Kilted To Kick Cancer…

I don’t have any nicky-neat pictures of me in a kilt (nor would you want to see that), but having said that…

September is our time to try to raise a few bucks for prostate and testicular cancer, and we’re half way through the month already.

This year, Kilted to Kick Cancer is now officially a 501(c)3 so we’re asking that the donations go there.

This is the ONLY month I’ll bother you for donations, but even if you don’t donate, PLEASE get checked… This hits one in six males…

Don’t be ‘that’ guy… A finger wave is a small price for keeping your ass (and the rest of you) alive…

If you’d like to donate to my team go HERE, then select Team OldNFO.

Thank you to all those who’ve already donated, it IS appreciated, and the person you save may be me…

For anyone that donates $50, I’ll send you signed copies of both my books (Book 2 Payback should be out in Oct).

On my last physical my PSA was ‘elevated’ enough to get the Doc’s attention, and I’m taking meds, and getting checked twice a year.

Vignette…

Twelve humanoid shapes shambled across the dark concrete in a line, other than the occasional mutter nothing is heard…

Footsteps sound on a metal ladder as one of the shapes climbs into darkness, and with a clank a darker spot appears in the early morning darkness…

Mumbled cursing can be faintly heard, followed by a dim light occasionally escaping from what appear to be windows…

A sibilant whine sounds momentarily, then a clicking like small sticks being broken, closely followed by a rising whine destroying the peace of the early morning…

Finally with a chunk and a coughing sound the whine stabilizes to s shrill scream…

A light suddenly glows dimly in the darkness, closely followed by bright red and green lights.

The other eleven shapes now climb the metal ladder, one by one entering the darkness until the last one disappears…

IMG_1798The interior lights come on and resolve the shapes into twelve aviators burdened by flight gear, helmets, and the ancillary paraphernalia accompanying a twelve hour flight…

And another day starts, which won’t end until fourteen hours later…

Just another day in Naval Aviation…

Never Forget…

Captain Larry Getzfred, Captain Jack Punches (USN Ret), AW1 Joseph Pycior died in the NCC.  AAR is HERE.

Nuff said…

Net Humor…

A week’s worth…

SUNDAY

Groups of Americans were traveling by tour bus through Holland .. As they stopped at a cheese farm, a young guide led them through the process of cheese making, explaining that goat’s milk was used.

She showed the group a lovely hillside where many goats were grazing. ‘These’ she explained, ‘Are the older goats put out to pasture when they no longer produce.’ She then asked, ‘What do you do in America with your old goats?’

A spry old gentleman answered, ‘They send us on bus tours!

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 were very willful and any attempt to stop the girl would probably result in rebellion. He then told her to arrange for her daughter to be put on birth control and until then, talk to her and give her a box of condoms.

Later that evening, as her daughter was preparing for a date, the mother told her about the situation and handed her a box of condoms.

The girl burst out laughing and reached over to hug her mother, saying,

‘Oh Mom! You don’t have to worry about that! I’m dating Susan!’

TUESDAY

A man went to church one day and afterward he stopped to shake the preacher’s hand. He said, ‘Preacher, I’ll tell you, that was a damned fine sermon. Damned good!’

The preacher said, ‘Thank you sir, but I’d rather you didn’t use profanity.’

The man said, ‘I was so damned impressed with that sermon I put five thousand dollars in the offering plate!’

The preacher said, ‘No shit?’

WEDNESDAY

Brenda and Steve took their six-year-old son to the doctor.

With some hesitation, they explained that although their little angel appeared to be in good health, they were concerned about his rather small penis.

After examining the child, the doctor confidently declared, ‘Just feed him pancakes. That should solve the problem.’

The next morning when the boy arrived at breakfast, there was a large stack of warm pancakes in the middle of the table.

‘Gee, Mom,’ he exclaimed. ‘For me?’

‘Just take two,’ Brenda replied. ‘The rest are for your father.’

THURSDAY

One night, an 87-year-old woman came home from Bingo to find her 92-year-old husband in bed with another woman.. She became violent and ended up pushing him off the balcony of their 20th floor apartment, killing him instantly. Brought before the court, on the charge of murder, she was asked if she had anything to say in her own defense.

‘Your Honor,’ she began coolly,

‘I figured that at 92, if he could screw, he could fly.’

FRIDAY

A Doctor was addressing a large audience in Tampa . ‘The material we put into our stomachs is enough to have killed most of us sitting here, years ago.. Red meat is awful. Soft drinks corrode your stomach lining. Chinese food is loaded with MSG. High fat diets can be disastrous, and none of us realizes the long-term harm caused by the germs in our drinking water.

However, there is one thing that is the most dangerous of all and we all have eaten, or will eat it. Can anyone here tell me what food it is that causes the most grief and suffering for years after eating it?’

After several seconds of quiet, a 75-year-old man in the front row raised his hand, and softly said, ‘Wedding Cake.’

SATURDAY

Bob, a 70-year-old, extremely wealthy widower, shows up at the Country Club with a breathtakingly beautiful and very sexy 25-year-old tall, tan and terrific “hoochie-mamma” who knocks everyone’s socks off with her youthful sex appeal and charm and who hangs over Bob’s arm and listens intently to his every word.

His buddies at the club are all aghast. At the very first chance, they corner him and ask, ‘Bob, how’d you get the trophy girlfriend?’ Bob replies, ‘Girlfriend? She’s my wife!’ They are knocked over, but continue to ask. ‘So, how’d you persuade her to marry you?’

‘I lied about my age’, Bob replies. ‘What, did you tell her you were only 50?’

Bob smiles and says, ‘No, I told her I was 90.’

h/t JP

NOT as easy as it looks…

China has apparently killed at least two pilots trying to fly the J-15s off their new carrier…

The Liaoning- which is an ex-Kuznetsov class carrier, the Varyag (which was never completed in the Ukraine).

Since it’s an AP article, go HERE.

Back in the day I flew on the Kuznetsov when it first came out of the yards in 1985 and came down into the Med in 1986…

Link HERE.

Interestingly, the ONLY place the USSR built carriers was in the Mykolaiv, Ukraine yards…

Deja vu anyone???

Strange Sunrise…

This was the view out my window this morning…

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Storm clouds from the east due to the petering out hurricane…

All the surfer dudes were probably going, “Hey man, what’s this s**t?  Where’s my sun and blue skies?”

🙂

Hodads…

A San Diego (well actually Ocean Beach) institution, and a place that has always taken care of the military folks…

Got a chance to talk to Mr. Hardin’s grandson (who was working Saturday) and he said the van WILL ride again (well, maybe not this one, but one like it.  Too many years sitting this close to the ocean)… 🙂

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And nothing much has changed inside, just more/newer license plates!  The older ones have been moved up to make room!  And some of the best burgers/fries/rings one could want!!!IMG_1783

And after lunch, taking a walk (ate WAY too much), we ran across this-  1965 Bimmer completely restored!IMG_1786

OH yeah,  and the reason I was over there was to meet Larry, who came down for lunch! 🙂  This is a 1949 Desoto Woody, one of 600 built, and the owner’s nine year labor of love to restore (and still going)…IMG_1787

Talking to the owner, he told us he’d driven it back to Ft. Wayne, IN this summer towing a travel trailer!!! Not bad for a 65 year old 6 Cyl, 127 hp, fluid drive car!!!

IMG_1788Larry and I commiserated on our respective travel trials and tribulations, and life in general… Good times!!!  Kinda sorta… 🙂

As always it was too short, but truly enjoy seeing Larry and comparing notes!

Oh yeah, and he was carrying a FULL sized revolver concealed, but that’s his story to tell…

 

Hi ho, hi ho…

It’s off to fun work I go…

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There are REALLY days I wish I was back as a plain ol’ operator… sigh…

WWII Poster…

This one is actually pre-war by a year… And unusual in that it features a specific unit…

ship_drayton18It was done by Matt Murphey (no other info), in 1940 for the Navy and featured the USS Drayton, DD366.  She went on to serve with distinction in the Pacific in WWII earning eleven battle stars!  Her info is HERE.

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 go there.

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Even if you don’t donate, PLEASE get checked… This hits one in six males… Don’t be ‘that’ guy… A finger wave is a small price for keeping your ass (and the rest of you) alive…

I know I’m late to the game, but if you’d like to donate to my team go HERE, then select Team OldNFO