Humph…

Posted on by February 10, 2026

Retro??? How about actual food!!!

American Airlines is marking its upcoming 100th anniversary with a nostalgic nod to its past. 

Capitalizing on today’s popular retro food trend, the airline is introducing luxury menu offerings inspired by the Roaring Twenties. Beginning Feb. 9, travelers are able to preorder special dishes, with menus appearing on select flights starting in March, the airline said in a news release.

Adding decadent dishes like beef Wellington and prawn cocktail isn’t just a step back in time. The move also apparently addresses a growing frustration among travelers that in-flight dining has been less than satisfactory in recent years.

Full article, HERE from Fox News.

After literally YEARS of peanuts/pretzels,  the itty bitty glass of water or coke, and the occasional bag of chips, they are supposedly bringing back ‘retro’ foods, of course, they will only be on long distance/international flights, and only in 1st/Business…

I am old enough to remember getting actual food in coach between DC and Chicago on a 727! Served on a plate with real silverware, not an unknown food item in a tub with the cheep Chinesium knife/fork that bent if you stabbed your ‘meal’ too hard.

I’ll bet this promotion doesn’t last more than 90 days either…

And the bean counters will be crying over every $.10 of lost profit.

Hell, I’d bet most folks would just be happy to be treated as humans, and not cattle shoved on the airplanes. Personally, ‘I’ am thankful I no longer have to travel at least monthly for work. Now, I only travel when I want to, and only by air if I can’t drive there more cheaply than the plane ticket (including gas, and hotel on the road).

What do y’all say?

Funny that…

Posted on by February 9, 2026

Japanese culture is significantly different than ours…

Last fall, Sanae Takaichi was elected Prime Minister of Japan, making her the nation’s first female leader. Normally, Democrats would trip over themselves to praise such an example of girl-bossing. But Takaichi is a conservative, you see, so the Left has to hate her. When she was first elected, CNN called her a “hardline conservative.” Now over the weekend, another election has given Takaichi’s ironically named Liberal Democratic Party an even bigger advantage in Japan’s House of Representatives.

Sky News has now upped the ante, calling Takaichi an “ultra-conservative” who is “seizing” more power.

Full article, HERE from Town Hall.

Personally, I find it ‘funny’ that the MSM refuses to champion her because she is a conservative. She is literally the FIRST ever female prime minister!!!

And Japan is historically very conservative when you actually dig into their beliefs. Starting in 1955, The Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) of Japan has been the major political entity in Japan. Contrary to their name, they are conservative, favoring low taxes, few restrictions on businesses, and a strong military self-defense force.

The LDP is not just hardliners, but has a little bit of every type of politicians in their group.

But the MSM refuses to recognize this… Why???

They don’t want to admit she’s right in what she’s doing, or she doesn’t match up with ‘their’ version of what women in power are supposed to do, or because she aligns with the current administration?

I don’t know, but they ARE missing a chance to elevate a woman who definitely deserves it… Grrrr…

A little humor…

Posted on by February 8, 2026

To start the week!

An oldie but a goody…

God said, “Adam, I want you to do something for Me.”

Adam said, “Gladly Lord, what do You want me to do?”

God said, “Go down into that valley.”

Adam said, “What’s a valley?” God then explained it to him.

Then God said, “Then cross the river.”

Adam said, “What’s a river?”

God explained that to him, and then said, “Then go over to the hill….”

Adam said, “What is a hill?” So, God explained to Adam what a hill was.

He told Adam, “On the other side of the hill you will find a cave.”

Adam said, ‘What’s a cave?’

After God explained, He said, “In the cave you will find a woman, Eve.”

Adam said, “What’s a woman, Who is Eve?’ So God explained that to him, too.

Then, God said, ‘I want you two to reproduce.”

Adam said, “How do I do that?”

God first said (under His breath), “Gee whiz.” And then, just like everything else, God explained reproduction to Adam as well.

So, Adam goes down into the valley, across the river, and over the hill, into the cave, and finds the woman Eve. Then, in about half an hour he was back.

God, His patience wearing thin, said angrily, “What is it now Adam?”

And Adam said….

“What’s a headache?”

 

 

Why???

Posted on by February 7, 2026

Are these people still representing the USA???

Judging from the comments from multiple athletes at the start of the Winter Olympics in Italy, the Games are at risk of turning into a version of the Grammy Awards that lasts two full weeks. 

One U.S. snowboarder named Hunter Hess is already expressing mixed emotions about representing the U.S.

Full article, HERE from Twitchy.

I have to disagree with Eruzione, if ‘I’ were in charge, they would have been on the next airplane back to the USA without any Team USA gear.

You can bet this kid, along with Chris Lillis, and Amber Glenn have ‘benefitted’ from all the free training, coaching, etc. from the USA Olympic Committee, along with all the support of the majority of the US people. And they do this?

They could have learned something from the tennis players in Australia, if they had bothered to listen.

Grrrr…

 

E-4 Mafia???

Posted on by February 6, 2026

A ‘slightly’ different version of capture the flag…

In a strange turn of events, even for the U.N., the World Health Organization held the U.S. flag captive in what seemed to be an act of defiance after the American government withdrew from the organization.

In January 2025, the U.S. announced its plan to leave the WHO. During the yearlong process, the U.S. stopped funding, withdrew all personnel from the WHO, and began pivoting activities previously conducted with the organization to direct bilateral engagements with other countries and organizations. On January 22, 2026, the U.S. completed of its withdrawal from the World Health Organization.

Yet, according to a joint statement by U.S. Secretary of State Rubio and Secretary of Health Kennedy, “even on our way out of the organization, the WHO tarnished and trashed everything that America has done for it. The WHO refuses to hand over the American flag that hung in front of it, arguing it has not approved our withdrawal and, in fact, claims that we owe it compensation. From our days as its primary founder, primary financial backer, and primary champion until now, our final day, the insults to America continue.”

Full article, HERE from UN Watch.

‘Mysteriously’, four days later the US Marines had the flag back…

My only question is, was the ‘order’ given before or after the Marines did their thing???

I mean look at all those ‘innocent’ faces… And they’re in MARPAT, not dress uniforms…

In any case, BZ Jarheads!!!

Finally!!!

Posted on by February 5, 2026

A long overdue reward for what he did, that was classified for over 50 years!

Naval aviator Capt. Royce Williams, 100, is set to be awarded the Medal of Honor for his 1952 actions during the Korean War, Rep. Darrell Issa, R-Calif., announced on Wednesday.

Issa has played a significant role in Williams’ recognition, introducing the “Valor Has No Expiration Act” in 2025 to extend and expand upon the 1996 National Defense Authorization Act. Introduced last June, the act was instrumental in highlighting Williams’ Korean War record.

Full article, HERE from Military Times. And the rest of the story, HERE.

This is just one story of many that has been buried by classification for many years…

There are other stories out there, as poignant, as horrific, and as normal as any, but where/when/how they happened meant they were ‘shielded’ behind classification. Usually that meant 50 year classification.

I, for one, am happy to see the good captain get recognition while he was still alive. The ‘biggest’ reason his battle was classified was he was shooting down Russian pilots, not North Koreans in an F9F-5 Panther, which was considered inferior to the Mig-15s he shot down!

Bravo Zulu, Captain Williams!

 

Another one…

Posted on by February 4, 2026

Bites the dust…

First it was Ellett Brothers, down in SC, due to ‘bad’ investment(s) and bad advice. Bankrupted in 2019, now it’s Big Rock Sports.

Big Rock Sports, the Graham, NC-based distributor of fishing, hunting and outdoor sporting goods, has filed for Chapter 7 bankruptcy liquidation, listing just over $100 million in liabilities. Unsecured claims totaling about $83 million and including many vendors in litigation with Big Rock are not expected to be paid.

Many past senior executives and investors in the business, who appear to be tied to a management-led buyout, also held sizeable unsecured claims.

The filings in U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Eastern District of North Carolina so far have not detailed the reasons for the move to liquidate, but show the company was facing a wide range of lawsuits from suppliers, property owners and other business partners.

Full article, HERE from SGB News.

Apparently the Canadian subsidiary had already been liquidated/sold prior to the bankruptcy. There seems to be a lot more to this story than is making the news, with the mention of ‘vendors in litigation’…

I don’t have a clue, but something stinks on this one. And this bankruptcy will just add pressure on the gun dealers and others, as there will be less options to get deals from the remaining distributors.

I know that back in the day, Ellett Bros was the ‘favorite’ of the military exchanges that sold guns, as they gave the exchanges a good break on pricing.

I can’t help but wonder what the banks might have had to do with this, as there has been a push to ‘debank’ anything to do with guns…

The distributors that remain are-

Top Wholesale Firearms Distributors-
    • Lipsey’s: Based in Louisiana, one of the largest independent distributors, known for exclusive firearms.
    • Sports South: A major national shooting sports distributor.
    • RSR Group: Known for a broad, diverse inventory.
    • Chattanooga Shooting Supplies:  Offers a wide range of firearms and gear.
    • Davidson’s: A major wholesaler. 
    • Iron Valley Supply: Focuses on outdoor gear and firearms.
    • Bill Hicks & Co.: A prominent national distributor.

Specialized Firearms Distributors-

  • GT Distributors: Supplies both law enforcement/military and the civilian market.
  • Craig’s Firearm Supply: A major distributor for Glock handguns.
  • Pacific Sporting Arms: Specializes in high-grade competition and field shotguns.

Sigh…

And it begins…

Posted on by February 3, 2026

USS Abraham Lincoln SG is currently 500nm SOUTH of Iran…

A U.S. Navy fighter jet shot down an Iranian drone that was approaching the aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln in the Arabian Sea, U.S. Central Command said Tuesday, threatening to ramp up tensions as the Trump administration warns of possible military action to get Iran to the negotiating table.

The drone “aggressively approached” the aircraft carrier with “unclear intent” and “continued to fly toward the ship despite de-escalatory measures taken by U.S. forces operating in international waters,” Central Command spokesman Capt. Tim Hawkins said in a statement Tuesday.

Full article HERE from Military Times.

Of note, this was a drone, not a manned aircraft, and there are questions how many of those aircraft the Iranians actually have that are flyable.

This crap brings back memories of the BEAREXs we used to have to deal with. That was when a USSR Bear or May would close the strike group, trying to sneak in and get pictures/close approach the ships. The standard response was to use F-14s to ‘push’ the Bear/May out by maneuvering to block them, but the US reserved the right to fire on those aircraft if they did not turn away.

It is apparent in this case, the drone didn’t turn away, so the Iranians were ‘testing’ the US resolve, checking to see if they would actually shoot it down. Now they know…

The Shahed 139 does have a missile capability, in addition to being capable of EO/IR surveillance, with a range of approximately 2000nm. This is not a ‘throwaway’ drone. It appears the Iranians are ‘claiming’ it was actually a Shahed 129, but they don’t have the range to go out 500nm and make it back to shore, so that doesn’t make sense. Also, I’d trust the visual ID of the pilots over the Iranians. I’m betting there are pictures and video of the drone and the shoot, not that we’ll ever see it.

 

NYC…

Posted on by February 2, 2026

Is getting what they voted for…

Zohran Mamdani has only been the Mayor of New York City for a month, and on his watch, at least a dozen homeless people have died in the freezing cold after Mamdani implemented a policy prohibiting the clearing of homeless encampments and forcing sheltering. Now trash is piling up in the city, and the streets aren’t getting cleared.

Full article, HERE from Townhall.com

But according to Mamdani it ‘couldn’t be better’…

Those scenes remind me of Italy when the garbage strike went on for a couple of weeks over there in 2010. Literal two story tall piles of garbage, the stench, and the rats. OMG, you didn’t even want to drive down the street with the windows open, either the stench or the rats would get you. But at least they weren’t killing people…

I wonder how long Mamdani is going to last? Much less his ‘administration’. I saw that he’d apparently appointed a former inmate as the new head of corrections for NYC. One wonders how ‘that’ is going to go…

Oh well, I’m west of the Mississippi and don’t have any family up there, so I’ll happily sit down here and watch the meltdown continue. I think the Big Apple has a few worms in it now. Just sayin…

A little humor…

Posted on by February 1, 2026

To start the week.  An oldie but a goody!!!

A good laugh for people in the over 60 group !!!

When I bought my Blackberry, I thought about the 30-year business I ran with 1800 employees, all without a cell phone that plays music, takes videos, pictures and communicates with Facebook and Twitter. I signed up under duress for Twitter and Facebook, so my seven kids, their spouses, my 13 grand kids and 2 great grand kids could communicate with me in the modern way. I figured I could handle something as simple as Twitter with only 140 characters of space.

My phone was beeping every three minutes with the details of everything except the bowel movements of the entire next generation. I am not ready to live like this. I keep my cell phone in the garage in my golf bag.

The kids bought me a GPS for my last birthday because they say I get lost every now and then going over to the grocery store or library. I keep that in a box under my tool bench with the Blue tooth [it’s red] phone I am supposed to use when I drive. I wore it once and was standing in line at Barnes and Noble talking to my wife and everyone in the nearest 50 yards was glaring at me. I had to take my hearing aid out to use it, and I got a little loud.

I mean the GPS looked pretty smart on my dashboard, but the lady inside that gadget was the most annoying, rudest person I had run into in a long time. Every 10 minutes, she would sarcastically say, “Re-calc-u-lating.” You would think that she could be nicer. It was like she could barely tolerate me. She would let go with a deep sigh and then tell me to make a U-turn at the next light. Then if I made a right turn instead. Well, it was not a good relationship…When I get really lost now, I call my wife and tell her the name of the cross streets and while she is starting to develop the same tone as Gypsy, the GPS lady, at least she loves me.

To be perfectly frank, I am still trying to learn how to use the cordless phones in our house. We have had them for 4 years, but I still haven’t figured out how I lose three phones all at once and have to run around digging under chair cushions, checking bathrooms, and the dirty laundry baskets when the phone rings.

The world is just getting too complex for me. They even mess me up every time I go to the grocery store. You would think they could settle on something themselves but this sudden “Paper or Plastic?” every time I check out just knocks me for a loop. I bought some of those cloth reusable bags to avoid looking confused, but I never remember to take them with me.

Now I toss it back to them. When they ask me, “Paper or plastic?” I just say, “Doesn’t matter to me. I am bi-sacksual.” Then it’s their turn to stare at me with a blank look. I was recently asked if I tweet. I answered, No, but I do fart a lot.”

P.S. I know some of you are not over 60. I sent it to you to allow you to forward it to those who are… I figured your sense of humor could handle it…If not… find a sense of humor…. We all need to have one of these !!!.

 

We senior citizens don’t need any more gadgets. The TV remote and the garage door remote are about all we can handle.