In a nutshell… I would point you at Mike Rowe’s foundation, Profoundly Disconnected HERE, for reinforcement of the fact that skilled trades ARE needed and pay well. One other thing to think about, school loans. How much does the trade school … Continue reading
Category Archives: Random stuff
The air farce is, as usual, playing games to get their precious F-35 through large scale procurement… The supposed fly off between the A-10 and F-35… Yeah, right… A close air support test should involve large numbers of ground troops … Continue reading
It’s ALWAYS in the details… When not calling Trump supporters “Nazis” as a means to dehumanize us, the establishment media like to whine about the lack of civility in American politics, even as they cover up, ignore, downplay, or straight-up … Continue reading
I thought this was a joke… Nobody would fall for something ‘this’ outlandish… In the week of America’s Independence Day, the algorithms of Facebook decided that the Declaration of Independence was hate speech. The Liberty County Vindicator, a community newspaper between … Continue reading
Well, my post yesterday lit off the spammers… again… 71 spams as of 2200 last night. Usually I have less than five a day… In other news, things are getting interesting between DOJ and the House Select Committee on Intelligence. … Continue reading
Well, I wore out another keyboard… This one lasted a year, and somewhere around 500,000 words… And my new one… And N, I, and S work!!! Yea! Yes, it’s a Microsoft Natural. I like it because it reduces my wrist … Continue reading
Tired of paying outrageous prices for burnt coffee served by ‘baristas’ with an attitude? Apparently you’re not the only one (I don’t buy ANYTHING at Starbucks, ever). Starbucks is closing 150 stores in the next year… The coffee behemoth is … Continue reading
Tiny Iceland is in the World Cup with a team that only has 11 members, all from Iceland… Yesterday, they played Argentina to a draw! A 1-1 draw with impressive World Cup newcomer Iceland is far from a fatal blow to Argentina’s chances … Continue reading
Since this got posted over at MGC yesterday, I figured I’d stick it up here for those that don’t read that blog. Perspective… Watching the various meltdowns over the last couple of weeks has caused me to take a hard … Continue reading
Operation Overlord, better known as D-Day kicked off… On the morning of June 5, 1944, U.S. General Eisenhower gave the go-ahead for Operation Overlord, the largest amphibious military operation in history. On his orders, 6,000 landing craft, ships and other vessels … Continue reading