Yep, I read all the Fleming novels and several of the Gardner ones in my teens, and during Covid lockdown I revisted several of them. They still hold up. Moonraker was the 2nd Bond book I read, back in 6th grade, and the first novel (the first book I read was For Your Eyes Only, which is a collectio...

"Blow boaters are only friendly when they want to borrow some Grey Poupon." It only seems that way to stinkpot drivers because they whizz by too fast to see sailors waving back :wink: I know there is a stereotype of sailors being Thurston Howell III types, but I've known sailors from all walks of l...

...was three days ago. Huh. I hadn't gotten on in quite a while, honestly I got off all internet discussion boards about a year and a half ago, and then today for some reason I decided to see what's going on here. I couldn't put my finger on it, and then I looked down at what I'm wearing today: Pin...

Hey Pahonu, yeah still paddling and sailing. Bought my daughter a standup paddle board for her birthday this month and today will be her maiden voyage on it (if I can get her to stop binge watching the recently released season of Stranger Things). Yeah, being on the water, and hiking were my sanity ...

Now if I can get them to pronounce the state "Nevada" the correct American way. Or at least they can be consistent and pronounce all Spanish named places the Spanish way. "Las Vegas" in Nevada would be pronounced differently. Wait until they find out how "Los Angeles, California" is pronounced in S...

...was three days ago. Huh. I hadn't gotten on in quite a while, honestly I got off all internet discussion boards about a year and a half ago, and then today for some reason I decided to see what's going on here. I couldn't put my finger on it, and then I looked down at what I'm wearing today: Pink...

I drive a dark grey 2017 Mazda 6 Touring. I know, not super Magnum-like, but at least it is a manual transmission (stick shift), so I can get a little Magnum feel when I drive it.

I don't think there is anything inherent to reboots that they cannot succeed, cannot be good, even better than the original. I think Hawaii 5-0 is an example of an excellent reboot I liked better than the original (though it ran its course and should have been wrapped up when Daniel Dae Kim and Grac...

I was curious to see if anyone was still watching it, looks like you are. Would you say that it has improved, or that it has just grown on you?

So here is my tiki bar saga. I grew up drinking from a set of tiki mugs my grandmother bought for herself in the late 50/early 60, and eventually gave to my parents, who had it in our bay house on Galveston Island. My brothers and I always loved these tiki mugs. And then in 2002 when my younger brot...

I've never seen them in green, just khaki and black, didn't know they were ever made in green.

I've never bought one of these before, but have a friend who has, and he really likes them and is disappointed they're going out of business. These are shirts that normally go for $150, selling for $30. https://mauishirtco.com/collections/all?page=1 Edit: oops, sorry, i probably should have posted t...

Well, at least a bar with an entire room dedicated to Thomas Sullivan Magnum III. https://handlebarhouston.com/magnum-room/ It includes an entire Magnum themed drink menu of (mostly) tropical drinks served in tiki mugs, with names like: Michelle's Kiss Aku Aku, Baby Handlebar Rum Punch! A Kudu Buck ...

Interesting, Friday night used to be the death slot, getting moved there from a better slot used to be a sign of impending cancellation, but I guess since so few people actually watch TV when it's broadcast, that's probably not the case anymore. H50 and Blue Bloods have been doing very well on that ...

K Hale wrote:What’s wrong with old Magnum? I would love old Magnum. We all get old, if we’re lucky.

Magnum could drive a Ferarri-branded Rascal! Imagine the chase scenes!

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