Did anyone other than Snigs even remember???Well, it seems that Panetta DID have a press release… Panetta Praises Troops on Armed Forces DayBy Army Sgt. 1st Class Tyrone C. Marshall Jr.WASHINGTON, May 19, 2012 – Defense Secretary Leon E. Panetta … Continue reading
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Political correctness is a doctrine, fostered by a delusional,illogical minority, and rapidly promoted by mainstream media, which holds forth the proposition that it is entirely possible to pick up a piece of shit by the clean end…And a pro travel … Continue reading
I got an email asking me how I deal with jet lag or desyncronosis as it’s more properly known; so here goes… A caveat here, is this is MY personal way of dealing with it, and not necessarily what will … Continue reading
Strange things happen, sometimes a long time later… A couple of years ago, I was talking to a good friend (non-smoker), and I mentioned that I collected Zippo lighters. Today, he walked up to me at the conference and … Continue reading
This one’s for BZ and WSF 🙂 My Grandfather on my Mother’s side was an engineer for UP back in the early 1900s… The U.S. Standard railroad gauge (distance between the rails) is 4 feet, 8.5 inches. That’s an exceedingly … Continue reading
Well, I can scratch Virgin Atlantic off my list of airlines I’ll be flying on…When they start allowing phone calls, texts, email inflight; I’m done with em…It’s bad enough to listen to some pax prattle to the seat mate, much … Continue reading
Geez, I put up TWO Air Force videos and I get accused of being a ‘fanboi’…So in answer here’s something from the Navy side of the aisle! And HERE is an excellent post by Peter on some of the machinations … Continue reading
This is why B-52s are still in the inventory… And when/if they finally retire ’em, they will be 80 years old! My cousins both flew Big Ugly Fat F**kers (BUFFs) in Nam, Linebacker, Arc Light and other ops and some of … Continue reading
Today marks the start of Memorial Week for the National LEO Memorial here in DC. LEOs from all over the world turn out to honor the fallen for the past year. So far this year, the toll is down significantly, with … Continue reading
Those of you whos Mothers are still alive; call ’em, visit ’em, take ’em to dinner! Do something good for them!!! The history- The origins of Mother’s Day are attributed to different people. Many believe that two women, Julia Ward … Continue reading