It is now closer to reality than you think…

You’re sound asleep when you hear a thump outside your bedroom door. Half-awake, and nearly paralyzed with fear, you hear muffled whispers. At least two people have broken into your house and are moving your way. With your heart pumping, … Continue reading

Six turning, four burning…

An interesting clip of a SAC recruiting video from the 1950’s. For those of us who started in recips, these were the big boys, Wright R-3350’s- 18 cylinders in two offset rows of 9 each, pulling 59.5 inches MAP and … Continue reading

More airplane stuff…

Since the last post on the fly-bys got a pretty good response, here are a couple of other interesting ones… Go HERE to see a flash movie about the SR-71 (also known as the Blackbird or Habu). A funny story … Continue reading

Home repairs…

You really need to stop by Bayou Renaissance Man and read THIS POST! He talks about the issues encountered with repairs after a fire and hurricane. This opened my eyes to some things I need to change with my finances, … Continue reading

Yee Haaa!!!

I was gonna post about the auto bail out (against it), politics or something along that line, but everybody else is doing it much better than I can, so screw it…A video for your viewing pleasure- MANY, MANY gallons of … Continue reading

Media bias? No doubt anymore…

Well, it’s pretty much official, the wraps are off now on the media bias- It’s well beyond bias, and into fawning in my opinion…Howard Kurtz in the Washington Fishwrap this morning wrote:Perhaps it was the announcement that NBC News is … Continue reading

Hog Leg…

While I agree with Tam the 1902 and 1903 Colts are beautiful pieces, the ones I saw at Tulsa were pristine examples and WELL out of my price range ($1100-1300 each). I did stumble across one for me. It’s an … Continue reading

Oh hell, why not…

5 Things I Was Doing 10 Years Ago – Working for the Navy– Running around the world doing systems testing – Racing on the weekends at Pomona with the car club– Shooting with a bunch of cops on off weekends– … Continue reading

The Bookworm Award…

Rules:Pass it on to five other bloggers, and tell them to open the nearest book to page 56. Write out the fifth sentence on that page, and also the next two to five sentences. The CLOSEST BOOK, NOT YOUR FAVORITE, … Continue reading

Job application or Inquistion???

Well, the new job app is up for anyone who wants to go work in the White House, just answer these few non-intrusive questions and we’ll get you right in… NOT…Funny how every one gave them a free pass, but … Continue reading