the rumors of his death are greatly exagerated

Back when I was kid jogging comic books as they came off the printing presses at Eastern Color Printing Company, my favorite read was Captain America.

According to the news this week, the Captain's demise is imminent. But not to worry: Marvel resurrected him back in the mid-1960s and I am sure they will bring him back to life again.

STANLO (not LOU) toys

I always liked Stanley tools because they were personally engraved with my name! Now, I find out that Stanley also made toys.

The toys were before my time. They remind me of A. C. Gilbert's Erector Sets. Too bad they weren't named "STANLOU" instead of just "STANLO."

Here is the link to learn more: STANLO

Boston Red Sox mystery solved?

I think I solved the Boston Red Sox mystery, i.e., the identity of the player on an unlabeled postcard I won on eBay.

Today, I pulled out my collection of Red Sox yearbooks (1958-2006) and the 1961 yearbook had a photo of Billy Harrell, who looks very much like the player on the postcard. You be the judge.

Below is the postcard that started all this, Billy Harrell's photo in the 1962 Red Sox yearbook, and his Topps baseball cards from 1958 and 1961 (the only years he appeared on baseball cards).

Boston police blow up suspicious looking man

Read all about it here.

Surfin': Mapping Earth's APRS Digipeaters

"Mapping Earth's APRS Digipeaters" is the title of this week's installment of Surfin'. After you read it, you can come back here to leave your comments, if any.