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You won’t see this any time soon, and possibly never again. 7 US Super Carriers in port together, in one photograph. This is a stitch of 4 photos taken on 3-March-2012 of Naval Base Kitsap, showing 7 of the world’s largest warships in port at the same time. On the left, are some of the [...] It was a warm and sunny day along the California Coast for the last day of the California International Air Show, in Salinas CA. Only 45 minutes south of my friend’s hose in Santa Cruz, CA. it was easy to plug this event into the last day of my vacation. After 2 weeks in the [...] Hey all (this is going to several people, so please excuse the somewhat general greeting), Our director of sales at work called me Friday, and told me that him and his wife were going up to Seattle to do some things, and that I should tag along. They we’re really specific, but I was free [...] I’m a fairly avid reader, seldom without at least one book to read. In fact I have two I’m working through right now. And by working through, I mean, working. Both of these A Beautiful Math and The Visual Display of Quantitative Information are pretty technical in nature, so they are not a typical casual [...] I recently complete reading this fascinating book. I’ve always been a big fan of Bob Hoover, having seen him fly at countless air shows. Over the last few decades, I’ve heard some pretty amazing stories about this guy and his life, including his direct involvement in the X-1 project (where we broke the sound [...] It has been 8 years now since that horrible morning in 2001 when a 4 planes, commandeered by cowards, murdered US Citizens and struck at us, hoping to shake the very foundation of this great land. It has been 8 years now since that horrible morning in 2001 when a 4 planes, commandeered by cowards, murdered US Citizens and struck at us, hoping to shake the very foundation of this great land. God Bless America and the brave men and women that defend her!! [...] Somehow the conversation at work devolved into us finding this little gem: Hemp for Victory. 1943 Film by the US Government. It’s 10 min. long, and seems to have been sped up a bit during digitizing. According to the websie where I found this, the film was VERY difficult to locate, and a usable copy [...] I was sent the link to this, from my good freind Steve. It’s fitting that the man mentioned in this article be celebrated, and his life remembered. Godspeed Shifty, Godspeed. From: http://www.neptunuslex.com We’re hearing a lot today about big splashy memorial services. I want a nationwide memorial service for Darrell “Shifty” Powers. Shifty volunteered for [...] A fine day to take in some history This past Saturday, my kids and myself traveled to the Fort Lewis Military Museum to learn a little bit about the largest military base in the state of Washington. What I did not expect was to learn so much. Legion of Merit Our family has a [...] |
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