NOV 10, 26.. THE U.S. MARINE CORPS..

If you have been viewing this website recently, as you are aware, beginning this past November the 6th, 2026, we have been using this website because our dotnet website was being attacked by an unknown entity.

As of now, this challenge has been resolved.

IF you want to read more about the resolution of the attack on dotnet , please click on the below link to our NOV 10 (2 / 2) Post..

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I enlisted in the United States Marine Corps on January the 29th 1958. I served in the Marines until July 4, 1964 when I received a Commission in the United States Seabees.

Enlisting in the Marine Corps was the best decision of my life!

THE U.S. MARINE CORPS

Thanks to NATIONAL TODAY we have the following holiday..

Major General John A. Lejeune (1867–1942) was the 13th Commandant of the Marine Corps, serving from 1920 to 1929. 

He is widely regarded as the 'Father of the Modern Marine Corps' for his leadership in developing the Corps' amphibious doctrine and for formalizing the annual Marine Corps Birthday Ball tradition. His enduring legacy shaped the institution's values and fighting principles.

The Continental Congress adopted a resolution during the American Revolution directing that “two Battalions of Marines be recruited” to serve as landing forces for the newly established Continental Navy.

To read more about this holiday, please click onto the below link.

https://nationaltoday.com/usmc-day/

There you have it.

Semper Fi ..

Cap and Patti 

NOV 9, 26.. OUR MILITARY VETERANS..

An update on babakaps.net

I went on line myself and contacted one of our website hosts (Midphase) and they got babakaps.net back on line.

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Unfortunately more needs to be done and I am not able to do it. 

Only our webmaster can do it.

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Patti gets absolutely 100% of the credit for finding the below  NATIONAL TODAY Holiday!!

I completely passed it by!!

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When you look at the below NATIONAL TODAY Holiday, maybe you can see why I just passed it by?

Patti was "curious" about it and she carefully reviewed it and suggested I look at it in some detail.

Just look at what Eleven09 is about!

Some Veterans face distinct challenges when transitioning back to civilian life, especially in corporate America.

On November 9, 2007, six veterans are ambushed in Afghanistan, thus inspiring the name Eleven09.

Eleven09 is an organization dedicated to helping veterans transition from military to civilian life. They provide career development, skill-building, and support to ensure veterans find success and purpose after service.

Many times in other Posts I have pointed out that my father (U.S. Coast Guard), myself (U.S. Marine Corps enlisted and U.S. Navy commissioned officer), my eldest son (U.S. Army) and my youngest son (U.S. Air Force). We all were in the U.S. Military.

And?

Patti's father and her older brother were in the U.S. Navy.

If you would like to read more please click onto the below link..

https://nationaltoday.com/eleven09-day/

Cap and Patti

NOV 8, 26.. WINTER IS COMING TO DENALI NATIONAL PARK

 But first, and yes! .. We are repeating ourselves but not everyone reads our website each and every day.

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An update.. Our webmaster believes that our dotnet website is being attacked by "Bots" (short for "Robots") that are automated software applications that run over a network to perform repetitive tasks much faster than a human.

He does not yet know what we can do about this attack.

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Today's Guest Contributor is our good friend "Denali Dale" who works at Denali National Park up in Alaska.

Dale sent us the below photos.

Thank You So Very Much "Denali Dale" for sending us the above photos of the beginning of Winter up at the Park.

Cap and Patti and all of our followers..

NOV 7, 26.. CHOCOLATE..

 Yesterday we began our Post with the below message.

We are absolutely.. 

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CHOCOLATE..

Milton Snavely Hershey (1857–1945) was an American confectioner and philanthropist who founded the Hershey Chocolate Company and the "model town" of Hershey, Pennsylvania. His innovations made chocolate accessible to the masses, and his legacy includes the Hershey Industrial School for orphaned boys, now Milton Hershey School, which he endowed with his fortune. His company's commitment to quality chocolate laid the groundwork for many popular chocolate-almond combinations.

Nearly 40% of all the world’s almonds are incorporated into some form of chocolate product, most frequently candy bars. This highlights the immense popularity of the chocolate-almond pairing.

Bittersweet chocolate typically contains a higher percentage of cocoa solids (often 70% or more) and less sugar than semi-sweet chocolate, resulting in a more intense, less sweet flavor.

Just in case you would like to read a little more, please click onto the below NATIONAL TODAY Holiday website link..

https://nationaltoday.com/national-bittersweet-chocolate-with-almonds-day/

If all else fails, just turn to Chocolate!

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Cap and Patti

NOV 6, 26.. NACHOS AT THE BASKETBALL GAME..

Before we get to having Nachos at the Basketball Game, we want to advise you of the following.

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Let's begin with Nachos..

Courtesy of NATIONAL TODAY Holidays..

NACHOS..

Ignacio Anaya García, affectionately known as 'Nacho,' was a maître d' at the Victory Club in Piedras Negras, Mexico. In 1943, when a group of American women requested a snack after the kitchen had closed, he improvised by frying tortilla pieces, topping them with grated cheese and sliced jalapeños, then baking them.

This impromptu dish, originally called Nacho's Especiales, quickly gained popularity and became known simply as 'Nachos, cementing his legacy as the inventor of this beloved snack.

Below is your link to read more..

https://nationaltoday.com/national-nacho-day/#google_vignette

Oh Yummm!!

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NATIONAL BASKETBALL DAY..

James Naismith (1861–1939) was a Canadian-American physical education instructor, physician, and sports coach, best known as the inventor of basketball. 

In December 1891, while working at the International YMCA Training School in Springfield, Massachusetts, he devised the game as a less injury-prone sport than football. His simple set of 13 rules and the use of peach baskets laid the foundation for one of the world's most popular sports, forever changing athletic recreation.

To read more just click onto the below link..

https://nationaltoday.com/national-basketball-day/

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Cap and Patti

OCT 31, 26.. HAPPY SANE SOBER HALLOWEEN !!

 HAPPY HALLOWEEN 2026..

Have fun carving a pumpkin! Have fun handing out goodies to the children who visit your home.

No matter what !! Halloween is a wonderful holiday. Please don't spoil it, or your life, by thinking that you can have "Just one drink"!

Your Ally .. SW in London, Ontario

OCT 22, 26.. THE DAY AFTER OUR FIRST SNOW..

Last Tuesday, the 20th of October, we had our first snow of the Winter 2026-27. It was real snow NOT just a light dusting.

Out back.

Out front.

So we don't leave anyone "wondering did it remain?", below we will show some photos taken yesterday, October the 21st, "The Day After" our first snow. 

No! The snow did not remain. It melted. BUT we did have a "dusting of snow" yesterday morning Wednesday.

Out Back.

Out Front.

The problem yesterday was the windows of our Suburban were frozen over with ice! I had to get an Ice Scraper and work at freeing the windows so I could see out!

It sure doesn't look it! BUT ..This.. Was.. A.. Job..

The ice was frozen tight against the windows and it was cold work!

The Windshield Wiper Blades were frozen to the glass. Only after I was driving, with the heat and defroster on, did they "free up". 

Notice the amount of snow frozen to the Hood.

Yes I cleared the entire Windshield.

Below is the answer to the Windshield Wiper Blades freezing to the Windshield!

When you park for the night, they are left extended!

There you have it! A few more days and, God Be Willing, Patti and I are "Out Of Here" until Spring!

Cap and Patti