This made me laugh. By way of Mike the Musicologist:
This week in 2001, the movie 'Pearl Harbor' was released. To mark the occasion, we decided to share footage of the 1970 epic 'Tora! Tora! Tora!' instead. pic.twitter.com/vgYRJr5tpo
— Military History Now (@MilHistNow) May 27, 2026
Robert Daley, author and deputy commissioner with the NYPD. He was 96.
Daley served as deputy commissioner of the NYPD in 1971 and 1972, a turbulent period marked by police corruption investigations, organised crime violence, major robberies and attacks on officers. He later drew on that experience in ‘Target Blue: An Insider’s View of the N.Y.P.D.’, giving readers a close look at the inner workings, pressures and contradictions of the force.
‘Prince of the City’ became his most enduring work. The book followed Robert Leuci, an NYPD narcotics detective whose cooperation with investigators exposed corruption within the department’s Special Investigation Unit. The story centred not only on criminal conduct, but on loyalty, guilt and the complicated moral code that shaped police life. Critics recognised its force, with contemporary commentary noting the power of Daley’s portrayal of the flawed policeman as a modern literary figure.
Haven’t read the book, but the movie version of it is…pretty okay. I do think it could have been trimmed down some (the movie comes in at 2:47: “The Best Years of Our Lives” comes in at 2:52).
(Archive.is is still broken. Sorry.)
The Revolver Guy blog has a long, but swell, piece up on the “Lipsey’s Exclusive John Taffin Ruger Flattop Perfect Packing Pistol“.
As I said, it is long. But it goes into a lot of detail, putting the PPP into the context of Mr. Taffin’s life, work, and preferences, as well as covering the design considerations that went into it…and even giving a range report.
Previously on WCD. I’ll mention that, since I wrote that piece, I did acquire an actual Ruger/Lipsey’s Perfect Packing Pistol in the 5 1/2″ length, with a stainless steel finish. Not exactly what I wanted, but it’ll do to ride the river with. And the stainless finish is probably better for outdoor use, anyway.
(I have not seen any of the blued PPP guns in either barrel length show up on GunBroker. I do check periodically.)
I also acquired one of the serial numbered PPP holsters from Barranti Leather Co. for the PPP, as well as a second non-serial numbered but same style and pattern holster for the other Ruger. So now I’m a two-gun man. I just need a couple of things to complete the ensemble: I have a hat on order, and Mike the Musicologist is trying to talk me into getting some custom boots made, which I might do after the hat gets here and if things hold together a while longer.
Yeah, I know, but these things are indulgences, and I’ve got some jingle in my jeans. Especially now that Cisco stock is at $119 a share…