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Curious Corners of History: The National Program Office (NPO)

Found this on a USB drive tonight with some old FOIA scans. I don’t really have much to say on this… but a picture is worth a thousand questions… The defining document of the organization seems to reside within National Security Decision Directive 55 (NSDD 55) signed by President Ronald Reagan. However the original textContinue reading “Curious Corners of History: The National Program Office (NPO)”

I’m Selling Out! Come Join Me…

I really didn’t know how to title this post. Short and succinct seems to be the way to go. (I may regret those words – out of context – in the future…) I started up two Crowdfunding accounts to help balance the cost of research and reproduction fees. As much as I enjoy researching andContinue reading “I’m Selling Out! Come Join Me…”

Rest In Peace, Crazy Deputy

I’ve been choosing to ignore much of what is offered in the news cycle today. I feel that I have only so many braincells to use before I expire, and that anything coming from the two Meccas of Insanity – Washington, D.C. and Hollywood, CA – should be automatically filtered into the “bit bucket.” IContinue reading “Rest In Peace, Crazy Deputy”

Cat Chronicles – Rest in Peace, Lucy.

For many personal and professional reasons, this year has been great…a banner year. For a multitude of other circumstances, this year has totally sucked. One of the latter reasons of major suckage was because we had to euthanize Lucy – our five-year-old Tortoise-shell cat – last Friday. I know that pet owners will pump hyperboleContinue reading “Cat Chronicles – Rest in Peace, Lucy.”

A Pointed Message toward the East

Earlier this year, I had a member of the Lithuanian Armed Forces explain the situation to me – a relatively ignorant American – about his country’s “hate/hate” relationship with the Soviets/Russians throughout history. While I was only in Vilnius for a short time (2 days), I made an attempt to visit the site of theContinue reading “A Pointed Message toward the East”

Ring of Fire, Albuquerque Style

I was blessed to be home in Albuquerque (NM) on October 14, 2023 to see the Annular Solar Eclipse. Like any space geek, a ordered a “sun shield” cap for my telescope so I could view the sun’s surface. I also purchased a few of the solar eclipse glasses for my children, so they wouldn’t tryContinue reading “Ring of Fire, Albuquerque Style”