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THE LONGEST DAY

June 6, 2016 by Texas811

THE LONGEST DAY

The Longest Day is the name of a book by the late author Cornelius Ryan, that describes in painstaking detail from the point of view of participants who were actually there – the June 6, 1944 Normandy D-Day landings. Today is June 6 – the 72nd anniversary of the storming of the beaches by Allied […]

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SHOW AND TELL

April 25, 2016 by Texas811

SHOW AND TELL

Remember back in elementary school when you had show and tell?   You’d bring in something important to you, and show it to the class, and tell them all about it.  It was a great way to inform your classmates (and your teacher) about what was going on in your life.   Maybe you brought in a […]

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Moving Day

April 18, 2016 by Texas811

Moving Day

How many here love moving?  Let’s see a show of hands.  Now, how many here remember comedian Bill Engvall’s sketch about people needing to wear signs for being stupid?  It’s like before my wife and I moved from Texas to California our house was full of boxes and there was a U-Haul truck in our driveway.  My friend […]

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DAMAGE PREVENTION

April 4, 2016 by Texas811

DAMAGE PREVENTION

We’re all familiar with Superman.   He has heat vision….and of course, he has x-ray vision.  The latter would make him a very strong candidate for best underground utility locator or best excavator ever! Being able to “see” what’s underground before digging is critical to public and personal safety, not to mention commerce.   Imagine someone digging […]

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ROADMAPS, OR, WHAT THE HECK IS THAT THING?

February 15, 2016 by Texas811

ROADMAPS, OR, WHAT THE HECK IS THAT THING?

I have started a new project.   I’m bringing back to life a Loewe Opta stereo/record changer, built in 1959 in West Germany.   Just by itself it’s a great piece of furniture, currently serving as a sideboard in the dining room – but pull down the front panel, and you get a beautiful old AM/FM stereo […]

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