Playing under the ice… Did this a couple of times, but from the air side. It’s frikkin COLD up there this time of year!!! -40 to -60 ambient, -160 or lower at altitude… Note the ‘guard’ with the rifle. Polar … Continue reading
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It’s enough to make one’s head spin… We’ve all ‘known’, from various leaks over the years that detainees released from Gitmo have gone back to the battlefield… Detainee transfers from the Guantánamo Bay prison have resulted in the deaths of … Continue reading
Twenty-five years ago this week, we lost twenty-seven shipmates in a two plane crash off San Diego during routine training. I knew most of them personally. HERE is a link to the memorial held this week. Their bodies and the … Continue reading
GO NAVY! 🙂 … Continue reading
The usual suspects have started the continued the rant against *.* Puppies already… K. Paulk put up the SP4 reading list/recommendations at MGC, with the entire list HERE. Predictably, the POS (nee SJWs) went bat nuts, pressuring authors to deny … Continue reading
Just don’t change… BO’s in Cuba, apparently with a rather large entourage, including the entire family (wonder if they brought the dog too?), and the human rights protesters ‘thought’ maybe things would be different yesterday… Not so much… Members of … Continue reading
It gives a nice, icy mood, perfect for December 1944, when Dahl flew his “Blaue13” on bomber intercept missions with JG 300. By the way, the clouds at the top of the image remind me of layers of cirrus, formed … Continue reading
Oh my achin’ (insert multiple body parts here)… Remember those days when we could work all day and not give it a second thought? Me neither… Half pallet of sod here… And my neighbor’s daughter took pity on me and … Continue reading
Courtesy of the NRA. SCOTUS Nomination: Merrick Garland “With Justice Scalia’s tragic passing, there is no longer a majority of support among the justices for the fundamental, individual right to own a firearm for self-defense. Four justices believe law-abiding Americans … Continue reading
Another set of pictures from my grandfather’s days as an investigator for the railroad… The sign appears to say Elmore, but I can’t come up with any details as to ‘which’ Elmore… Looking at the vehicles, I think this was … Continue reading