Vito and the Baby…

Vito is tired of waiting for me to come back and throw the ball… So… He’s ‘trying’ to train my replacement! Sadly, I think it’s going to take a while… She’s as liable to eat the ball as he is… … Continue reading

The Grey Man- Update

Now working on book 5, while I’m waiting on feedback from the beta readers on the MilSF novel… A tease just to prove I really HAVE started writing it… Prolog Jesse Miller, now thirty, striking, trim and fit in jeans, … Continue reading

TBT…

Back in the day, when I was travelling my ass off, some of us ended up on the same planes on occasion. The stories about what could/did happen were ‘hilarious’ and most of us had experienced at least a few … Continue reading

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THAAD…

It’s now ‘someplace’ in South Korea… What you don’t see is the TPY-2 and control vans, which were on a different airplane… Nor the reloads, which were on a third airplane. Supposedly configured in the terminal mode as opposed to … Continue reading

Golf Jokes…

Since it’s warming up and there are people starting to play… A little humor! GOLF HUMOR -A husband and wife are on the 9th green when suddenly she collapses from a heart attack! “Help me dear” she groans to her … Continue reading

The end of an era…

1937-2017… 80 years of maritime patrol squadrons is ending this week… In a way, it’s fitting that it’s ending what started at in 1937 with Fleet Air Wing 2 and ends with Patrol and Reconnaissance Wing 2 as the bookends. … Continue reading

Navy “Stuff”…

Anybody recognize this ship??? Commissioned in 1913, she was the first turbo-electric ship in the Navy. Still not sure? More below the break… … Continue reading

Chinese land grab(s)…

As anyone who follows Virtual Mirage knows, the Chinese continue to build out military bases in the Spratley and Parcels Islands in the South China Sea. This video gives a deeper explanation including the infamous 9 dash line and Cabbage … Continue reading

Steampunk!!!

Our friend Alma Boykin has a new novel out and it’s… Steampunk!!! Click the cover to go to the Amazon page to get it! The blurb- Antalia — Where queens and Huntresses rule. Antalia — Where magic is anathema and … Continue reading

Boosting the signal…

My friend Peter, over at Bayou Renaissance Man is up for a literary award! Quoting him here- I was happily surprised to find that my first Western novel, ‘Brings The Lightning‘, has been nominated for the Conservative-Libertarian Fiction Alliance‘s Book … Continue reading