Cleaning…

Such fun… Not! Put a hundred rounds through the Mustang last weekend, and these are the results… Not up to Tam’s usual standards, but it’s my daily carry… Not the dirtiest shooter, but not the cleanest either. You can see … Continue reading

TBT…

Way back this time… 1976, and a winter deployment to Northern Japan… I think I’d made E-6 a couple of months earlier. And was still trying to figure out the airplane, as I’d gone from a P-3B squadron to a … Continue reading

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Pavlov’s “Dogs”…

Birds in this case though… I have a four block walk between offices that I do at least a couple of times a day, and it’s interesting to see the differences between morning/evening walks and the lunchtime walks. Yesterday one … Continue reading

Cynical Definitions…

ARTIFICIAL INSEMINATION: Procreation without recreation. BOOKCASE:  A piece of furniture used in America to house bowling trophies and Elvis collectibles. BULIMIA: Retched excess. CHIC: Considered smart without the deadening implication of intelligence. CLIQUE: A group of insiders who greet outsiders … Continue reading

Proud…

I’m proud of both my daughters. I was asked in an email how they’re doing, and since I seldom write about them, I figured once a year is about right… OD (oldest daughter) has moved over to a new job … Continue reading

That was weird…

So the radio alarm goes off at 0600 this morning, and ‘something’ that was playing yanked my subconscious straight into the past… I couldn’t get this scene out of my mind for some reason… I grew up listening to him … Continue reading

Bread and circuses…

And the politicrats are off and running… Two Pub debates yesterday, and I didn’t see a damn thing in either one (other than Fiorina) that impressed me… While I applaude Fox for actually trying to get the candidates to actually … Continue reading

I dunno…

Buddy of mine over at NASA sent me this one… NASA Deputy Administrator Lori Garver announced Jan. 16 a newly planned addition to the International Space Station that will use the orbiting laboratory to test expandable space habitat technology. NASA … Continue reading

TBT…

So I’m at a friend’s house, and she comes out with this… It’s a Ka-Bar… But… It’s not a Ka-Bar… Or is it??? PAL?  Yep, it’s actually a PAL Blade Co, USMC issued 1219C2 USMC Mark 2 Combat Knife!!! And it’s stamped … Continue reading

PSA!!!

Just got word on this one at work this morning… Be aware!!! I want to bring your attention to a potentially dangerous phishing email that contains a malicious link.  If you received any email from any of these email addresses: … Continue reading

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