The question is, will it even make it through acceptance trials??? Shipbuilder Austal USA delivered the final Independence-class littoral combat ship to the U.S. Navy on Friday, marking the end of a construction phase that’s lasted 15 years. The Alabama-based … Continue reading
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Uglier and uglier… And this hasn’t even got to the EOs yet… I’m not sure who thought it was a good idea for Joe Biden to do an interview with the New York Times about the autopen scandal, but it … Continue reading
To start the week… I have kleptomania, But when it gets bad, I take something for it. FOLLOW YOUR DREAMS! Except that one where you’re naked in church. Sometimes too much to drink isn’t enough. Kinky is using a feather. … Continue reading
It appears the new Pope, Leo XIV, really IS a Chicago White Sox fan! In a reversal of roles, a fan has signed a jersey for a pro athlete. Pope Leo XIV had a signed jersey delivered to former Chicago White Sox great Paul … Continue reading
This one went from ‘mainstream’ to archived in 3 days… Some of the democracy-building experts President Donald Trump fired this year from the U.S. Agency for International Development and the State Department are now reapplying the skills and knowledge they … Continue reading
I got nothing, so you get random stuff… Oh yeah, a new Raconteur Press antho is out! Vice Noir As always click the cover for the Amazon link! The blurb- When we opened the call for Vice Noir, I wrote: … Continue reading
I will admit I don’t follow music/musicians anymore because of hearing loss, and never really paid attention to yet another Hall of Fame. I knew who I liked, and didn’t care about awards, etc… There’s something off about applause that … Continue reading
I think not… Like neon lights in the fog, five words we’ve seen and heard everywhere, along with the self-righteous posts: “Nobody is above the law!” We heard those five words more than we heard “Good morning” or “Have a … Continue reading
Is double plus ungood… The next Ford-class aircraft carrier is facing a two-year delay that will leave the Navy with ten carriers for about a year, USNI News has learned. The future USS John F. Kennedy (CVN-79) will now deliver in March … Continue reading
To start the week! Q: Where can single men over the age of 60 find younger women who are interested in them? A: Try a bookstore, under Fiction. Q: What can a man do while his wife is going through … Continue reading