Saturday Night Tunes..............David Bowie, Freddie Mercury, Queen and Annie Lennox.

Under Pressure: Acapella with Bowie, Freddie Mercury and Queen followed by David Bowie and Annie Lennox.
A lot of amazing voices for one song.
My friend Joy McCann had the Bowie/Mercury/Queen one at her Facebook page. The other was on the list at the Tube 'O You(For Buck).


I do like David Bowie with Queen acapella. I have never heard it this way until now..........

The BBC Flew a Drone Over Auschwitz — And the Result Is Haunting

This is something the world needs to see and to understand......................

Never Forget.

The Holocaust was a real event. It affected my family....................57

Fifty Seven from the Cassel's and the Wambeke's lost.......................

The Video is at the Link below.............................................

The BBC Flew a Drone Over Auschwitz — And the Result Is Haunting

Sticky situation: Outrage as Cadbury banned in US

Found this one on the MSN Page this AM..................
I much prefer the original from Blighty Olde as it were.
I do not eat a lot of candy anymore..............OK, It is down to zero...................
Pre Diabetic Thing....................................
But I have to admit that some of this is outrigh hilarity....................
Just something to occupy while on hold at the bank that handles VA travel pay..................

Cabury, the best there is...............hands down.
The scoop is at the link below.
Outrage as Cadbury banned in the US, Oh the Humanity!

Eh!

It's a Canadian thing, eh!I love Tim Hortons!

Another one of "those anniversaries"

Oh Shit, I'm getting old moment.............
40 years ago today, I finished my first deployment to the Med on Independence with the ship's arrival at Pier 7, Naval Station Norfolk on a very cold, rainy and windy day.

Cruise Book Photo from that cruise.

George Burns on getting old

The man was awesome

Montana town is farthest from a Starbucks in the U.S. | KRTV.com

Circle, Montana is in the East Central part of the state. Where SR 200 and SR 13 meet. The proverbial middle of nowhere........................No Starbucks? No Problem.

"Try this number: 192 miles. That's how far it is from Circle in central Montana to the nearest caramel macchiato."



The entire article is at the link below.

Montana town is farthest from a Starbucks in the U.S. | KRTV.com

Feeling Rough

I left work early on Thursday night. Belly ache, feverish and no appetite. I missed Friday as well.
I have had fever above 100 and I have eaten sparsely at best.
I guess that when one gets older, getting over the flu is a slow process. The fever this morning was 100 again.
Buck was right. Getting old ain't for sissies.

My souvenir from September 2009 when I had my left kidney removed.

Mike Rowe is the epitome of humble (5 Photos)

I miss Dirty Jobs..............
Mike Rowe is a one of a kind guy.
I do try and DVR his show on CNN when there are new episodes.
I am at home sick..............looking for something to occupy the brain on occasion as is the TV lineup kind of sucks today.



http://thechive.com/2015/01/09/mike-rowe-is-the-epitome-of-humble-5-photos/

Watch These Marines Set Up A Forward Arming/Refueling Point In Minutes

Found at Foxtrot Alpha.....................
This is a pretty cool piece.

You can see how rapidly the USAF's special operations community can set up a FARP in the video below.


The Entire Article is at the link below
http://foxtrotalpha.jalopnik.com/watch-these-marines-set-up-a-forward-arming-refueling-p-1677795917

34 Degrees and On The Verandah

I got me some decent cigars at a little place in Ridgecrest the other day.....
After the Condors Game in Bakersfield on Saturday Night, we hit Winco..............
I discovered some awesome craft flavours.....................
I decided to sit on the Verandah in almost freezing temps to enjoy both.................

A few pictures of my afternoon going to Ridgecrest and NAWS China Lake

There is a rail crossing about 12 miles or so north of California City on Neuralia Road on the way to Ridgecrest.
I went to the Navy Exchange Uniform Shop to pick up some small items that Missus ORPO is going to use to customize the humidor that was a Christmas Gift......................

Koehn Lake(Dry)

WSW to Jawbone Canyon

UPRR Lone Pine Branch looking into the setting sun

Lone Pine Branch heading to Searles Junction

Of historic note:
The Lone Pine Branch was the rail line that went to Manzanar, one of the Concentration Camps that came into existence after the Pearl Harbor Attack

Train Pr0n: Climbing To The Continental Divide – Big Sky Country!

Awesome video of trains on the Mullan Pass line of the Montana Rail Link. I lived in Helena as a kid and we would watch the pushers connect to the back of the train for the climb to the summit. In 1968, I rode the old Northern Pacific Main Streeter from Billings to Missoula and back with Mom, Grandma and my two younger sisters.
Trains are simply awesome and I still love them.

This is at a place called I Love Trains
I Love Trains