My timing SUCKS!!!

Alternate title- Well, THAT was just special… Sigh… Pushed it a ‘bit’ late leaving the work site, so we decided to take the Expressway back up to where we were staying. Now the tropical storm eye wasn’t quite here, but … Continue reading

10Lbs in a 5Lb bag…

Well, here we go again… Trying to get 10lbs in a 5lb bag, er… ship… This is a working ROV on the ship we are working with; it’s not the cutesy little things you see on TV, this one is … Continue reading

Happy Mother’s Day…

To each and every Mother, thank you for being there for us, bearing us, nurturing us, and most of all, putting up with us… And a special thank you to those Blue Star and Gold Star Mothers out there. Without … Continue reading

USS Murphy DDG 112…

USS Michael Murphy, DDG-112 was christened today, 7 May, 2011 at Bath Iron Works, in Bath, Maine. Adding to the significance of the date is that this was also his birthday. Lt Michael Murphy would have been 35 years old. … Continue reading

A bit busy…

Sorry for the light posting and commenting… We took a bit of a different approach into Tokyo this time, as far as I could tell from listening to the controllers, this is the ‘new’ standard approach… On the road for … Continue reading

Osama Bin Laden is dead!!!

Looks like the US got him yesterday with a SOCOM team (update- SEALS supported by 160th SOAR) on the ground in Pakistan! Been waiting for familial DNA comparison, apparently it came through tonight! Best news I have heard since 9/11! … Continue reading

NRA Convention Wrap up…

GREAT TIME! 🙂 Seriously, the dogs are now howling, but it was worth the effort and the time…Estimates of attendance are around 70,000 (official figures will be released later this week)Sebastian over at Snowflakes in Hell has been doing the … Continue reading