Author Archives: aaronx

Scanning Ens./Lt. J.G. Peter DeNormandy Headly’s old documents

This was his Navy accident notification form from the 16th of May, 1955. He was still listed as being married to Joan S. Headly (the mother of Glenne A. Headly, the late film and stage actress of some note). As … Continue reading

Posted in Whatever | Tagged | 2 Comments

Bernie Sanders lost in Michigan when he was up against a man

Michigan, where I am from and where I live (and vote), chose Bernie Sanders over Hillary Clinton in 2016, and everyone wondered what was wrong with the Clinton campaign. Michigan chose Donald J. Trump over Hillary Clinton (by far less … Continue reading

Posted in Whatever | Tagged , , | Leave a comment

Happy birthday to us

view or download the full video

Posted in Whatever | Leave a comment

Depressing

The cool people from my generation ended up doing a disproportionate amount of the work of defining contemporary popular culture, but, if Kavanaugh is anything to go by, the worst assholes of my generation will get to do an even … Continue reading

Posted in Politics | Leave a comment

Nikon D700 CHA (CHR) error fix I figured out

I bought a (well) used D700 off eBay recently. The original seller reported frustration with CF Card errors, which probably saved me $150 on the price. The camera, once I got it, seemed OK, but was having a lot of … Continue reading

Posted in Digital Photography | 4 Comments

Hitchcock knew from scary pedophiles, apparently

From the Alfred Hitchcock section of “The Little, Brown Book of Anecdotes” 7 (Though at the time he was still a church-going Catholic, Hitchcock’s attitude may be illustrated by this anecdote.) Driving through a Swiss city one day, Hitchcock suddenly … Continue reading

Posted in Whatever | Leave a comment

Remember your federal ABCDs

(Agencies, Bureaus, Commissions and Departments) All of the four are being damaged by the current administration’s willful vandalism. It is important to try and reduce the damage as it is being done, which is right now, and it will be … Continue reading

Posted in Politics | Leave a comment

Snowy

It snowed yesterday

Posted in Munith, MI | Leave a comment

Snow

Posted in Munith, MI | Leave a comment

The heater came on for a bit this a.m.

Posted in Munith, MI | Leave a comment