PawPaw's House

 The water system went down for about an hour this afternoon.  Belle and I moved here in 2004 and this is the first time I can recall the wa...

 I built my shop in 2017. It's a 40 X  50 with 10' eaves.  Full metal construction.  You've driven past a million of them. When ...

 I am reminded that on this day in 1876, General Terry entered the Little Bighorn valley and found the spot where Custer was defeated.  Seve...

 The flock of Canada geese that summered over is getting bigger.  The hatchlings are starting to take on the primary coloration of the breed...

 The opposition in Iran is led by the son of the deceased Shah, Reza Pahlavi. He claims to want to see Iran be free and democratic.  Toward ...

 We've all been there, sentry at a remote post in the middle of the night. You can hear minimal traffic out on the main highway.  If you...

 As the Islamic Republic continues to be hammered by Israeli jets, it seems that the Crown Prince of Iran, Reza Pahlavi, has announced a tra...

 About an hour from where Belle's daughter lives in Missouri is a little town called Knob Noster.  The home of Whiteman AFB, it must be ...

 That new revolver, my new EDC, came to my hand with a Crimson Trace laser grip . The revolver itself is one I've been looking at for qu...

 The war is going very badly for the Iranian government, which is to say it is going very well for everyone else. The ability of the Israeli...

 This imag4 popped up on my computer today, and it is one of my favorites.  That is my Belle, dressed in what I call Country Elegant. A well...

 Renaming Army posts was silly when they did it in 2023, and it's probably silly now.  Fort Johnson will be returned to Fort Polk, Along...

 This morning, I made a call at 0913 that went through.  About 1300 I went to town to run errands.  At the grocers, I was told that their ne...

 I got distracted this weekend with the Isreal/Iran thing, and a club meeting, and family on Father's Day. Completely forgot about that ...

 Like many of you, I'm watching the turmoil in the Middle East, as Israel exacts retribution on Iran..  From what I've seen, Isreal ...

      A new bottle of whisky, courtesy of my daughter and son-in-law. Stryker, a Texas single malt from the Andalusia Whisky Company .  Thre...

 Happy Birthday, US Army.

 It's common for me to go outside on the back porch and enjoy a cocktail in the evening.  Recently, about the time the afternoon sky los...

 So, did you see today that DHS Secretary Kristi Noeem was giving a press conference and some asshole comes charging in,, creating a disturb...