First up is Peter Nealan with a new series, Edge of the Imperium, Spheres of Influence As always, click on the cover for the Amazon link! The blurb- A“Peacekeeping”Mission That Might Be Anything But Lieutenant Bannon and his phalanx of … Continue reading
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Weekend… Observed the first Monday in September, Labor Day is an annual celebration of the social and economic achievements of American workers. The holiday is rooted in the late nineteenth century, when labor activists pushed for a federal holiday to recognize … Continue reading
Got this from ‘various’ mil and R&D sources… I was in charge of DOD for a day, Georgia Tech would NEVER get a government contract again, and would have to pay back ALL the $$ sent them!!! Dr. Emmanouil “Manos” … Continue reading
Hollywood Squares? My mother and grandmother ‘loved’ watching that show and laughing at the nonsensical answers usually given by Paul Lynde. Here is a bit of Lynde’s version of humor in response to Peter Marshall, the show’s host. Peter Marshall: … Continue reading
Texas has been cleaning the ‘voter roles’ since 2021… Purging voter registration rolls should not be controversial. The process is part of ensuring the integrity of the vote, making sure that ineligible voters are not allowed a ballot. But for … Continue reading
Is just flat weird… I haven’t followed baseball since the strike in 1994, but this one is apparently a first EVER event. Weather and the MLB trade deadline led veteran catcher Danny Jansen to one of the most bizarre pieces of league … Continue reading
Found this old one from back in the late 90s… This has to be one of the funniest things in a long time. I think this guy should have been promoted, not fired. This is a true story from the … Continue reading
But the crying at Boeing… NASA kicked the Starliner to the curb yesterday. Boeing will return its Starliner capsule from the International Space Station without the NASA astronauts that it delivered to orbit in early June, the agency announced on Saturday. … Continue reading
Yesterday’s announcement from RFK, Jr. was not exactly ‘unexpected’… Robert Kennedy meets with the media for his big announcement today — but his court filings stepped on his surprise. The Associated Press took a close look at his campaign’s submission … Continue reading
We now know who is going to be Boeing’s ‘sacrificial lamb’… Boeing Starliner program manager Mark Nappi told the New York Times earlier this week that it’s no surprise that the company’s Starliner crewed flight test is taking longer than … Continue reading