tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post1838464552071315098..comments2024-03-28T22:08:48.577-07:00Comments on Chant du Départ: The Mores, they are a changin'OldAFSargehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comBlogger33125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-83893744445144351022018-07-27T02:18:30.254-07:002018-07-27T02:18:30.254-07:00Juvat,
it's possible that the rodent problem i...Juvat,<br />it's possible that the rodent problem isn't a lack of enough cats, but a lack of cats trained in catching them. Mama cat is supposed to train them, but it can be a spotty business for her. <br />I had someone abandon a young cat on our corner, that I adopted. We were overrun by mice that year. My cat seemed to be useless. I was catching them in multiples every day. I'd peel them off sticky traps and toss them into an aquarium to hold for a roommate's python. Snake got too big to bother with mice. Really odd to see a mouse running around on top of a large snake!<br /><br />Anyway, one evening while she was wandering around the back patio, I grabbed a mouse and tossed it in her direction. She chased it around for a while, and after she had worn it out I smacked it with my gloved hand, and got her a fresh one. Gave her more than a dozen that evening, and that transformed her into a mighty hunter. She LIVED to hunt after that training session.<br /><br />No idea what was happening that year, but you could drive down the road at night and see mice running across the road from the cattle ranch. Every block had a cat sitting in the gutter waiting for a mouse to show up. One morning I peeled a mouse off of two traps on the way to the shower, and there were more mice in the same traps on my way back.<br /><br />BTW, she lost several mice that evening that got away from her and reached the grass and fence. It wasn't until near the end of the batch that she started to kill them shortly after catching them. Early on, when they both got tired, she would lay down with them under a paw until they recovered sufficiently to attempt to escape. Eventually they got damaged enough to get too slow to be entertaining for her, and that is when I would remove them and get her a fresh target.Willhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00722792638246578812noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-46214515246187237512018-07-24T20:21:38.233-07:002018-07-24T20:21:38.233-07:00That they are, and NOT for the better. And yes, th...That they are, and NOT for the better. And yes, those 'were' the rules in the Far East, even back in the 70s... And like you, they paid off for me during tours in Italy. Well, except for Chicken Tunnel... sigh...Old NFOhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16404197287935017147noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-59002537518785358912018-07-24T17:54:41.819-07:002018-07-24T17:54:41.819-07:00The more miles that I put on my motorcycle, the mo...The more miles that I put on my motorcycle, the more I drive my car like everyone is trying to kill me. jon spencerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10886632644249920124noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-397404973417398052018-07-24T14:06:15.086-07:002018-07-24T14:06:15.086-07:00I remember something about divide in half and add ...I remember something about divide in half and add the first digit. 120KPH=72MPH (60+12). Siri says it's 74.56 MPH. But that seems close enough for those days driving around the Japanese countryside. Actually 60kph would have been more useful (37mph)Dave's Daily Day Dreamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17491764990082380190noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-67421735967387774812018-07-24T12:03:59.476-07:002018-07-24T12:03:59.476-07:00And on the flip side, all the pilots I know treat ...And on the flip side, all the pilots I know treat their Crew Chiefs like royalty....drjimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05647484115197408897noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-49815726901081855242018-07-24T06:01:54.486-07:002018-07-24T06:01:54.486-07:00Nothing's impossible with enough Money, Time a...Nothing's impossible with enough Money, Time and People.<br /><br />And.....<br /><br />Absolutely nothing is impossible to those who don't have to do it themselves! <br /><br />The latter is one of the immutable laws in the universe.juvathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09096708575138552532noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-45550831477984618542018-07-24T05:59:08.693-07:002018-07-24T05:59:08.693-07:00Sound words. The Air Force, with a bit different ...Sound words. The Air Force, with a bit different combat structure, says the same thing about the Flight Lead. juvathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09096708575138552532noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-2802782960062458642018-07-24T05:57:45.980-07:002018-07-24T05:57:45.980-07:00Yes, she does. For some reason though, Mrs J is n...Yes, she does. For some reason though, Mrs J is not enthused when Schmedlap brings proof of kill into the house.juvathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09096708575138552532noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-87296404918094764092018-07-23T21:29:27.700-07:002018-07-23T21:29:27.700-07:00Schmedlap does her share, though, I bet.Schmedlap does her share, though, I bet.SCOTTtheBADGERhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12859188068159799373noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-8183817557596133962018-07-23T21:04:32.668-07:002018-07-23T21:04:32.668-07:00My Dad always told me "If you go in the Army,...My Dad always told me "If you go in the Army, you listen to your Sergeant! If you go in the Navy, you listen to your Chief! They just want to tech you how to do your job <i>and stay alive</i>!".drjimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05647484115197408897noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-68294601776724288742018-07-23T21:03:00.346-07:002018-07-23T21:03:00.346-07:00I bought a car in Bahrain and was told to get a Ba...I bought a car in Bahrain and was told to get a Bahraini drivers license. I stood in lines long enough that eventually I prevailed and got one. There was no test. It took a good part of the day to turn an international drivers license into a Bahraini license but what can I say. They got used to the idea that if one throws enough money and time at the goal, the goal is achieved. HMS Defianthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10024721130102173694noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-75635093845256018322018-07-23T15:02:22.276-07:002018-07-23T15:02:22.276-07:00Multiply by .6 to turn KPH into MPH and by 1.6 to ...Multiply by .6 to turn KPH into MPH and by 1.6 to turn MPH into KPH as I recall. (I had that backwards originally)<br />I actually had a SENIOR Master Sergeant I worked for as Scheduling Officer. Things went a LOT smoother when he came on board.juvathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09096708575138552532noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-91492833008536855662018-07-23T14:30:41.125-07:002018-07-23T14:30:41.125-07:00When I got to Fukuoka, Kyushu, Japan in '62 (C...When I got to Fukuoka, Kyushu, Japan in '62 (Cuban Missile Day, actually) I was hit with the left side driving too. Another thing I learned how to do in my beater was to turn MPHs into Klicks.<br />And yes, I remember the MSGT I worked for as Scheduling Officer in the RTU at George.Dave's Daily Day Dreamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17491764990082380190noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-65507776148459718022018-07-23T11:22:50.602-07:002018-07-23T11:22:50.602-07:00I think it folds into a tesseract, but I'm not...I think it folds into a tesseract, but I'm not sure, having killed 2 Kindles and Amazon doesn't like me anymore.<br /><br />Seriously. I am an electronic object killer. Back in the old days when mice had balls, I would kill one every month or so. The IT guys would come over and I'd ask them to look at my mouse real carefully and find out why it was smoking. And there would be a thin wisp of smoke coming from the mouse...Beanshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15293778848879361153noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-60756610441300766052018-07-23T11:20:26.967-07:002018-07-23T11:20:26.967-07:00Beans.
Yes, yes, yes, to Heinlein, Kratman, Correi...Beans.<br />Yes, yes, yes, to Heinlein, Kratman, Correia, and Drake. And your statement on Ringo is dead on.<br />Bun-Bun as mobile artillery, and Bun-Bun in the Council Wars series.<br />I was looking up the title of the anthology novel set in the Black Tide Rising world, it is called, "Black Tide Rising," and found there will be a John Ringo and Mike Massa collaboration novel set in the Black Tide Rising world called, "The Valley of Shadows" and is due out in November.<br /><br />More books to read. Life is awesome!<br /><br />John in Phillyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16196033252818387245noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-10139903660505303262018-07-23T11:13:30.585-07:002018-07-23T11:13:30.585-07:00Here where I live there is the clash of the Old So...Here where I live there is the clash of the Old South "I won't purposely hit you" and the liberal-socialist-communist "You won't hit me (comrade)" mentality. The farther away from the epicenter of Evil, otherwise known as our local state university, which, apparently, is a branch of the University of Beijing, the more the "IWHY" and the "IWPHY" mindset takes over. Coincidentally, it tends to follow the political bent of the populace. Unfortunately, "We" are outnumbered by "They" in this county. (Look at one of those electorate maps after the last election and check out Florida and see that blue blob in the north part surrounded by all the red? That's my county. Good thing I actually like shouting into the wind and trying to stop the tides.)<br /><br />As to the "YWHM" attitude, when the fall migration of new drivers from Beijing, yes, actual ChiComm Chinese drivers, there's about 2 months that some parts of town are a "NO GO" zone. When the older ChiComm Chinese curse at the new ChiComm Chinese, you know it's bad.<br /><br />That whole University of Beijing in Gainesville thingy? It got so bad that the FL Legislature had to remind the affected university that they were a FL university first. Other stupid things that University that Galen Hall coached for has done? Tried to only do upper graduate degrees only, as they could make more money from it and pay their socialist (and communist) teachers more. Again, the FL Legislature stepped in to attempt to remedy the situation. It got so bad the local community college got permission to go do 4 year degrees, and has a better 4 year degree reputation in some fields than the big university. (Mrs. Andrew took advanced calculus (honors) from an actual Moscow University math prodigy who was teaching at local community college - he, of ex Soviet Union, said the politics and backstabbing was less in Moscow than at the local university, and he came here to get away from socialists and communists. Ha!!!)<br />Beanshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15293778848879361153noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-90871532894899076412018-07-23T11:00:44.223-07:002018-07-23T11:00:44.223-07:00Slowly the queue grows, title by title, dollar by ...Slowly the queue grows, title by title, dollar by dollar, until the Kindle is full. Does anyone know what happens when the Kindle is full? Is it the end of the universe as we know it? Will I be blinded by the white light of enlightenment? <br /><br />If only I had a Wise Old Master Sergeant to guide me in this quest!<br /><br />But.... Thanks for the advice.juvathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09096708575138552532noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-61017181324393046522018-07-23T10:55:35.707-07:002018-07-23T10:55:35.707-07:00Oh, and Mr's. Ringo, Drake, and Kratman, and r...Oh, and Mr's. Ringo, Drake, and Kratman, and recently Correia are kinda the more recent literary people that got me into ranting at the idiots of the world.<br /><br />The first one, of course, was R.A. Heinlein. "Starship Troopers" (the book, not that stupid lame movie that totally changed the whole message) is probably one of the best moral justifications as to the use of force ever written.Beanshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15293778848879361153noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-54228650955129627752018-07-23T10:52:51.244-07:002018-07-23T10:52:51.244-07:00I second on the DON'T for the Paladin of Shado...I second on the DON'T for the Paladin of Shadows, until you have read some of his other books. And when you do read PoS, take it with a grain of salt, enjoy the action and mystery, and if the other stuff bothers you, just remember, people who want to kill all of us die with a large regularity in many many ways. <br /><br />Do what John says, go read the "Live Free or Die" series as that series is just good. And his "Legacy of the Aldenata" series is one of the best I've ever read about first contact, politics, etc. Bloody, as all Ringo books can be. But you'll enjoy "Bun-Bun." Won't spoil it for you past that point.<br /><br />And if that doesn't tempt you, well, he's done several books with Larry Correia.<br /><br />Another author is Tom Kratman, an ex-Army Lt. Colonel, who is not very politically correct in his writing style.<br /><br />And, of course, David Drake, the author, writes excellent mil-sci-fi. His experiences in Viet-Nam and his penchant to base his plotlines on the ancient classics makes for some good reading.<br />Beanshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15293778848879361153noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-3887075307327843022018-07-23T07:30:46.432-07:002018-07-23T07:30:46.432-07:00I'm sure your Guardian Angel was relieved when...I'm sure your Guardian Angel was relieved when you departed there. juvathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09096708575138552532noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-16841262544507655052018-07-23T07:29:47.008-07:002018-07-23T07:29:47.008-07:00Why yes we do. Very much members of the You won&#...Why yes we do. Very much members of the You won't hit me club.juvathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09096708575138552532noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-8430363469358889982018-07-23T07:28:19.721-07:002018-07-23T07:28:19.721-07:00Yeah, I think Kindle books proliferate more rapidl...Yeah, I think Kindle books proliferate more rapidly than rabbits, or at least they do in my case. Increased reading time will be something to look forward to when the R word finally rolls around.juvathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09096708575138552532noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-33161409118620316332018-07-23T06:57:35.933-07:002018-07-23T06:57:35.933-07:00When asked if I recommend reading Ringo's nove...When asked if I recommend reading Ringo's novels. I always say, don't start with "Ghost." That is the first book in the Paladin of Shadows series.<br />And when you work your way up to reading the "Ghost" series you will understand the meaning of, "Oh, John Ringo no!"<br /><br />There is way more than a comment's worth of discussion to be had about Ringo's novels.<br />I really enjoyed the science fiction and the social commentary of his "Live Free or Die" series, and I would highly recommend his Black Tide Rising zombie apocalypse series that starts with "Under a Graveyard Sky."<br /><br />Take a look at the monthly bundles that Baen offers. <br />The bundle makes the per book price rather low, and I have started reading other genres and other authors because they were included in the bundle. <br />Oddly I found that retirement increased the time I had available to read, but when I read more, I found more to read. <br />I think the graph ends somewhere past needing an infinity of time to read an infinity +1 of books. <br /><br /><br /><br /> <br />John in Phillyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16196033252818387245noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-1051900064570704862018-07-23T06:54:35.330-07:002018-07-23T06:54:35.330-07:00Survived driving in Naples for six years. Truth he...Survived driving in Naples for six years. Truth here!Captain Stevehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17297301009511642108noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-17973071598372421452018-07-23T06:53:04.482-07:002018-07-23T06:53:04.482-07:00Very accurate observations on driving. I'm sur...Very accurate observations on driving. I'm sure you share our local hazard, the illegal alien with his/her first beater, no insurance, no license, and a f**k you attitude.Well Seasoned Foolhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16670165728759453075noreply@blogger.com