Tech
Larry Hagman and NEXRAD
I was working at Unisys in the early nineties when the cold war ended and the “Ill Wind” scandal hit at the same time, causing Unisys to shed jobs at its Great Neck, Long Island […]
Year: 2018
House & Garden
Getting Rid of Poison Ivy — A Private War
Never declare victory until the war is won; the final battle, over. I’ve been fighting a personal battle with the poison ivy in my backyard for the last 5 years, almost as long as the […]
Health
How Tylenol Wrecked My Liver
And You Could Be Next, Even Taking Recommended Dosages I took the recommended daily dosage of Tylenol for 4 and a half weeks in January of 2008, because of a sinus infection, and wrecked my […]
Art
Graffiti Building in East SoHo, NYC
The Graffiti Building East SoHo, New York City 2006-07 From Dictionary.com: graf·fi·ti [gruh–fee-tee] 1. pl. of graffito 2. (used with a plural verb) markings, as initials, slogans, or drawings, written, spray-painted, or sketched on a sidewalk, […]
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Tech
Riding Rockets: The Outrageous Tales of a Space Shuttle Astronaut — Book Review
“Riding Rockets: The Outrageous Tales of a Space Shuttle Astronaut” by Astronaut Mike Mullane Review by Richard Sheppard If Tom Wolfe’s 1979 “The Right Stuff” remains the definitive astronaut story – a magnificent introduction to […]
History
Marines in the Garden of Eden: The Battle of An Nasiriyah — Book Review
“Marines in the Garden of Eden: The Battle of An Nasiriyah” by Richard Lowry Review by Richard Sheppard A detailed account of units from Task Force Tarawa, comprised of the Marine forces who fought the first […]
History
Bitter Ocean: The Battle of the Atlantic, 1939-1945 — Book Review
“Bitter Ocean — The Battle of the Atlantic, 1939-1945″, by David Fairbank White Review by Richard Sheppard How many theaters were there in World War Two? Scores? “Europe,” “the Mediterranean,” “North Africa,” “China/Burma/India – CBI”, […]
House & Garden
How to Kill Your Brother-In-Law’s Fish
The following procedures are to be followed if your brother- and sister-in-law are in-between moving from an old house to a new house, and your brother-in-law gives you his fish to watch: Hook up the […]
History
The Execution of Major Andre — Book Review
“The Execution of Major Andre” by John Evangelista Walsh Review by Richard Sheppard The name Benedict Arnold rightly and forever stands in American history as a synonym for “traitor,” but Arnold was not the only […]