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  1. Tiki Tom

    Oumuamua

    For heaven’s sake! He just blew it for me. His book hit #1 on the NYT bestseller list. He should have left it at that. I was fine with him talking UFO mumbo-jumbo because that was in his wheelhouse and it was not too much a stretch to think he might Have had access to legitimate information...
  2. Tiki Tom

    What is your favorite aircraft of all time?

    This is super cool. Amazing finds. And the recoveries are on-going.
  3. Tiki Tom

    Social Media for those of a certain age?

    I think this is both the end and the logical conclusion. I was reading about all those pagers exploding simultaneously in Lebanon. They are still not quite certain how it was done. One thing seems likely though. Not only are you walking around with a spy in your pocket… but they have also...
  4. Tiki Tom

    Bush Jackets

    To each their own, of course. I must confess that, for a long time, my beaten-up safari jacket was pretty much my signature item of clothing. Usually with jeans and a normal shirt. Worn rakishly. (I kind of had a rule: only one item of khaki clothing at a time.) But I certainly had a closet...
  5. Tiki Tom

    Oumuamua

    Update. Hearing to take place after the election. https://nypost.com/2024/09/15/us-news/congress-to-get-update-on-ufos-from-pentagon-as-gillibrand-presses-for-data/
  7. Tiki Tom

    You know you are getting old when:

    Yikes. That is one powerful drink. (”but I hardly taste the alcohol!”)
  8. Tiki Tom

    Explain the 3-Sphere to me.

    You know how we’ve been fed the theory that the universe is expanding at an accelerating rate and that we need dark matter or dark energy to explain it? Well now, thanks in part to the James Webb Space Telescope, it seems that mysterious acceleration may not be happening at all. Introducing...
  9. Tiki Tom

    You know you are getting old when:

    Holy smokes. Jackson Browne (Running on Empty, 1977) is 75 Years old.
  10. Tiki Tom

    Notre Dame Cathedral

    The bells have been returned to Notre Dame. https://www.france24.com/en/video/20240912-eight-bells-return-to-belfry-of-notre-dame-in-paris Can‘t wait to hear them ring again. By all accounts, the rebuilding is being done with great attention to detail.
  11. Tiki Tom

    Oumuamua

    Sounds like a Senate hearing is scheduled for this month. https://www.askapol.com/p/gillibrand-says-public-uap-hearing-scheduled-in-senate My expectations are low.
  13. Tiki Tom

    The Agents of F.L.A.S.K.

    Turn up the Indiana Jones Theme Song! If true (I’m a little bit skeptical) this story is a great mix of exotic location, creepy mystery, and lost treasure. A centuries-old ship found in the African desert, laden with gold! https://greekreporter.com/2024/07/15/ship-desert-gold/ I hope someone...
  14. Tiki Tom

    The Calendar Is Ticking

    My mother-in-law died two weeks ago in our home. She was just shy of 90, the breast cancer had returned with a vengeance. She decided not to fight it. She died with her two daughters holding her hand. Her body was an absolute wreck, she could no longer walk or do simple things, but her mind...
  15. Tiki Tom

    Excessive posting? ... Interesting.....

    I think even e-mail is slowly fading into the sunset. These days I probably use WhatsApp or text messaging more. Of course, I’m retired now. Maybe e-mail is more of a workplace thing. Don‘t ask me; I’m old and irrelevant.
  16. Tiki Tom

    On Retirement And Hats

    My hat wearing has declined significantly since I retired. When I was working, I wore a fedora and long coat almost every day. I lived in a European city where the weather was cool or cold nine months out of the year and the sky was always spitting. No one gave me a second look. Then I retired...
  17. Tiki Tom

    Introduction from a vintage Boot enthusiast from Germany

    Welcome to the Lounge! Very cool, all the way around. It’s a shame that shoes have become so disposable over recent decades. And I confess that the last time I took a shoe in to have it repaired was probably in the 1980s.
  19. Tiki Tom

    Oumuamua

    Great Greer interview! Thanks. I enjoyed it. I especially like the parts where he slightly over does it when he talks about his own importance. Greer is certainly one of the most controversial and divisive people in ufology. He talks a good game. But his humble origins and his...
  20. Tiki Tom

    Oumuamua

    Police across USA given new UFO handbook. https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-13742439/Police-given-new-UFO-handbook-warn-craft-pose-significant-safety-risks.html Perhaps it’s a practical joke? Or an early April Fools stunt? Or maybe they think there is enough evidence to warrant...
  21. Tiki Tom

    Oumuamua

    Lt. General and National Security Advisor, H.R. McMaster on UFOs yesterday… https://www.instagram.com/uap_files/reel/C_m86heNEKm/ Again, when super high level people like McMaster says stuff like this, it has to lend a Little credibility to the topic. He doesn’t say he knows what it is, only...
  22. Tiki Tom

    The Adventurer's Gear Thread

    Yup. If you are going to do international relief work in the developing world, you must have one of these vests. God bless ‘em. https://news.un.org/en/story/2024/09/1154016
  23. Tiki Tom

    You know you are getting old when:

    I sometimes find it necessary to remind people that “I was born deep in the middle of the last century.” Such was the case when someone used the word “Rizz” as a verb and I had no idea what they were talking about. Apparently Rizz is short for charisma and to use it as a verb is to charm or...

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