Boosting the signal…

Ed over at Not of this World is in a contest to win a trip to DC for he and his wife. His radio ad has made it to the final four, and it’s a pretty positive ad (IMHO). I’m … Continue reading

Guns and suicide…

Mas Ayoob has a great column up over at Backwoods Home Magazine. I would strongly recommend you all go read it. Mas has worked in the gun world for many years, and speaks from experience, HERE. As a former VFD … Continue reading

TBT…

Digging around in my stuff getting ready to pack up non-essential stuff to move… And what did I run across but this… It’s a complete game set I haven’t pulled out in years… This is an original version dating to 1984, … Continue reading

Remembering June 6, 1944…

By this time on D-Day, over 4400 men lay dead on the beaches and fields of France… The above is one of Robert Capra’s iconic pictures taken on D-Day after the first wave went in. Stop and remember… They gave … Continue reading

Gah…

Okay, I’m screwed up… I’m a day ‘off’ on posting since I was expecting something to go up this morning… Except I’m in Japan, so I’m a day ahead. Which means I missed a post. Gah… A quickie on TGM- … Continue reading

Shades of Vietnam…

The current ROE our aviators are laboring under is killing morale and frustrating the hell out of them… Courtesy of Fox News… Watch the latest video at video.foxnews.com And we’re keeping folks on deployment 9-10 months, flying the crap out … Continue reading

Ban F Troop???

The Bureau for Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives has been the source of ire on the right, especially since their most recent proposal to ban green tip AR-15 ammo. After the failed ban attempt, ATF Director B. Todd Jones decided to … Continue reading

Memorial Day…

Today is a day of remembrance. We remember those who did not come home from various ‘conflicts’ over generations. Who knows how many people we have truly lost in all of the wars? An interesting sidenote is that memorial day … Continue reading

A weeks worth…

Of humor… MONDAY The mother of a 17-year-old girl was concerned that her daughter was having sex… Worried the girl might become pregnant and adversely impact the family’s status, she consulted the family doctor. The doctor told her that teenagers today … Continue reading

Sorry…

Crap connectivity… Hotel is full of kids, can’t get on the web for any length of time. Not going to be able to read/comment on blogs till I get back home in all probability. Posted from my iPhone. … Continue reading