Busy, busy… NRA AM Day 2…

Starting the morning off with a four hour blow out kit course taught by the illustrious AD, and TOTW who is ‘coming out of retirement’ to help out… Then we’re off to an NRA Instructor workshop… Pics when and if I … Continue reading

NRA AM Day 1…

It’s on… Oh my poor footsies… Having said that, great to see a lot of old familiar faces, and looks like Indy is going to be a good show!  And it’s just flat strange to see Jay G in a … Continue reading

NRA Annual Meeting…

Let the gathering begin… 🙂 It’s funny when you realize that folks ONLY know each other by blog handles, and you have to introduce folks with real names… 🙂 Especially when you realize you’re the only one that has met … Continue reading

YGTBSM…

This administration has totally lost the bubble… First, the decide to ‘downgrade’ the Army Apache helo program… Then they decide the reserves don’t need their Apache Helos, those need to be ‘only’ with the active force due to ‘limited’ availability. … Continue reading

Survived the drive…

Made it to Indy in one piece… Stopped by the NRA AM to get my media creds, and couldn’t resist taking a pic of this one… 🙂 As always, if you have something you want me to check on, please … Continue reading

A little video entertainment…

But first, a follow up to yesterday’s post… I need a detachable ass… Just sayin… And now, VFA-27’s cruise trailer!!! Hope you enjoyed it! … Continue reading

When it rains…

It frikkin’ pours… So finally back of extended travel, into the second day of trying to get the ‘new’ computer to work (and figure out how to reconstruct three years of links, etc that mysteriously didn’t get migrated)… And get … Continue reading

A Sailor’s Thoughts, part 2…

A continuation from yesterday… The guys who seemed to get away with doing the least, always seemed to be first in the pay line and the chow line. General Quarters drills and the need to evacuate one’s bowels often seem … Continue reading

A Sailor’s Thoughts, part 1…

This one came over the transom via the mil-email chain and via JP… Some random and rambling thoughts accumulated from various quarters over the years. A bit of introspection from an “older” sailor. A sailor will walk 10 miles in … Continue reading