Murph is hosting his annual blogshoot again this year, Saturday 1 Nov in lovely (and apparently going to be cold) West by God Virginia… Link is HERE. Looking forward to seeing the usual suspects out there, and looking forward to … Continue reading
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Back in battery finally… Sigh… These 13 hours out of sync trips are NOT FUN anymore… But getting stuff like this from the Big Brown Truck is always good! 🙂 And I did my first book signing… Yea!!! Out in … Continue reading
Well, the word came down today that ALL military sent to west Africa WILL be automatically quarantined ‘somewhere’ for 21 days prior to re-entry into the USA… But if you’re a civilian, you can fly directly home, bitch to the … Continue reading
A wrap up from the last trip… Leave it to a bunch of American ‘kids’ to find the hot cars/hot rods regardless of what country they’re in… Everybody has heard of the Nissan GT-R. It was the answer to the … Continue reading
The Marines are up this week, and this one is what I’d call a ‘combo’ poster… Image from HERE. It’s both a celebration of the 167th anniversary of the Marines and a recruiting poster… Interestingly this was done for 1942, … Continue reading
Controllers vs. Pilots British Airways flight asks for push back clearance from terminal. Control Tower: ‘And where is the world’s most experienced airline going today without filing a flight plan?’ ———————– ATC: “Al Italia 345 continue taxi to 26L South … Continue reading
Ramirez hits another home run… The ONLY place this is believed is by the MSM! Maybe it’s time for Americans to take BACK control of the government… It’s two weeks until the election. Look beyond the sound bites, look at … Continue reading
The chickens are coming home to roost in military aviation… This is just one of the many examples that are now leaking out from the military via various means… The F/A-18s needs spare parts and in too many cases they’re … Continue reading
I was asked in an email how accurate the 3 inch Naval gun was in Monday’s post… According to Capt Kouta (JMSDF Retired), they are this accurate… This snow lantern top is made out of the center of a military … Continue reading
Well, there was a Mikoshi Festival here Sunday, and it’s quite the experience if you’ve never seen it… A mikoshi (神輿 or 御輿?) is a divine palanquin (also translated as portable Shinto shrine). Shinto followers believe that it serves as … Continue reading