Random thoughts…

I was gonna stay the hell away from the whole Health Care debacle, but after reading ppgs 424-430 I just have to say one thing! Page 425: More bureaucracy: Advance Care Planning Consult: Senior Citizens, assisted suicide, euthanasia?• Page 425: … Continue reading

Return to Makin Island…

This happened in 1999, and is the story of the Marines going back to Makin Island in the Gilbert Islands to recover the 19 Marines from the Second Marine Raider Battalion that were killed and buried on the island after … Continue reading

Real Gunfighter Lance Thomas on Justice Files

I think this pretty well counters the 20-20 and 60 minutes crap… Nuff said… … Continue reading

Medvedev slaps down Lightbringer…

The Lightbringer got slapped down by Medvedev today, after the letter being leaked about the proposed deal to stop building the missle defense network (leaving the Poles et al hung out to dry), if they would get Iran to back … Continue reading

Here comes the weather…

Severe thunderbumper watch till 0200… I’m shutting down so I don’t blow ANOTHER computer up… night all. Edit- Interesting how the deep red washed out in the jpeg, compared to the actual Doppler radar shot. Hmmm… … Continue reading

Rahm Emanuel to Disarm America:

THIS is now the guy that is Chief of Staff for the President. After you listen to this tell me the 2nd Amendment is not going to be under fire in the near future. … Continue reading

Blue Angels Solo: 3 Days – 3 Sneak Passes

From Fleet Week 2008 at San Francisco- Not quite supersonic (761.2 mph), he was doing 650 kts indicated, which is 748.5 mph give or take… On the third pass, he was 23 feet off the water, good thing he had … Continue reading

It is now closer to reality than you think…

You’re sound asleep when you hear a thump outside your bedroom door. Half-awake, and nearly paralyzed with fear, you hear muffled whispers. At least two people have broken into your house and are moving your way. With your heart pumping, … Continue reading

Six turning, four burning…

An interesting clip of a SAC recruiting video from the 1950’s. For those of us who started in recips, these were the big boys, Wright R-3350’s- 18 cylinders in two offset rows of 9 each, pulling 59.5 inches MAP and … Continue reading

Thomas Paine- The Second American Revolution…

Sadly, nobody cares about educating themselves or reading history anymore. We are doomed to repeat it. Folks are too busy watching American Idol, snacking on a McHappy Meal to take a second thinking about this country and what made us … Continue reading