The Right to Keep and Bear Arms…

Mule Dung has an outstanding post, with citations up on his blog Mule Dung and Ash. It is well worth your time to drop by and take a few minutes…And in a follow-up, since I got an email asking how … Continue reading

A Novel Idea…

BUT A GOOD IDEA… And I have to say I agree with it… The entire Congress of the United States is corrupt. Both Houses and both major parties.. We realize that a few Members of each House are trustworthy, but, … Continue reading

It puts bread on the table…

This is turning into ONE of those weeks… Monday- Entire month’s worth of planning gets blown out of the water, entire January trip schedule gets changed, so back to square one. Tuesday- In early to cover a meeting because the … Continue reading

December 7, 1941…

On Dec 7, 1941, Japan performed a sneak attack on the US at Pearl Harbor, the attack sank four U.S. Navy battleships (two of which were raised and returned to service later in the war) and damaged four more; other … Continue reading

Testing… testing… I was Wrong…

I was wrong to post the email I did without more in depth checking of the story. It has been an interesting evolution, to say the least… Discounting the threats and the emails calling me a racist, it has opened … Continue reading

Congratulations Mr. President…

You wanted a losing war, and now you have one…That little speech you gave at West Point guaranteed it!When you give the enemy your ENTIRE plan, laid out step by step, you have given them all they need to win…The … Continue reading

Testing… testing…

This has been a subject of discussion amongst a few of us for a couple of weeks. The person’s account below is known to three of our group, and he is NOT a whiner or complainer…He’s an ex-Navy diver, working … Continue reading

A Sad Day…

Yesterday, 28 November 2009 marked the final flight of a P-3 from NAS Brunswick, ME, better known to all of us as Broomstick…The last two VP-26 P-3s flew out yesterday afternoon with no fanfare, no statements, just going on deployment … Continue reading

Redneck Engineering…

So… my job was to get up at zero dark 30 and smoke the turkey for Thanksgiving… Smoker- Check Turkey- Check Charcoal- one load… Oops… Water hose- Check Alternatives- Check Besides it was COLD outside… Anyhoo, here’s what I kluged … Continue reading

Thanksgiving…

I know I’m early, but I know people are going to be travelling starting today…Thanksgiving Day is a unique American holiday that brings together this nation of all faiths and cultural backgrounds around a common theme of thanks. Traditionally, we … Continue reading