Ah… Warmth…

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

NATIONWIDE EMERGENCY ALERT SYSTEM (EAS) TEST

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

Three Things…

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

NAPs, Again…

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

We’ve lost a friend…

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

Reality Check # 428…

Defense News has some detail on projected job losses in the Defense industry in the US and in our partner countries, and it’s NOT good…This is the high side… The AIA-sponsored report, released Oct. 25, was written by Stephen Fuller, … Continue reading

Range Time…

Youngest daughter is here for a couple of days, so I did what any good daddy does, I took her to the range 🙂And took a bunch of different guns since she wanted to try different ones…Pistols- Clockwise from top … Continue reading

Noise Complaint…

This is just frikkin HILARIOUS!!!  If you ever flew low-levels in the old days, you can appreciate BOTH sides of this one…  We ‘used’ to train like we were going to fight, now days, not so much…  All I can … Continue reading

A Little ‘Humor’, Kinda Sorta…

NOAH TODAY  In the year 2011, the Lord came unto Noah, who was now living in Oregon and said: “Once again, the earth has become evil and I see the end of all flesh before me. Build another Ark and save 2 … Continue reading

An OUTSTANDING Rant…

Daddy Bear, like a lot of us, is totally fed up with the Occupy (whatever) and the media coverage…He lets it all hang out HERE, and I’m applauding and agreeing! And he didn’t even resort to four letter words!!!Go read, … Continue reading