Subdeacon Joe

She survived. In the Gulf of Tonkin Incident she provided some of the most recognized photographs. From Wikipedia "On 2 August, the destroyer USS Maddox, while performing a signals intelligence patrol as part of DESOTO operations, was approached by three North Vietnamese Navy[8] torpedo boats of the 135th Torpedo Squadron.[1] Maddox fired warning shots and the North Vietnamese boats attacked with torpedoes and machine gun fire. In the ensuing engagement, one U.S. aircraft (which had been launched from aircraft carrier USS Ticonderoga) was damaged, three North Vietnamese torpedo boats were damaged, and four North Vietnamese sailors were killed, with six more wounded. There were no U.S. casualties.[9] Maddox was "unscathed except for a single bullet hole from a [North] Vietnamese machine gun round".[5]"

No, no! That's Cricket!

Found on FB That must have been fun The American destroyer Maddox (DD-731) during Typhoon Cobra. Photo taken from the battleship New Jersey (BB-62). 1944. More about Typhoon Cobra: https://www.nationalww2museum.org/war/articles/typhoon-cobra-halsey-versus-mother-nature

Do it at a friend's house!

Yesterday in watching Baseball (Watching Baseball!!!! YES!!!) I kept seeing the Corona commercials, almost all of which showed Adirondack Chairs. Does anyone really find those comfortable? Hard to sit down in, back at an odd angle, arms splay out weirdly, and I give them an 11 out of 10 on "How hard is it to get out of?" Per Wikipedia they were designed to make it easier for tuberculosis patients to breathe and to nap. Okay, that might make some sense. You're not supposed to be comfortable in hospitals. But I just can't see sitting in one to relax.

Both girls bought the same coordinated outfits. Ya think?

Athletics lost 4-2.

You're expecting baseball rules to make sense? Silly boy!

Yep. By the Anglo-Texan Society

Padres won. Giants won. Dodgers won. Red Sox won. Athletes are 0-0 in the 3rd.

To the point of "where is the line?" I think it was 2018 when a bill was introduced in the California Legislature dealing with "ghost guns" that was so broad that almost any chunk of 7075 or 6061 aluminum, or 18 to 16 gauge mild steel could be considered a "ghost gun." Fortunately it didn't make it out of committee. I cobbled this together and sent it to my Assemblyman and State Senator.

https://www.londonremembers.com/memorials/texas-legation

Twice as long as half of it.

Lordy, but I wish the guys who do these commentaries knew how to speak clearly and concisely. I know that they need the viewing time for their monetization, but dragging out 3 minutes of information into almost 15 minutes is irritating.

Childhood lessons in physics.

If you're awake enough, aware enough to know that it's a crappy day, and have the energy to gripe about it, it's still a pretty good day.

Wells.

More proof that our ancestors knew a hawk from a handsaw. That's spiffy!

Good grief! You must be the whole planning department....so many phees!

Lack of situational awareness.

I'm watching Yankees and Brewers. Already 2 new record. First major league catcher to hit a lead off home run, and the first NY Yankee ever to hit a lead off home run.

Especially bad because her list was bread, and milk, and cackleberries.

UM....... Don't touch that line, Joe. Walk away. Always someone who gives away the ending.