I did a bit of curiousity research following a comment by Commentariat(tm) member DrVanNostrand [stderr]
I did a bit of curiousity research following a comment by Commentariat(tm) member DrVanNostrand [stderr]
Soldiers would like to tell us that they are tough and manly, dripping with toxic masculinity juice that you can smell from miles away. Sometimes, that’s even true. But other times you’ve just got to stand back and admire the fashions (such as wearing a corset under all the tight napoleonic cavalry kit).
I got home lateish last night and just went to bed after a quick shower – a good end to a successful mission.
Last winter, I was planning a group fossil-hunting expedition for this fall. The coronavirus wrecked that plan, along with many others.
After a bunch of searching around, I found a bog oak broker (I don’t know what else to call them) who ships in logs from Ukraine and saws them up into boards in a mill in New Jersey.
Deflect! Deflect!
Prince Azim, the son of the Sultan of Brunei, has died aged 38, the country’s government has confirmed. [cnn]
Out here, it was pretty calm, and boring as usual.
In the midst of political uncertainty and financial chaos resulting from a pandemic, the pentagon has been busily soldiering on, throwing vast amounts of money toward whatever it wants.