Recent content by Dennis The B

If he gets court martialed, then discharged, he's on the hook financially for the entire education at the USMA. That doesn't get erased by bankruptcy, and the cost could run to maybe $200K.

Since he's already commissioned, the only recourse may be fitness reports; his photos from West Point could be used as "Conduct Unbecoming..." specifications, if the statute of limitations has lapsed. He may not have a long military life, especially if he gets passed over for 1st Lieutenant.

A buddy, who was a member of the Boston Playboy Club, and I went there a couple of times for dinner. I always thought the meals were overpriced, but were well prepared. The bunnies there weren't just eye candy. Some of them went to the Boston area colleges, and knocked down some good pay...

We had a wooden laminate entry door for years, painted and maintained it, but it just finally wore out. We went to Home Depot and ordered a steel-reinforced fiberglass door painted to our specs. We got a craftsman style 6-light style, and we are very happy. It's been up for around 5 years...

Depending on the locale, USPS will deliver Priority Express Mail on Sunday, but there are usually additional fees involved.

A fellow native Kentuckian, Rest in Peace, Mr. Stanton. Another great character actor, Frank Vincent, also passed away last week. Many will remember him as "Billy Batts", the made Mafioso who Joe Pesci killed in "Goodfellas", and as Phil Leotardo in "The Sopranos". Mr. Vincent had the voice...

Remember, also, that the sensors today, are far superior than those of even five years ago. Today's CMOS sensors are far better @ ISO 800, than were similar sensors @ ISO 400. I'm shooting more @ ISO 800 with my D500 and D750 cameras, and getting better results that I could with my D200 @ ISO...

Like most folks, I've been keeping up with Hurricane Irma's path through the Caribbean. Last night, while flipping the channels, I ran across Fox News, and watched it for a while. They were running wall-to-wall Irma, even keeping the screen split between the commercials and Irma's path. On...

One of my favorites of theirs is "Dirty Work". Only down side is that it's not long enough, so I have to replay it a couple of times. Wifey just doesn't understand.

I own a Craftsman that I've had for around 20 years. It's really a "convertible". I have it mounted on an old kitchen cabinet unit, but Sears still makes the press stand.

While a big fan of Charlton Heston, I could have done without the entire bit about Ensign Garth, his girl friend, and Captain Garth's "interference" for his son; a detraction from the story. And, when Captain Garth flies a dive bomber? A little long on disbelief for me. However, Henry Fonda...

Amen to that. Not a fan of Burns, anyway. I always detested the way he presented "The Civil War", and managed to make it about slavery from the outset, and the way he romanticized the conflict with the music. There was nothing that could take the disgust from the killing on both sides of the...

As ONEOUNCELOAD noted, as long as your savings and investment ROR's are above the mortgage rate, keep the mortgage. You're using the bank's money for the net difference. Now, I will disagree with the desire to pay off the mortgage early. As long as you're net ahead in interest, you're taking...

You bet, Master Chief! Commander Rochefort, and his mentor Commander Laurence Safford, both spent years in the Far East, learning Japanese culture and language. JN25 was a very difficult code, as you mentioned, and the intelligence folks needed to understand the Japanese people, in order to...

They also suffered from a lack of tactical leadership. Admiral Ghormley, who commanded the Southern Pacific Fleet, hadn't been to sea since 1938, and he wasn't Admiral Nimitz's first choice. The politics of the Navy Department kept the Washington command structure at odds with the Pacific...