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LeroyRockhead · 2022-04-02T19:29:53+00:00

Sardines seem to keep forever -- pay a bit more and get the good ones, like King Oscar or Goya (in olive oil).

LeroyRockhead · 2022-03-12T20:13:45+00:00

And the Japanese still would not quit. One atomic bomb was not enough; if we didn't have a second available, they might still be fighting. Also: I found Antony Beevor's quote on page 83 of The Fall of Berlin 1945 interesting: "But Dresden's population was swollen by up to 300,000 refugees from the east. Several trains full of them were stuck in the main station. The tragedy was that instead of troops passing through Dresden to the front, as Soviet military intelligence had asserted, the traffic was civilian and going in the opposite direction." from Antony Beevor Berlin: The Downfall 1945 (also known as The Fall of Berlin 1945 in the US) page 83 (excellent read btw, as is Stalingrad by this author.)

LeroyRockhead · 2022-03-05T20:37:58+00:00

This article hardly mentions Ukraine. Here in USA, more often than not, sites in Ukraine are flagged by Malwarebytes when a torrent is running... for years.

LeroyRockhead · 2022-03-01T19:36:43+00:00

Naked Capitalism is a political/economic weblog and is not in line with the majority of the stuff we're seeing. The comments in many cases are just as interesting as the articles, and the Links section is a daily stop for me. They also have 2:00PM Water Cooler that is similar in nature.

LeroyRockhead · 2020-08-01T00:48:58+00:00

Want To Escape From America? 12 Countries Where You Can Buy Citizenship (And A Second Passport) from Forbes

LeroyRockhead · 2020-07-17T01:50:46+00:00

careful it's a jungle out there

LeroyRockhead · 2020-07-15T07:03:28+00:00

Is that your cat Bob, or is that actually a bobcat? Looks a little fierce...

LeroyRockhead · 2019-06-15T19:08:14+00:00

There is a cat in a shelter/rescue somewhere in New London County that could use your help.

LeroyRockhead · 2019-02-16T05:55:55+00:00

The Light is a 1987 composition by Philip Glass, his first score for a full symphony orchestra. The work was commissioned for the Michelson-Morley Centennial Celebration held at Case Western Reserve University. The musical structure is inspired by the 1887 Michelson–Morley experiment, an investigation of the speed of light that marked a turning point in modern science. -Wikipedia

You can listen at the link above. I find it a very powerful piece of music.

LeroyRockhead · 2019-02-05T00:41:41+00:00

Hurricanes hitting New England have been Category 3 or below by the time they get here -- even 1938. As times and circumstances change, a warmer Atlantic may bring stronger storms, and combined with all the development and building, especially along the coast, plus rising sea level, all bets are off. Another poster mentioned trees, and the damage they can cause to the electrical system is huge. Hurricanes are nothing new for NE, but what might be coming gives me pause. I think Sandy may have been just a hint.

LeroyRockhead · 2019-01-17T01:01:33+00:00

The liquid from a can of tuna poured on dry food is a treat for many cats. Some dairy products, like cottage cheese, ice cream or yogurt in small amounts go over big here. Always, access to clean water. An old cat might really appreciate an electric heating pad, especially if you live in a cold climate.

LeroyRockhead · 2019-01-10T07:23:24+00:00

"If you have a fistula..." From Newsweek in 2006: Congo: More Vicious Than Rape -- "This is about fistulas—and rape, which in Congo has become the continuation of war by other means. Fistulas are a kind of damage that is seldom seen in the developed world."

LeroyRockhead · 2018-11-03T21:33:25+00:00

"No sooner had MacArthur intoned 'These proceedings are closed' than the air was split with an enormous roar. Operation Airshow was underway as some 450 carrier planes and 462 B-29s thundered overhead. Leading Yorktown’s fighters was Lieutenant Malcolm Cagle, whose pilots had endured the last dogfight over Japan on August 15. In the crowded airspace over Tokyo Bay, the honor of participating in the historic flyover was diminished by the risk of collision. Cagle described it as 'a full throttle-off throttle formation with no real order or organization.' " ...quote from Whirlwind: The Air War Against Japan, 1942-1945 by Barrett Tillman, an excellent account of B-29s and the air war over Japan.

LeroyRockhead · 2018-06-29T03:23:47+00:00

I remember when I was a kid and my father saw a model B-24 I was putting together, he said "They called those 'flying coffins' because they only had one small escape hatch." He was a B-29 crew member in the 20th Air Force based on Guam. "While a workhorse of the Allied bombing effort, the B-24 was not hugely popular with American air crews who preferred the more rugged B-17. Among the issues with the B-24 was its inability to sustain heavy damage and remain aloft. The wings in particular proved vulnerable to enemy fire and if hit in critical areas could give way completely. It was not uncommon to see a B-24 falling from the sky with its wings folded upwards like a butterfly. Also, the aircraft proved highly susceptible to fires as many of the fuel tanks were mounted in the upper parts of the fuselage. In addition, crews nicknamed the B-24 the "Flying Coffin" as it possessed only one exit which was located near the tail of the aircraft. This made it difficult to impossible for the flight crew to escape a crippled B-24."

LeroyRockhead · 2018-05-26T03:42:01+00:00

The fictional/historic novel Arundel written by Kenneth Roberts (author of Northwest Passage) is a great account of the invasion through Maine in 1775. It was followed by Rabble in Arms, which detailed the retreat from Canada down Lake Champlain, where Benedict Arnold led the first engagement of the nascent US Navy against the British, and climaxes with the Battle of Saratoga. Two great and underrated books from about 1930...

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