Tag: Cleanup

Useful advice from the combat zone on lubricating your weapon

A US Marine Corps sergeant writes about using synthetic motor oil as a very effective and efficient weapon lubricant in extreme climates. Problems would occur when troops were engaged for prolonged times and couldn’t risk breaking down their weapons to clean out all the dirt. We would simply pour in more CLP. An AR-15 type… Continue reading Useful advice from the combat zone on lubricating your weapon

Lessons learned from the Iowa derecho last week

Readers will recall the hurricane-strength windstorm, known as a derecho, that lashed midwest US states last week.  Tens of thousands are still without power there, and much of this year’s grain crop has been destroyed. On Gab, I found a useful “lessons learned” post from reader “Zerozerozero”.  It confirms much of what we’ve discussed in… Continue reading Lessons learned from the Iowa derecho last week

The Beirut blast: nitrates, yes, but was anything else involved?

I’m quite prepared to accept that fireworks sparked the massive explosion in Beirut, Lebanon yesterday.  If you look at video of the incident, the initial fire shows sparkling minor explosions all around the central smoke, typical of ignited fireworks.  As for the enormous blast that followed, I’m also prepared to believe it involved thousands of… Continue reading The Beirut blast: nitrates, yes, but was anything else involved?

Order, counter-order, disorder…

Matt Walsh tweeted yesterday, with tongue firmly in cheek: Almost immediately, he received this reply: That’s the thing.  All those protesters frothing at the mouth over unmarked police vehicles and/or law enforcement officers not wearing nametags are, in fact, aiming to identify and target those same vehicles and officers.  The authorities, not unaware of that… Continue reading Order, counter-order, disorder…

In the mess we’re in, who – and how – can we help effectively?

I’ve had several questions, from people I know and from strangers, along the lines of:  “OK, we’re in a mess.  COVID-19, the riots, the economy – we know about them, and there’s nothing we can do about them.  They’re too big for any one person or community to fix.  So, if we want to help… Continue reading In the mess we’re in, who – and how – can we help effectively?

Let’s help Ari Munzner over the finish line

A week ago I wrote about Ari Munzner, a 90-year-old artist who lost much of his life’s work when fires sparked during the riots in Minneapolis destroyed his studio.  Undaunted, he’s doing his best to pick up the pieces and start again.  You can read his story in more detail at this link. Ari’s daughter… Continue reading Let’s help Ari Munzner over the finish line

At 90, he lost his life’s work to rioters. Undaunted, he’s starting over.

My friend, photographer Oleg Volk, alerted me to a tragedy that struck artist Ari Munzer in Minneapolis during the riots there last week.  Oleg says, “Back in 1996-97, he was my college advisor, one of two people who saved my educational career. He and I have been friends ever since.” A Minneapolis newspaper reports: Wearing… Continue reading At 90, he lost his life’s work to rioters. Undaunted, he’s starting over.