On Memorial Day Turner Classic Movies ran 1968’s “Where Eagles Dare”, with Richard Burton and Clint Eastwood as “Leftenant Schaffer” who “…wears the shoulder flashes of the American Ranger Division…that speaks for itself.” The supporting cast is pretty damn good. Especially (and I admit to unapologetic bias) Ingrid Pitt (Heidi): and Mary Ure (Mary): They… Continue reading Two Salty Gals
"Hi Joe. I came by to see Bill." "He's out." "OK. I'll come back later." "No, he's jes’ on the back porch. If he wasn't here at all, I 'da said he was out and about." “About? About what? About to come back? About six feet tall? About to get a speeding ticket?" "No, ‘about'.… Continue reading Reflecting
When his service ended, my father originally wanted to retire in the area of Cape Cod. However, he had emphysema and his doctor told him he should move to a more dry area. He picked Arizona. While the house, my family's first permanent residence, was being built, we stayed in an apartment on one of… Continue reading 7th Street
I wrote the following post to my class West Point discussion list a while ago. Tonight was Ah-nulled Schwarzenegger night at the movies. I watched Conan the Barbarian since I hadn't seen it in quite a while. The film about Robert E. Howard's timeless character was filmed in Spain, some 16 years after Clint Eastwood's initial dabbling with… Continue reading “I’m so cold…so cold…”
When I first heard, saw, or read, "MAGA", my thoughts immediately went elsewhere, outside of the political realm, where the word, "maga", was not an acronym, where it was half of the duo, "Krav Maga". The term is derived from the Hebrew words "krav", meaning combat, and "maga", meaning contact. Krav Maga is a gift… Continue reading There’s Something Wrong with My Neck
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