The usual suspects have gathered once again at the annual pilgrimage… The NRA annual meeting!!! This year it’s Nashville, and we met early at the press room and caught up with those folks we haven’t seen since last year. It’s … Continue reading
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Occasionally one DOES hear a good story. This is one of those… h/t JP I’m currently at the NRA Annual Meeting, if there is anything specific you’d like me to look at for you, leave me a comment and I’ll … Continue reading
For those that think ‘drones’ are a new thing… United States Naval Photographic Center film #11473. Antiaircraft practice aboard ship. Footage of Radioplane OQ-2 target drone. From 1945! And in other news, the USAF is converting F-16s to QF-16 drones … Continue reading
We snuck out for a couple of days to play golf… In my case, it was more like flog… Sigh… Desert courses are a breed apart, especially in Arizona and New Mexico. You need to know EXACTLY how far you … Continue reading
I thought I’d seen some good ones, but this one out of Hunan Province in China blows me away… This is apparently from the 2013 Chinese New Year. And they are a LOT more ‘creative’ than our folks (And don’t … Continue reading
I’ve pretty much stayed out of the commentaries and everything else surrounding Sad Puppies and the Hugo, but I’ve paid my money and I will vote my one vote… BUT, having said that and having read the vitriol coming from … Continue reading
It’s lonely at the top but you eat better. A bartender is just a pharmacist with a limited inventory. Be nice to your kids. They’ll choose your nursing home. There are 3 kinds of people: those who can count & … Continue reading
I can’t help but wonder at the frothing and gnashing of teeth over the Indiana and Arkansas laws. These are nothing more than updating state laws to match federal laws signed by Clinton in 1993 and bring the states in … Continue reading
Marty joins the ranks of published authors!!! Click the book for the link to Amazon Barcus is a senior contract maintenance engineer on the doomed deep space survey ship Ventura. He’s a working stiff looking for a good paycheck. When … Continue reading
And you’re in the DC area, a friend of mine and his wife have opened an Izakaya restaurant. It’s the Japanese version of a Tapas restaurant, and it is GOOD! Sadly, it’s in DC, but you have to go where … Continue reading