I’m offsite at a training class this week, with HOMEWORK no less… Sigh… In lieu of something pithy… Link from a shipmate that now works at NASA… The blue flashes are lightning strikes… The green at the end is the … Continue reading
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Once again obummercare is biting us in the ass… And I find it interesting that there is almost NO US media coverage… Volunteer fire departments all across the U.S. could find themselves out of money and unable to operate unless … Continue reading
Laws we live under, like it or not… LAW OF MECHANICAL REPAIR – After your hands become coated with grease, your nose will begin to itch and you’ll have to pee. LAW OF GRAVITY – Any tool, nut, bolt, screw, … Continue reading
Well, the ROKs have jumped into the ADIZ game… SEOUL, South Korea — Defying both China and Japan, South Korea announced on Sunday that it was expanding its air patrol zone for the first time in 62 years to include … Continue reading
I was asked in a couple of emails why I haven’t commented on Nelson Mandela… It’s simple, I don’t know enough TO comment, and I learned a long time ago to keep my mouth shut if I couldn’t offer an … Continue reading
Ran across this one in the Washington Times… WASHINGTON, December 4, 2013 — How far will President Obama go to control what we see and hear? How about removing First Amendment protections from FOX News or even from MSNBC, ABC, CNN, … Continue reading
Then… Now… Click to enlarge… That is USS MISSOURI to the left of NIMITZ. Wanted to share this short note and photo from the CO of USS NIMITZ. She is returning to her homeport in Everett WA after what will … Continue reading
They thought this one through… And ‘another’ reason NOT to put Christmas lights in a palm tree… From a shipmate in Hawaii, taken last night on his street… … Continue reading
“FINE” is the word women use at the end of any argument when they feel they are right but can’t stand to hear you argue any longer. It means that you should shut up. (NEVER use “fine” to describe how … Continue reading
Only in America can a REAL WW-II Russian rifle made in Russia 70+ years ago, cost less than the imitation airsoft version made in China today. Real one: $129 http://www.jgsales.com/mosin-nagant-91-30-round-receiver-rifle,-russian-mfg,-7.62x54r,-c-r,-used.-p-1041.html Fake (Airsoft): $169 ON SALE yet. http://www.evike.com/product_info.php?products_id=38265 … Continue reading