The bane of the writers existence is research, last night I spent five hours digging around in a variety of links and NATOPS. All for what will probably be two or maybe three paragraphs in the short story. Having experts that … Continue reading
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It’s ALWAYS in the details… When not calling Trump supporters “Nazis” as a means to dehumanize us, the establishment media like to whine about the lack of civility in American politics, even as they cover up, ignore, downplay, or straight-up … Continue reading
Peter’s third book in the Cochrane’s Company trilogy is up! Click the cover to get it! The Blurb- The shadow war started as a simple contract to defend a system against asteroid thieves. The harder Andrew Cochrane and Hawkwood Security … Continue reading
Probably one of the most famous engines used in WWII was the Merlin. Few engines throughout history have achieved a near mythical status among its admirers. Fewer still can share credit for the rescue of an entire nation. Perhaps only … Continue reading
I thought this was a joke… Nobody would fall for something ‘this’ outlandish… In the week of America’s Independence Day, the algorithms of Facebook decided that the Declaration of Independence was hate speech. The Liberty County Vindicator, a community newspaper between … Continue reading
The con went by way too fast!!! Flew in Thursday, met up with the usual suspects, Peter, Dot, LawDog, Alma, Larry/Bridget, Sarah/Dan Hoyt, Cedar/Sanford, Jonna, Ringo, John Van Stry, Colonel Kratman, Retired Spook, Kirk and he lovely wife, and a … Continue reading
For the 242nd time… 🙂 Independence Day, also known as the Fourth of July, is a federal holiday in the USA that celebrates the Declaration of Independence on July 4, 1776. On this date, the Continental Congress declared the thirteen … Continue reading
Another one from the Mil email string… Here we go again… Pizza MRE??? I’m SO glad I’m retired and gone… MRE- Meals Rejected by Ethiopians, not for preflight/inflight use, etc… Given the choice, I would default to C-rats or K-rats. … Continue reading
This one came over the transom from the mil email string… Well worth paying attention to, as I’ve seen more and more calls from various ‘Pacs’ wanting donations for various things… A web of new political action committees (PAC) raised nearly … Continue reading
Again… This time by choice! Off to LibertyCon in Chattanooga! I’m on a few more panels this year… Day Time Name of Event Fri 02:00PM Virtual Reality: Future Prospects, Future Threats, and Perhaps an Answer to the Fermi Paradox … Continue reading