Sandusky GUILTY!!!

One more sleazebag off the streets, too bad it’s taken TEN years for this to happen…Guilty on 45 of 48 counts, projected sentence of over 400 years!Article HERE.   … Continue reading →

Survived another one…

Back from yet another trip, only ‘fun’ part of this one was watching the bus drivers hand flying a 777ER through and around the thunderstorms building into the DC area this afternoon! 🙂  They had the bird rockin and rollin … Continue reading →

Push the button… PUSH the button…

Interesting little advertising video…And yes, there is ALWAYS somebody that will push the button… It’s not just people in the USA that are that gullible…Sigh… 🙂 … Continue reading →

Hey You…

The desk, built from timbers of the HMS Resolute and a gift from Queen Victoria to President Rutherford B. Hayes is considered a national treasure and an icon of the presidency… The White House belongs to the people of America. … Continue reading →

A Swing… And a Miss…

Typhoon (now Tropical Storm) number 05W went by last night, the eye missed us by about 75 miles, winds were ‘only’ 25-30, gusting 40. BUT, there was a wind leak in the window of my room, so it WHISTLED like … Continue reading →

If you’re a WWII buff…

The other book I read on the way over was Walter Borneman’s new book about the Navy Admirals in WWII calledThe Admirals: Nimitz, Halsey, Leahy, and King- The Five-Star Adminals Who Won the War at Sea This book is an … Continue reading →

It’s Baacckkk….

The X-37B finally landed yesterday at Vandenberg AFB early yesterday morning after 469 days on orbit.  The interesting part was, it was ONLY supposed to be up there about 270 days. Now the ‘interesting’ part is, nobody knows what it is … Continue reading →

Looks like a ‘bit’ of weather is coming…

Meh… Something tells me we’re gonna get a little bit wet in the next couple of days…Batten down the hatches, secure all loose equipment about the decks, rig the lifelines and prepare for heavy weather!Or if you’re an airdale, launch … Continue reading →

Adak: The Rescue of Alfa Foxtrot 586

This is not a book I’d recommend for most folks; most of you probably never have even heard of AF586, but since I knew people involved, and ‘lived’ in this environment for many years, here’s a review of the book. … Continue reading →