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

More info here.

Ka-Pow!

 

CW, the early years

 

Heh

 

Serious pedalology

 

Before fly/drive by wire, there was this

 

Approved by Thor

 

Vaughn Blacksmith's Hammer

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?

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

 

CRKT Cimbri Ax

Not a Snowflake

 

Genius!

 

 

Nosey

 

Well, there goes the suspension....

 

Mondays, they're like that

 

Get married. Let's see if the kids are bulletproof too.

 

Weird. Egg on wheels.

 

Interesting Concept. At that price I may need to get one to test it out.

 

Pull Through Bore Snake