It appears Remington is going to file for bankruptcy… Remington Outdoor Company Inc, one of the largest U.S. makers of firearms, has reached out to banks and credit investment funds in search of financing that will allow it to file … Continue reading
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Gotta give Musk credit, he went big, and damn near everything worked… Falcon X heavy went off without any major problems day before yesterday, after some pad delays due to wind vectors. Two out of three rockets were recovered on … Continue reading
And again… Figures lie and liars figure… This… From the Oklahoman… IN its efforts to advance gun control measures, the Violence Policy Center compiles data to bolster its policy positions. We have no problem with that. But in doing so, … Continue reading
This is a classic case of why/how our military procurement system is broken… I had some involvement with this in 2014/5 in my previous life. The Navy was supposed to get their hands on it LONG before now… I have … Continue reading
Starting back to work on the second Rimworld novel now. 9000 words as of today. As always, unedited, stream of consciousness… But I’m getting back into the ‘feel’ of the world. Abandoned Lherson groaned as he tried to roll over, … Continue reading
Isikoff claims to be ‘surprised’ his article was used to circular reference the Steele documents and Carter Page… Really? Investigative journalist Michael Isikoff said Friday that he was surprised to find out that an article he wrote about Carter Page … Continue reading
Typewriter They had been up in the attic together doing some cleaning. The kids uncovered an old manual typewriter and asked her, “Hey Mom…what’s this?” “Oh…that’s an old typewriter,” she answered, thinking that would satisfy their curiosity. “Well what does it do?” they asked. “I’ll show … Continue reading
How MUCH I hate editing??? Gah… the, they, that, then. A, an, and, any… I ‘know’ I’m not ‘that’ bad a typist… And yes, I actually DID read it before I sent it to the alpha readers. So I read … Continue reading
And then there are ‘bad’ optics… A Kennedy standing in front of a car, looking uncomfortable? Really??? Do people not realize EXACTLY what memory that brings up for us old farts? Can we say… Chappaquiddick… Anybody else remember this ad, from … Continue reading
Ya just gotta laugh… There are K-9s and then there are k-9s… I don’t care who you are, that’s funny! 🙂 On a different note, there are some amazing technologies being tested for aircraft to make them more stable, more … Continue reading