Various History Links…

Not necessarily for everybody, but a compilation of links for various aviation things from pre-WWI through WWII and Vietnam. o        Aviation Pioneers o        World War I Aces o        Hall of Fame of the Air o        WW2 European Theater (ETO) o        WW2 Pacific Theater (PTO) o        WW2 … Continue reading

And then there were four…

Another Veteran is gone… Major Thomas Griffin, a navigator on the Doolittle Raid was called home Tuesday. He passed in a VA home in northern Kentucky at age 96. At the next reunion of the surviving Doolittle Raiders in Fort … Continue reading

WH tours cancelled…

Supposedly the White House tours are cancelled due to sequestration…From the Washington Times-The White House announced Tuesday that it was canceling all public tours of the president’s home because of the sequester spending cuts.“Due to staffing reductions resulting from sequestration, … Continue reading

California Nursing Home letting woman die…

Just had a chat with #2 daughter, who is a Paramedic in Kali about THIS story…She said this is COMMON practice in a lot of the convalescent homes and nursing homes in Kali. She said the problem is many of the ‘nurses’ … Continue reading

Nanny State to the max!!!

Now Kalifornia wants to ban smoking in ANY multi-unit building…e.g. your apartment, your condo, your townhome.But ONLY for tobacco, not for dope…Link HERE. Sometimes you just gotta wonder… … Continue reading

ZOMG Elevensies (Again)!!!

Well, they’re predicting ‘snowmageddon’ again today, it’s now spitting a little bit…It’s going to SNOW, 3-7 inches (maybe) and it’s going to be wet and heavy, and your power’s going to go out, and your roof is going to collapse … Continue reading

ZOMG Elevensies (Again)!!!

Well, they’re predicting ‘snowmageddon’ again today, it’s now spitting a little bit…It’s going to SNOW, 3-7 inches (maybe) and it’s going to be wet and heavy, and your power’s going to go out, and your roof is going to collapse … Continue reading

QOTD!!!

Quote of the day-One sentence editorial that appeared in today’s Peoria Journal Star- “A pen in the hand of this president is far more dangerous than a gun in the hands of 200 million law-abiding citizens.”   h/t JP … Continue reading

The nose under the tent???

Babs (call me Senator) Boxer is trying to sneak one in on us…I don’t know about anyone else, but this was the first I’d heard about ‘this‘ little gem…JANUARY 24 (legislative day, JANUARY 3), 2013Mrs. BOXER introduced the following bill; … Continue reading