Sailor of the Year 2022 – AWS1 Cale Foy On May 2, 2021, Petty Officer 1st Class Cale Coy was hiking with his wife and kids near Cabrillo National Monument when he saw a boat going through a seaweed patch. When he and his family reached the beach, she noticed the boat hit the rocks… Continue reading Sailor of the Year 2022 – AWS1 Cale Foy
Author: Average Joe
Welcome to the Average Joe Weekly blog. This is basically my place on the web where I can help spread some of the knowledge that I have accumulated over the years. I served 10+ years in the Marine Corps on Active Duty, but that was some 25 years ago.
Marine of the Year 2022 – Major Cory T. Jones
Marine of the Year 2022 – Major Cory T. Jones Meet U.S. Marine Major Cory T. Jones, 2022’s Marine of the Year and yes, he crashed a C-130J. In September 2020, Major Jones was piloting a Super Hercules tanker (C-130J Tanker used to refuel other aircraft), during an air-to-air refueling mission. During that mission, an… Continue reading Marine of the Year 2022 – Major Cory T. Jones
Super Dave Osborne – French Guillotine
Super Dave Osborne – French Guillotine Stunt Super Dave, attempts to escape from a Guillotine, and as expected, there is a communication issue with Super Dave remembering the French word for “Go”. https://www.youtube.com/embed/FHUSx2p4Td8
Happy Easter Sunday 2023
Happy Easter Sunday 2023 Happy Easter! I’m well aware that Easter is a religious holiday, but in the spirit of trying to keep things light, here is an easter egg. Google’s Barrel Roll Google has a lot of Easter eggs hidden in its search engine. Most of them are triggered by using search phrases such… Continue reading Happy Easter Sunday 2023
You Can’t Make This Shit Up
You Can’t Make This Shit Up The headlines from the KOMONews (Seattle, Washington) read “Naked man driving a stolen school bus with dead deer inside leads police on chase“. The incident took place in Adams County, PA (Dillsburg) on April 4th, 2023, when the Carrol Township Police Department, received a call about seeing a stolen… Continue reading You Can’t Make This Shit Up
Who Is This Veteran? – Mr. T
Who Is This Veteran? – Mr. T Before he fought Rocky Balboa in Rocky III as Clubber Lang, and before he played B.A. Baracus on the TV show “A-Team”, Mr. T was in the United States Army, serving as an MP (Military Police). Laurence Tureaud enlisted in the Army in 1975 and was actually named… Continue reading Who Is This Veteran? – Mr. T
People Watching
People Watching I love to just sit somewhere and watch people. It is interesting to see how people react and interact with different people, places, and things. Here are some of the more memorable people-watching times. 1. At lunch today and in came this huge family, it was 17 people in all. It was as if… Continue reading People Watching
Super Dave Osborne – Car Crusher
Super Dave Osborne – Car Crusher Live from Stockholm, Sweden, Super Dave attempts a stunt in his $300,000 souped-up car. Dave was strapped in using genuine Saskatchewan seal skin seatbelts. However, there is a terrible communication issue with the nearby crane operator who mistakes Super Dave and his car as scrapyard junk. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j6Va5rpv_Uw
Pay To Drive – Update #2
Pay To Drive – Update #2 Translated from Korean – From the South Korean Connected Drive BMW is charging monthly subscriptions for heated seats, a heated steering wheel, adaptive cruise control (Driving Assistant Plus), auto high beams, and the built-in dash cam (Drive Recorder) in South Korea. This means that cars equipped with all of… Continue reading Pay To Drive – Update #2
Car-Jitsu Championship
Car-Jitsu Championship What do you get when you put grown-ass men who both just happen to be red belts in Jitsu into a subcompact car? Well, you get a Jitsu match called Car-Jitsu and yes, it is a real thing and it is brutal. The rules are simple, you both start in the front seats… Continue reading Car-Jitsu Championship
