Eccentric and Idiosyncratic Commentary on Current and Military Affairs
4/1/26 I posted the following as a reply to someone’s comment and I am impressed enough by my own brilliance that I am posting it here as well for anyone…
1/2/2026 With the New Year comes Zohran Mamdani’s inauguration as Mayor of New York City — and a significant part of the Democratic establishment is clutching their pearls at the…
December 29,2025 I recently came across a previously unknown atrocity committed by the French in World War I. While reading a description of the Vivien-Bessiere Rifle Grenade, it stated that…
December 28, 2025 Thought for the Day: I was recently looking at pictures of the field uniforms of French soldiers at the beginning of the Great War in 1914 and…
10/22/25 Reporting on the No King’s rallies held on Saturday, October 18, 2025, much has been made of the good humor shown, the people dancing, or in funny costumes, the…
The “No Kings” protests today apparently had a huge turnout and stayed overwhelmingly peaceful. Is that enough? Malcolm X once said that: “”I want Dr. King to know that I…
9/15/25 Many Democrats and Liberals are comforting (fooling?) themselves with the argument that Democrats are almost certain to, at least, regain the House of Representatives in the 2026 election, given…
9/6/25 It is becoming impossible to keep up with the craziness coming from Donald Trump and his administration, but it is worth pointing out that just blowing-up ships at sea…
8/17/25 Fate’s stripper name is “Karma.”
8/14/25 I cannot loose the fear that, after the summit meeting between Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin, the spelling of C-Z-E-C-H-O-S-L-O-V-A-K-I-A will need to be changed to U-K-R-A-I-N-E and that…
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