Is Anyone Out There???

For sometime now I have been writing feverishly and often in this blog. Hopefully putting out information that is interesting, informative and even entertaining. All of this is aimed at supporting my efforts with online sales. I have placed a link to this blog in almost every e mail I have sent in the last two months. Since most of these e mails have been to people who would almost certainly be interested in most of my rambling rantings, I have been more than a little puzzled by the almost total lack of comments. In order to try and solve this rather perplexing problem, I did the last thing that most of us men want to do. I ask a few people why they didn't seem to be reading this great blog and perhaps making constructive or even destructive comments. The consensus was overwhelming. Very few had any idea how to post their comments. I tried myself and it was very confusing to me also.

First of all not many people really want to sign up for blogger. At least not until they have some idea of what it is all about. The answer to that would be to make anonymous comments, but the radio button says clearly that they must log in and publish. Most folks, not being as bull headed as I am quit at this step and either let it go or in a few cases e mailed me with their thoughts.

The reality is that if you choose to comment anonymously, when you click on the dreaded log in and publish button It simply sends your comment directly to me by e mail and I publish it. Please don't be afraid of the log-in button. If you have checked the anonymous block on your comment page there is no log-in. Your comment comes straight to me for censorship (another dreaded word).

I have opted to check all comments before they are published in order to keep out spam advertisers who are endlessly assaulting everything and everyone on the Internet with their childish, stupid and often dangerous messages. I will not censor any comment that is pertinent to the article even if it is critical of what I said.

Hopefully this will encourage some of you to comment, if for no other reason than to let me know that someone is reading my rantings.

thanks for listening....

Updated for content o6/09.

Poetry 101 - The Watcher in Your Soul

Another one of my feeble attempts at creativity. this one was for a friend who was going through a tough time in her life. I debated over the title, I was going to use "The Guardian Angel" , but somehow this seemed more appropriate. (Don't ask me why because I don't have the slightest idea).

THE WATCHER IN YOUR SOUL

thoughts and feelings you may hide

but there is one who's at your side.

it knows you well, this loving spirit.

it speaks not words, but you can hear it.

when things you do might bring you shame,

it tries to keep your actions tame.

with love it's been there many years

through joy and sadness, smiles and tears.

it shares your pain when you do wrong

and when you're good breaks out in song.

though you can't see this guardian sprite,

it's waits down deep to still your fright.

the warmth that comes from this sweet guide

will keep you safe and turn the tide

to help you find your lifelong goal

you have a watcher in your soul.

the old guy

to the light

09 May 2005

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thanks for listening.....

Military History in Black and White

Buy Vintage Military Prints at Quality Junk on Atomic Mall





About ten years ago I stumbled across a large quantity of military prints that came from a bankruptcy sale by a large military dealer. I have sold most of them over the years but still have a couple of hundred left. They were originally distributed (according to my source) by a west coast company called "Prints of Wales" right after the Korean War in the late 50's. I know from the numbers that I did get that there were probably100 prints in the set. I have never seen all of them as there were only about 80 numbers when I got them. With very few exceptions they are all in their original shrink wrap packaging. I have around thirty different left and have just finished putting them all in my Atomic Mall store. In many cases I have duplicates available but some of the more incredible shots have now become one of a kind. Almost all of these are Navy and span the period from WWI to the Korean War. Get 'em while they're hot. when they're gone they're gone.

Updated for content 06/09.