Idjits…

Grumble… Anybody that thinks travel is fun is @#$*& nuts!!! PER to SYD today, shoehorned into the back (and I DO mean back) of the bus… Row 54 middle.  The two guys either side of me were BIG!  We had … Continue reading

How much???

Sigh… There really ARE people that have more money than sense… Solid Teak four poster bed with two solid teak night stands… $4500 US!!!  And it’s not even a queen size!!! Apparently you CAN get a queen or king made, … Continue reading

WOW, just… WOW!!!

South Dakotan sculptor John Lopez creates life-sized scrap metal sculptures with a uniquely Western American twist. In his hands, old discarded farm equipment is recycled into sculptures of iconic creatures from the American West like a bison, a horse plowing … Continue reading

Urg…

Some days are just NOT fun… And this Monday was one of them… Little sleep, long meetings and WAY too much coffee… Instant coffee at that… Note to self, BRING GOOD COFFEE next time… Just trying to hang on a … Continue reading

Good times…

Snuck out yesterday and had lunch with Julie and her family.  We met at a nice little local winery and had some nice little lunch ‘plates’ that we shared among the table. I passed along greetings from the usual suspects, … Continue reading

Another YGTSM…

This one HAD to have come from California… When you go read the first petition, just think about what it would do for those of us who believe in training our children… It would make us felons!!! https://petitions.whitehouse.gov/petition/enact-child-and-firearms-safety-act-establishing-minimum-age-18-handle-fire-or-possess-firearm/lMw7Fh71 Consider signing … Continue reading

WWII poster…

Civilians kicked in an tremendous amount of money in the form of War Bonds to support WWII, there were at least seven bond drives, and the one I could find info on, the 2nd bond drive, raised $13,000,000,000 dollars.  They … Continue reading

Book Review, Unbroken…

This is simply an amazing story… It is the story of Louis Zamperini, from his childhood through his running the 1500M at the Olympics, but the real guts of the story is that of he and his pilot surviving ditching … Continue reading

Finally…

1 1/2 hours late out of DC, landed in LAX as the SYD flight was boarding… OJ though LAX from gate 67 to 74… But I got an upgrade!!! 🙂 LAX-SYD even!!! Sunrise over the Pacific… And another… And we … Continue reading

Remember those predicted job losses???

This is one of those ‘I told you so’ situations… When BO was elected, lots of folks in the know looked at the handwriting on the wall and said the defense industry was going to be in trouble… POLITICO’s analysis … Continue reading