Wednesday, March 31, 2021

NASA's Mars Perseverance Rover is about to drop a drone on Mars - Ingenuity helicopter will be the first flying machine on another planet and carries a piece of the Wright Flyer from 1903.

 


A trip to Chico's newest distillery -- Golden Beaver

I had the day off for  Caesar Chavez Day, so Mrs. CW took the day off her work too, and off we went in the orange car.

The destination was Golden Beaver distillery, newly opened in the little valley berg of Chico, and a fine hour and a half drive down valley.



A nice lineup of product.
 

Super clean.


Weird still for making moonshine.


Lots of shiny copper.


Moonshine made from rice (a big ag product hereabouts).


Patriotism and small business go together.


Tasted them all, then over to a local Indian restaurant for a fun dinner meet up with Gerard from American Digest.  Thanks Caesar for the day off and thanks Gerard for meeting on short notice!!












Pepto-Bismal Well Blowout?

 


Rome’s Imperial Port - Now vs. Then

 


View a bit further out




Ka-Pow!

 


CW, the early years

 


Heh

 


Serious pedalology

 


Before fly/drive by wire, there was this

 


Approved by Thor

 


Vaughn Blacksmith's Hammer

Tuesday, March 30, 2021

A B-2 of the 11th Bomb Squadron at Mines Field, California, during the 1933 National Air Races

 


Jeff Bridges, John Goodman And Steve Buscemi Talk ‘The Big Lebowski’

Weird AI Mimicry

 


Not sure what's going on here, but....

 


Everyone likes a challenge

 


Gorgeous Duo


 

Design Lunacy

 


Meanwhile, in Russia....

 


Wield the Elements Like a God

 



                                                                     Hell's Forge Max Propane Forge

Twitchy High Tech Military Machines

 


Nicely Done

 


It's only Tuesday -- Can't even see the weekend from here.

 


The 2 year old Dalai Lama, 1937

 


Riskiest Selfie Ever | World's Riskiest Selfie Girl | Angela Nikolau -... Recognize anyone, Bogside?

Monday, March 29, 2021

A7V toppled over during the Hundred Days Offensive, 1918.

 


Not a Snowflake. Crazy, but not a Snowflake.

 


Marilyn Monroe with her half sister (left) and mother (centre). Marilyn’s sister Berniece is still alive and turns 102 years old this July.

 


That steering....

 


An F5L prepares to take off in support of naval gunfire practice, 15 March 1921. In the background are USS Florida (BB-30) and USS Oklahoma (BB-37)

 


Captain Walter “Waddy” Young and his crew pose in front of their caricatures on their B-29 Superfortress , November 24, 1944.

 


Heh

 


It's a trend

 


Viking Goddess

 


Doing it right

 


Go Viking or don't go at all

 



Not a Snowflake

 


Genius!

 


 


Nosey

 


Well, there goes the suspension....


 

Mondays, they're like that