TBT…

Posted on by February 2, 2022

Odd little known fact is that the US Navy had TWO carriers operating in the Great Lakes in WWII…

One of my cousins actually got his carrier qual (CQ) on the Sable.

HERE and HERE are the wiki pages for the USS Wolverine, and the USS Sable. Both were converted merchant ships, and it conjunction with NAS Glenview, they trained over 17,000 pilots Navy pilots how to land on carriers.

Below is a video of flight deck ops. Quite a bit more casual than it is today… 🙂

But they do have a ‘launch officer’, and Landing Signals Officer (LSO), known as paddles (which you will see them actually using).

I did get a laugh out of the launch officer wandering around with his hands in his pocket. There are also some interesting shots of ‘hot swaps’ of pilots.

A couple of new ones from BD…

Posted on by February 1, 2022

They are getting down right scary…

Now I’m beginning to wonder if ‘Spot’ is what is running KR…

Enjoy your new lords and masters!!! 🙂

Thank you!!!

Posted on by January 31, 2022

Already over fifty reviews on Rimworld- Diplomatic Immunity!

This is the quickest I’ve ever gotten that many reviews! And they’re honest reviews. THAT is appreciated! Obviously, some folks like the characters, including the one reviewer that didn’t like Nicole’s attitude and actions. Nicole is French heritage… If you’ve ever known French women… just sayin… 🙂

But I appreciate the fact that he was invested enough to make that comment, and I did take that aboard.

Re the shape on the cover, who knows what ‘stealth’ will look like in 800 years??? You wouldn’t believe me if I told you what the actual image is that was taken from…

And thank you for the concern over the coof… Over that now, and pretty much back to normal.

I do have one bleg, Tales Around the Supper Table Vol 2 hasn’t gotten to 50 reviews yet. We could use a bump there, and I AM frustrated by the 1 and 2 star reviews with NO #@%@#$ COMMENTS!!!

How the hell are we supposed to improve if we don’t get the feedback?

This is a nice one, but it does break out specific things the reviewer likes-

This is quite a meal. A little taste of Kipling, some echos of H. Rider Haggard, high fantasy, urban punk, and just out-sneaking the enemy make a enjoyable mix. One story even sneaks in a bit of marriage counseling in along the way. Many of the stories triggered a “wait, what? I thought…” reaction as they unfolded which really made them enjoyable when re-read.

Granted every story will NOT be everybody’s cup of tea, but anthologies do give readers a look at other authors they might want to look at.

My mantra has always been a rising tide lifts all boats!

Please and thank you…

Don’t know if…

Posted on by January 30, 2022

This is true or not, but dayum…

The bridge that just collapsed in the city of Pittsburgh was set to be restored in 2016. Instead of replacing the completely rusted out supports, they diverted the money to bike lanes, green energy programs and lanes for self driving cars.

The whole twitter string, HERE, definitely points out a ‘significant’ problem if an entire support was rusted through at least 3 years ago…

From the Yeah, Right file…

Posted on by January 29, 2022

Interesting how this got done ‘on the quiet’… in 2019… And it’s just now coming to light?

NSO Group’s Pegasus product allows access to a smartphone user’s messages, camera, and microphone without action by the victim, according to the Pegasus Project, an investigation organized by the news outlet Forbidden Stories. Pegasus has attracted attention from surveillance-focused watchdogs and from governments interested in becoming users. 

The FBI told The Washington Times there was no operational use of the tech in support of any investigation and it procured a limited license for “product testing and evaluation only.”

Uh-huh…sure… Cross our hearts, we never used it! We promise!!!

But if you connect the dots, this sure does look like what was used to ‘link’ the Jan 6 ‘rioters’ to each other!

Full article, HERE.

The fact is, ANY connectivity of any kind is currently hackable, snoopable, and traceable by .gov. The only question is when/how it is being used or will be used against you. Unless you go completely off the grid, you ARE trackable. And if you travel in any big city, your face is scanned x-times/trip/day and that ‘track’ goes somewhere in the cloud for recall either by your face or date/time information.

Sure, you can turn off ‘location’ on your phone, or your watch, or your fitness device, but it still logs your location and that information is retrievable at any time unless you physically destroy the device. Even then, the MAC address can be accessed from locations it was on, like cell towers, ‘free’ wireless, etc.

Remembrance…

Posted on by January 29, 2022

The actual memorial was yesterday, 36 years since Challenger was lost. I’m old enough to remember all the way back to Mercury and all the losses.

Our crew participated in the searches for Challenger’s astronauts off the coast, praying but not holding much hope.

May they all rest in peace, and know they did not die in vain.

Space, like aviation is inherently dangerous, and few second chances are given.

YGTBSM!!!

Posted on by January 27, 2022

LA DA does another outrageous prosecution… And gets away with it!

A Los Angeles County judge on Thursday ordered Hannah Tubbs, a transgender California woman, to serve two years in a juvenile facility after she pleaded guilty to sexually assaulting a 10-year-old girl in 2014 — but not before excoriating far-left District Attorney George Gascon, whose office declined to prosecute the repeat offender as an adult.

Tubbs, 26, just recently pleaded guilty to molesting the girl in a woman’s bathroom eight years ago when she was two weeks away from turning 18. At the time of the crime, she identified as male and went by James Tubbs. She did not identify as female until after she was taken into custody, according to prosecutors.

Full article, HERE.

And here is ‘her’ picture…

James Tubbs, Nov. 11, 2021. Tubbs, 26, just recently pleaded guilty to molesting a girl in a woman’s bathroom eight years ago when she was two weeks away from turning 18. At the time of the crime, she identified as male and went by James Tubbs. She did not identify as female until after she was taken into custody, according to prosecutors.

This is patently ridiculous! All I can say is it’s a good thing he didn’t molest one of MY children… There wouldn’t have been any issue about where to house him then.

Grrrr…

What is it going to take to get some ‘reality’ back in these DA’s offices?

On the koof front, pretty much recovered, just a non-productive cough. Energy is coming back. Thanks again for the emails and support!

Meh…

Posted on by January 26, 2022

No throwback today, unless it’s me…

Just not feeling it…

But I did see this and… well make your own judgements!

Status…

Posted on by January 25, 2022

Well, I’m five days into the coof, four days into treatment. No fever, no loss of smell or taste. Feeling tired, but that’s about it. Coughing, but nothing productive. One side note- Monday evening the FDA cancelled all monoclonal antibody treatment for the coof, HERE, but are continuing to push the Pfizer’s pill Paxlovid, but good luck finding it…

There is a version that does seem to work against the current strain, but .gov is controlling that with an iron fist, and it’s questionable if that version is still approved.

Thanks to friends, I’m taking those pills that can never be named, in addition to the prescribed meds, which are tearing my stomach up (remind self- get yogurt to replace probiotics- yech). And my sinuses are running full time! Gotta love sinusitis on top of this mess…

Thank you to the many that have texted, emailed, and called to check on me. I’m still around and as grumpy as ever.

Also, thank you for the honest reviews on Rimworld- Diplomatic Immunity. One of my frustrations is the 3 an 4 star reviews without any comments! If you gave me a low review, PLEASE tell me what you didn’t like. How else are we supposed to improve as writers if we don’t get that feedback from the readers??? Sigh…

Well crap…

Posted on by January 23, 2022

I haz the coof…

Got the ‘usual’ prescription, Z pack and a Steroid. We’ll see how this progresses.

So blogging commenting may be light for a couple of days while I fight this mess off, I hope…

Oh yeah, and I DID get the vaccine (Moderna)… sigh