A must read…

Via Borepatch, you really need to read this one… http://idrivewarships.wordpress.com/2013/11/10/a-sailors-dying-wish/ It just proves the ‘real’ traditions of the Navy are alive and well in that they truly take care of shipmates, young AND old… RIP EM2 Cloud, the kids are … Continue reading

Sequestration be damned…

The Navy and Marines are doing their jobs and once again responding to a natural disaster… WASHINGTON (NNS) — Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel has ordered the aircraft carrier USS George Washington (CVN 73) and other U.S. Navy ships to … Continue reading

Efficient Gun Control that makes sense…

In 1865 a Democrat shot and killed Abraham Lincoln, President of the United States In 1881 a left wing radical Democrat shot James Garfield, President of the United States , who later died from the wound. In 1963 a radical … Continue reading

Tulsa Gun Show AAR…

OH my aching doggies…  Sigh… Three days of walking around on a hard concrete floor has my dogs ‘barking’ and then some… My impressions were that the crowds were down, but a lot more women shopping alone or in packs, … Continue reading

Veterans Day…

To all those who’ve served, THANK YOU!!! U.S. President Woodrow Wilson first proclaimed Armistice Day for November 11, 1919. In proclaiming the holiday, he said “To us in America, the reflections of Armistice Day will be filled with solemn pride in the … Continue reading

Gun show…

Tulsa is as big as usual… 4000 tables, and a whole bunch of high dollar stuff… Pieces/parts are out of sight too!  AePilot Jim made it over for the day and he wins the smallest/most expensive part…  But that’s ‘his’ … Continue reading

Budweiser Ads…

I’m on the road again, so not much time to do a good post, so in lieu of that, a compilation of Bud ads, going back to the mid-90s that somebody put together; they’re a nice break from the BS we’re … Continue reading

Light posting/commenting…

I are at Tulsa for the gun show, so don’t expect much outta me until next week! Thanks to Tam’s advice, I got a decent buy on a K-22… Pics later… Expecting AePilot Jim to show up tomorrow. Prices are … Continue reading

Semper Fi Marines!!!

238th Birthday for the USMC… A little long at 15 minutes, but worth watching… Semper Fi Marines! … Continue reading

This lady nails it…

And does one helluva job of telling truth to power, e.g. the Pres… Dear President Obama, I wanted to take a moment to say thank you for all you have done and are doing. You see I am a single … Continue reading