth, stock, or soup base. All it is is a broth/stock hybrid that's been simmered for 12 to 24 hours to extract everything from the ingredients. Especially drawing out the collagen from the bones and connective tissues. Basically, going back to "the good old days" of soup making. See: https://www.allrecipes.com/recipe/276115/beef-bone-broth/ for a basic bone broth. I like mushrooms in beef stew. I cut them in halves or quarters depending on the size. Add them along with the potatoes. Or, and I think this is better, sauté them in some butter to get a nice color on them, then add to the stew just before the spuds are done. ADDED: We got a bottle of Beef Bone Broth at the Food Bank one time. While it was slightly better than the quart boxes of Broth, I don't think it was enough better to justify the premium you pay for it. Maybe if you were just heating it up and sipping it, or using it to make gravy, but as the base for soup or stew, no.

SCOTUS will sit on its hands. Again. I wish SCOTUS could just gather them all up and say, "Look, guys, the Bill of Rights removed the rights to keep and bear arms from the political table in 1791. The Court again made that clear in 1943. See: The very purpose of a Bill of Rights was to withdraw certain subjects from the vicissitudes of political controversy, to place them beyond the reach of majorities and officials and to establish them as legal principles to be applied by the courts. One's right to life, liberty, and property, to free speech, a free press, freedom of worship and assembly, and other fundamental rights may not be submitted to vote; they depend on the outcome of no elections." : Robert H. Jackson, US Supreme Court Justice West Virginia State Board of Education v. Barnette, 319 U.S. 624 (1943). So STOP IT!"