The Other McCain

We bought wholesale by the case this year, shopping the “Early Bird” special in April, but we did not stop there. Every time I thought, “OK, we have enough fireworks now,” the universe answered: “More.” So we kept buying and buying. As late as Friday, July 3, I added a dozen more big booms for […]

— compiled by Wombat-socho Usual weekend deadlines for the usual weekend posts. Ceterum autem censeo Silicon Valley et Hamas delendam sunt. OVER THE TRANSOM Doug Ross: A Day With Captain Kidd’s Treasure (1699), 357 Magnum: Hollywood Still Blaming the Fans EBL: “Gettysburg” – The Glorious Burden – Iced Earth, Gettysburg : Day 3, The Great Awake...

— compiled by Wombat-socho Silicon Valley et Hamas delenda sunt. OVER THE TRANSOM Doug Ross: A Day Discovering The Palace at Nineveh (1849), also, The Day The Thirteen Colonies Broke The King’s Chain (1776) 357 Magnum: Antifa Threaten to Kill Texas Judges,  Sony Deletes Movies PlayStation Owners “Purchased” and United Kingdom Moves to Outlaw Air Condition...

— compiled by Wombat-socho Thanks to everyone who bought stuff from my Amazon links last month. Always appreciated! Silicon Valley et Hamas delenda sunt. OVER THE TRANSOM Doug Ross: White Guilt – The Suicide Note of the West 357 Magnum: Mass Shooting in Germany EBL: Karl “The Architect” Rove Supports SCOTUS Birthright Citizenship Decision, Olive Oil [R...

Like much else in the “official” history of the Civil War, that map of the opening engagement at Gettysburg — east of Willoughby Run, on the slope of McPherson Ridge — may not be completely accurate. One of my pet peeves about how Gettysburg has been depicted is the portrayal of Buford’s Union cavalry as […]