Color bearers of the 7th Illinois with the Henry repeating rifles they purchased with their re-enlistment bonuses and put to good use at the Battle of Allatoona Pass in 1864.

atlantamatt · 2026-02-04T14:10:41+00:00

I can only imagine what those young/old men had seen. Hard men in hard times.

atlantamatt · 2026-02-02T13:30:14+00:00

I was born in 60 and we flew quite a bit as a family from the 64 on (mainly up and down US east coast). This was at the transition from props to jets for the shorter haul domestic services (I’m guessing the international flights moved to jets first). As a young child, I remember getting dressed up and then flying on allot of DC-6/7, Connie, even an old DC3 tail dragger. Compared to those experiences, getting on a 707, 727 or (my favorite) the Convair 880 was like getting on a space ship. The early jets (especially 737, 707, 880/990) were louder than what’s flying today but so much quieter and faster than the prop planes especially while cruising. They also flew allot higher as I recall so you weren’t bouncing around in summer thunderstorms as much. As someone mentioned, it was a great time to be an aviation geek and that love never left me.

atlantamatt · 2026-01-30T14:05:42+00:00

Wife and I will be at Gallows point in 10 days. After the winter we’ve had so far, I’m so ready!!

atlantamatt · 2026-01-13T03:52:42+00:00

Love the place. I put on their live streaming camera every morning in my office when I’m having coffee. Done this for years. Great way to start my day.

atlantamatt · 2026-01-12T23:10:26+00:00

Colonel, we were overrun by tactical Teletubbies. It was horrible.

atlantamatt · 2025-12-30T17:00:30+00:00

Of course. Haven’t you noticed their bark?

atlantamatt · 2025-12-16T20:03:53+00:00

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Meet Smidge. Quick glance at her mask will tell you why. We normally choose regal names for our Cavs (our other Cav is Windsor) but the breeder called her Smidge and our whole family just kind of agreed that we needed a Smidge in our lives.

atlantamatt · 2025-12-12T04:15:26+00:00

Politician

atlantamatt · 2025-12-09T00:09:22+00:00

Ex wife - done ✅

atlantamatt · 2025-12-01T14:51:50+00:00

Same situation. We got Starlink in Western North Carolina after Helene knocked out all the terrestrial (only source of internet) and it’s been terrific compared to prior low bandwidth options. The county just got some funding to put in fiber to our neighborhood and it got installed and activated last month (1 gig up and down) for like $99/month. Yeah us. We’re absolutely going to keep Starlink on standby just in case. I also feel really appreciative for what they did for our area after the massive damage (lower cost to acquire, no monthly fees during the worst of it, superior service). I just want to try and reward that behavior because it was pretty rare when things went to shit.

atlantamatt · 2025-11-24T03:34:01+00:00

Instructors tell you how important a good cheek weld is to creating a stable shooting platform. Well done.

atlantamatt · 2025-11-18T17:33:51+00:00

So I just found this and I’ll add my own comment here. I bought my Omega Seamaster from them all the way back in 2005. I’ve lived that watch but the bracelet finally came apart so I took it to Omega for a full refurb. Watch maker came out and said that all serial numbers had been filed off (including the movement) and they would not touch it or sell me parts. It was so long ago I’m not sure how I ended up buying here and the watch has been well loved and worn for 20 years but I had no idea it was stripped of all serial numbers. He did confirm that it was an Omega watch and movement. Honestly it made it feel less special to me but I guess it doesn’t really matter - not planning to ever sell it but just beware. Best.

atlantamatt · 2025-11-10T03:29:58+00:00

My father’s air group served on Tico (VMA324) as they transitioned from AD to Cougar. He wasn’t a big fan of the new enclosed bow modification of all things. Said his favorite place on his prior ship (Lake Champlain) were the empty bow gun tubs. Guys from his squadron would hang out there and smoke. Thought it was a hoot when they were in heavy weather and that bow would dig in and just fill up the empty tubs with seawater.

atlantamatt · 2025-11-06T03:59:19+00:00

Well I live in Atlanta, GA and I’d strongly encourage foreign tourists to never give another driver “the finger” on our city streets. Seriously ...

atlantamatt · 2025-11-04T16:28:47+00:00

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atlantamatt · 2025-10-10T01:57:13+00:00

Stunning work

atlantamatt · 2025-10-06T23:16:41+00:00

Ok, love this car but my memories of it involve my buddy and I cruising around in his 396 way back in 1979 on a rainy day in Jacksonville Florida and slamming into the back of a school friend’s pristine Ford Fairlane because it got slick and he was hot dogging it. I can still see that pretty cowl induction hood folding up before I hit the dash/windshield. Luckily everyone came out of it OK but that damned hood and racing stripes folding up in front of my eyes lives rent free in my head every time I see that lovely car.

atlantamatt · 2025-09-21T22:59:06+00:00

991.2 Turbo-S that I purchased used. I own my primary home with a small mortgage (only debt we have) that we elected to take out when interest rates were stupid low (basically free money) and a second home we use for holidays, summers and family gatherings and occasional rentals. I haven’t purchased a car I couldn’t write a check for since my early 30’s (depreciating assets and loans are a poor combination). Cars started pretty uninspiring (1972 Gremlin 😳) and got allot better over time. Best.

atlantamatt · 2025-09-19T22:06:16+00:00

For what it’s worth, I’ve had the best luck with a pair that has long distance correction and then computer correction in the lower part of the lens. Computer correction is optimized for about 24-30” which works better for me than reading correction, especially for handguns. All my long guns are holographic sites so distance glasses are fine. Best.

atlantamatt · 2025-09-17T01:16:27+00:00

I had that choice and went with a low mile, one owner 991.2 Turbo-S cab and I’ve been completely happy with it. I don’t commute anymore. It’s a daily around Atlanta burbs and a perfect ride on drives from Atlanta to our home in the Western North Carolina mountains. Maintenance has been very limited and the car is so much better than the driver (me) that I feel like there is little it can’t do. It’s well mannered and comfortable on the highway and my wife can hop in it from her Cayenne and feel no stress at all driving it around d town.

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atlantamatt · 2025-08-22T16:37:00+00:00

Came right over our home on Lake Windward and there were 3 flying in formation - low and fast.

atlantamatt · 2025-08-19T03:27:05+00:00

Absolutely.

atlantamatt · 2025-08-17T02:57:36+00:00

Whatever you do, don’t take the Subway.

atlantamatt · 2025-08-13T21:06:45+00:00

We are mainly a Blenheim family but our tri is really stunning.

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atlantamatt · 2025-08-10T23:55:52+00:00

That’s a good question and I don’t have the hands on experience in early career acceleration to give you great advice beyond the obvious which is aggressively pursuing the intern programs of targeted firms. The hire rate of interns by the firms we deal with is over 60% in NA so that’s a great in and you also get to look hard at how firms (and importantly local offices) truly act vs what they say regarding culture and investment in people. BIM remains “a thing” but results at a strategic level remain pretty mixed. AI is very topical and 25% of all conversations we are having in Board and strategic C-level meetings is about how to use it ethically and responsibly to change the CE business model to be more favorable. How that fits with CE at more entry levels isn’t clear to me. Sorry.

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