Happy Hour

"IF A LIFETIME CAN BE LIKENED TO A DAY, THEN THIS IS HAPPY HOUR!"
BUCK PENNINGTON

Mother, Mother Ocean

Mother, Mother Ocean, I've heard you call
Wanted to sail upon your waters since I was three feet tall
You've seen it all, you've seen it all
Watched the men who rode you, switch from sails to steam
In your belly you hold the treasures, few have ever seen
Most of 'em dream, most of 'em dream
Yes, I am a pirate, two hundred year's too late
The cannons don't thunder, there's nothin' to plunder
I'm an over-forty victim of fate
Arriving too late, arriving too late

Yoda

"Size matters not. Look at me. Judge me by my size, do you? Hmm? Hmm. And well you should not. For my ally is the Force, and a powerful ally it is."
―Yoda, to Luke Skywalker

Counted the Stars

Counted the stars on the 4th of July
Wishing we were rockets bursting in the sky
Talking about redemption and leaving things behind
I have these pictures and I keep these photographs
To remind me of a time
These pictures and these photographs
Let me know I'm doin' fine
We used to be so happy once upon a time
Once upon a time
But the sun sank west of the Mendocino County Line
And the sun sank west of the Mendocino County Line


""SOME SEE A GLASS AS HALF FULL, SOME SEE IT AS HALF EMPTY, I JUST WANT TO KNOW WHO’S DRINKING MY RUM."
Rumbear

Friday, March 25, 2016

Desert Sunrise over Palmdale

I got some pictures this morning from a scenic outlook above Palmdale on CA 14 on my way home from dropping Missus ORPO off at LAX at about 0400.
It was a definitely chilly out with the strong wind.
So please enjoy!














 

















Friday, March 18, 2016

Pictures of a Desert Morning

It was a beautiful morning here in The Southeast Kern County Desert.
I remembered to take the Nikon with me in the pickup last night. I was hoping to catch a train but none were in sight.
When I hit the edge of Cal City, I stopped and took a few of town with the mountains and our welcome sign!









Friday, March 11, 2016

Essay: 100 Years of the Marine Corps Gazette

I came across this while surfing the interwebs this evening.

It is quite a good read..............
The opening paragraph follows:

"To speak of “the profession of arms” is to imply that military officers don’t just have jobs, but—like doctors, lawyers, and members of the clergy—are members of a community of learned practitioners. It follows that a good officer keeps up with the latest innovations in his field, follows a body of professional literature, and contributes to that literature as his career progresses. You wouldn’t want your heart surgeon simply applying by rote whatever he learned years ago in medical school. Technology and best practices evolve, and survival depends on how abreast the good doctor is of the state of the art. For quite similar reasons, the nation expects more than just rote performance from its infantry commanders, bomber pilots, and ships’ captains."

Essay: 100 Years of the Marine Corps Gazette

Wednesday, March 02, 2016

The Skylon Space Plane | Animation

Found this while surfing the net this morning.
It is a neat concept.
How practical remains the question.
If it is cost efficient, why not?
There are more animated videos at the link below.

The Skylon Space Plane | Animation
I will not go down and tell my children I didn't have the courage, the conviction, the commitment or the character to fight for this country...Don't go home and let your children down~~ LTC Allen West

Publius Flavius Vegetius Renatus

‎"Igitur qui desiderat pacem, praeparet bellum.("Therefore, he who desires peace, let him prepare for war")" from "Epitoma Rei Militaris," by Vegetius (Publius Flavius Vegetius Renatus)