20 years and changes…

So I’m in yet another interminable meeting, and we finally get a break; standing outside with a cup of coffee, and this old guy comes walking over.He’s smiling (a good thing), and sticks out his hand.  He says in a … Continue reading

Flyin and lyin…

Pilots…. In air combat there isn’t anything called cheating…The stakes are too high…. This story is attributed to former CNO ADM Jim Holloway, USN retired. One thing about Air Force pilots is that they lie a lot. You simply can’t trust them … Continue reading

An interesting question…

This one came in from the mil-email network, and it IS an interesting question that the lady poses…One thing wrong with the Government’s calculation of available social security is they forgot to figure in the people who died before they … Continue reading

Teh Funny…

If ‘this’ isn’t the truth, I don’t know what is…Dogs vs. Cats…h/t JP … Continue reading

I hate to do it…

Apparently my postings about Sequestration have tripped off a spam attack, I’m getting up to 100-200 spam hits a day all of a sudden…So I’m going to have to go back to verification. I truly apologize, and I hate to … Continue reading

Getting rid of Selective Service Registration…

Interesting how all of a sudden they want to get rid of Selective Service requirements… Two lawmakers are waging a little-noticed campaign to abolish the Selective Service System, the independent federal agency that manages draft registration. They say the millions … Continue reading

An ‘Interesting’ picture, but not in a good way…

This is something I never thought we’d see, at least not in my lifetime, other that at Christmas stand-down, maybe… NORFOLK, VA. (February 8, 2013). The first time since WWII that five nuclear powered aircraft carriers were docked together. USS … Continue reading

Pay to Play, $500,000 buy in…

It appears for $500,000 you can ‘buy’ a seat at the table as an ‘advisor’ to the Prez, and meet with him quarterly.  Only problem is you will be ‘window dressing’ since you’re only allowed to sit at the table … Continue reading

Nanny State…

LL has a great post up HERE on the Californiacation of lots of the left coast states, so I’m not going to try to ‘top’ it…I will provide the following picture that kinda says it all… All of the signs … Continue reading

Impacts of Sequestration…

It seems that a lot of the media and commentators are saying there is ‘no big deal’ to sequestration…I’m not getting ‘deep’ into specifics, there are plenty of articles that DO that.  I’m trying to take a broad brush approach … Continue reading