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A day to remember our friend
We got the news this day, seven years ago. Kfir down at NAS Fallon. We all had our fears of what happened. It couldn’t be….. But sadly when the details came out it was. Somehow, I knew when the news initially said the jet was down. I don’t know why but I did. Lex was…
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Rainy day in the Southeast Kern County Desert
We had some pretty significant rain on Thursday. According to a friend of mine, almost an inch. The fire ravaged areas in LA, Ventura, Orange, Santa Barbara and Riverside counties really got it hard. That aside, some of the cloud formations were a bit interesting. So without further ado, here we go. I took these…
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Beer after work
It was a week. Tonight it’s a Sierra Nevada Celebration Fresh Hop IPA in my cool new coozy.
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It’s been awhile
Not the song by Staind. I had to go to the Stater Bros in Mojave for the Missus. I took the Trusty Nikon with me. Here are the results of a mostly gray day in the Southeast Kern County Desert. Among the subjects is a mineral hopper train that came from Searles Junction on the…
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Thanksgiving Greetings
The Old Retired Petty Officer sends greetings and best wishes to all this Thanksgiving. I hope all of you have a splendid day, truly. Missus ORPO and I are at home with the usual although it will be delayed until tomorrow due to the effects of my flu shot that I received on Monday and…
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Veteran’s Day at Marie Kerr Park in Palmdale
It was simple and touching. I think at times that most of us were teary eyed….. I know I was. Darryl Juel and Reid Grayson were older brothers of two guys I played junior high basketball with in Scobey, Montana 52 years ago……. Even though I was not in country in Vietnam, this was for…
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Remembrance Day
The text was posted at Facebook by my friend Scott Ruch along with the picture. Today, however you chose to call it, Armistice Day, Rembrance Day or Veteran’s Day, is a difficult one for myself and my family. On this day 27 years ago, we lost my Dad to cancer. As an Airman and then…
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Forty Five
Forty Five years ago on a Saturday morning no less, I put my right hand in the air and took the oath of enlistment from an Army 1st Lt. and enlisted in the US Navy. “I, (Glenn Mark Cassel), do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I will support and defend the Constitution of the United…
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Another trip around the Sun
64. Yesterday. Damn. I remember when I thought 50 was old. I would like to thank all my friends on the Book of Faces for the wonderful birthday greetings. All of you hold a special place in my heart and my life. I will now begin the process of preparing for retirement in 2 years…..…
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On the passing of Captain McCain
I have been watching the “conversations” about John McCain on The Book of Faces since the news of his passing broke in the news media and I must say the some of it upsets me. First, yes I did vote for him in 2008. No regrets there. Good, that is out of the way. John…
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Out and about(Canadian Inflection)
Went to do a few things…. Gas in the Civic, Cigars and some things from Rite Aid. The Trusty Nikon needed to be used ya know. Today is a mix of smoke and dust as the wind is up a bit here in the Southeast Kern County Desert at Casa de Sharon y Glenn. Oh,…
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Smoke in the Fremont Valley
It’s heavier today.
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Ridgecrest run phone pictures.
It’s not all of them but these seemed to be the best from the Samsung Galaxy 7. Vivid sunset this evening out here in my world.
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Desert Wanderings, aka, A run to Ridgecrest and the Upper Mojave and gratuitous Plane Pr0n.
The Fremont Valley and Indian Wells Valley have been getting smoke from the Ferguson and other fires on the other side of the Sierra Nevada Range. It was also extremely windy coming back south to Cal City on the 14. I have some pics on my phone that I will post later. I also had…
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Trains and Clouds
I hauled the Trusty Nikon with me on the way to work on Thursday afternoon. I had seen a large buildup to the East from Cal City. I even managed to catch an intermodal train rolling East through Edwards heading to it’s crew change in Barstow. Apologies for the vehicular traffic on the 58. It…
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