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I likes me some Convairs. I was born and raised in San Diego, the home of a massive Convair factory, and these babies rumbled over our house frequently. At our house, we could clearly hear a B-36 or the XC-99 (only one was made) revving up for takeoff from Lindbergh Field, even though we lived...

My late wife didn't care if I bought a gun, either. She was the one who insisted we buy our first gun shortly after we married. Of course she was a native Texan.

In 1980, I bought my oldest daughter a new Tercel sedan for college. Despite the fact that it was the cheapest car in the Toyota lineup, it was well-made and fun to drive. It had a peppy little engine that was smooth as silk and an excellent 4-speed stick shift. I'd like to be able to report...

That must have been a long time ago. The last several times I flew American, there were few flight attendants under 50, except for the males.:(

I've flown over a quarter of a million miles, and I've always kept my seatbelt on, even though I've never experienced the level of turbulence that would cause people to be thrown against the overhead. Why passengers don't stay belted is a mystery to me, as turbulence can strike at any time...

I had that happen with my Keurig. I followed the instructions on the Keurig descale solution bottle, but the light stayed on. Fortunately, I'd kept the owner's manual, and once I'd extracted it from a pile of other manuals, I discovered that the instructions for descaling on the bottle were...

I just checked my Texas DL, and I have no cannon.:( All mine has is an image of the State Capitol on the front, and a "Lone Star State" logo on the back. Pretty dull stuff, but my license is old. I guess they decided to spiff up the newer ones. On the other hand, my Texas License to Carry has a...

I think a lot of district attorneys believe getting a conviction is more important than getting a bad guy sentenced to execution, even if it means negotiating a plea bargain to a lesser charge. And some DAs are simply opposed to capital punishment, regardless of the severity of the crime. The DA...

When I published the obituary of the late Mrs. swsig in our local small-town newspaper a few weeks ago, it cost over $200 to run for one day.

The economics of printed newspapers is no longer sustainable. Newspapers used to be supported largely on the basis of advertising, but print ads don't generate business anymore. Remember when papers were filled with automobile ads? They don't exist in todays's papers because online advertising...

1972 was a good year. Our 53rd would have been Aug. 23. Sadly, my sweet and beautiful Mrs. swsig passed away in March. I miss her very day. Make every moment count.

That's what I did in 2018 when I converted my 40c to 357 SIG with a Storm Lake (RIP!) conversion barrel. Sadly, Storm Lake appears to be out of business. It's too bad because their barrel is quite accurate and has worked flawlessly for 2900 rounds. The only problem I've had since the...

There's a lot of stereotyping of various generations going on these days. It is being magnified by social media. That's too bad, because stereotyping robs people of their individuality, and lumps everyone from a particular identifiable group into a single pot without concern for who they...

Well, you could be a lot more comfortable if you went down to your friendly local air-conditioned Buick dealer and drooled over the spiffy new Envista crossover suv, with its scintillating 1.2 liter, 3-cylinder, 137 hp engine. Who needs to ogle straight eights, when you can check out one of...

I'm 81, never smoked, and I've been taking Crestor (rosuvastatin) for 8 or 9 years with no problems. My total cholesterol is consistently around 130, LDL is around 70, and HDL is in the upper 40s. Prior to taking Crestor, I took Lipitor (atorvastatin) for 15 years with good results and no...

It's good to see you're eating your veggies.

That sounds like a really fun way to live until you're 125. :rolleyes:

We just lost Iggy, and now you're leaving too. This is turning out to be a very bad day on the Forum. I hate to see a fellow Texan leave -- it's getting kind of lonely around here. We will certainly miss you! I'm sure I can speak for my fellow Forum members when I say, feel free to change your...

While Gene Tunney is OK, personally, I prefer Gene Tierney.

I don't hear the term used that often, but then, I don't get out that much either. If someone called me "boomer" (I'm "silent generation"), I'd just laugh and go back to counting my money.