A friend emailed me this, and it’s truly about Americans coming together to get things done… Honestly, I can’t think of anything SINCE 9/11 that has actually done much to bring folks on all sides to work together… Think about … Continue reading
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To ‘rah-rah American’ for the 9/11 Museum??? According to the NYT article, that was the exact sentiment… Michael Shulan, the museum’s creative director, was among staffers who considered the Tom Franklin photograph too kitschy and “rah-rah America,” according to “Battle … Continue reading
The United States ranks 3rd in murders throughout the World. But if you take out Chicago, Detroit, Washington D.C. and New Orleans, the United States is 4th from the bottom (in the world) for murders. These 4 cities also have … Continue reading
Apparently he died yesterday surrounded by family in Shalimar, FL. Col. Day was a leader in the vocal minority who was constantly lobbying Congress and others to improve treatment for the Veterans. Retired Col. George “Bud” Day, a Medal of … Continue reading
All of a sudden the last day or so I’ve been getting these ‘Unknown’ hits… Like 70 or so of them… Doing some tracing, all of them seem to come back to CLOUDFLARENET, San Francisco, CA, United States… Anybody else … Continue reading
One of the email’s I got based on yesterday’s post reminded me of the crew I once flew with… Back in the 80’s I had a crew of malcontents and troublemakers, who also happened to be DAMN good at what … Continue reading
I DO miss going out and doing ‘fun’ flying… He’s 200ish feet up 🙂 And flying up a fjord in Norway. Did that a few times tracking ‘various’ things in that part of the world. A couple of pics from … Continue reading
Stress Management for your weekend… 1 * Accept that some days you’re the pigeon, and some days you’re the statue 2 * Always keep your words soft and sweet, just in case you have to eat them. 3 * Always read stuff … Continue reading
Sometimes lunch outside is worth it… Long legs, short shorts… Just sayin Know what I mean Vern? Now back to your regularly scheduled BS! … Continue reading
We were there when Vietnam fell, and spent a lot of time looking for folks escaping from Vietnam. One I specifically remember is in May of 75; we found a 40ish foot boat over 300 miles at sea and adrift. … Continue reading