Dreams vs. Reality…

This one’s for my aviator friends, you know who you are… Now lets talk about reality… 🙂   So now, back to reality… … Continue reading

Memorial Day celebration…

We (Murphy and I) did it a bit differently, we went shooting… Specifically, old WWII rifles and pistols… He’ got a post up HERE, and here’s one pic of all the rifles together.   Murphy’s SC 03A3 is missing because … Continue reading

In Memoriam…

TO ALL OF MY BROTHERS STILL WITH US, AND TO THOSE WHO PAID THE ULTIMATE PRICE FOR SERVING OUR GREAT COUNTRY AND THE GOOD LIFE WE ARE BLESSED WITH. YOU ARE MY HEROS, MY FRIENDS, MY FAMILY AND I THANK … Continue reading

Memorial Day Weekend 3…

  Stopped by Arlington yesterday afternoon for a few minutes, lots of families out visiting their loved ones.  Saw one group of Marine bikers holding a tribute to one of their brothers.  So many gone… But this gent is still … Continue reading

Challenge Coins…

There’s a long military history here… A challenge coin is a small coin or medallion (usually military), bearing an organization’s insignia or emblem and carried by the organization’s members. Traditionally, they are given to prove membership when challenged and to … Continue reading

Oops…

Spain spent $680 million on submarine that ‘can’t resurface’. Spanish engineers, who already spent some $680 million on designing the new generation S-80 class submarine, say it is a major “technical innovation.” There is just one problem the calculations show … Continue reading

There are days, and then there are days…

And some of those days one has to throw one’s self under the bus or off the cliff… Yesterday was ONE of those days… Sitting in a meeting with an asshole that I have a 20+ year history with, PHD … Continue reading