M.O.S.C.O.W.

Why Yes Herman Hess!
I apologise for accidentally inveigling in any Russians who might be thinking "But - but - surely Conrad lives in England?  Why is he thus mentioning the Centre of the Known World?" Well, I was equally as wicked about M.O.G.A.D.I.S.H.U., although the only bit of that acronym I can remember is "Hairy Underside".
     "M.O.S.C.O.W." - "Man Of Subtly Charming Older Ways".
     In other words, I have grey hair.

Drunk Pynchon
I only came across this Twitter site this afternoon, and - curiosity being my besetting sin - I had to take a look at it.

Good luck with that!

     This person has set themselves an impressive task - Tom's works go back to the 18th Century, and span North America, Africa, a great deal of detail on Europe, the wilds of the Atlantic Ocean, Asia and some countries that don't exist.

Aaaand For Today's Second Coincidence -
This makes sense to me, and probably to Tom.  To you the gentle reader of BOOJUM! possibly not quite so much:

     Okay, which novel by Tom covers Pig Bodine going AWOL in New York, the Herero Rebellion of 1904 and the British invasion of Suez?
     That's right, "V".
     Your honour, I rest my case.

Aaaand For Today's First Coincidence -
I'm not going to apologise for mucking about with the time-stream - you've all watched Doctor Who, you should be experienced - but here we have Colm Meaney:

Turning a trick in the stars

     Transporter Chief Miles O'Brien in "Star Trek: The Excruciatingly PC The Next Generation".
     Whilst dogsitting Edna I happened to see him coming the glad hand with Lieutenant Barclay on the "CBS Action" channel.  
     "Ho Hum!" declared Conrad, switching channels to one showing films.
     Surprise surprise, 

And who if it isn't -

     Here is "The Race", featuring none other than Colm.

That Index I've Mentioned Once Or Twice
It being an index of "The History of the 51st Highland Division 1914 - 1918".  If you recall all those months ago, your humble scribe had decided to create an index for the above work.  Having done so, I now realise why some authors hire professional indexers to create an index, instead of doing it themselves.  Viz:

Fifty hand-notated pages!

     There are fifty pages of longhand notes there.  They now have to be typed up - an expense and occupation that a prof - let's just call them a PFI, okay? - would presumably also have taken on.
     Well, no PFI's present here, so Conrad will just have to type the whole lot up himself.  And the end result?  I'll get back to you on that.

Those Paramilitaries Mentioned Previously
Yes, I do apologise for not getting this post out yesterday.  What I meant to do was provide a bit of background detail for "Dad's Army", as whilst we here in the UK might know a bit about this particular paramilitary formation, you out there in the benighted bewilderness of Britlessness are surely completely clue-free*.

Them Nazis are a-quivering in their boots at this sight -

     Okay, imagine that it is July 1940.  Nazi Germany has conquered the Continent.  Our gallant chaps wearing gigantic moustaches and Spitfires are going at it like billy-ho over the Channel.  The Russians are - ah, well, let us not dwell there.  
     Things, to put it mildly, are underway.
     With the third** potential invasion of this Island Nation, a whole lot of people start to make threatening noises about being armed and ready.  The Local Defence Volunteers are formed, transitioning into the Home Guard.  These are people - actually 99% men - who are not eligible for call up into the Army, usually as they are too young or - the more probable percentage - too old.

Clearly, a huge influence on Douglas Adams

     John Laurie and Arnold Ridley of the original Dad's Army cast were actually Home Guard soldiers, just so we're clear.
     Now, the "too old" part is interesting, as a whole lot of First Unpleasantness veterans skilled in the art of "Individual Rapid Fire Lee Enfield Short, Magazine, .303 Calibre" joined up, and one wonders what people who had been through the ghastliness of gas warfare at Third Ypres would have made of a Blitzkrieg attack:
     FIRST PRIVATE: I say, Bill, I think they're coming at us with tanks!
     SECOND PRIVATE: I'm going for a kip. Wake me up when they get here.
     FIRST PRIVATE: Will that be one sugar or two?
     SECOND PRIVATE: Zzzzzzzzzzzz.
     FIRST PRIVATE: Ah, no "think" about it.  Definitely tanks. Now, do I stir clockwise or counterclockwise?

It sends Panzers screaming in fear!

* Unless you've seen the sitcom
** First = Napoleon; Second = Kaiser Bill