For those who think firing a missile or dropping a bomb from a UAV is a ‘new’ thing… Not so much… 🙂 And one more oldie but a goody… JP and a few others will recognize this one… Julie Gibson… … Continue reading
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I’m amazed at the fascination of Asians with Koi… It’s a Carp… Not real good eating, but it’s a food fish… Cyprinus carpio or more specifically nishikigoi, are a group of fish that are ornamental varieties of domesticated common carp … Continue reading
Is not necessarily a bad thing… 🙂 Spent the last week with for all practical purposes no connectivity due to work. And honestly it was kinda nice to NOT have to worry about jumping on the net and trying to … Continue reading
If at first you don’t succeed, try again. Then quit. There’s no use in making a fool of yourself. Someone who borrows your watch to tell you what time it is then walks away with your watch. The problem drinker … Continue reading
Or another one of those things most people never see… Just a weird looking fabric hangar sitting off the end of a runway… Except for a little plaque outside the door…Kauai is the home of one of the busiest test … Continue reading
Fort Elisabeth at Waimea, Kauai… See the link above for more details. But the twist is, this was a RUSSIAN fort! Built around 1815, occupied until 1817 then finally ‘destroyed’ in 1864… Looking out over the approach to Waimea From … Continue reading
I’m Old NFO and I’m an ammoholic… I have this craving for ammo… And I like to have it readily available… But I can quit anytime… I ‘like’ to have ready ammo, just in case… But I can quit any … Continue reading
This one is for Ev… Know anybody in that video??? Back in the early 70s we had a ‘close encounter’ with one of these… Flying a Market Time patrol off Vietnam, and one of these came chugging directly at us … Continue reading
These go out to Ex-Bootneck and my other Brit readers… A married Irishman went into the confessional and said to his priest, ‘I almost had an affair wi th another woman.’ The priest said, ‘What do you mean, almost?’ The … Continue reading
This is from NRA/ILA… Recent revelations about a proposed federal law enforcement program might have some friends and families drawing lots to decide who drives to the next gun show. Criminals rarely obtain guns from gun shows. A Department of … Continue reading