The office of Rep. Neal Dunn, R-Fla., announced April 9 he had a positive test for the coronavirus after visiting the emergency room “out of an abundance of caution” the evening of April 6.[…]“Congresswoman Fletcher sought professional medical treatment out of an abundance of caution. At the determination of her physician, she was tested for … Continue reading Out Of An Abundance Of Caution
RAF “Special Duties” Pick-Ups In France: Three Memoirs
The whole of the effort put into pick-up operations in France throughout the war—measured by aircraft and personnel costs—was minute. In a well proportioned history of World War Two it might deserve a sentence or a footnote. And yet it is hard to imagine how the irregular forces in France could have developed to anything … Continue reading RAF “Special Duties” Pick-Ups In France: Three Memoirs
Harvest Moon
In the northern hemisphere, the Harvest Moon falls on 1 October in 2020, which is what provokes this post. The Harvest Moon is defined as the full moon that occurs closest to the autumnal equinox, which fell on 22 September (in the northern hemisphere, in 2020). You can find many lists of “names of the … Continue reading Harvest Moon
Sharkit 1/72 Edgley EA-7 Optica: Part 2
At the end of my previous post in this build log, I had the basic colour scheme and much of the detailing in place. But there was a significant challenge ahead. Because I’d chosen to build the Optica that appeared in the cult-but-dire science fiction movie Slipstream. And I probably should have researched this a … Continue reading Sharkit 1/72 Edgley EA-7 Optica: Part 2
Immunity
ɪˈmjuːnɪtɪ Immunity: Exemption from a service, obligation, or duty; the condition of being insusceptible to the contagion of a specific disease Our aim is to try and reduce the peak, broaden the peak, not suppress it completely; also, because the vast majority of people get a mild illness, to build up some kind of herd … Continue reading Immunity
Clachnaben
Threestane Hill (NO 631873, 431m) Mount Shade (NO 626870, 507m) Clachnaben (NO 615865, 589m) Hill of Edendocher (NO 603859, 577m) Sandy Hill (NO 593858, 592m) 20 kilometres 790 metres of ascent Clachnaben is Clach na Beinne, “stone of the hill”, a name that correctly applies to the granite tor that forms its summit, and which … Continue reading Clachnaben
George J. Marrett: Cheating Death
Of the eight pilots in the rescue force, three would be killed on rescue missions in the next three months and one would be shot down and survive. A fortune-teller could predict that real bad days lay ahead for the 602nd squadron. I’ve written about George J. Marrett before, when I reviewed his third volume … Continue reading George J. Marrett: Cheating Death
Tertiary Rainbows, etc
In my last two posts about rainbows, I discussed the formation of the primary and secondary rainbows, respectively, tracing their origins to specific light paths through falling raindrops. The primary rainbow ray follows a path like this:For a raindrop at the apex of the rainbow arc, sunlight enters near the top of the drop, bounces … Continue reading Tertiary Rainbows, etc
Sharkit 1/72 Edgley EA-7 Optica: Part 1
This is a resin-and-vacuform kit of the extraordinary Edgley Optica, an aircraft I’ve wanted to model for a while. The Sharkit kit is the only one currently available, though there has been a cycle of rumour and hint from other manufacturers for a while.* It’s pretty basic, to the point of being sparse. Below, you … Continue reading Sharkit 1/72 Edgley EA-7 Optica: Part 1
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CCCP 2020: Mona Gowan & Morven
Scraulac (NJ 314056, 741m) Cairnagour Hill (NJ 325056, 743m) Mona Gowan (NJ 335058, 749m) Mullachdubh (NJ 354057, 681m) Morven (NJ 376039, 872m) 17.9 kilometres 800 metres of ascent The Crow Craigies Climbing Party’s meeting for 2020 was cancelled during the Current Unpleasantness. But the three founding members, now into our fifth decade of chuckling and … Continue reading CCCP 2020: Mona Gowan & Morven
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