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  1. Haversack

    You know you are getting old when:

    You have that right. There is a story out there that when John Huston was in the hospital for the last time Caine and Connery paid him a visit entering and exiting in the following manner...
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    The Era -- Day By Day

    When I read this bit my first thought was 'Where were the raiding aircraft flying from?' Looking for further information I discovered a website with a pretty complete history about the SS Arkansan to include details about the raid. The site has a lot of data about the ship that Tiki Tom might...
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    The Fragmentation Of History

    Cue Shelley: "...My name is Ozymandias, King of Kings; Look on my Works, ye Mighty, and despair!..."
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    The Fragmentation Of History

    I wonder what the mortuary's marching band will play if they ever have the funeral procession.
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    You know you are getting old when:

    You find the full-name, rising-volume send here in the US as well. Probably best demonstrated in the original Star Trek episode, Mudd's Women... HARCOURT FENTON MUDD!!!
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    military movies with non regulation hair cuts

    Most tankers I have known hold the scene of Odball's platoon emerging from the railroad tunnel and shooting up the Saint Sever railyard in pretty high esteem. There aren't many movies that show tanks working together doing what tanks do best. Breaking stuff.
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    The Agents of F.L.A.S.K.

    My first thought when I heard the above story of the deaths of the hiking family was 'Were they in a bowl with bay laurel trees?' Then I realized this was the wrong part of the state. In NW California and SW Oregon bay laurel are native and locals know to be careful when out in the woods to...
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    Missing Members

    I've never really cared for ramen noodles as 'noodles'. Instead I'd throw away the flavor packet, boil up the noodle brick, drain them, and then throw them into a hot oiled skillet to fry up. Crispy on the outside and soft on the inside. Add some chopped cabbage, a serrano pepper, a diced...
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    Numismatic advice, please.

    I regularly get crisp, new 2-Dollar bills as change from one of the vendors at the Saturday morning farmers' market. I think he gets them to give as change so he stands out in peoples' minds. Also Tom, on those currency bills, check what color the seals are. If they are blue or red instead...
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    The Era -- Day By Day

    Well, they do refer to Sandhurst as The Factory.
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    You know you are getting old when:

    Oh, to be sure. I can even now recall to mind the centerfold photograph of the Danish girl in that issue. However, the excerpt from Donleavy's book made a deeper impression as it described a boy's first time.
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    military movies with non regulation hair cuts

    Another set of movies that pay some attention to military hair styles of their time are John Milius's Roosevelt diptych, The Wind and the Lion, (1975), and Rough Riders, (1997). Then again, Milius is known for going beyond the usual efforts in depicting historic details. That is the USS...
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    You know you are getting old when:

    My father showed me a copy of the October 1968 Playboy when I was 10. I was a bit embarrassed but later that day asked if I could see the magazine again. Read it cover-to-cover. What stuck to memory was an excerpt from J.P. Donleavy's latest book, The Beastly Beatitudes of Balthazar B. A few...
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    You know you are getting old when:

    Grew up with a copy of Webster's Second. Almost as good as a set of encyclopedias. When quite young I was fascinated by the marbling seen on the edges of the pages when the book was closed. Later, the pages of photographs of flags, currency, warships, etc. were memorized. Parents sold it...
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    Vintage Things That Have Disappeared In Your Lifetime?

    Nope. Potrero Hill. Been here about 25 years. Was living in Oregon. Girlfriend/now wife wasn't going to leave The City so moved here. Grew up in Sacramento though. Family has been kicking around the State in one form or another since the late 1840s, mostly in ranching or mining.
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    Missing Members

    Steam can be nasty stuff. The less you see it, the worse it is. One summer at the cannery, one of the plant managers was working with an engineer from Italy installing a new, (for the cannery), steam tomato peeler. A line ruptured and both caught some live steam. Not too bad but seeing them...
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    Vintage Things That Have Disappeared In Your Lifetime?

    One of the places near San Francisco I was thinking about when writing about where you can see cowboy hats and boots worn for use and not fashion has those exact hours. The Farmers Den on Crows Landing Road does breakfast and lunch. Nothing fancy but solid food, friendly service, and photos on...
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    Missing Members

    Jobs during late '70s college were working in the dining commons of the Primero dorm complex during the school year and on the second shift sanitation crew in one of the region's many tomato canneries during the summer. I found that doing a good job scrubbing pots got you a certain amount of...
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    You know you are getting old when:

    I was just thinking about Sam Vimes' Boots Theory when reading the above posts. I've been wearing the same two pair of Redwing 866 boots for the past 20 years, (with regular oiling and a new sole each), and am now in the process of breaking in a new pair. The older boots are now like...
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    military movies with non regulation hair cuts

    Its pretty standard in most movies for hair styles to reflect the time and place they were made and not the time and place the movie depicts. This particularly true for women and for the primary cast. Extras in the background will often have more accurate clothing and hair. Another example of...

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