Three days with old friends at the MPA Symposium at NAS JAX, and I’m still amazed by the speech given by retired LCDR Clyde Barber. He has some pretty serious credentials… WWII, Korea, Vietnam veteran in the PBY, P-2, P-3 … Continue reading
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Two barn finds, and an oddity… A 1950 Ford business coupe, fully restored. 1938 Ford Woody. ALL ORIGINAL!!! The only ‘modification’ is apparently putting what they call a banjo steering wheel in it. The only option was the bumper guards! … Continue reading
From out of the past… Nuff said… h/t JP … Continue reading
Not one, not two, but THREE 1914-1915 Ford Speedsters! He said he never intended to collect three of them, but he got a ‘deal’… One wonders what a dealer considers a ‘deal’??? Anyhoo… These were Ford’s pride and joy, and … Continue reading
I went and looked at cars…LOL And since I’m on the road myself, this kinda makes sense… One of our local dealers opened his personal ‘museum’ to the public, no charge, just donations to a local christian school, or a … Continue reading
Its already begun in the Nashville Waffle House shooting… “We need comprehensive gun reform to address mass shootings, domestic shootings, accidental shootings and homicides,” Briley said at news conference where Metro police, FBI and other law enforcement provided updates on the shooting and … Continue reading
For years people have been trying to discredit Dr. Kleck’s research on defensive gun use for years… BUT… Dr. Kleck apparently stumbled across more real data, from of all people, the CDC! Abstract In 1996, 1997, and 1998, the Centers … Continue reading
One of the most important things, at least to me as a writer, are GOOD alpha and beta readers. And I’m thankful for those who help me out… As a writer, I’m too close to the ‘product’, if you will. … Continue reading
The Colombine HS shootings took place. And things have gone downhill ever since. One GOOD thing that happened was a review of police procedures nationwide based on the LEO response and caused numerous changes to active shooter response protocols, as … Continue reading
Truly the pros from Dover… The Rule is- Aviate, Navigate, Communicate. This is how it’s supposed to be done. Apparently the ‘initial’ roll was around 40 degrees into the dead engine, along with the associated depressurization, vibration and assorted ‘other’ … Continue reading