Go read this…

Kathy Jackson, over at Cornered Cat has an excellent post up about protecting your kids from strangers, HERE. My opinion, FWIW, is that the PC culture and fear of ‘offending’ someone has brought us to the point that we are … Continue reading

50 years ago this week…

The USS Forrestal almost became the biggest single loss of life in the Vietnam conflict… I still remember seeing a longer version of this in boot camp, and wondering what they hell I’d gotten myself into… A rocket fired across … Continue reading

Sigh…

I do like to cook on occasion, and I’m not above freely stealing recipes other bloggers have posted, like Brigid back in the day, Miguel, and others… Miguel posted a recipe for a Tortilla Española. I had all the stuff, and … Continue reading

Range time…

102 on the range today… Just a ‘tad’ warm! Did a little old school, and some ‘new’ school… A little over 100 rounds, and it truly sucks when your hands are sweaty and the sweat is running into your eyes. … Continue reading

Finally, PA gets it’s act together…

Military fakers in Pennsylvania may want to consider a change of station. The state has passed stolen valor legislation that will make impersonating a service member or veteran, or wearing unearned military decorations, a third-degree misdemeanor if it’s done “with intent to obtain money, property … Continue reading

TBT…

It’s cars… Back when you could actually tell them apart… And VERY few of them had AC. I can remember going for ‘Sunday’ drives as a kid, and first learned about the 2 55 AC there… And it was actually … Continue reading

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Reviews, a bleg…

The is a bleg for all of us poor, bottom of the list authors, that live and die by reviews… If you’re an indie writer, publishing via Amazon like I am, 50 reviews and 100 reviews are the two keystones … Continue reading

Dammit…

I truly hate it when crap that I’ve written about happens (again)… This is part of a chapter from The Grey Man- Partners. After dinner and catching up, Clay and the old man were enjoying a piece of pie and … Continue reading

Snerk…

These came over the transom from the mil-email string… Rev beat me to it on Friday, HERE, but I still don’t have anything better to offer… sigh WHAT DO YOU GET WHEN YOU CROSS A JOKE WITH A RHETORICAL QUESTION??? … Continue reading

Dazzle paint…

Haven’t done one of these in a while, but I went down a rathole doing some research, so you get a post with pictures… LOL Determining the range, size, heading, and speed of a ship at sea, before radar was … Continue reading