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 Observations
Working at Fort Detrick after returning from Nam back in the 1960s was a unique experience...long story, so hold on tight. Big building in a secluded | Mike Shaffer | Apr-08-20 05:45 AM
by epeterd | 5 | 119091 |
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Met an old gal once...
She was a former college history professor. To say she was good looking is doing her a disservice. She was a bit of an adventurist at 5’9” tall, bu | Mike Shaffer | Apr-05-20 01:00 PM
by Mike Shaffer | 0 | 111743 |
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What is everyone reading right now.
Reading
BLUE MOON by Lee Child
On deck
THE SWAMP FOX by John Oller
and FATSO by Arthur Donovan
| Mike Shaffer | Apr-26-20 12:51 AM
by jakem33 | 25 | 165411 |
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Shut-ins
Well, here we all are. I hope all y’all are behaving yourselves during this pandemic. Not much happening here, but I live with a cat, Storm. Mostl | Mike Shaffer | Apr-23-20 01:18 AM
by Mike Shaffer | 6 | 122496 |
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Monacan Nation needs help...
Just as information. The tribe is fighting an uphill battle.
The Army Corps of Engineers is now accepting public comment on a proposed project that | Mike Shaffer | May-02-20 09:51 PM
by Mike Shaffer | 7 | 117332 |
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Facebook
Kind of odd that Facebook technology can’t tell spammers from a forgetful old man. It’s probably best if I start writing all the crud needed to log | Mike Shaffer | May-08-20 06:46 AM
by epeterd | 4 | 117866 |
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So, here’s another basic training story...
Grenades are your friend. You throw them like a football. I played QB for years on our sandlot team and | Mike Shaffer | May-06-20 11:10 PM
by Les Down Under | 7 | 112606 |
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LL, Family history and DNA...
...Is both strange and enlightening...LL got me interested in my family history with his stories. What I discovered along the trail is if you follow | Mike Shaffer | May-12-20 11:39 AM
by Mike Shaffer | 0 | 116729 |
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Quote from my second grade teacher.
“We don’t know if Michael can read, because he won’t read out loud.”
It turned out to be the best thing to have happen at age seven. I got books. A | Mike Shaffer | Jun-13-20 06:40 AM
by epeterd | 14 | 139578 |
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Anyone else ever tried this...
At work a bunch of us decided to have fun writing...the object was to write the person you handed the story off to into a corner. You could write a w | Mike Shaffer | Jun-13-20 07:32 PM
by mesadelvadre8 | 1 | 103482 |
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Remembering a friend...Semper Fidel
He died about a year ago. During the war in Viet Nam he joined the Marine Corp. He was a sniper...it affected him strangely. We'd be walking on a c | Mike Shaffer | Jul-18-20 11:31 PM
by SailBoat | 4 | 109199 |
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Hey TD
Back in the day...
https://www. facebook.com/photo.p hp?fbid=102236120784 33729&set=a.15814326 59426&type=3
| Mike Shaffer | Jun-27-20 06:47 PM
by Les Down Under | 3 | 114565 |
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Genealogical history...
So, I am digging around and came across a picture of a woman...a recreation of the first people of Britain...called Beaker People. And a likeness of | Mike Shaffer | Aug-12-20 04:36 PM
by Mike Shaffer | 9 | 111780 |
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Military stuff
Mostly it doesn’t appear to change much at the basic level. In Nam I was given a commendation medal...for doing my job. Which is weird to this day. | Mike Shaffer | Aug-17-20 01:25 PM
by Mike Shaffer | 2 | 96923 |
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Bert Murphy
I am missing Bert and his wife, Martha this morning. For those who came in late, Bert was one of the old and now defunct group of Louis L’Amour fans | Mike Shaffer | Nov-25-20 05:53 PM
by john555 | 18 | 113965 |
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Howdy!
Sitting here by the dining room window wondering what to say...and what to read next. Problem is I have to get up. One library is in the space betwe | Mike Shaffer | Dec-04-20 12:25 PM
by john555 | 15 | 139352 |
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Life after 7 decades
Well, after 12 years near a river in rural Maryland, 8 years in the suburbs of a major city, a year in a combat zone, six months in a top secret facil | Mike Shaffer | Nov-07-20 10:37 AM
by epeterd | 7 | 89232 |
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Back home again...
Kind of interesting traveling home this trip. I didn’t make reservations and didn’t need any...reminded me of the good ol’ days...and was a reminder | Mike Shaffer | Nov-19-20 03:27 PM
by Mike Shaffer | 0 | 74383 |
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Storm
Anyone else sleep with a cat? Dang she puts my legs to sleep. My dogs all curled beside me. This is my first cat. We’ve been together for a decade | Mike Shaffer | Dec-05-20 09:03 PM
by john555 | 5 | 114146 |
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Modern Weirdness...
So, my son set up my Ipad to sign in using my finger print. Pretty slick except it doesn't work here. So,I had to switch to my old laptop to post th | Mike Shaffer | Dec-08-20 10:19 PM
by john555 | 4 | 115971 |
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Nicknames...
Mike or Shafe were my only two...until I started dating Debby. We were married for nearly forty years...she is tall at 5’8”, auburn haired with freck | Mike Shaffer | Feb-06-21 02:43 PM
by Mike Shaffer | 6 | 136735 |
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Viet Nam
It’s a bit odd, but typical of me. Since 1968 I have been planning to go back to Viet Nam and recently it dawned on me that the folks I knew there ar | Mike Shaffer | Jan-03-21 06:45 PM
by Mike Shaffer | 0 | 109605 |
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Coronavirus Vaccine
Take care. So far positive responses. One lady friend ran a slight fever...over 100 less than 101. That is the only negative response I have heard | Mike Shaffer | Apr-04-21 10:42 PM
by Mike Shaffer | 1 | 208131 |
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Since it’s been awhile and I am sitting near the dining room bookcase I see the book, but haven’t a clue what it is...gotta get my dead butt up...wait | Mike Shaffer | May-01-21 02:10 AM
by Les Down Under | 1 | 318653 |
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Writing
Years and years ago I had some poetry published, as had a friend. So he and I decided to try our hand at a novel. When it came my turn I changed the | Mike Shaffer | Jul-21-21 03:17 AM
by epeterd | 7 | 346760 |
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Hello the fire!
Had to begin again…forgot my sign in stuff.
Not much new to report…last I heard TD was not feeling too well, and haven’t seen anything else…good or | Mike Shaffer | Dec-07-21 09:13 PM
by Mike Shaffer | 3 | 599743 |
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JAMESTOWN ND
A few years back a group of guys and a lady I rode motorcycles with rode out to Jamestown ND. They have quite a bit of information, in a tourist cont | Mike Shaffer | Dec-12-21 09:18 PM
by Mike Shaffer | 0 | 463970 |
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Thought it might be time to say hey. Most of the folks I remember talking with aren’t with us any longer. One of the things I miss about this sevent | Mik Shaffer | Nov-23-23 10:05 AM
by Sackettter8 | 3 | 172152 |
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Whatcha reading?
Just finished an old Perry Mason novel that I had read a few times, so decided to look at a Louis LAmour novel I haven’t read for awhile…which is a co | Mik Shaffer | Aug-19-23 11:41 PM
by 3rdGen | 9 | 177709 |
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Leatherette Delixe set
Hello, I am new to the group, but have been a fan for many years. I have collected a full set of the leatherette books over the years and I'm curren | Midwest1 | Aug-29-25 02:57 PM
by Paul | 2 | 245606 |
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