Most familiar with the history of the second world war are aware of the failed attempt to assassinate Hitler in 1944. But this is the first time I heard of one a year earlier. If the story is true, it’s ironic that the Fuehrer was saved by a British bombing raid.
Are We Winning The War?
And not realizing it? An interesting dispatch from Anbar province.
No one tell Harry Reid. Given his heavy investment in defeat, his disappointment would be palpable.
Man’o’War
We went for a walk on the beach in Spanish River Park yesterday afternoon. I saw several of these washed up on shore.
You can’t really get that much scale from the sand and seaweed, but the body was about the size of my hand. I’ve heard they can get larger, but I’ve never seen any much bigger than this one around here.
It makes one a little nervous, walking barelegged through the surf, because the surging waters could deliver one unto your legs and wrap the tentacles around them without your even being able to see it coming. Fortunately, there were no incidents. This one was still alive, but probably not for long. And I wasn’t going to try to pick it up and toss it back. Particularly given the almost certain futility of it.
Man’o’War
We went for a walk on the beach in Spanish River Park yesterday afternoon. I saw several of these washed up on shore.
You can’t really get that much scale from the sand and seaweed, but the body was about the size of my hand. I’ve heard they can get larger, but I’ve never seen any much bigger than this one around here.
It makes one a little nervous, walking barelegged through the surf, because the surging waters could deliver one unto your legs and wrap the tentacles around them without your even being able to see it coming. Fortunately, there were no incidents. This one was still alive, but probably not for long. And I wasn’t going to try to pick it up and toss it back. Particularly given the almost certain futility of it.
Man’o’War
We went for a walk on the beach in Spanish River Park yesterday afternoon. I saw several of these washed up on shore.
You can’t really get that much scale from the sand and seaweed, but the body was about the size of my hand. I’ve heard they can get larger, but I’ve never seen any much bigger than this one around here.
It makes one a little nervous, walking barelegged through the surf, because the surging waters could deliver one unto your legs and wrap the tentacles around them without your even being able to see it coming. Fortunately, there were no incidents. This one was still alive, but probably not for long. And I wasn’t going to try to pick it up and toss it back. Particularly given the almost certain futility of it.
Where The WMD Went?
This is pretty dismaying, if true:
The Republicans won
Next Time, Don’t Stop
It looks like Amtrak needs new rules of engagement:
The attack occurred as the train from the Bay Area neared the I Street Bridge to Sacramento’s rail station and slowed for a signal, said Eugene Skoropowski, managing director of the Capitol Corridor, said. A group of people stood on the tracks to block the train, which stopped. When the engineer went downstairs and opened the door, he was dragged off the train and assaulted, Skoropowski said.
It wouldn’t hurt to let the engineers have firearms, either, if they’re trained.
Next Time, Don’t Stop
It looks like Amtrak needs new rules of engagement:
The attack occurred as the train from the Bay Area neared the I Street Bridge to Sacramento’s rail station and slowed for a signal, said Eugene Skoropowski, managing director of the Capitol Corridor, said. A group of people stood on the tracks to block the train, which stopped. When the engineer went downstairs and opened the door, he was dragged off the train and assaulted, Skoropowski said.
It wouldn’t hurt to let the engineers have firearms, either, if they’re trained.
Next Time, Don’t Stop
It looks like Amtrak needs new rules of engagement:
The attack occurred as the train from the Bay Area neared the I Street Bridge to Sacramento’s rail station and slowed for a signal, said Eugene Skoropowski, managing director of the Capitol Corridor, said. A group of people stood on the tracks to block the train, which stopped. When the engineer went downstairs and opened the door, he was dragged off the train and assaulted, Skoropowski said.
It wouldn’t hurt to let the engineers have firearms, either, if they’re trained.
A Crucial Distinction
Mark Danziger points out the difference between “blaming the victims” and blaming the flawed doctrine that made them victims.