Random stuff…

Back in battery finally… Sigh… These 13 hours out of sync trips are NOT FUN anymore… But getting stuff like this from the Big Brown Truck is always good! 🙂 And I did my first book signing… Yea!!! Out in … Continue reading

Cars…

A wrap up from the last trip… Leave it to a bunch of American ‘kids’ to find the hot cars/hot rods regardless of what country they’re in… Everybody has heard of the Nissan GT-R. It was the answer to the … Continue reading

Ummm… Err…

I think this would come under the heading of ‘conflicted’… It’s purple with sparkles… But… Sooo… Would ‘you’ carry something like this??? Ladies??? (No, I’m NOT going there, I know better)   … Continue reading

Grrr…

I’m calling BS on the ‘no boots on the ground s**t… As of today, 1600 boots ARE on the ground in Iraq.  And two US military died last weekend in a bombing in Kabul, but where’s the reporting on that? … Continue reading

Taxi, oh taxi…

Looks like NASA finally got their act(s) together… Boeing and Space X each got a contract today for the next iteration of the ‘space taxi’ for six missions each… The interesting part?  They have to be ready to fly by … Continue reading

Random Travel/Stuff…

If I haven’t said it before, having a membership in an airline club is worth it’s weight in gold… In this day and age of packed flights, delays, etc.  That club membership CAN pay off multiple times over… In the … Continue reading

Random Stuff…

This one from PP… 🙂   And sometimes PHDs ARE good for something… Got in a discussion yesterday morning with the former Marine Sgt (twice), now PHD about ballistics and differences between 7.62 and .308… An hour later I get … Continue reading

Something different…

I had a rant all set to go and I decided NOT to post it…  Sometimes it’s just not worth the BP meds… But I would point you to THIS post by Sara Hoyt.  What is happening to Larry Correia, … Continue reading

You just never know…

What you’re liable to find when you’re looking for something else… One ‘old’ box of .45 ammo… I think it was made around 1953… and it’s a full box! 🙂 And another piece of personal history…   I bought this … Continue reading

Random thought…

So we have something over 1000 boots on the ground in Iraq, but SOFA??? So what happens if they have to defend themselves??? Are they now liable under Iraqi law?  With no SOFA, I think they are! NOT a good … Continue reading