Must come to an end… Sigh
Our annual gathering has once again come to an end.
Refreshed in mind, if not body, it’s time to rejoin the mass of humanity.
Three days of no TV, no internet and turning $$$ into smoke and noise with good friends from all over the country make for a special time.
Thanks to all!!!
Preserving Aviation History on canvas is Roy Grinnell’s forte’ and it has brought him worldwide recognition as an aviation artist of the highest caliber. Roy’s documentation of aerial combat events has given him the honor of being the official artist of the American Fighter Aces Association. Over the years, Roy has painted over 28 original oil paintings for the American Fighter Aces Association depicting combat missions of the top American Aces of WW1, WW11, Korean War and the Vietnam War. These Aces include WW1 Aces George Vaughn, Douglas Campbell and Ray Brooks, WW11 Aces including Tex Hill, Joe Foss, Gabby Gabreski, Marion Carl, Rex Barber, Alex Vraciu, Chuck Yeager, Chuck Older, Robert L. Scott, Korean War Aces Boots Blesse and Guy Bordelon, and Vietnam War Ace Steve Ritchie. In 2004 at the American Fighter Aces Reunion in Seattle, Washington, Roy was made an “Honorary Ace.” Roy’s original oil paintings have been displayed at the Museum of Flight, Boeing Field, Seattle, Washington, in the Personal Courage Wing and the Dahlberg Research Center. His website is HERE.
The following has been circulating among the LEO community…..
I wonder how much of this is ‘humor’ and how much is a response to the ‘new’ NYPD leadership…
NEW MANDATED TRAINING AT THE BILL diLOUSEYO POLICE ACADEMY – BODY CAMERA AND USE OF FIREARM/DEADLY FORCE.
When confronted by a person with a gun you SHALL do the following:
1. Face the person with the gun.
2. Direct your body camera at the person. Stand very still.
3. Try to have your camera capture the person shooting at you.
4. Do not duck or turn away or the camera will not get the best shot.
5. After the suspect fires several shots at you, shout DROP THE GUN! several times as loud as you can. Use every non-lethal tool available before drawing your gun. Start with Pepper Spray, then go to your Taser. Work your way up the Force Ladder, always pausing to allow enough time for the suspect to surrender before taking the next step. If that doesn’t work, throw your baton as a last resort then try to shoot the gun out of his hand. If the suspect doesn’t stop shooting and apologize you may try a well-placed non-fatal shot to the leg. Should your shot accidentally kill the person there is a problem.
6. If you are still alive at this point call your attorney. Call your bank and refinance your home to pay the fees.
7. Keep in mind that you will never be promoted. You will be investigated by the attorney general, the FBI, local district attorney’s office and The Civil Rights Division of the Federal Government and other tax supported people. The ACLU, NAACP, BLM, the press, Sharpton and the very Reverend Jackson will comment and say you are a very bad person and all police need retraining.
8. Do not expect an invitation to the White House for a beer.
9. If allowed to remain on the job during the minimum two year investigation you will be assigned to a desk or cleaning the restrooms at the station.
10. While waiting for trial, be sure to respond slowly to calls for help and assistance, back off at the first sign of trouble, do not stop obvious gang members or any minority person (all persons are a minority in this country), do not initiate any action on your own, pretend that you are blind if necessary, never remove your gun from the holster and always be very nice to those under the age of 18 no matter what physical threat or verbal abuse you may be subject to.
11. Remember, everything will be released to the press. You will receive hate mail at your home and for the safety of your family you must move them (preferably out of state) pending your trial.
12. If fired, consider becoming trans-gendered and registering as a Democrat.
And the latest from NRA Media-
Bottom line, SCOTUS and 2A are on the line…
Go read the folks on the sidebar… I’ll be back in a couple of days. They’re a lot better writers than I am.
Ice cream machine will be in the shop for refurb too, it’s currently held together by bubble gum and bailing wire!
Commenting will be light to non-existent too…
More old ads I found…
I don’t think they even make Schlitz anymore… Anyway, today it would be ordering a pizza…
Gotta love the double entendres in both of these! The one on the left almost looks like a Vargas Girl.
Umm, not so much anymore… Not quite legal, even if they DO work… Of course the withdrawals are worse than the cough to start with…
Here’s a Vargas from the 1920s, Ziegfeld hung his painting of Olive Thomas at the theater, and she was thought of as one of the earliest Vargas Girls.
h/t JP
WOW! That’s all I can say…
Thank you to those who ponied up the money to buy my books based on the latest Grey Man- Partners coming out!
I had my first ever 1000 sales month, and I cannot tell you how appreciative and humbled I am. (Actually it was 1001, but who’s counting)…
I also appreciate those who have put up honest reviews. TGM Vignettes has passed the 100 review mark, and is now getting moved up on the recommended list by Amazon, thanks to y’all! TGM Payback now has over 50 reviews, and is inching toward the magic 100 review number, TGM Changes is now over the 50 review hurdle and inching up also. TGM Partners is bringing up the rear, with less than 50 reviews, but I also understand people have lives, and may not have time to finish the book or put a review up. I appreciate the ones I have, and I hope the readers will put reviews up when they have time.
You folks are the reason I’ve continued to write, because of your feedback, and positive criticism of the books. I’ve said before, I’m not great with punctuation, but I’ve got an editor and readers helping me fix ‘most’ of those issues… LOL
When I look at the also bought list, I consider myself even more privileged to be company of the authors listed.
Thank you again. 🙂
All those LWLs who screamed about Cecil, here’s your response…
One of Zimbabwe’s largest wildlife reserves, the Bubye Valley Conservancy, recently announced that it was considering culling up to 200 lions as the cats have become increasingly overpopulated. The wildlife reserve said its current population of around 500 lions is unsustainable due to the dramatic decline in hunters, possibly caused by the controversy over Cecil, a lion killed near Hwange National Park last year. Bubye officials say that without hunters to help manage the lion population, they are considering either hiring marksmen to shoot some of the animals, or capturing them and donating the cats to other reserves. Bubye has historically held one of the largest lion populations in Zimbabwe.
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Hunters traditionally helped to keep lion numbers in check, as well as bringing a much needed financial boost to the park. However, officials are now blaming something they call the “Cecil effect” for the lack of hunters. In 2015, the hunting of a black-maned lion named Cecil by an American dentist, Walter Palmer, drew international outrage after the Zimbabwe government accused Palmer of poaching. The charges were later dropped, but activist groups continued to target big game hunters in Africa and urged many governments, including Zimbabwe, to close their borders to hunters. This is despite the fact that many conservationists have long agreed that hunters are needed to not only manage wildlife populations, but also provide the funds to protect the same species they hunt.
Read the whole thing HERE, at Outdoor Hub.
You’ve taken food out of peoples mouths, cost folks their jobs, and have put the Conservancy in the position of having to KILL two hundred lions.
Proud of yourselves yet???
It would be nice if folks would actually do a bit of research, rather than trusting a 30 sec sound bite and immediately going off the deep end.
OBTW, are any of you lefties donating any money to make up the losses your actions have caused? I’m betting not. I’m betting you’ve completely forgotten what you did, or even why, or who Palmer was…
Sigh…
Heinz Krebs was raised and lives in Southern Germany where he spends most of his free time either flying or painting.
He is a passionate aviator, a commercial and test pilot, as well as a flying instructor with more than 10,000 hours of flying time and almost 22,000 landings to his credit. Heinz has flown 81 different types of powered aircraft ranging from Piper Cubs to jet fighters and 39 different glider aircraft models.
But all his life he has had one other love besides his flying – fine arts, especially painting in oils.
What makes his aviation art so unique is that, being able to draw on his life-long experience of both subjects, Heinz is able to convey true portraits of flight full of romance, action, and drama.
His originals, limited fine art print editions, and other high quality collector’s items are sought after all over the world. Heinz’s fine art print editions have been authenticated and further enhanced by the personal signatures of many of the world’s most historically significant aviators. His website is HERE.
In light of Tulsa, Charlotte, and the ongoing discussions, this is well worth watching…
If one actually stops and thinks about it, those in the line of fire DO have to process the OODA loop faster than normal, and even with that, they could end up dead…
Bottom line, if you do what the LEOs say, you live. You don’t, especially at night, in low light, you have a better than average chance of being DRT.
YMMV, IANAL, Do not try this at home.