Bloomie loses, again!!!

It appears Bloomie and his MAIG, et al groups failed once again… He dumped money into a LOCAL sheriff’s race in Wisconsin against Sheriff Clark, who told people to arm themselves… The race took on national tones just last week … Continue reading

PSA, E15 gas…

Not good news about E-15 gasoline, now apparently in at least three states! Buyer beware… Especially if your vehicle (like mine) is older than 2012… In addition to voided warranties… And Snopes gives it a mixture… sigh … Continue reading

Book Review, The Future of the Gun…

The Future of the Gun- By Frank Miniter I was asked to review this book, and finished it last night.  Frank Miniter did an EXCELLENT job with this one.  Researched, documented, peppered with historical facts and interviews with a variety … Continue reading

Robin Williams is gone…

Reason unknown, but Robin Williams was apparently found unconscious/dead  at his home. One of, if not the best, ad lib comics and actors of all time.  Gone way to early.  He’d had bouts of depression, and spoke about it more … Continue reading

Udvar-Hazy, part tres…

Back in 2003, I was lucky enough to get a ticket to the ‘military’ opening of Udvar-Hazy.  I think there were around 3000 tickets given to active duty and retired military aviators. A number of ‘interesting’ things happened that day, … Continue reading

WWII Postcard???

I didn’t know this, but apparently there were also recruiting ‘postcards’… Not just recruiting posters… Here’s one from the Air Corps, I ‘think’ this might have been one of those!   It was one of the last done by Howard … Continue reading

Military cuts… A rant…

Well, BO had to go on TV and say he was actually going to support the Iraqis in harms way… From his expression, he REALLY didn’t want to be saying that, much less authorizing the bombing…  Wonder how that crow … Continue reading

Cars…

An oldie but a goody…  I actually drove a Cobra back in the 60s, it was a 289 and an absolute blast!  I think the guy wanted $3000 for it if I remember correctly… sigh… Why, other than the cars … Continue reading

I’m impressed…

I put the challenge up this morning at 0700, and y’all did your part by 1700… So here’s mine… If we can get 25 more folks, I’ll do it again… American Snipers is stepping forward to try to help out. … Continue reading

Challenge…

DaddyBear started it, and I’m continuing it… If you’ve been following the news lately, you’ve seen the reports that a former Navy guy, who was a professional wrestler with a penchant for feather boas, who then became governor of a northern … Continue reading