How about the stove-top category? I’ve been using a Cameron’s Stove-top Smoker for years with wonderful results.

You got it wrong brother. I’m pro-military, very middle-class and vote Independent. What in my post about my brother-in-law made you so angry you want to label me? My brother-in-law Jeff is a nice guy but he’s completely wrong about climate change, hates Mexicans and Muslims, loves the Donald and is gun-ho. Just…

I unfortunately, have a brother-in-law who thinks that way. He’s a prototypical Trump voter, angry middle-aged white male with only a HS diploma and a lot of guns. ‘Merica!

A while back I read an abstract from a climate study that said climate is shifting, moving northward. So Alaska is becoming like Washington is/was and by 2050, we may well see orange groves around Puget Sound like how they are in Los Angeles now.

Locksmithing is good and is part of the ethos of hacking. How can I break in...? Many good hackers do it as a hobby and to honor the old ways. ;-)

I do work from home now as an IT Security Auditor. Occasional travel but not so much. Being an older white male fart with disabiities, earning six figures from home in my pj’s is good for me. Plus, my dog is happy!

At 59 years of age, I can say I was partially formed by my parents experience that nothing is forever. WWII scarred them as children. In college, they were artists majoring in textile design at RISD. To avoid Korea, my dad enlisted in Marine Corps ROTC and went to flight school. That was fine until some asswipe…

Wonderful books. The Stainless Steel Rat rules!

Agree on that. My brother ditched high school ( has since gotten his GED) and worked anything in carpentry. He is an absolute master craftsman, self-taught, with anything wood, very old school. Along the way, he once was selling specialized and rare hardwoods used for picture frames, trophies, etc., to the CIA and the…

I worked in state government for 20 years after grad school, first as an economic analyst, then as a program manager. Along the way, I worked on a lot of economic development projects, most of which went nowhere (gov’t, go figure) before being RIF’ed into managing an anti-hunger program for displaced loggers,…

I can relate. Grew up in a Marine Corps family. I was the Chubby One, not good at sports and never could do the obstacle course like my brother. One day I complained because I couldn’t walk because of the pain. Dad told me to quit bitching. Turned out I had rheumatic fever - spent a week in the Naval Hospital and…

What a great story! I had a 1968 142S in white that looked like that. I didn’t modify it much except to put a Weber carb on it and headers. It was my daily driver for 20 years before I gave it to a friend for his kid to use.

Being an old fart, I have watched them ALL and in order! It was wonderful back in the ‘60's when TOS came on, just eye-opening. Sadly, we only had a Black and White television so I had to wait a while to see it in Color. Good Times!

When walking just walk

Yes, the town is Oak Harbor. You can check because you see the sign for Frontier Chevrolet/GM which is in Oak Harbor, WA.

A submarine’s periscope is used when the vessel is near the surface, usually at ‘periscope depth’ which is around 60 feet below the surface. The periscope could also be used when the sub is surfaced.

OMG No, we didn’t complain at all. Thank God for miniskirts and going braless as a form of Revolution! Female empowerment was a gift to both women and men. ;-)

Nuke the fire from orbit, it’s the only way to be sure!

Remembering my Dad talking about fighting in Vietnam and the times they shot at moving targets. He’d been trained in the 1950's to lead the targets, like in duck hunting or skeet and to use short bursts. He told me his Marines did very well. Also, for close-in work, shotguns work great!

We have a ‘rescue’ Golden Retriever named Daisy. I call her Diagonal Dog because that’s what she becomes when she hogs the bed!