Remember those predicted job losses???

This is one of those ‘I told you so’ situations… When BO was elected, lots of folks in the know looked at the handwriting on the wall and said the defense industry was going to be in trouble… POLITICO’s analysis … Continue reading

Light posting and commenting…

Gotta go do that work thingie… Willie’s playing, and playing, and playing… well you get the idea… Back in a few weeks.  Beers in the fridge, I hid the wine since it’s all going up in price.  Dog food is … Continue reading

Tired of the BS…

I’ve pretty much stayed away from any comments on the situation in Ferguson, but THIS article, and the reports coming from the funeral (and attributed to Sharpton), ramping up the rhetoric pretty much pissed me off… Especially in light of … Continue reading

Snerk…

A buddy of mine got caught in this mess this morning… From ABC 7 Twitter feed… He said it was one of those Aw S**T, we’re all gonna die moments… His wife was following the lane markers on the right … Continue reading

Range Report…

Yep, the old guns still shoot… Ten yards, Winchester white box in moon clips.  The 7 o’clock low was the first DA round out of the 1917 Army.  Heavy (12ish lbs) pull.  And the two 6 ring shots were SA … Continue reading

WWII Poster…

And back around to the Coast Guard…   I couldn’t find any details on this one, but it’s an interesting one for the ‘history’ perspective it brings in. The Coast Guard’s official history began on 4 August 1790 when President … Continue reading

Random Stuff…

This one from PP… 🙂   And sometimes PHDs ARE good for something… Got in a discussion yesterday morning with the former Marine Sgt (twice), now PHD about ballistics and differences between 7.62 and .308… An hour later I get … Continue reading

Something different…

I had a rant all set to go and I decided NOT to post it…  Sometimes it’s just not worth the BP meds… But I would point you to THIS post by Sara Hoyt.  What is happening to Larry Correia, … Continue reading

Seems I have a problem…

Apparently my blog links have temporarily disappeared… Working on it… Sorry!

For all the gear heads…

ELECTRICAL THEORY BY JOSEPH LUCAS Positive ground depends on proper circuit functioning, which is the transmission of negative ions by retention of visible spectral manifestation known as “smoke”. Smoke is the thing that makes electrical circuits work. We know this … Continue reading