The fight over the military portion of the budget is off to the races… U.S. Indo-Pacific Command has outlined new spending requirements to boost deterrence against China, including billions of dollars in new weapons, new construction and closer military-to-military collaboration with … Continue reading
Category Archives: Random stuff
Changes depending on where you are, or what you are doing… Chasing submarines in the Pacific was always ‘interesting’, even more so when you had to bounce from location to location. Many do not realize how BIG the Pacific actually … Continue reading
You just have to wonder about some procedures… *** British Airways Flight Operations Department Notice *** There appears to be some confusion over the new pilot role titles. This notice will hopefully clear up any misunderstandings. The titles P1, P2, … Continue reading
OMG, I ate too much!!! Cedar did a fantastic job with an ‘Italian’ meal at her house last night, and we had a huge turnout! The usual suspects, plus Jesse coming down from OKC, Becky and hubby from Dallas, John … Continue reading
I’ll be doing a radio interview today with Ed Bonderenka! Looking forward to speaking with author JL Curtis today on Your American Heritage. Join us. Call in. 2pm Eastern WAAM 1600 AM https://tunein.com/radio/WAAM-1600-s26911/ I’m sure we’ll be talking writing and … Continue reading
And the ‘joys’ of EV ownership… YouTube personality Steve Hammes leased a Hyundai Kona Electric sport utility vehicle for his 17-year-old daughter Maddie for three reasons: it was affordable, practical and allowed Maddie to put her cash toward college, not fuel. Now, … Continue reading
The shoulder surgery went well, she is slowly recovering and the pain is becoming manageable. She’s doing the first sets of exercises, but hates the sling because it rubs… And I’m taking her for her first rehab today! The hubby … Continue reading
Okay, who had zombie apocalypse for Wednesday??? Let’s face it: having just gone through a pandemic where denialist political discourse turned a significant part of the population into something resembling zombies, the prospect of a new pandemic where a microorganism itself devours … Continue reading
My cousin wrote this out of frustration, but I DO agree with her!!! So I’m at Walmart and the only checkout line is backed up and I overheard an associate say, Oh, they’re just too lazy to check themselves out! … Continue reading
Not sure if it’s true, but interesting… Considering India and China are responsible for almost 3 BILLION of the world’s population… The population of Earth at this minute is constantly changing, but it’s around 7.9 billion at this very second. … Continue reading