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Eleven years ago (well, at least in a few more days!), I unlocked the doors to this house for the first time and started what has been my last move of this rather itinerant life. I did the sums of all of the PCS (permanent change of station) and other moves through the years and figured out that I was averaging about one move every year I'd been alive with this 40th move. And if…
Closeup of fire buttons and warning lights on control console in cockpit of contemporary airplane
After yesterday's excitement, today's fun was collecting Katie for school and then making a quick run to the car hire place on Capital so that I could have a vehicle whilst Nicholas continued on to work at Leith Toyota. When they say that hiring a car is far more expensive than it has been in the past, they're not joking. There's hardly any inventory and what's there will cost an arm and a leg at…
The day started out lovely. OK, it was a bit chilly this morning and Darth Ruud has been particularly evil of late frosting up due to the temperatures dropping into the 20s with high humidity and it appears that the defrost cycle is either not kicking in to melt the frost or it is not handling the amount of frost on the coils. At least that's not an emergency and it'll be mended soon enough.…
This gallery responding to a recent tweet from WRAL was pretty much shooting fish in a barrel. Finding amusement in this world isn't hard and sometimes the jokes just write themselves... :)
This evening marked the beginning of Hanukkah which is the Jewish "Festival of Lights". It was surprising learning that it is actually one of the minor holidays on the Jewish calendar given the visibility it gets in the media during the festive season. Hanukkah has it's roots in the re-dedication of the Second Temple after the Maccabees successfully defeated the Greeks where there was only enough oil to light the lamps for a single day…
This post is my take on the recent verdict returned by the jury in Kenosha where Kyle Rittenhouse was acquitted of all charges against him. Before I get into my opinion on this subject, I did a deep-dive on juries in general looking at a very brief history of how they came to be and a detailed discussion on trials by jury as practiced in America. It's a long read but it was well worth…
Last week, a Kenosha jury returned a verdict of "NOT GUILTY" on all charges in the case of Kyle Rittenhouse who was facing charges in the prisoner's dock relating to his role in killing two men and wounding a third during the unrest that followed the shooting of Jacob Black by the Kenosha police. My take on that particular case will be written presently but I want to concentrate on first exploring the notion of…
If you asked my Grandpa Williams which holiday on the calendar was his favourite, Thanksgiving was top of his list hands down. To be sure, he did enjoy Christmas and Easter and the others but Thanksgiving was the one he truly looked forward to and not just because of the massive turkey feast. If there was a holiday that captured the essence of his soul in terms of how he approached each day and not…
On the way toward Clayton on US-70 to drop the kids off after collecting them from school, I couldn't help but notice this BMW in the overtaking lane. At first, I didn't really think much of it but as he got closer, it was clear that the driver has had about all they can stand of the average North Carolina driver's propensity for sitting in the overtaking lane and going well slower than posted speed.…
As we the people celebrate Veterans Day and rightly salute those who chose to serve the citizens of this country by taking up arms and being the first line of defence that no enemy may cross, I would ask that we spare a thought or two for the millions of people who are often quietly standing in the shadows and whose service and sacrifice is usually taken for granted. These are not the ones who…
