In May of 1941 – The War had Just Begun . . .

A little something for your Saturday . . . First I found this – from Johnny Horton on “The Ed Sullivan Show” to get the party started . . . And of course – “Sink the Bismarck” – and I found the version with Edward R. Murrow’s introduction – 83 years ago the world wasContinue reading “In May of 1941 – The War had Just Begun . . .”

Freedom of navigation. Russian style.

The correct name for the launch technique is “Depressed Trajectory Launch” – when you launch a ballistic missile in a non ballistic fashion – you do lose a some accuracy – think of it as using them as a direct fire weapon. You have almost zero reaction time to counter strike – when presented withContinue reading “Freedom of navigation. Russian style.”

Can YOU say Clandestine?? : Super small spy radio hidden in a matchbox ( or hidden anywhere )

Just putting this out here – watch the video then follow the link below to the website – a couple of nights soldering and tinkering and there you go . . . And the LINK to the website – NOTE : I am NOT advocating for unlicensed operation on any regulated frequencies – BUT –Continue reading “Can YOU say Clandestine?? : Super small spy radio hidden in a matchbox ( or hidden anywhere )”

“THE SCOUT TRAIL TO CITIZENSHIP” 1940 BOY SCOUTS OF AMERICA RECRUITING FILM

Had this post saved for awhile, have a bunch of them half ready – time constraints have not been easy to work around – but since the announcement on the 7th of May of this year – the end of the program – well here we are . . . Scouting had to be eliminatedContinue reading ““THE SCOUT TRAIL TO CITIZENSHIP” 1940 BOY SCOUTS OF AMERICA RECRUITING FILM”

” CARE AND USE OF HAND TOOLS PLIERS AND SCREWDRIVERS ” 1943 WAR DEPARTMENT TRAINING FILM

Most of this was taught in shop class in high school years ago – that teaching has pretty much gone by the way side – most companies with a dedicated maintenance department had mechanical aptitude testing that you went through to even get to the interview process – companies quit doing that since that isContinue reading “” CARE AND USE OF HAND TOOLS PLIERS AND SCREWDRIVERS ” 1943 WAR DEPARTMENT TRAINING FILM”

THE HISTORY OF NEVADA TEST SITE 1951-2001

The height of the testing program(s) were real heady times – budget? What’s that? Absolute Good Times . . . What more could you ask for – build a bunch of stuff – and then – blow it the Hell up and start all over again – the inner child in every guy totally unleashed!Continue reading “THE HISTORY OF NEVADA TEST SITE 1951-2001”

Make Up Your Mind – It’s Just About “Come or Bleed” Time Folks . . .

Do what YOU think is right – boycott? – I retired from Tyson the evil empire about a year and a half ago – here’s something for YOU to peruse – typical, just typical tyson ( lower case intentional ) behavior . . . Tyson and most of the companies they own are: Wunderbar, AdvanceContinue reading “Make Up Your Mind – It’s Just About “Come or Bleed” Time Folks . . .”