Never Let an Engineer Fix Your Lawnmower…

Especially if he works for Boeing… OR, just put some cameras on it and fly it over the neighborhood 🙂h/t JP … Continue reading

Just in time for Christmas…

Senator Tom Coburn from Oklahoma has just released Wastebook 2011, detailing the (at least) $6.5B in waste just this year…The one that REALLY chaps my ass is the $35M for the conventions, whyinhell, if the parties are getting all these … Continue reading

Just not feeling it…

Just can’t seem to get in the mood this year, I’m guessing it’s at least partially because Christmas lights and palm trees just don’t work too well…And the 250+ lb Hawaiian serving the Kailua pig, even if he IS wearing … Continue reading

Road Tripping…

Road tripping (and falling) yet again… sigh…Work all day, fly half way to location, sleep a couple of hours, get up, back to airport, fly to location, go to meetings, try to go to next meeting only to find out … Continue reading

Random things…

APHORISMS- 1. The nicest thing about the future is . . . That it always starts tomorrow. 2. Money will buy a fine dog, but only kindness will make him wag his tail. 3. If you don’t have a sense … Continue reading

12 Months or 200K Miles, whichever comes first…

Survived another physical… sigh…Why is it, you spend at least TWO hours shuffling from place to place within one building and still end up wasting at least an hour and a half just sitting???Just for S&Gs I timed how long … Continue reading

The REAL 1%…

This came over the transom via e-mail late this evening… I believe this is BZ‘s Congressman, but in any case, I’m 1000% behind what he has to say… By Buck McKeon… In parks and city squares across the nation, America’s … Continue reading

Quick Trip…

Made a quick trip out to Indy for the short notice blog meet, and was met with another @&*(#$ Chicken Pot Pie… sigh…  You can read about it over at Brigid’s HERE.It was nice to meet some new folks and … Continue reading

Hey Untied…

You are doin it rong… You have a good charity that you are working with (Children’s Hospice), but your execution at IAD this morning leaves a LOT to be desired… When you close the diamond checkpoint with 10 people trying … Continue reading

Calories…

Since we’re coming up on Christmas… Here’s the guide to calorie-burning activities and the number of calories per hour they consume. Beating around the bush. . . . . . . . .75Jumping to conclusions . . . . . . . … Continue reading