Sigh…27 hours on the road to get to Tulsa for the big ‘shew’… Met up with AEpilotJim, at the big Tulsa gun show, and all I can say is O.M.G…The prices… They BURN!!!Like STUPID burn… I dunno what these people … Continue reading
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“In the beginning of a change, the patriot is a scarce man, and brave, and hated and scorned. When his cause succeeds, the timid join him, for then it costs nothing to be a patriot.”-Mark Twain Please take a moment and thank a Vet, … Continue reading
Borepatch has the link and comments HERE… Honestly, I’m not surprised…Marriott has never, in my opinion, treated the military well. I had an incident with Marriott a number of years ago while still on active duty, where I was given … Continue reading
236 years, from the Halls of Montezuma to Helmand…They continue to serve, continue to volunteer for the HARD jobs, and do them successfully. Can’t ask for more than that…Semper Fi! … Continue reading
Wanna know how to wake everybody up???Put em in a concrete building, surround same with metal scaffolding…And shake with a 6.8 earthquake… THAT is a LOT of noise!!!Needless to say, we departed the building rather quickly, but orderly…LOLIt appears the … Continue reading
AND humidity (92% at 0530), and wind, and @@#^& rain… sigh… So I can either be wet, or dry and sweating; gotta love Okinawa…Since my bag didn’t make the connection, I had to retrieve it yesterday, and finally get some … Continue reading
Heads up- Read below and check it out so that there in no over-reaction… NATIONWIDE EMERGENCY ALERT SYSTEM (EAS) TEST On Wednesday, November 9, 2011, Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), Department of Homeland Security (DHS), and Federal Communications Commission (FCC) … Continue reading
We got into an interesting discussion over lunch today, and were trying to come up with three things in the next year that will occur outside the US, but still have a major impact ON the US…And then the fight … Continue reading
No, not THAT kind of naps…These NAPs are Enlisted Naval Aviation Pilots…The Navy, Marines and Coast Guard have a LONG tradition of Enlisted pilots dating back to 1916. HERE is the early history of the program. I was lucky enough as … Continue reading
William the Coroner passed away on Oct 30, for those who never had the pleasure of meeting him in person, he was big, bluff and quite a character; always pretty upbeat, even when he was having some physical problems, he … Continue reading