Is new again! The flash on the left is the new (old Vietnam era) one. The 5th Special Forces Group honored its past by reverting to its Vietnam-era beret flash. That flash is black with yellow and red stripes. It replaces the … Continue reading
Category Archives: Random stuff
PPP and Jace are back home, and I’m sure Vito is in dog heaven about now… But, as with most boys, regardless of age, he’s enamoured by trains. Sadly, we didn’t read the fine print, and found out the little … Continue reading
All the cops quit? The town of Green Mountain Falls no longer has any police. The chief announced his resignation on Thursday, April 14, with the three other officers following his lead. An anonymous source tells us the entire department … Continue reading
Day three with grandson Jace, and we’re still doing okay… The boy is quite the bug killer, and got a bit ticked when his waffle stompers caused him to miss some of the bugs. Soooo… He got sticks and went … Continue reading
PPP and Jace are spending a few days… Out come the toys… Note to self- Wear shoes when I stumble out to get coffee in the morning… Sigh Looking forward to a few days with them, so light blogging and … Continue reading
If you’re an old fart, you’ll remember how ‘we’ grew up… By today’s standards, none of us were supposed to ever make it. HIGH SCHOOL — 1957 vs 2016 Scenario 1: Jack goes duck hunting before school and then pulls … Continue reading
The lack of funding for maintenance and cutting force structure is coming home to roost… Foxnews.com had a report HERE, the Marines are really in the hurt locker, since they are flying the oldest F-18s in the military. I met LTC (Crash) … Continue reading
Sarah Hoyt put a post up last Friday that reminded me of something I did back in the late 80s… As Sarah said, there are ‘many’ who care more about the labels on the clothes to show their status within … Continue reading
Got to have some fun yesterday, got a round of golf in, sucked at it, but broke 100 (hey, I’ll take that, since it’s been 10 months since I played a round), and got some BBQ for lunch. Then spent … Continue reading
When contractors began work on four classrooms of old Emerson High School in Oklahoma City, they knew their work would lead to school betterment, but they never expected it would impact local history. Looking to upgrade the rooms with new whiteboards and smartboards, the … Continue reading