Now we all know that PETA has forced Barnums’ Crackers to change their box to this… It represents their ‘utopia’ that doesn’t even come close to reality… Now ‘my’ proposal would be a little more realistic, and I’d credit it … Continue reading
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Occasionally one gets to see ‘weird’ things from the old P-3… And you wanted to see THESE from a distance… Sadly, the ones we took were black and white, but a shipmate sent me this one from another event he … Continue reading
Most of those things ‘kids’ are doing today, and think ‘they’ invented it??? Not so much… Odds are, they’ve already been done before (at least a couple of times)! And a couple of memes… sigh… This one truly pisses me … Continue reading
Back in the day… If you ran this today, it would probably be illegal in more than one state… sigh… When boys could be boys, and girls could be girls, without worrying about what parents/others would think… And we were … Continue reading
Two different things today, one is an ‘old school’ airplane that showed up at a small field near Dallas yesterday… It’s got the correct paint scheme, and it’s a converted D-18. These were used extensively in SEA by Air America. … Continue reading
Back in the day… We had crew hats that were done in theater… Japan, 1976-77 But the real reason for this is a picture one of my shipmates sent me, asking, “Remember this?” The ubiquitous electric skillet… Every crew … Continue reading
Sigh, I like my shipmates… I really do… But some people… One of the guys in one of my squadrons took a pic of his fish tank… And posted it in one of the FB forums I’m on. And the … Continue reading
Sigh… Getting old sucks… Last weekend I went to a friend’s daughter’s HS graduation. And that reminded me next year is my FIFTIETH reunion… Some things don’t change… Well, the prices do, but they’re still open… Others… Well, they’ve come … Continue reading
Ummm… Houston, we have a problem… This… THIS is why you should use an actual calculator, or even better, a slipstick to do math, if you don’t have pencil and paper handy… … Continue reading
From out of the past… Nuff said… h/t JP … Continue reading