ASM826 sent me this one from back in the day… These are the Jeepneys lined up along Magsaysay in Olongapo, a bit later than when I was there… The street is paved in this picture! 🙂 And a jeepney is … Continue reading
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Thanks folks, I’ve now got that magic 100 reviews on TGM- Vignettes! Â I truly appreciate ALL the reviews, and I’m working hard to make the next books better! Am I also humbled by the good comments you folks left for … Continue reading
Okay, I’m screwed up… I’m a day ‘off’ on posting since I was expecting something to go up this morning… Except I’m in Japan, so I’m a day ahead. Which means I missed a post. Gah… A quickie on TGM- … Continue reading
The following are 35 strange facts about America that most Americans would be shocked to learn… #1  The amount of cement that China used from 2011 to 2013 was greater than the total amount of cement that the United States … Continue reading
There are days when it just doesn’t pay to chew through the straps… Are we there yet? Are we there yet? ARE WE FRIKKIN THERE YET??? Sigh… 2 hours at IAD, then 14.1 IAD-NRT, 1Â hour wait, then 3 hour bus … Continue reading
Doesn’t mean it can’t do airshows… And ANY airplane can be rolled, most of them even successfully… 🙂 The part I loved though, was when they sent all the cameras scurrying when they went full AB on all four engines … Continue reading
It’s that time again… I was hunting around for a good recording of Willie, but went down the rat hole and found this one… I can remember when this one came out, and it got into a pretty good rotation … Continue reading
The current ROE our aviators are laboring under is killing morale and frustrating the hell out of them… Courtesy of Fox News… Watch the latest video at video.foxnews.com And we’re keeping folks on deployment 9-10 months, flying the crap out … Continue reading
One of those places that ‘literally’ was for the birds… Any guesses??? … Continue reading
There is a rather interesting article in the LA Times, positing that there is a growing separation between the members of the military and the citizens of the USA. And I do believe they are right. As a military member, … Continue reading