They did it, er… IT did it…

X-47B first arrested landing on USS GHW BUSH… Lots more work to do, including “Blue Water” ops, e.g. really crappy weather, etc… But good for them! An now a blast from the past… Well, actually two…  This is the full … Continue reading →

Things to think about…

Since I can’t leave well enough alone today… 1- I used to eat a lot of natural foods until I learned that most people die of natural causes. 2- There are two kinds of pedestrians . . . The quick … Continue reading →

Sage Advice???

Or truisms… Take your choice! As I hurtled through space, one thought kept crossing my mind – every part of this rocket was supplied by the lowest bidder.– John Glenn When the white missionaries came to Africa they had the Bible … Continue reading →

Sorry…

Truly a crap connection at the hotel, can’t even do work email, much less blog or comment. If y’all don’t see anything for a day or two, its that I just can’t connect… Posted from my iPhone.

The chicken plucker…

Imagine, if you had to do it. Jesse was a chicken plucker. That’s right. He stood on a line in a chicken factory and spent his days pulling the feathers off dead chickens so the rest of us wouldn’t have to. It … Continue reading →

On the road again…

Random military stuff for your Monday, this is the first week of sequestration, so on Friday and every Friday until the end of the FY only active duty military will be working. All DOD civilians will be on enforced time … Continue reading →

Ummm, are the REALLY supposed to do that???

Apparently the answer is yes… WOW!!! He’s flying a Swift S-1, details HERE. The only gliders “I” was familiar with would have come apart LONG before he’d finished that routine!!! And note the glide ratio, 30:1 That ain’t bad! h/t … Continue reading →

Another departure from NY…

Hitting them in the pocketbook WILL get their attention, sooner or later… Kahr is the latest to bail on NY, and sounds like MA will be next, as soon as they get the plants up… Kahr® Firearms Group Plans Major … Continue reading →

Ruh Rho Scooby…

It appears Fast and Furious is once again rearing it’s head…  Just as BO decides he needs to go to Old Mehico to talk to his new best friend down there… From the LA Times- WASHINGTON—A high-powered rifle lost in … Continue reading →

Another tragedy…

Just got this one… I just hope we didn’t have any military folks aboard… KTVU.com SFO —  A plane crashed while landing at San Francisco International Airport Saturday morning after its tail came off while it was touching down on … Continue reading →