President Donald Trump said the projected cost of new Air Force One aircraft was too high, so the U.S. Air Force found a way to lower it: by buying a pair of Boeing 747 jetliners abandoned by a bankrupt Russian airline. This is an ‘interesting’ … Continue reading
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It appears there IS truth to the ‘rumor’ of Sig P320s firing when dropped… The Firearms blog picked up on it, HERE. And Guns.com posted Sig’s response, HERE. But Omaha Outdoors did their own test… Results below… Hopefully, Sig will … Continue reading
Well, AMA-Con was a learning experience. We made table money, but that was about it… But it was an interesting weekend, anyway… It’s always both an honor, and very humbling to meet actual readers. And we did have a couple … Continue reading
Well, this has been interesting… This was the table set up, and we did get traffic. Direct sales were a little slow, but we were handing out cards for the kindle versions, so we’re hoping for some follow up sales … Continue reading
What is wrong with these idjits… MADISON, Wis. — Democrats pushed back Thursday against a Republican measure that would allow Wisconsin high schools to offer gun safety courses, arguing such classes aren’t appropriate and could generate fear in classrooms. Full … Continue reading
Gonna be in Armadillo for a couple of days (I used to screw with the kids and call it that)… 🙂 We’ll be at AMA-Con, sponsored by the Amarillo Public Library, on Saturday and Sunday. If you’re able to make … Continue reading
Up to my alligator in assholes this week, so took a bit of a break. Read Pratchett’s Mort and found my copy of Doc Smith’s First Lensman. But I drug a couple of others out… 🙂 I also have a … Continue reading
When a plan comes together… A team of researchers from the U.S. Department of Energy and the U.S. Navy have created the military’s first 3D-printed submarine, an achievement that may have the potential to accelerate the defense R&D process. Full … Continue reading
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
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