tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30897652.comments2024-03-14T09:01:47.587-08:00What Do I Know?Stevehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10498066938213558757noreply@blogger.comBlogger9280125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30897652.post-74319743681621377822024-03-09T08:20:49.003-09:002024-03-09T08:20:49.003-09:00Yes. I loved 'readiness for war' stuff whe...Yes. I loved 'readiness for war' stuff when I was young and I still brush up on armaments now, and your grand-kids are just fine. As to my name, I type it each time here and as of this week, Jakob is my British passport name! <br /><br />I'll say a bit about our lives here as I figure some readers might know us. I found close relations of my paternal grandfather in Norway this past year. We visited and we're going back to see eveyone & other cousins in Sweden. Then, off to a HUGE choir festival in Lithuania, and to see some friends there. <br /><br />Another bit of an update: Our decision to move to (northern) Ireland was a very good one. Much happier living here. One can live in the wrong place. Good to be living among people who understand and agree the need of Palestinians to re-establish their homeland. <br /><br />But that's another topic, isn't it? Best to you and all there in snowy Alaska.Jakobnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30897652.post-72590523460889167492024-03-07T01:34:19.016-09:002024-03-07T01:34:19.016-09:00Steve, really appreciate your analysis. MUCH easie...Steve, really appreciate your analysis. MUCH easier to read than LISTENING to the attached podcast. I've forgotten how (unappealing) some American accents can sound. Difficult to stay focussed when points are thrown about in such quick succession. Are they using time-compression on this podcast? <br /><br />But to the point of this decision: I still hope your hopeful analysis does the trick, as Chief Justice Roberts *does* have a legitimate worry on his hands: The 'appearance of partiality' given the current court's purpose to serve at the altar of 'original intent'. Time will tell.Jakobnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30897652.post-36543577043434932092024-03-04T21:44:52.645-09:002024-03-04T21:44:52.645-09:00Congratulations - you got an actual name, not just...Congratulations - you got an actual name, not just anonymous. The sub visit may have been a factor that reinforces the idea of war, but they did seem more interested in the idea of how all those men fit in there, how they slept in rotation, and the showers. Not sure the idea of the sub being a weapon of war was something they thought about. Stevehttps://www.whatdoino-steve.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30897652.post-70101105927709650672024-03-01T01:49:23.177-09:002024-03-01T01:49:23.177-09:00Jakob here. You asked: 'Is all this simply emb...Jakob here. You asked: 'Is all this simply embedded in our DNA?' Your answer might be found in the delight you mentioned of your grand-children to a visit to the USS Pampanito...<br /><br />I know that I've grown to resist all means to war, but as a child, I knew all the stats of German WWI air aces (while a friend knew those of the Allies). I read military histories, the great (and not-so-great) campaigns and military exploits in Near-Asian civilisations. <br /><br />As a young man, and now still as an older adult, I came to philosophy, history, the arts and the humanities. It took 'growing up'. Maybe too many of us simply don't.Jakobnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30897652.post-68117649562315363682024-02-21T22:50:14.090-09:002024-02-21T22:50:14.090-09:00Thanks, for clearing up the mystery.Thanks, for clearing up the mystery.Stevehttps://www.whatdoino-steve.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30897652.post-28987158722703458292024-02-21T15:14:51.240-09:002024-02-21T15:14:51.240-09:00Since my first comment didn't post, leave us t... Since my first comment didn't post, leave us try again....Us congressman a Demoncrat from kentucky, let the WW2 Japanese know a secret about US subs and that was they could dive down to 400 feet while the Japanese depth charges exploded at 200 feet. No foolsthey, Tokyo soon adjusted afterhearing the news and started bagging US subs and sailors with some regularity.<br />https://www.reddit.com/r/Damnthatsinteresting/comments/10tgyvb/in_1943_congressman_andrew_j_may_revealed_to_the/<br />mike from iowahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05493799586846040115noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30897652.post-7828507273745916522024-02-21T12:56:14.294-09:002024-02-21T12:56:14.294-09:00Submarine dive depth was 400 not 4000 feet. My bad...Submarine dive depth was 400 not 4000 feet. My bad. mfimike from iowahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05493799586846040115noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30897652.post-26837836807715199452024-02-20T01:28:11.614-09:002024-02-20T01:28:11.614-09:00Outstanding EffortOutstanding EffortAdamhttps://animalsbeach.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30897652.post-21813757712130453372024-02-18T13:40:07.801-09:002024-02-18T13:40:07.801-09:00The very last photo you have shared are knife rest...The very last photo you have shared are knife rests for a buffet. The blade goes through the slots and the handles rest on the other side Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30897652.post-50447997726044548962024-02-12T04:24:24.343-09:002024-02-12T04:24:24.343-09:00suiisuiiAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30897652.post-43549551726238340122024-01-28T21:14:44.138-09:002024-01-28T21:14:44.138-09:00Great post! I completely agree with your perspecti...Great post! I completely agree with your perspective. It's always refreshing to see well-researched and thought-provoking content like this.<br /><a href="https://www.indiator.com/tours/amritsar/all-tour-package" rel="nofollow">Best Amritsar Tour package</a>Karuna Setiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14181533455049148933noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30897652.post-66537734883993550582024-01-27T14:43:19.232-09:002024-01-27T14:43:19.232-09:00Thanks for letting me know. Still working on Part...Thanks for letting me know. Still working on Part IIIStevehttps://www.whatdoino-steve.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30897652.post-63890437984872830662024-01-25T05:31:01.619-09:002024-01-25T05:31:01.619-09:00Jakob Dugan-Brause, writing from Northern Ireland
...Jakob Dugan-Brause, writing from Northern Ireland<br /><br />Steve, I'm drafting a reply to your good work here. It will take a bit, and I would urge others to give some thought to your efforts and to offer your thoughtful comment. We do matter to this conversation. Peace anywhere takes all of us everywhere, to set out what it takes for it to exist.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30897652.post-50342837670196042002024-01-21T11:33:14.641-09:002024-01-21T11:33:14.641-09:00Vengeance is a good part of it. Bush was speaking...Vengeance is a good part of it. Bush was speaking from thousands of miles away. Netanyahu is in the thick of it. From what he's written and said, Netanyahu believes Israel will never be safe until all terrorists are gone, and (the usually quiet part) that most, if not all, Palestinians are terrorists or future terrorists. Stevehttps://www.whatdoino-steve.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30897652.post-54357949009320868052024-01-20T13:48:30.312-09:002024-01-20T13:48:30.312-09:00I heard at the beginning of this war, the same wor...I heard at the beginning of this war, the same words that were said during Bush's war "We have a right to defend ourselves". Bombing and killings hundreds, if not thousands, of innocent people, is nothing but pure vengeance. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30897652.post-26365480191936953122024-01-12T10:54:24.115-09:002024-01-12T10:54:24.115-09:00You're right. The building fell over just aft...You're right. The building fell over just after I took the picture. I can guess at why it looks that way - street's not straight, camera lens distorted it, but I didn't notice it leaning when I took the pic. But I did it quick. I moved over so I was out of the sun otherwise everything would have been washed out. I was in the middle of the street and didn't want to linger there. We're back in Anchorage briefly before going south again for a grandchild's birthday. Stevehttps://www.whatdoino-steve.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30897652.post-82767706660761352382024-01-11T09:45:46.580-09:002024-01-11T09:45:46.580-09:00Interesting photos especially for a duffer that ha...Interesting photos especially for a duffer that has little experience with cameras. One question, if you will....why does that tall building blocking the sun appear to be leaning to the left? Is it an optical illusion?mike from iowahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05493799586846040115noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30897652.post-13459391172949618232024-01-08T11:25:47.766-09:002024-01-08T11:25:47.766-09:00Jakob here in N. Ireland. Thinking on many current...Jakob here in N. Ireland. Thinking on many current articles in this matter of L'enfant terrible, I hope we will not be seeing another death of The Enlightenment in this matter of the US Presidential contest in 2024.<br /><br />Trump is bullhorn to many voters displaced hope in a ready-despot necessarily being better than any legislature. Trump, for those betting on absolutism, is a messianic change-agent. <br /><br />Yet for the millions of Americans horrified with Trump's actions taken before, during and after the attack on the Capitol on January 6, as he defied his oath of office and the 14th Amendment of the US Constitution, he showed that he must be barred from the presidency forever.<br /><br />It's just the way it works in the United States of America. No one is above the law.<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30897652.post-57855012263934158292024-01-04T20:10:26.925-09:002024-01-04T20:10:26.925-09:00Thanks for the link. It got me rethinking about h...Thanks for the link. It got me rethinking about how the auto focus works and ways I can make it work better. Generally it works ok, but then I try to get a bird in the sky and I have trouble again. I'll master it one day.Stevehttps://whatdoino-steve.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30897652.post-12746651819772364832024-01-04T20:08:13.583-09:002024-01-04T20:08:13.583-09:00Thanks. Seems pretty obvious to me.Thanks. Seems pretty obvious to me.Stevehttps://whatdoino-steve.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30897652.post-11574807366611405402024-01-04T13:24:22.725-09:002024-01-04T13:24:22.725-09:00Great post and exactly what righteous American cit...Great post and exactly what righteous American citizens need to hear to buck up the courage to defeat magats in November.mike from iowahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05493799586846040115noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30897652.post-76760205690074148102024-01-04T13:20:08.529-09:002024-01-04T13:20:08.529-09:00Not sure what remedies you tried but there are num...Not sure what remedies you tried but there are numerous tips on this page... http://tinyurl.com/4e94xhs2mike from iowahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05493799586846040115noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30897652.post-19042310624959084082023-12-27T12:50:48.029-09:002023-12-27T12:50:48.029-09:00So, which instrument(s)?So, which instrument(s)?Stevehttps://www.whatdoino-steve.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30897652.post-2623997377115941562023-12-27T04:16:34.799-09:002023-12-27T04:16:34.799-09:00Jakob again, in N. Ireland.
Steve. Read your thou...Jakob again, in N. Ireland.<br /><br />Steve. Read your thoughts on this music essay today. It reminds me of what I discovered in my years of failing at university: It's about when & how to look (again) at what I know, always to keep a 'learner's mind'.<br /><br />Bill Evans had an incredible 'gift' many would say. So do people who can write a beautiful essay. All is takes is learning and talent. Knowing this is why I'm picking up my instruments (again) this year. It's something I can do.<br /><br />Thanks for your post.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30897652.post-10788916896778257882023-12-24T18:26:14.534-09:002023-12-24T18:26:14.534-09:00Jakob, I tacked that on at the end in the belief e...Jakob, I tacked that on at the end in the belief every topic should get more context, but then almost deleted it, thinking people should just enjoy the clouds. Good thing I didn't. Thanks for letting me know. Stevehttp://www.whatdoino-steve.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.com