Category Archives: The Unstoppable

In honor of a good friend’s birthday I present something he will appreciate: Lieutenant General Lewis Burwell “Chesty” Puller. Chesty Puller was the ultimate Marine. If you haven’t heard of Chesty Puller, stop what you are doing and start reading … Continue reading →

Adolf Busch is said to have been one of the greatest German violinists of the 20th century. (I’m accepting that fact as a given since I can’t personally evaluate any violinist of any century.) Mr. Busch was a successful and … Continue reading →

The man at the center of this photo is an escaped prisoner of war on the run in Italy in 1943.  The men on the left and right are clueless German soldiers.  Let that sink in for a minute. Brigadier … Continue reading →

Another entry into my list of “The Unstoppable”.  The title pretty much says everything you need to know. A Montana woman fended off a bear trying to muscle its way into her home Thursday by pelting the animal with a … Continue reading →

Go here and watch Buster Keaton.  Now.  That’s an order. It’s the best thing you’ll do all day. (Ht: Small Dead Animals)

One of my multitudinous five readers commented on Lets Hunt Dinosaurs with lyrics so  perfectly matched to the topic that I had to add a follow up video.  It’s my first embedded video link and a departure of my unwritten … Continue reading →

    Being a Curmudgeon sounds like a glass is half full endeavor but it doesn’t have to be.  It’s true that the limp flaccid weak pathetic whining of society’s misfits (and increasingly it’s majority) annoys and depresses me but … Continue reading →

Unless you live under a rock in a monastery in Calcutta you know that the 33 trapped Chilean Miners (which I’ve mentioned before) are now safe.  Good job everyone! I’m shocked and delighted.  It’s heartening that such a great opportunity … Continue reading →