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
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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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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