Things I thought I'd never see ...

Cory, you better hurry back, I hear there using women to put out fires since you been gone.....
Just one more thing you thought you'd never see

Ok, where did I put those matches!!!!!!!!!!

Never mind, I don't need 'em. It's getting plenty hot without 'em. Whew!

Hey Vince, I [heart] THIS!

Where'd you get that picture of me and the motorcycle?? Are you in my computer??

Only the shadow knows.....

So here is a pic of, "THE MAN", although he appears to be having a better time of it than I had 40 years ago....
For god sake man, go shoot something.....

Our tax dollars hard at work :)

Cory-Too much of that "Djabouti Tootie" and some of your body parts may fall off...but it must be good to be the "Senior Master Chief"!

Can't a guy have a promotion party?
Hoo-YAH. And it does feel damned good to be a senior chief. I'm still hoping the Navy doesn't decide they made a mistake.

Hehehehehe, Cory, any chance of mustanging to Admiral? Congrats Cory, you deserved the stars now go for the bars!

Maybe a "Rear" Admiral....

Okay ... while there are progressive elements on this continent ... Really?:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/8119201.stm

Cory-I believe cannibalism still exists in small isolated spots on this planet; but the "spiritual" world still conjures up some strange beliefs and behaviors.

Nothing too dramatic going on here lately ... Just wanted to pass to the coffee drinkers out there in SOC-land that you shouldn't ever pass on a cup of Rwandan coffee. Sipping some now and catching up on a bunch of posts.

The top-five list so far on African coffee:

1. Ethiopian
2. Rwandan
3. Kenyan
4. Ugandan
5. Tanzanian

Apparently, "sun-grown" coffee sold at Starbucks is Ethiopian. The Rwandan Arabica beans are a really, really close second to those.
Mmmm-mmmm-good.

A few years back, I stopped for a regular cup of coffee at Starbucks and the "blend" of the day was extraordinarily good; I asked and was told it was an Ethiopian coffee. Usually use cream and sugar, but I drank it black, and that is the sign of a good cup of coffee.
Prior to that, many years ago, there was a restaurant supply-house coffee (Farmers Bros.) out here in California that had outstanding coffee. Curiously, the water quality matters also; really a "no-brainer" there. How is the water quality where you are? Any special filtration required?
Scott

Scott, we use reverse osmosis and super-chlorination of the pipes here any time there's an addition or deletion to the plumbing. The pipes are always somewhat chlorinated -- it's potable -- but it tastes like you'd imagine.
I use bottled water for the coffee. I agree -- water quality matters a lot to a good cup'o'joe.

CORY WHEN U GET BACK TO THE STATES PLEASE COME TO CALIF

L like my coffee CRISP!

Has anyone seen where Djibouti is on a map?
What a GREAT neighborhood. I'm kind of missing Baltimore.

http://www.worldpoliticsreview.com/article.aspx?id=4040

If you're going to San Francisco . . .

Please come to Boston in the Springtime . . .

http://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/africa/06/07/somalia.teen.killed/index.html#cnnSTCText

Truly I wonder what the distant future holds for Africans, as well others. You'd think-at least I would-that a "free" Somali would aspire to so much more, rather than become a follower of such a destructive-behavior belief system. Really no end in sight; build a "bridge", one gets destroyed. On and on. Keep yourself safe.

Cory-A brighter note: click my name and see the orange racer in my picture file. Kinda like yours. Love the "aero" look!
(Next time I'll try to post pix in anything goes and within the post)
ADD-In some idle time and with a cup of Rwandan coffee, check this site out: http://www.tamsoldracecarsite.net/

That's COOL!
I hope Teresa sees this. We've been talking about the car's body for a while now. I LOVE that treatment.

Sweet site, S!

Those pics are from when race cars were beautiful, not just aerodynamically efficient.

Scott - that's a pretty cool website. Thanks for sharing that link.

"Tams" old website has been building through personal photographic contributions for a number of years. The info on Max Balchowsky (Old Yeller) brings back memories. My neighbor across the street had an old 32 flathead, an early Porsche; was a WWII Navy mechanic in So-Pac., could fix anything; was my mentor. He knew all the street/road racers: Balchowsky, Clint Walker, McQueen. It was always fun to ride out to to Max' shop. Never knew who was gonna be there.
My Dad, now declining at 89, was a member of the Freelance Photographers Assn. (then actually a recognized credential). As a kid of 10-11 I'd actually lug one of his camera bags. I remember the old Pomona road races, hunkered behind hay bales, his cameras clicking and my Dad would yell "run!". Crash/spin-out, exploding hay bales, no friggin' Armcos back then. Talk about some scary fun shit. I wish that old pass was valid and could be grandfathered down to me. Anyway, a total digression, the point being that there's a ton of B+W photos and some color 8mm taken with a Bolex.
All righty then, I think I've just bored the crap out of the entire planet. Back to letting my grandchildren run my ass ragged (in the 100 deg heat of the SG Valley. Out.

Studying like hell to pass the EXW board.

Just kickin back Cory? check these out...

Hey, Vince -- How about THIS?

Scott, thanks for that great link to the photo site. Those were the days! Cory, nice shots of that Suburban!

I hope there was a bad guy in that suburban when they blew it up...