I don't know about any of you ... but having to suffer through a 6.5 earthquake, volcano erupting, and a category 5 cyclone  .... all in the space of a couple of weeks ... would send me right over the edge.  For those of you who don't know - that's just what the island nation of Vanuatu experienced last month.   We haven't heard much about it.  The "why" needs some pondering.  It seems that...

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Yup, I'm talking about the real thing - a genuine battleship gray "patrol torpedo" PT Boat from World War II ... specifically, PT-728.  There are only 12 known PT boats remaining in the world.  PT-728 is the only one in existence licensed by the U.S. Coast Guard for carrying passengers. Being a true "baby boomer", when I hear the phrase "PT Boat", four things instantly come to mind:  1) JFK and PT-109; 2) PT-73 and...

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