On the Road (again)…

A little humor, considering I spent 13 1/2 hours on an airplane today… ATC: Alitalia 321, continue taxi to the holding position 20R south via tango. Check for workers along taxiway.   Alitalia 321: Roger, 20R via tango. Workers checked, … Continue reading

236 Years Young…

Happy Birthday NAVY!!! 236 years, and actually a bit of progress…   NAVADMIN 306/11MSGID/GENADMIN/CNO WASHINGTON DC/N00/OCT//SUBJ/NAVY BIRTHDAY 2011//RMKS/1. ON 13 OCTOBER, THE NAVY CELEBRATES 236 YEARS OF ENDURING TRADITIONS AND MISSIONS THAT HAVE PRESERVED FREEDOM OF THE SEAS AND THE … Continue reading

My FIrst Car MEME…

ASM826 tagged me with the first car Meme, so here goes…What was your first car?  Model, year, color, condition1963 Corvair Monza Spyder (150hp Turbo), it was black with red interior, four speed and leaked oil like a sieve… These pics … Continue reading

My FIrst Car MEME…

ASM826 tagged me with the first car Meme, so here goes…What was your first car?  Model, year, color, condition1963 Corvair Monza Spyder (150hp Turbo), it was black with red interior, four speed and leaked oil like a sieve… These pics … Continue reading

Home, for THREE Whole Days…

4387 miles, no tickets, one new set of windshield wiper blades, and one flat butt…  11 hours of this crap today… Rain, rain, fog, more rain… SighWork tomorrow, then road (well airplane) trip again on Monday for a week.  I’m … Continue reading

Still on the road…

Stopped in Nashville and met up with Bayou Renaissance Man and Wing, had a great dinner at a nice little ethnic restaurant called Cafe Bosna, real home cooking!!!We chatted and Oleg dropped by to say hello and he introduced his Dad who is … Continue reading

All Good Things…

Must come to an end… dammit…The range is closed, the fire is out, and we are dispersing to our respective homes…Not trying to rub it in, but it’s truly been a relaxing and refreshing weekend; and the first liar…er…storyteller never … Continue reading

Damn Wind…

Okay already, enough with the wind… Sigh… Aepilotjim is on the right down on his Barrett. The wind pretty much kicked our asses all day on the long range stuff, steady 16-18 kts, gusting to 30 and rolling from direct … Continue reading

Set up Day…

Up at zero dark 30, we all met for breakfast, then it was scatter to the four winds and start “doing” things…We went out to the range and worked the basic layouts, pistol range, rifle range, long distance range…This is … Continue reading

We’re here!!!

The clan is gathering for Blogorado! Lite posting and commenting for the next couple of days!!