A Funny…

You don’t see me… I’m invisible… Just a bump on the tree… Nothing to see, move along… Snerk… That little sucker didn’t move and I just stood there for probably a minute, until he finally ‘looked’ at me, chittered, and … Continue reading

Blogshoot!!!

Murph is hosting his annual blogshoot again this year, Saturday 1 Nov in lovely (and apparently going to be cold) West by God Virginia… Link is HERE. Looking forward to seeing the usual suspects out there, and looking forward to … Continue reading

Good food/good friends…

Sometimes ya just need to decompress… And that’s what we did.  The usual suspects gathered to turn $$ into smoke and noise and eat, drink and solve whirled peas… Sadly, it was as always too short a time, but I … Continue reading

Some days…

It just doesn’t pay to fall out of bed in the morning… Sigh… Had an offsite meeting yesterday, and of course it was early, so I had to fight traffic. Since I refuse to drive through DC, I got to … Continue reading

Bleg…

Eric and Sabra’s baby has come and gone.  Peter has a post up HERE, and if you can see your way clear to help support them with anything you can, it would be appreciated. If nothing else, please go to … Continue reading

Why was this overlooked???

Does anybody remember seeing ANY coverage of this, anywhere??? I don’t… h/t Ripper … Continue reading

Kilted to Kick Cancer…

I’m late… for a very important date… September is our time to try to raise a few bucks for prostate and testicular cancer… This year, Kilted to Kick Cancer is now officially a 501(c)3 so we’re asking that the donations … Continue reading

P-8 PR Video…

Pretty good (and short) video of the P-8 from Farnborough Airshow… Biggest ‘real’ selling point to the aircrew??? A working toilet… 😉 Screw all the rest of the stuff… THAT is what counts! h/t JP … Continue reading

WOW, just… WOW!!!

South Dakotan sculptor John Lopez creates life-sized scrap metal sculptures with a uniquely Western American twist. In his hands, old discarded farm equipment is recycled into sculptures of iconic creatures from the American West like a bison, a horse plowing … Continue reading

Another YGTSM…

This one HAD to have come from California… When you go read the first petition, just think about what it would do for those of us who believe in training our children… It would make us felons!!! https://petitions.whitehouse.gov/petition/enact-child-and-firearms-safety-act-establishing-minimum-age-18-handle-fire-or-possess-firearm/lMw7Fh71 Consider signing … Continue reading