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
Category Archives: random travel
I was asked in an email how accurate the 3 inch Naval gun was in Monday’s post… According to Capt Kouta (JMSDF Retired), they are this accurate… This snow lantern top is made out of the center of a military … Continue reading
Well, there was a Mikoshi Festival here Sunday, and it’s quite the experience if you’ve never seen it… A mikoshi (神輿 or 御輿?) is a divine palanquin (also translated as portable Shinto shrine). Shinto followers believe that it serves as … Continue reading
That goes up… Just lean into the white bar, get a good sight picture and pull the trigger… And make sure you’ve got your ear plugs in… And there will be a ‘bit’ of recoil… … Continue reading
/Grumble… Rental car rant coming… Word to the wise, if you get offered a Chevy Equinox, RUN… Total POS… Two anemic hamsters for power, and trust me one of them is alwasy on break… At 5000 feet, power??? Fuggedaboutit… I … Continue reading
Light blogging and little/no commenting, I’m ‘otherwise’ occupied… Go read the folks on the sidebar… I’ll be at the range… And I’d like to thank those who’ve given me feedback on The Grey Man- Payback. They mean … Continue reading
Is here… Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital in Dallas has the first Ebola case in the wild in the US… From WHO… Outbreak containment measures including prompt and safe burial of the dead, identifying people who may have been in contact … Continue reading
This was the view out my window this morning… Storm clouds from the east due to the petering out hurricane… All the surfer dudes were probably going, “Hey man, what’s this s**t? Where’s my sun and blue skies?” 🙂 … Continue reading
It’s off to fun work I go… There are REALLY days I wish I was back as a plain ol’ operator… sigh… … Continue reading
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