Sunday, September 14, 2014

Theo Spark: Islam is the Face of Evil



Theo Spark: Islam is the Face of Evil:   By Alan Caruba "ISIS is not Islamic", said  Barack Obama as he gave yet another vapid speech to say what he will or wil...

Ref.  Photo was with article on theospark.net.  This evil MUST be destroyed.  Too bad we have Obama as President of the USA.

Sunday, September 7, 2014

Far Future Horizons : Where Have You Gone, Major Matt Mason?

Far Future Horizons : Where Have You Gone, Major Matt Mason?: If your were a child in the late 1960s during the great heyday of the Space Race, chances are you spent most of your time playing with S...

Wednesday, July 9, 2014

Sunday, June 15, 2014

Theo Spark: Iraq Agonistes

Theo Spark: Iraq Agonistes: By Alan Caruba I remember how the Vietnam War seemed to drag on for years without resolution, from Lyndon Johnson’s initial expa...

Friday, May 9, 2014

Theo Spark: The Assault on Free Speech

Theo Spark: The Assault on Free Speech:   By Alan Caruba We have been witnessing a growing assault on free speech in America by the Left and too often it is succeeding. ...

90 Miles From Tyranny : Solar Oven Transforms Salt Water to Drinkable Wate...

90 Miles From Tyranny : Solar Oven Transforms Salt Water to Drinkable Wate...: Of all the water on earth, only an incredibly small percentage is available for us to use and drink… the remainder is largely highly sal...

Sunday, May 4, 2014

90 Miles From Tyranny : 'They Watched Them Die' : Father of SEAL Killed in...

90 Miles From Tyranny : 'They Watched Them Die' : Father of SEAL Killed in...:   The father of  Ty Woods, a Navy SEAL  who was killed in the September 11, 2012 terror attacks on the U.S. Consulate in Benghazi, Lib...

Sunday, April 20, 2014

Turn Those Vibrators Off! Trying the Sleep Here!

Ok, this is one of those news items one cannot help but laugh at even though one (tired) young lady is feed up with the nighttime playtime of her female comrades.  Humor takes on many different forms folks.

Staff Sgt. Tina Lang, stationed at Fort Polk, LA , and taking part in the Joint Readiness Training Center wargames; had had enough.  She is a team leader for the 790th Explosive Ordnance team and she needs her sleep.

But army regs says that she cannot sleep in the same building as the rest of her company - instead, she has to join the other women in their own building (aka "The Hen House".  This blogger's made up term).   But, when its lights out, the vibrators come out to play in the Hen House.

And the unit commanders - all males, refuse to bring up this matter with the female NCOs.  Maybe they are affraid of being brought up on sexual harassment charges by the female members of the unit.

As for Staff Sgt. Tina Lang, she is sneaking back out to a company quarters building and sleeping soundly.
Check out the main story in the Ref section below.  But - this also raises the question as to why vibrators have to be so loud to begin with???


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Ref.
1. Duffelblog.com. "Loud Vibrators Are Causing Soldier To LoseSleep" by Dick Scuttlebutt.  April 19, 2014,(http://www.duffelblog.com/2014/04/loud-vibrators-sleeping/).

Wednesday, April 16, 2014

Theo Spark: Declaring War on Americans

Theo Spark: Declaring War on Americans: By Alan Caruba You have to be extremely stupid to send a couple of hundred armed government agents to confiscate some bullheaded ranc...

Sunday, April 6, 2014

90 Miles From Tyranny : 5 Survival Stories Too Miraculous to Be Real

90 Miles From Tyranny : 5 Survival Stories Too Miraculous to Be Real: #5. Flying a Damaged Fighter Plane While Standing on the Wing RAF World War I was a magical time when humans enjoyed their newfound mira...

Saturday, March 29, 2014

Theo Spark: Pop-Up House................................

Theo Spark: Pop-Up House................................: Four days and a wireless screwdriver are all you need to build the structure of a Pop-Up House



Watch thevideo of how it is built!  Although I did not see any site prep as in water/sewer lines being installed.

Monday, March 3, 2014

Theo Spark: Destroying the U.S. Military

Theo Spark: Destroying the U.S. Military:   By Alan Caruba   It tells you everything you need to know about the idiots running this country. As the Russians were invadin...

Sunday, February 9, 2014

50 Years of G.I. Joe!

I heared it on the saturday morning airing of the Wall Street Journal radio program.  It was the anniversary of the creation of the famous Hasbro action figure - G.I. Joe!

Then there is the link below to the article by Chris Carola in the Huffington Post entitled:  G.I. Joe, 'World's First Action Figure,' Turns 50.  Hasbro showed off G.I. Joe at the 1964 Toy Fair in New York City and to this blogger, that 1 foot tall action figure has been successful ever since.

Don Levine is often referred to as the "father" of G.I. Joe.  He was the head of Hasbro's research and development.  And since most of Hasbro's work force was of retired US military men from World War 2, or Korea; that is why there was a figure made for the four main US military services (Coast Guard was lumped into the Navy line I guess).

The war in Vietnam was growing, but G.I. Joe managed to survive that as well.  When sales finally started to drop off, then the AT (Adventure Team) was created.  Now the "joes" were out of the military (kind of) - able to grow beards and the figures now had "Kung-fu" grip for added playability.

Back in 1964, the cost per figure was $4.00.  Adjusted for inflation, that figure would retail for about $30.00 each now.

In 2004, six years after Mattel's Barbie earned the same honor; G.I. Joe was elected into the Toy Hall of Fame.


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Ref.
1. Huffington Post. "G.I. Joe, 'World's First Action Figure,' Turns 50" by Chris Carola. February 6, 2014. (http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/02/06/gi-joe-turns-50_n_4735699.html).
2.  One Sixth Warriors.com forum.  (http://www.onesixthwarriors.com/forum/sixth-scale-action-figure-news-reviews-discussion/743991-happy-50th-g-i-joe.html).
3.  Images of my own G.I. Joe action figures.

Sunday, January 12, 2014

Phicen Fine Female Figures




I was getting tired of only having time to link articles that I found interesting to this blog.  Then, I finally had some down time to just sit down and think of a post to write about and that it was related to my hobby of action figure collecting.

It seems that Phicen's new Female Seamless Body is a big hit for action figure collectors.  And the newest version features a internal skeleton armature made from durable stainless steel to withstand playability without being easily damaged.  Each skeleton armature has 26 points of articulation using a ball-jointed design, for maximum flexibility and movment.  Each joint is thus able to move freely and consistently within 90% accurate of human movment.  This means that "the bodies are able to make countless dynamic poses to iimitate the attitude, posture, and energy of any character" to quote the email that I received announching this new figure.  Going on further with the quote: "The steel metal armature is wrapped with a non-toxic-environmentally friendly medical-grade material specially developed for Phicen bodies. The material features durable, anti-cracking qualities that are easy to clean, but not easy to stain or dye." end quote.

I've viewed the Black Fox on Fire figure on Cotswold Collectibles website, and on their Facebook page.  They have just received Phicen's new red head known as "Red Fox on Fire" figure.  I am in love with the face scuplt with this figure.

The basic Female Seamless Body figures come with different skin tones and bust sizes.  On average, they are $104.99 each.  Both the Black Fox on Fire and the Red Fox on Fire figure sells for $125.99 each on Cotswold Collectibles website.


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Ref.
1.  Cotswold Collectibles, Inc. Facebook page and images for Black Fox in Fire figure.   (http://www.gijoeelite.com/f_itemPart.asp?strPart=GIPH-PL201323).
2.  Cotswold Collectibles, Inc. Facebook page and images for Red Fox on Fire. (http://www.gijoeelite.com/f_itemPart.asp?strPart=GIPH-PL201425).
3.  Cotswold Collectibles, Inc. Phicen order page.(http://www.gijoeelite.com/f_display.asp?strDisplayName=PhicenLimited).

Wednesday, January 8, 2014

Theo Spark: Spend it like the Gov't does?...............from R...

Theo Spark: Spend it like the Gov't does?...............from R...: This is a perfect example of how NOT to budget, and how NOT to spend your money like the US Gov't does. It's worth remembering th...

Friday, January 3, 2014

Theo Spark: Marine Corps Proves Osprey Capabilities in Embassy...

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