Home cooking…

On the way to the range this morning, I ran into  a neighbor just coming back from seeing her hubby. Nothing like being stationed 2800 miles apart… She’s here, he’s at McCord… And since I’m getting ready for another road … Continue reading

Interesting piece of aviation history…

Anybody ever hear of the Horton brothers???  How about the HO229??? Advance warning, this is a LONG video (45 minutes) but worth it if you have time and are an airplane buff! This is a fascinating story, and one that … Continue reading

I Lurve my friends…

They take ‘such’ good care of me!!! But I’m ‘still’ trying to figure out if that is was a cookie or extra packing material!!! And just in time for the latest trip from hell no less… If I use the … Continue reading

Another close one…

Over the weekend, we came four votes away from the United States Senate giving our Constitutional rights over to the United Nations. In a 53-46 vote, the senate narrowly passed a measure that will stop the United States from entering … Continue reading

Drones, or RPV/As, or UAV/Ss, or UAs???

Words have meanings… Drone- n. 1. A male bee, especially a honeybee, that is characteristically stingless, performs no work, and produces no honey. Its only function is to mate with the queen bee. 2. An idle person who lives off others; a loafer. … Continue reading

Earth Day…

15 Bogus predictions from the original earth day, and governments starting enacting policies that for the most part do nothing more can cost us money and/or make money for those raising the issue “Civilization will end within 15 or 30 years … Continue reading

Travel routing…

Reading Borpatch’s post on travel routing HERE, brought back ‘fun’ memories of SATO and their enforced routing they used to shove down our throats while on military travel… A few (well QUITE a few) years ago I was down in … Continue reading

Random Travel thoughts…

Yeah, yeah, I know you smell something burning… Sigh… Warm, sunny Florida my dyin ass… Cold and rainy was more like it! It was warmer in DC than Florida!  I saw one guy in Orlando with a PARKA on! Rental … Continue reading

Advantages of getting old…

At the root of every gray hair, there is a dead brain cell… Perks of reaching 60… Or being over 70 and heading towards 80  or beyond! 1. Kidnappers are not very interested in you. 2. In a hostage situation, you are likely to be … Continue reading

Tootsie Rolls…

An odd little story from the Marine Corps history… Chosin Reservoir Korea, December 1950… It’s ALWAYS about communications… And the ‘fog of war’… h/t JP … Continue reading