No cutting for now and other stuff

Well I saw the surgeon on Thursday and after an exam and a chat we talked it over and I am holding off on surgery for now since it may not change anything in my case.

In other news I have been spending more time with members of the book club.

Tuesday two of us saw Fahrenheit 9/11 an interesting movie with angles I had not seen in the reviews and previews. It is what I have coined "found drama" drama found in archival material and everyday life like found humour only serious. It is defintely not a straight documentary. A one point it talks about United Defense and how it makes the M-2 Bradley Fighting Vehicle (US) and it shows footage but of a Warrior Infantry Fighting Vehicle (UK.) A nit for me but a sign Moore does not do all his homework.

Finished reading a book on the Falklands Islands War of 1982 that reinforces the rule to check your sources for bias even if they are primary sources. A hero of one of the first books I read on the war turns out to have been a bit of a loose cannon and it puts him in a less good light.

Finally anyone know of any good sources for starting meditation and does anyone want to go dancing?

I just realized its been over a year since I have gone out dancing.

You know you have been online too long when:

You find yourself filling out quizzes like this one:


The Bismarck.

Pride and joy of Nazi Germany. (Bismarck and
Tirpitz)

A legendary ship that sank the famous HMS Hood, and
the most powerful German warship ever built. A
crew topping 2000 men, full displacement just
past 50,000 tons, and four paired 15 inch guns
laid out a flexible and potent warship,
potentially a match for just about any other
warship in the North Sea. Unfortunately, in
spite of good German optics and impressive
statistics, the Bismark ended up getting
toasted. Poorly supported by a relatively weak
German navy, it also suffered from poor radar,
bad fire control, and poor deck protection from
long ranged fire. The Bismarck was designed
with an eye towards the Baltic battles of WWI,
and would have done very well in that
situation.

50,932 tons
30 knots
4x2 15/47
12 5.9/55
16 4.1/45
16 37mm
78 20mm


Battleship Quiz
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Now I am off to look for defenceless Allied convoys!