Since Dec 7th is this week, a little different one. There were actually TWO battles on the same day, Pearl Harbor, which is the one everyone remembers, but there was another… Some American pilots managed to counterattack, two such heroes, … Continue reading
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It’s always interesting when a random conversation gets started around here and the ideas/arguments/comments flow freely… Today’s iteration of that was the three laws of robotics as they are being reflected in my upcoming MilSF novel. Midwest Chick turned to … Continue reading
This one came over the transom from the mil email group… Wyatt Earp on shooting! On November 3, 1930, the Saturday Evening Post published Wyatt Earp’s comments that he expressed to his biographer Stuart N. Lake about gun fighting. This … Continue reading
Getting old is NOT for sissies… You can tell when the weather is going to change, you’re expected to be grumpy (I LIKE that) and you’re not embarrassed to take an old gun to the range… Sitting here thinking last … Continue reading
Sooo… The facts are that a 18YO Somali refugee used a car and a butcher knife yesterday at OSU, right? It apparently doesn’t matter that the suspect who stabbed at Ohio State University students with a butcher knife didn’t have … Continue reading
It’s either a political rant or another tease from the Rimworld book… Since I’m tired of politics, you get this… As always, unedited, stream of consciousness writing… Right at 60K words in. Moments of Terror The days melded one into … Continue reading
This one came over the transom via the milemail net… HORROR MOVIE SURVIVAL -If the house you’re living in tells you to “GO AWAY” do so immediately. -Never take a bath or shower with a maniac/spirit/demon/creature in the house. -When … Continue reading
An escort P47, over Utah Beach, on the background “La pointe du Hoc” (6th June 1944). The ‘special’ refers to the additional tasking missions that were added to support the landings. One of the ‘tales’ told was that all possible … Continue reading
First we have this from BO… President Barack Obama continues to publicly ponder the after-math of the presidential election that handed the keys to the White House to Donald Trump – a man he claimed was unworthy of the honor … Continue reading
And a nice memory for the kids… If you’re looking for something different for Christmas, I’d recommend you look at this one… Fred J. Page High School is a small rural high school in Franklin, Tennessee. Ours is a standard … Continue reading