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Saturday, July 19, 2008
Thursday, July 17, 2008
Old Photographs . . .
. . . are a legacy of a long line of packrats.
. . . are a legacy of a long line of packrats.
And, I thank all those packrats for the interesting family history they have left me.
This Carte d'Visite is of one of my two maternal great-great-grandmothers. Joeann Ellen Browning, nee Trimble, was born in Greene County, Illinois on 14 May 1847. In this photo she is 25 years old.
This photo is one of my two paternal great-great-grandfathers. He was born on 19 July 1843 in Macoupin County, Illinois. The photo was taken in 1860 or 1861. He enlisted in the 7th Illinois Volunteer infantry at age 17. He survived Andersonville.
Jargon . . .
. . . the Department of Defense revels in it.
For example, I sent this email earlier today:
What's scary is that both she and I understand it perfectly.
. . . the Department of Defense revels in it.
For example, I sent this email earlier today:
M,
Need to boot this to AQ NLT Tues next. Will comment on the SOW by COB Mon. Awaiting info from ESG WRT milestones. Also waiting for info from FEAD WRT proper ACQ course. It appears it needs to go through IPT ACQ vice FEAD and link with NAVFAC WASH KO.
What's scary is that both she and I understand it perfectly.
Friday, July 11, 2008
My favorite blogger . . .
. . . often writes about the tornadoes out on the prairie where she lives in her little sod hut next to Charles, Caroline, Mary, Carrie and Laura Ingalls.
But, she's not alone. In addition to the occasional hurricane - such as Isabel - we also encounter the odd tornado or two.
This one blew across the place of my employment on 28 April. It only did about $250,000 damage on the base, but the folks in Chesapeake were less fortunate.
I didn't see it. Mrs. B and I were off on vacation in sunny Mississippi.
. . . often writes about the tornadoes out on the prairie where she lives in her little sod hut next to Charles, Caroline, Mary, Carrie and Laura Ingalls.
But, she's not alone. In addition to the occasional hurricane - such as Isabel - we also encounter the odd tornado or two.
This one blew across the place of my employment on 28 April. It only did about $250,000 damage on the base, but the folks in Chesapeake were less fortunate.
I didn't see it. Mrs. B and I were off on vacation in sunny Mississippi.
Thursday, July 10, 2008
Political correctness . . .
. . . run amok.
Credit to SciGuy (Eric Berger) for this one.
A special meeting about Dallas County traffic tickets turned tense and bizarre this afternoon.
County commissioners were discussing problems with the central collections office that is used to process traffic ticket payments and handle other paperwork normally done by the JP Courts.
Commissioner Kenneth Mayfield, who is white, said it seemed that central collections "has become a black hole" because paperwork reportedly has become lost in the office.
Commissioner John Wiley Price, who is black, interrupted him with a loud "Excuse me!" He then corrected his colleague, saying the office has become a "white hole."
That prompted Judge Thomas Jones, who is black, to demand an apology from Mayfield for his racially insensitive analogy.
Mayfield shot back that it was a figure of speech and a science term.
. . . run amok.
Credit to SciGuy (Eric Berger) for this one.
A special meeting about Dallas County traffic tickets turned tense and bizarre this afternoon.
County commissioners were discussing problems with the central collections office that is used to process traffic ticket payments and handle other paperwork normally done by the JP Courts.
Commissioner Kenneth Mayfield, who is white, said it seemed that central collections "has become a black hole" because paperwork reportedly has become lost in the office.
Commissioner John Wiley Price, who is black, interrupted him with a loud "Excuse me!" He then corrected his colleague, saying the office has become a "white hole."
That prompted Judge Thomas Jones, who is black, to demand an apology from Mayfield for his racially insensitive analogy.
Mayfield shot back that it was a figure of speech and a science term.
Monday, July 07, 2008
Friday, July 04, 2008
Two hundred thirty-two years ago . . .
. . . a document was published that began thus:
This action was the official beginning of unpleasantness between us and our (now) friends in the British Empire - an unpleasantness that lasted (again, officially) until 1815. During that time, we had the unfortunate need to declare war on Britain not once, but twice.
Feelings between us have moderated a bit since then, and I shall be eternally grateful that they have remained so.
Our Navy still flies a jack based on one from that era. Whatever the opinion of the U. S. in the world today, the flag still contains some good advice.
. . . a document was published that began thus:
"When in the Course of human events, it becomes necessary for one people to dissolve the political bands which have connected them with another, and to assume among the powers of the earth, the separate and equal station to which the Laws of Nature and of Nature's God entitle them, a decent respect to the opinions of mankind requires that they should declare the causes which impel them to the separation."
This action was the official beginning of unpleasantness between us and our (now) friends in the British Empire - an unpleasantness that lasted (again, officially) until 1815. During that time, we had the unfortunate need to declare war on Britain not once, but twice.
Feelings between us have moderated a bit since then, and I shall be eternally grateful that they have remained so.
Our Navy still flies a jack based on one from that era. Whatever the opinion of the U. S. in the world today, the flag still contains some good advice.
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