Wow…

This is some incredible footage of the shuttle launch from a ‘different’ camera angle… Onboard the booster rockets themselves!!! HD even! You can read more details of the video HERE. h/t Jimmy … Continue reading

The Grey Man- Partners…

Is almost done, in final edit now, and awaiting a couple of beta readers comments; expect to have it out next month… This is a first cut on the cover, not finalized so expect some changes. Total is a little … Continue reading

Cases dropped…

Baltimore prosecutors have dropped the cases against the remaining three officers in the death of Freddie Gray. Of course the mayor and State Attorney Mosby blame it on the police and ‘uncooperative’ police and a bad justice system… Maybe she … Continue reading

Truth…

However politically incorrect it may be… The Greatest Disaster in U.S. Military History By Ray Starmann Operation You Go Girl is destined to fail; failure defined not as a NO GO, or an F, but as the nation’s young women … Continue reading

A Sailor’s Thoughts…

Some random and rambling thoughts accumulated from various quarters over the years. A bit of introspection from an “older” sailor. Pretty much ALL true… A sailor will walk 10 miles in a freezing rain to get a beer but complain … Continue reading

Politics…

This ‘might’ not be a bad idea… 🙂 A MESSAGE FROM THE QUEEN To the citizens of the United States of America from Her Sovereign Majesty Queen Elizabeth II. In light of your failure to nominate competent candidates for President … Continue reading

Aviation Art…

Richard Taylor is the son of noted aviation and combat artist Robert Taylor. Obviously ‘this’ particular acorn didn’t fall far from the tree! Link, HERE. … Continue reading

Unanswerable questions???

Better known as why ask why… -Why doesn’t glue stick to the inside of the bottle? -Why is it considered necessary to nail down the lid of a coffin? -What happens if you get scared half to death twice? -Can … Continue reading

Integrity Matters…

By The Book Phillip Jennings is an investment banker and entrepreneur, former Marine Corps Captain who flew missions  in Vietnam and, after leaving the Marine Corps, flew for Air America in Laos. He won the Pirate’s Alley Faulkner Society short … Continue reading

TBT…

If only… F-8 on the pedestal at NAS Barber’s Point, July 1976 painted by volunteers of all races from the various squadrons. And yes, it was taken with Kodacolor and yes, it’s changed colors over the last forty years. We … Continue reading

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