The Peripatetic Engineer

On this day in 1899, a Stanley Steamer reached the summit of Mount Washington (elevation 6,288 feet) in New Hampshire. Those who know physic...

One of the things that drives me crazy about liberals is their penchant for changing the rules when they realize that they may be on the los...

I've been waiting for my congresscritter , Charlie Melancon , to announce a town hall meeting. Joseph Cao has had one and has scheduled...

Glenlivet is a Speyside scotch and one of the oldest distilleries dating from 1824. This scotch is aged in French Oak casks. It does make a ...

It is a little known fact that American POWs were in Hiroshima on August 6, 1945. While the numbers vary, 12 seems to be the count that mos...

My wife and I went up to Newport, RI for a wedding this past weekend. I also got the chance to re-connect with some cousins that I don't...

Sabra has a post about an Iraqi dog that was saved by a US serviceman. It reminded me of the shipyard in Astrakhan , Russia where I worked b...