Jeff LoweApr 72 minThe Gunshot that Started EverythingWhen I was a young midshipman, 18 or 19 years old, I signed on to a cargo ship bound for the Med. One night on the 12-4 watch I was on...
Jeff LoweApr 51 minCheapskate junkman tinker belladonnaGot the moolah but not the will, long as there's junk cluttering up the place, he ain't gonna buy something new and standard and...
Jeff LoweMar 281 minChild Rearing, the Abernathy WaySaw an article linked from FB today about the Abernathy boys, a couple of young brothers who rode horses from their home in Oklahoma to...
Jeff LoweMar 211 minWightman's Arithmetical TablesA marvel from yesteryear: Among my father's effects from his maritime days I found this little gem, a pocket-sized compendium of math...