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- Carpenter's Flight
50 years ago today, Scott Carpenter flew the second American manned orbital flight on May 24, 1962. He piloted his Aurora 7 spacecraft through three revolutions of the earth. In this photo, taken on May 24, 1962, Astronaut M. Scott Carpenter looks into his Mercury-Atlas 7 spacecraft, the Aurora 7, before being inserted to begin the launch. Image Credit: NASA
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Category Archives: Culture
Unease to Unrest
An interesting opinion piece up at American Thinker today. While the article does some specific and general finger pointing, which like many generalities may not be true, I think that the article defines something that has been eluding me for … Continue reading
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Uprising UK
The Ogre has released Uprising UK. Following hard on the heels of Uprising USA. If you liked the first, the author feels that this one is even better. Go give it a read. Personally, I am a bit behind in … Continue reading
Posted in Culture, Reading
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Perspective
I came late to the “gun culture”. It wasn’t until I was responsible for more than myself, that I began to realize how vulnerable my family could be to those intent on inflicting harm. In retrospect, this was not the … Continue reading
Posted in Culture, Gun Control, Politics
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A Different View Point
A little bit of a different view into the Marine Corps Ball. No commentary from me, draw your own conclusions from this one.
Posted in Culture, Marines
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Creative Art
I have commented before on how wonderful the internet is for displaying the native creativity of people. Here is another example. The proprietor here does this work in his spare time, and it is pretty incredible. “As a law enforcement … Continue reading
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Amazing Skills
For those of us that have spent prolonged periods in the gym, or on the ice, or on the playing field you know the situation. Bored with the standard drills, your looking for that challenge…finding that little skill that is … Continue reading
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Friday Closer
Ah, a little light-hearted fun to close out the work week.
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MHI Patch Contest
Alright folks step right up and cast your vote in the Monster Hunter International patch contest. There are two things you need to do here. 1. Read MHI so you understand what this is all about. Short version: MHI is … Continue reading
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Marketing Creativity
The boys and girls at Hornady have embarked on marketing genius. Taking the mainstream in roads that the zombie Apocalypse has been enjoying recently, and combining it with Halloween to produce this: From a product standpoint, this cost them some … Continue reading
Posted in Culture, Humor, Shooting
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Act of Valor
I have watched this trailer a couple of times now, and for the life of me I cannot get a clear sense of what the story line is. Something happens in the world, a spec ops team has to run … Continue reading
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