And worrisome it if happens here… Since the Iberian Peninsula lost power in a massive blackout, grid operators are in the process of trying to restore power to millions of customers and businesses. As you might imagine, the process—termed a “black … Continue reading
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India and Pakistan are at it again… Nuclear powers India and Pakistan are clashing again, and there are claims of aircraft kills from air battles that sound like a hodgepodge of foreign-made fighters. Pakistani officials said Thursday that the country … Continue reading
Things are about to get ‘sporty’ in Canada if this is any indication… Attending a recent independence rally in Edmonton, Alberta, Calgary-based management consultant James Albers found that “One could scarcely miss the parallels between the plight of Alberta today and that … Continue reading
Good, bad, and ugly are coming to the fore… An F/A-18 fighter jet landing on the USS Harry S. Truman aircraft carrier in the Red Sea went overboard, forcing its two pilots to eject, a defense official told The Associated … Continue reading
This one is about to get ‘interesting’, and NOT in a good way… India said it attacked “terrorist infrastructure” in neighboring Pakistan on Wednesday in two of its occupied territories, killing at least one child and wounding two other people … Continue reading
Interesting… Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth on Monday directed the active duty military to shed 20% of its four-star general officers as the Trump administration keeps pushing the services to streamline their top leadership positions. Hegseth also told the National Guard … Continue reading
To start your week… An Oklahoma Kid’s first Bow and Arrow set!! Don’t know who wrote this, but he has a way with words that makes one visualize being right there beside him. Life as a child growing up on a farm … Continue reading
It’s spring, so it’s THAT time of year around here… Spring is in full throttle, with summer just around the corner. Around this time, events around me inevitably trigger the same two recurring questions, like clockwork, year after year after … Continue reading
ADRC Ev Littlefield. A friend gone too soon… We gotta get rid of those turbines, they’re ruining aviation and our hearing… A turbine is too simple minded, it has no mystery. The air travels through it in a straight line and doesn’t … Continue reading
The first charges against one of the soldiers arrested in the underground nightclub in Colorado Springs is public… An Army soldier who was arrested as part of a raid on an underground nightclub in Colorado Springs, Colorado, last week is suspected of … Continue reading