Category Archives: The Old Ones

Guest: OLD FOLKS

Posted on July 22, 2015 by On the North River

From: Ethel Stalker For us old people ARE WE THE ONES WITH DEMENTIA? ARE WE THE ONES WHO ARE AGING? REALLY? ONE Recently, I went to McDonald’s and I saw on the menu that you could have an order of … Continue reading →

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Best place to get away from the wife, ever.

Posted on July 7, 2015 by On the North River

Found in a 78-year-old’s cellar: a WWII tank I loved this quote from the town mayor: Alexander Orth—mayor of the town of Heikendorf, where the man lives—wasn’t surprised by the discovery because the elderly man “was chugging around in that … Continue reading →

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Mrs. Peel, we’re needed!

Posted on June 26, 2015 by On the North River

Dapper and discreet, Avengers gentleman who charmed us all: Bowler-hatted star Patrick Macnee dead at 93 Sitting up at night, wiggling the rabbit ears (Huh?) and being enthralled by the wonderful and often outrageous stories from Old Blighty. They should … Continue reading →

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Wow

Posted on April 7, 2015 by On the North River

The Forest of War A forest outside Leningrad. In the forests surrounding the Neva Bridgehead area in Russia the trees carry a deep scar of history. All through the forests are the remnants of war.

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Birth of Laser Tag

Posted on October 7, 2014 by On the North River

12 absurd olympic events: Dueling The event was held twice. Wearing masks, contestants would try and shoot each other in the face with wax bullets. In the 1908 Olympics, where the event itself was actually held in 1906, the impressively … Continue reading →

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Reblog: And now the daily prayer

Posted on August 22, 2014 by On the North River

Dear Lord, Once again men of Faith and of the West face the swords of the heretics. Once again, those who oppose Thy divine Order surround the remnant of Christian Civilization like wolves against prey. Once again, dear God, we … Continue reading →

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Ya, I got a thing for space weather, makes more sense than planet earth at present.

Posted on July 24, 2014 by On the North River

How a solar storm two years ago nearly caused a catastrophe on Earth On July 23, 2012, the sun unleashed two massive clouds of plasma that barely missed a catastrophic encounter with the Earth’s atmosphere.  These plasma clouds, known as … Continue reading →

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Do little boys still have heroes?

Posted on July 20, 2014 by On the North River

Actor James Garner, whose whimsical style in the 1950s TV Western “Maverick” led to a stellar career in TV and films such as “The Rockford Files” and his Oscar-nominated “Murphy’s Romance,” has died, … He was 86.   The first … Continue reading →

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The letters to the Wall Street Journal

Posted on May 6, 2014 by On the North River

Letters Not Everyone Gets Nicer With Age I am almost 81 years old, and I strongly resent anybody, especially someone who doesn’t know me, telling me that I am getting nicer. May 2, 2014 5:18 p.m. ET I just finished … Continue reading →

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