Oldie but a goody…

Waiting for the meeting to start and ran across this one. George Carlin at his best… And lots of truth in that routine!!! Posted from my iPhone. … Continue reading

The Grey Man, update…

In response to a number of email questions, here’s an update for y’all… I’m making the corrections passed back by the Alpha readers, and it’s gone to edit.  A cover has been selected and this is it. The cover is … Continue reading

There ARE still people that care…

From Johnny Jet’s travel blog… Delta Flight 2255 from Atlanta to Los Angeles seemed to be an ordinary flight with the exception of Candy, who was the most loving flight attendant I’ve ever encountered. Besides using her southern charm to … Continue reading

Illustrated Guide to Gun Control…

Gleefully stolen from HERE. And Lawdog posted it HERE. Lawdog did the words that were then taken by DS and turned into the graphic presented below… The only thing I can say is KUDOS both to Lawdog for distilling the … Continue reading

Guam Bombs and other cars…

Brigid has a great post up on cars and travel HERE, which brought back a lot of memories… Back in the day, we bought/traded/swiped deployment cars… These ‘things’ were only cars in the ‘nominal’ meaning of the word, and a … Continue reading

Things you DON’T want to see…

Talk about a Rut Roh moment… Dunno if the photog survived, but the camera obviously did, well up till the last moment there… In news closer to home, Sequestration strikes yet again… Navy pulls plug on Patuxent River Naval Air … Continue reading

She started it…

Tam pulled a couple of classics out of her pocket HERE. I can’t do that, but I DID grab the ones on top of the nightstand… Top to bottom- CRKT M-16, Benchmade 154CM, Benchmade Mel Pardue, SOG Twitch II, little … Continue reading

PSR winner…

It’s all said and done, and Remington is the winner of the SOCOM precision sniper rifle (PSR) competition.  Interestingly, in addition to a max of 5150 rifles, the 10 year contract INCLUDES 4.7M rounds of ammunition from Barnes Bullets. The specs … Continue reading

Happy HOWLoween…

By special request… Really bad Halloween puns… What do baby ghosts wear on Halloween? White Pillowcases. Do zombies eat popcorn with their fingers? No, they eat the fingers separately. Where do fashionable ghosts shop for sheets? [This one is so … Continue reading

And the Chinese are stepping up…

In response to Sequestration, we have a fairly significant release of information from the PLA(N).  Interestingly, NOTHING in the MSM on this… Only the Daily Mail in London bothered to cover it (along with the BBC and SkyNews)… For more … Continue reading