100 Word Fan Fiction: A Familiar Descent

Posted: September 6, 2026 by datechguy in fan fiction, fun
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The anticipation of the court, still at Stalag 13 was palatable as the judge spoke:

“I find the testimony insufficent to convict the defendants & while the new evidence produced by the final witness indicates Stalag 13 was a “model” camp for 3rd Reich propaganda it establishes no connection by the commandant nor his officers to any attrocties committed in other camps not under their jusittiction. I therefore find the defendants Not Guilty.

As the Judge spoke Marya descended the ladder under the stove into the tunnels now used by the CIA with the Stalag 13 Museum as cover.

Last time: The Adolf Hitler Biltmore Next Time: Some things never change do they

Today’s Book Quote: Putting “Good Morning America’s” Spin in perspective 18 from Fitchburg vs 18 from the entire US

Posted: September 3, 2026 by datechguy in Blame Trump, media, Today's Book Quote, war
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One of the disadvantages of going to my favorite breakfast place locally is having “Good Morning America” on in the background with it’s constant spin. Today’s spin was trying to declare the Iran war a disaster &to overestimate the power of Iran vs our own.

This is quite understandable when you consider that an American victory before the election is the last thing that media wants. If the choice is between our defeat & Iran getting the bomb or the Trump administration having a GOP congress for their final two years they will choose our defeat every single time because Orange Man Bad.

Ironically as I was hearing this spin I was, as I do when I go to breakfast alone reading a volume I didn’t know existed a few weeks ago. As the spin was going on to my right I read the following lines:

Of the eight hundred (more or less,) of Fitchburg [MA] who have served in the army at different times during the war, one hundred forty-two, or upwards of one in six, have fallen by the bullet or by disease contracted in the service.[emphasis mine]

Fitchburg in the War of the Rebellion Henry A Willis 1866 P 148.

I would like to note that at the time of the Civil War or as Mr. Lewis calls it: “The War of the Rebellion” Fitchburg Mass was still a town with town meetings and such and would not become a city for another decade.

The civil war lasted four years and if you take those 142 deaths and divide by four you get 35.5 a year, half that and you have 17.25 every six months.

Think about that math for a second.

During the civil war the town of Fitchburg Massachusetts averaged the loss of just over 17 men every six months.

In the six months that we’ve been fighting the Iran war the entire United States Military has lost 18 servicemen and women.

Yet today’s media declares this war a failure, that a nation of 360 million people is reaching the breaking point due to 18 dead in six months barely over one death for every three states.

I suspect the townsfolk of 1860’s Fitchburg whose young men died would be shocked by the conclusion of the media & even more shock that they’re on the other side.

I close with the following screenshot from a question I asked as I was finishing this post:

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Maybe it’s just me but if we were losing this war I would think that the number of servicemen Iran managed to kill in six month might just be over the amount of people who accidently drown in the US every two days.

But that’s just me.

UPDATE: Here is a more damming figure for the “Iran is winning” narrative:

So let’s put this is perspective.

225 US service men & woman die annually in accidents.

18 US service men & woman have died in 6 months of war with Iran.

That means that the number of deaths that Iran has inflicted on our service personal in six months of war is about 16% of the number of service men and women who die accidently.

I’m sorry if that’s winning a war I’d hate to see what losing is.

September Indulgence Calendar

Posted: September 1, 2026 by datechguy in catholic, catholic devotions
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It’s the first of the month again which means it’s indulgence calendar time. Feel free do download, copy and or make it your own for your parish or organization.

indulgence calendar Sept 2026Download

Remember if you wish to have a name included in next months’ calendar simply leave the name in comments.

Five Thoughts Under the Fedora: Coyote vs Acme’s a Winner, The Spin Cycle on Iran is Ending, China Says Jump Canada’s Carney Says “How High?”, Oil for the tanks of Trump, Goodbye Dolly

Posted: August 31, 2026 by datechguy in Always look at the bright side of Trump, economy, entertainment, politics, trade, Uncomfortable Truths, under the fedora
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It’s been a long time since I’ve seen a movie that’s actually is popular both with the critics and the fans. Coyote vs Acme is one of them. I went to see it with my sons and my priest and amazingly it was even better than the hype.

That they decided it was incapable of making its cost back is a tad of a surprise but $70 million isn’t peanuts.

I have believe that it was held back because the last thing the left wants is people watching old movies and cartoons that bring people back to saner times.

The attempt to spin the Iran war online seems to have intensified. Likely because with a secure corridor for shipping and the continuing pipeline advancements the ability of Iran and their allies to stop oil from flowing is almost nil.

Add to that the phony mines and the strikes to interdict their resupply the only cards they have are talk and social media.

But once that oil reaches the market you will see prices come down & when that happens in October it will be bad news for the left and even worse for the Democrats.

But yeah believe the online folks who claim that Trump is a fool.

Canada’s decision to cover for China’s attempt to dump steel into the US through them speaks a lot to what the Canadian left has done to the country.

Personally I think it’s less about China protecting their steel exports then it is the hope that this hurts the GOP in the midterms.

Iran, Canada, Russia, China and the Democrats would all like to see the midterms go bad for Trump.

They know where their bread is buttered.

Apparently Trump has made a deal with Venezuela that will be refilling our strategic oil reserve as a “gift” to our country.

This is another blow to the “Trump is an idiot” , “Trump is a failure”, “Trump doesn’t know what’s he’s doing” narrative, but more importantly it puts the US in the single best position in the west with full tanks at a time when others energy supplies are failing.

All of this without a giant hit on our treasury. How much winning can one president manage?

Finally the reaction to the death of Dolly Parton has been a huge surprise to me. Not that people have celebrated her, but that it has been universal and international. People who have been pushing the most vile murderous ideologies have nevertheless recognized her goodness and her actions on behalf of her fellow man which was practiced without favoritism.

It was so universal that her unwillingness to attack her own people, a people despised by the elites everywhere, were not enough to bring down their opinion of her.

It would not surprise me if some of those in media complementing her don’t mean it, but they’re smart enough to know there is no percentage in trying to play those cards.

Dolly as a villain just isn’t sellable, at least not at this time.

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