TBT…

Saw this one and couldn’t resist! It’s nine minutes long, but well worth it for the commentary if nothing else. From the Blues website- In 1946, the Chief of Naval Operations, Admiral Chester Nimitz, had a vision to create a … Continue reading

Old stuff…

Starting to ‘collect’ all the things I have in various places… Old farts should remember this one… 🙂 We shot them in Jr. High and Boy Scouts! It has one of these on top… Recognize it yet? Yep, Remington NRA … Continue reading

Things you don’t expect…

So a couple of us are a dinner last night, and one of the guys daughter calls from college… She’s bitching about the size of the room, and the fact she has a roommate that’s “spreading out everywhere”. He’s rolling … Continue reading

Wow… Just… wow!!!

Sunday night went to Biba’s for a quick dinner. It was crowded and I’d just been seated when I saw and older couple come in, I went and told the waitress I’d give up my table for them. Instead they ended … Continue reading

Sundown…

The P-3 Orion is going away… In a few years… I spent a lot of years flying on these all over the world. Did some fun things, some not so fun, and still can’t talk about a bunch of it… … Continue reading

Navy Band…

Street concert last year at the Navy Memorial… Ten minutes of good music! Enjoy!!! Summer is winding down, the kids are back in school, and the days are getting shorter… Enjoy the weekend and get out and do something! 🙂 … Continue reading

TBT…

So I’m at a friend’s house, and she comes out with this… It’s a Ka-Bar… But… It’s not a Ka-Bar… Or is it??? PAL?  Yep, it’s actually a PAL Blade Co, USMC issued 1219C2 USMC Mark 2 Combat Knife!!! And it’s stamped … Continue reading

Clanking when they walked…

This one came over the transom via the Mil-email chain… And yes, the Navy and Air Force did ‘occasionally’ cooperate… Magic Stone 466–SAM Hunter-Killer Mission – Gary Barnhill     During a F-105 Thunderchief  (aka “Thud”) combat tour out of Takhli, … Continue reading

I got a package!!!

So I come home to find a nice little box in the mail… I wonder it could be, then remembered a conversation I’d had with John Shirley about his ‘new’ knife that he had developed and worked to get picked … Continue reading

Terrorism…

Thoughts and prayers for the Marines who died in Chattanooga, and those who were injured. It’s time to STOP making bases and other facilities ‘soft’ targets for shooters… The only GOOD point is the SOB that shot them is dead! … Continue reading