Original story written by DJ Paul in 1999.

 

Bill Clinton did some things right, while simultaneously managing many things very poorly (and not addressing the Monica adventure here).  The alleged Clinton Administration "Peace Dividend"  military base closures will prove to be an exceptional mistake with many late-1990s closures. Otherwise put, this new "Clinton's Folly" that now threatens us all.  Closing bases like NAS Adak remains a hughly short-sighted mistake.  It may cost a billion+ US Dollars to re-open the needed NAS Adak.

The Story Written In 1999

Naval Air Station (NAS) Adak, in the Aleutian Islands, Alaska, was abandoned by the U.S. Navy in the late 1990s as part of the mid-1990s Bill Clinton Administration base-closure "Peace Dividend" activity (the same "Peace-Dividend" political movement that closed Rome [New York] U.S. Air Force Base).  The NAS Adak base closure is certain to prove a huge mistake in future years. NAS Adak location is now renamed and operational under Alaska State authority as Adak Airport.  If interested, please see the Wikipedia article cited below as a good historical reference source.  Excellent sport hunting and fishing are (or were) found here on Adak Island. I met an Electronics Technician Senior Chief Petty Officer here who was known to bag a 400+ pound halibut fishing aboard the NAS Adak MWR fishing vessel, taken from local Bering Sea waters -- his photo of the halibut shows the hanging fish as tall as the senior chief who was happily standing beside his large catch.  

Remembering the one keepsake brought back from this NAS Adak PACEX 1989 assignment as exercise comms officer -- a T-shirt that states: "NAS Adak Alaska -- It's Not The End Of The World, But You Can See It From Here."

To view Adak's Wikipedia article, Click HERE

Recent concerns and adversarial activity:

View US Senator Sullivan's October 2024 comments, click HERE

It may be past time to reopen NAS Adak, click HERE to view a lengthy article by writer Eric Scigliano on Adak dated September 2024.   

A Veteran's Day Program By Frankfort-Schyuler Elementary School Students, Teachers & Staff

  

Many thanks to Master-of-Ceremonies and Frankfort-Schuyler Central School District (FSCSD) Superintendent Mr. Joseph Palmer, to the outstanding Frankfort-Schuyler Elementary School Teachers & Staff, and a special THANK YOU to the many exceptional elementary students in pre-K through 6th grades at FSCSD.  Your 31st Annual Veteran's Day Program held November 8, 2024 is gratefully appreciated.  High competence was also clearly on display by the Frankfort-Schuyler High School Band (under the direction of music teacher Ms. Kathy Donaleski) in their strong and proper instrumental presentation of America's "National Anthem."      

To view the exceptional video program on YouTube, a one and a half hour celebration, click HERE. 

Exiting the school following the celebration a small "care-package" was offered to each Veteran, the packet containing a few kind written thoughts from a couple of elementary students.  Scans of my packet  contents follow:

From Olivia, a presumed pre-K or K student.

Another student with an unreadable signature is thankful for the freedom to become an astronaut. 

An elementary school student Ms. Grygiel says thank you.

 

The excellent FSCSD Veteran's Day Celebration printed program. 

WELL DONE AND MUCH APPRECIATED!

November 5, 2024 Pictorial Review Of Newer Trees

 Zoom in and look closely as several visitors arrive to watch me check the fence lines on 5 Nov 2024.

Our Grandparent Remembrance Trees.

Foreground now near 4' row are Great Grandfather Trees.

Middle row now near 6' are Terri Grandma's trees. 

Back row some now 9' tall are DJ Grandma's trees.

Our new Apple Orchard planted in Spring 2024, 10 Macintosh and 10 Honey Crisp Trees.  The trees were started from seed in Spring 2023/24.  Trees are fenced in, and then individually wrapped to ensure further protection from our foraging resident deer. 

Ten new Norway Spruce Trees planted in Spring 2024 on Arbor Day.

Two more interesting photos follow showing our back lot resident observers during the fence lines checks done on 5 Nov 2024.  General population seems to be about 5 to 8 individuals so far in 2024/2025 fall/winter season.   

This curious deer came within 25 feet of where some work was being done.

It's believed this individual thinks she belongs to us. 

Two friends give a last look and join others standing in the larger 25 foot Norway Spruce as planted several years ago.  Not against hunting or firearm ownership, proud NRA members, but our 4-legged friends would be safe if they stayed on our land -- where, no hunting is allowed.

INTEL CEO SPEAKS... MY GOSH... SAVE US!

Past study highlighted Dr. W. Edwards Deming's policy position on corporate management -- and Dr. Deming's wisdom remains highly valid today. Paraphrased here -- problems in any firm can be exclusively traced to top management. This is a single and simple truth... 90% of all corporate problems rest with top management, since it is only top managers who are empowered to make the correct, immediate, and necessary structural turn-around change. When institutions and private investors see a firm's stock cratering >35% over a very short time, this is a clear indication the market has loss confidence in firm's course under persent management. A fresh top management evaluation by an independent expert management team is required at Intel. Such review might perhaps be initiated by engaging a certified body lauguage expert to evaluate a recent Yahoo Finance interview with Intel CEO Gelsinger... a presentation characterized by massive hand-arm waving, head bobbing, coupled with very significant eye-blinking. According to many body language experts these actions are personal tells that clearly indicate the subject is perhaps knowingly making disengenious statements. Intel's CEO and his top management team may need to be numbered among the 15,000 Intel employees to be soon terminated.

In another Yahoo Finance report: "Creative Strategies CEO and Principal Analyst Ben Bajarin noted... people had thought the worst was behind Intel, I think all this [in the Q2 earnings report] has proven that's not true." Intel's board of directors needs to step in and hire the skills of an independent analyst firm like Creative Strategies Inc.

Having said this, it is true that most any large firm can terminate 8%-10 % of current employees, survive this in good health, and remain highly productive with the new reduced workforce. Of course, this presumes that the correct employees are terminated. There is little recent proof suggesting Intel's current top leadership is in possession of this necessary personnel resource management skill. On layoffs, start your investigation with a leadership evalution by competent authority of the firm's present top administration. A course correction seems necessary.

Elijah Stanton (d.1849) -- A Revolutionary Soldier

 

Photo by DJ Paul dated 1 Jun 2024 (not copyrighted)

The rural graves of Connecticut Revolutionary War private soldier Elijah Stanton (1754-1849), his beloved wife Lucy (Goodell) Stanton (d.1836), and their son John Warren Stanton (d.1838) were tended in May/June 2024, the yard work included manually pulling surrounding weeds assisted by a weed/grass string trimmer.  Afterwards, Elijah's moss/mold stained headstone was treated with Wet & Forget brand moss, mold, mildew, & algae stain remover outdoor surface cleaner. Wet & Forget is one product suggested by the U.S. Veterans Cemetery Administration for headstone cleaning. The bleach-free, non-acidic, and phosphate-free product is claimed over time, to kill all sorts of mold, mildew, and moss without scrubbing. We will make a return trip to these graves located in Eatonville Cemetery (aka Eaton's Bush Cemetery), to check the headstone stain removal process.

Also, a strong shout-out is extended to the Herkimer Town Council (of Herkimer County, New York), the Town of Herkimer Highway Superintendent Ken Ward and his highway department employees for keeping the cemetery well mowed – this noted with highest pleasure.  Many thanks!

NOTE: Click HERE to view additional information at Find A Grave.

AT&T Confirms Gross Intellectual Incompetence

 

I'd like to thank those seemingly mentally challenged AT&T managers for writing and telling me both in an email and a snail-mail form-letter they have determined that my personal information was compromised in a data breach on March 26, 2024. They say, AT&T got hacked by the “dark web.” Strong Suggestion, let's put this problem in more truthful language, or state the issue otherwise.  The cloaking term "dark web" is technospeak made by less than competent technical management ("dark web" is simply a CYA).  So get the terminology right AT&T.  Some unknown underworld, less than honorable Internet hackers, being obviously smarter than AT&T software programmers, found a security hole in AT&T web-based software or found a less intelligent backdoor left behind in AT&T software logic.  Therefore, these Internet hackers evidently gained access to all or most all of AT&T customer's private information.

Get this! The AT&T remedial solution is an offer to provide “complimentary credit monitoring.”  So I went to the web to check out this AT&T offer. Here's what I found. The AT&T credit monitors asked me to supply them with name, address, etc., etc., etc., – virtually all my personal information including my Social Security Number (SSN). GET REAL AT&T!  This session was quickly terminated without  submitting this “complimentary credit monitoring offer” – I'm a bit sensitive about giving anyone my SSN.

So my question is, are AT&T software security managers insane or are they just abundantly stupid? AT&T just lost my personal information by their own written admission, and now AT&T wants me to communicate again to AT&T or to their I guess alleged competent credit monitors, all my personal information including, but not limited to, my SOCIAL SECURITY NUMBER. Got to admit, this offer takes a very big pair! No AT&T, you or your security breach cleanup team can not again have all or most all of my personal information that you just lost to unknowable Internet hackers -- PERIOD!

WHAT FOOL WOULD TAKE AT&T UP ON A “FREE CREDIT MONITORING OFFER” MADE BY THE EXACT FIRM WHO JUST LOST ALL MY PERSONAL INFORMATION!

SAGE ADVICE FROM A VERY FINE PROFESSOR

FYI: -- dj

Advice learned in a microprocessor course taught many years past by Professor Roger Rockefeller, Ph.D., then a full-time teacher at Utica College of Syracuse University (now Professor Emeritus of Physics at Utica University)... communicating some most unforgettable sage advice. Regarding information security – “Never put anything in electronic communication that you would not yell to your mother across a crowded room.” Otherwise stated – “electronic communication” is today aka email or social network messaging. Here's another piece of sage thinking passed to me in this image by a close contact: