Security, we hardly knew ye…

Loose lips: Candid camera club alerts N. Korea of USS Nimitz’s arrival It wasn’t a tapped phone, a hacked computer or a double agent that tipped off North Korea that the U.S. Navy’s biggest and baddest aircraft carrier was steaming … Continue reading

Happy Mother’s Day…

Oops, I was a day early on Mother’s Day (hey, it was May 12th out here, so give me a break). Lemme try this again… Happy Mother’s Day to you mothers out there, thank you for being there and having … Continue reading

Thoughts on Blogs…

Being an old fart, I think I come to blogs from a slightly different direction than some… I didn’t grow up with electronic media, as a kid we had one B&W TV (that we didn’t get until I was six), … Continue reading

Meh…

It’s raining, I’m not feeling the ‘urge’ to go slog out in town, there isn’t a taxi in sight, and they aren’t answering the dispatch phone… Eenie, meeny, miney mo… Hellva choice for dinner… Just sayin… … Continue reading

In honor of Mother’s Day…

The Next Survivor Series…      Six married men will be dropped on an island with one car and 3 kids each for six weeks.      Each kid will play two sports and either take music or dance classes. There is no fast food.      Each … Continue reading

History, from a different perspective part 2…

21 June 1944, the 3rd Marine Division landed on Guam at Asan Beach, link HERE… This photo is from the South side of the beach, with Asan Point at my back.  You can see the hills to the East, within … Continue reading

History, from a different perspective part 1…

On a continuing road trip, and had some time to spare between meetings yesterday, so I stopped by the National Park Service museum at the front gate of the Navy base at Guam… link HERE. Thankfully, this one failed it’s … Continue reading

Payoff on the tease…

Remember this??? Well, HERE are the good pics, courtesy of JayG!  And those guns really were beautiful! Thanks Jay! … Continue reading

Gah…

Getting up at 0330 is just unnatural if you’re not going fishing or hunting… Now sitting at the airport trying to pry both eyes open and get ready for another day/another airplane… At least I beat the ‘rush’ through security! … Continue reading

Oops… Reality sucks…

I don’t think this one is going to get much play in the MSM… Between the years of 1993 and 2011, as the assault weapons ban expired, more Americans purchased guns, the Supreme Court overturned outright gun bans, and individual … Continue reading