The man does have some serious style!
Monday, January 31, 2011
Sunday, January 30, 2011
The Warrior Class: Judge Rules On New California Ammunition Law
The Warrior Class: Judge Rules On New California Ammunition Law
We being the good guys finally win one!
Take that Moonbeam!
At least there is some sanity here..........once in a while..........anyway.
At least there is some sanity here..........once in a while..........anyway.
Found some new pics of Hawaiian Airlines new Airbus A330s. This the best paint job I have seen on one. Even better than Delta's on the ex=NWA 330s
I like the Hawaiian Livery on the A330. And the next gen A350XWB is going to be a sharp looking jet.
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| New A330 of Hawaiian |
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I have slowly and grudgingly realized that with over 1,000 orders they must be doing something right.
Saturday, January 29, 2011
Brutally Honest on Chris Christie
Brutally Honest on When the party is over
This is a good read.
The man does not run. At All.
I like that.
This is a good read.
The man does not run. At All.
I like that.
Miss Ann is talking, You ARE listening!
Courtesy of Ann Coulter:
Obama said, "We are the nation that put cars in driveways and computers in offices; the nation of Edison and the Wright brothers; of Google and Facebook."
And then the government outlawed Edison's great invention, made the Wright brothers' air travel insufferable, filed anti-trust charges against Microsoft and made cars too expensive to drive by prohibiting oil exploration, and right now -- at this very minute -- is desperately trying to regulate the Internet.
Obama said, "We are the nation that put cars in driveways and computers in offices; the nation of Edison and the Wright brothers; of Google and Facebook."
And then the government outlawed Edison's great invention, made the Wright brothers' air travel insufferable, filed anti-trust charges against Microsoft and made cars too expensive to drive by prohibiting oil exploration, and right now -- at this very minute -- is desperately trying to regulate the Internet.
Man Versus the State - Reason Magazine
Man Versus the State - Reason Magazine
Economist Walter E. Williams reflects on his long career battling Jim Crow, big government, and liberal orthodoxy.
This guy really goes against the grain. Amazing story here.
Read it and pass it on!
Read it and pass it on!
My Way News on the Muzzy Hardliners and the unrest
My Way, Oppostion to the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan
Pause for thought.
These Muslim Brotherhood guys are not going to stop unless blown to hell with a lot of ordnance.
Pause for thought.
These Muslim Brotherhood guys are not going to stop unless blown to hell with a lot of ordnance.
Aviation Humor for the day
WWI Microsoft Fighter Pilot Expansion Pack
This is for all you gamers and sim players out there.
Aviation Humor is a good place to go for a laugh.
This is for all you gamers and sim players out there.
Aviation Humor is a good place to go for a laugh.
RTR.org Social Network - Just a minute now...
RTR.org Social Network - Just a minute now...
An interesting take on the recent events in Tucson and elsewhere.
It is about the reaction to said events and the knee jerk reactions that are a result.
I guess that there will always be finger pointing and baseless accusations from those who have a lack of common sense. It is possibly a normal thing for some but it has now become a rampant disease.
I guess that there will always be finger pointing and baseless accusations from those who have a lack of common sense. It is possibly a normal thing for some but it has now become a rampant disease.
Town in OK demolished, from Yahoo News.
Picher, OK is flattened due to mine residual hazards
I did a ballast dump through NE Oklahoma a few years ago. The switch for the branch line to this town was out of service. It is probably gone too.
I did a ballast dump through NE Oklahoma a few years ago. The switch for the branch line to this town was out of service. It is probably gone too.
Friday, January 28, 2011
Thunder getting Hot
Wichita downs Dayton
The Thunder took one in Dayton over the Gems. The Thunder are now in a tie for second in the Turner Conference.
Playoffs?
Fingers are crossed.
After the dismal record last season. Worst in the CHL. 9-50-3.
The Thunder took one in Dayton over the Gems. The Thunder are now in a tie for second in the Turner Conference.
Playoffs?
Fingers are crossed.
After the dismal record last season. Worst in the CHL. 9-50-3.
Update on Queen Nancy's Personal USAF Air Service
It was good to be the queen!
I linked from Michelle Malkin's site. There are such good things to read over there. Especially when it comes to the corruption of the 111th congress going hand in hand with Oblunder.
I linked from Michelle Malkin's site. There are such good things to read over there. Especially when it comes to the corruption of the 111th congress going hand in hand with Oblunder.
From Cassy Fiano Chesser
Abortion Horrors in Philadelphia
Cassy has a good piece on this plus linkage to News Real Blog.
It is insightful to say the least.
Cassy has a good piece on this plus linkage to News Real Blog.
It is insightful to say the least.
Found on PIG News
"The income tax is bad because it was conceived in class hatred, is an instrument of vengeance and plays right into the hands of the communists. It employs the vicious communist principle of taking from each according to his accumulation of the fruits of his labor and giving to others according to their needs, regardless of whether those needs are the result of indolence or lack of pride, self-respect, personal dignity or other attributes of men."
-- T. Coleman Andrews
The PIG Gazette
-- T. Coleman Andrews
The PIG Gazette
Tuesday, January 25, 2011
Monday, January 24, 2011
22 Facts About California That Make You Wonder Why Anyone Would Still Want To Live In That Hellhole Of A State
22 Facts About California That Make You Wonder Why Anyone Would Still Want To Live In That Hellhole Of A State
From the American Dream Site.
As for me, I am stuck here because of a job.
I am so screwed!
Sunday, January 23, 2011
In God We Trust? Canada Free Press
In God We Trust?
This link is to a post on Canada Free Press.
Should give one pause for thought, I would think.
But that is just me.
Tailspin's Tales: • An Alternate View on Why US Airways 1549 Ditched
Tailspin's Tales: • An Alternate View on Why US Airways 1549 Ditched
Gotta read this one. Really.
I never was a big fan of the plastic from Toulouse and Hamburg for the plastic reason. But Fly by Wire seemed to be the "future"
Now this brings a different perspective to the table.
From Babes in The Open, Fire for Effect
Sea Legs for Airplanes
Link is to a post with a video from Grumman Aerospace Corporation. Not northrop Grumman.
The Iron Works.
Birthplace of Legends.
F4F, F6F, F7F, F9F, F11F, F14, A6, EA6B, E2, C2, C1, S2, WF1.
Guess where my loyalties lie? Real airplanes. No plastic and they could whip anything in the sky and destroy any target, anytime.
Link is to a post with a video from Grumman Aerospace Corporation. Not northrop Grumman.
The Iron Works.
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F4F, F6F, F7F, F9F, F11F, F14, A6, EA6B, E2, C2, C1, S2, WF1.
Guess where my loyalties lie? Real airplanes. No plastic and they could whip anything in the sky and destroy any target, anytime.
PrairiePundit: Victoria Cross for taking out Taliban machine guns...
PrairiePundit: Victoria Cross for taking out Taliban machine guns...: "Image by Getty Images via @daylifeBBC: ... On 11 June 2010, Cpl Roberts-Smith was leading a mission in the volatile Kandahar province when..."
Bravo Zulu to Cpl Roberts-Smith
Far Left Activist Slashes Throat of Man He Mistakes For Governor – Media Silent | The Gateway Pundit
Far Left Activist Slashes Throat of Man He Mistakes For Governor – Media Silent | The Gateway Pundit
This was not let out of the Kansas City area. After all using a knife is not what the MSM slimeballs look for.
Olby and Madcow would never have covered this. No Gun. Gun means it was a conservative, even if it wasn't.
TOTUS/Scumbag in Chief supports Palestinean Terrorists
Obama to with hold US Veto at UN
From Debka.
As the reference to stupid voting for Oblunder? This is a reason why stupid people should not vote!
And every Jew who did needs to re-examine their priorities. This one did along time ago. Serving useless dirtbag CINCs will do that.
From Debka.
As the reference to stupid voting for Oblunder? This is a reason why stupid people should not vote!
And every Jew who did needs to re-examine their priorities. This one did along time ago. Serving useless dirtbag CINCs will do that.
From Aero News
Airbus MRTT boom incident
At a crucial time when the tanker competition here in the States is going to happen, again.
At a crucial time when the tanker competition here in the States is going to happen, again.
So ROTC is not Allowed? | Bring the heat, Bring the Stupid
So ROTC is not Allowed? | Bring the heat, Bring the Stupid
This is a good post by a man who has done the ROTC thing.
A bit lengthy but very good.
Saturday, January 22, 2011
Boeing Confirms P-8A Poseidon Airframe's Structural Integrity with Full Scale Static Tests :: Air-Attack.com
Boeing Confirms P-8A Poseidon Airframe's Structural Integrity with Full Scale Static Tests :: Air-Attack.com
The P-3 replacement is on track. The Orion is getting tired, basically.
Betsy's Page: Bringing in the unseen effects to throw light on O...
Betsy's Page: Bringing in the unseen effects to throw light on O...: "One of the classical concepts in economics is the concept put forth by Frédéric Bastiat, a 19th century French economist, drawing people's a..."
This is a good post on Obamacare. Read it.
What about the ones who died?
I got this at Wikipedia. Not the best but go all the way to the end. Most of the entry is about Gabrielle Giffords. I sympathize with her family at this terrible time.
But at the end is the list of the fatalities that resulted from the actions of a madman.
Wikipedia entry on the Tucson Shooting
It attempts to be objective for the most part.
Make up your own mind.
But it seems that the fixation is on the recovery phase of Congresswoman Giffords treatment. I understand it is a news item. But some interest in the other victims is warranted in my view. Just me.
But at the end is the list of the fatalities that resulted from the actions of a madman.
Wikipedia entry on the Tucson Shooting
It attempts to be objective for the most part.
Make up your own mind.
But it seems that the fixation is on the recovery phase of Congresswoman Giffords treatment. I understand it is a news item. But some interest in the other victims is warranted in my view. Just me.
Thursday, January 20, 2011
Crucis' Court: Mr. Congressman, where in the Constitution...
Crucis' Court: Mr. Congressman, where in the Constitution...
Got to read this one.
It will make you think.....hard.
Seems that the game gets merrier all the time.
It will make you think.....hard.
Seems that the game gets merrier all the time.
Positively Churchillian: Straightforward arguments welcomed
Positively Churchillian: Straightforward arguments welcomed: "Straightforward argument:Criminals break laws. That’s why they’re criminals. What don’t liberals get about that formula? Gun control doesn’t..."
This is a recent find. I do like this blog. Got it on the roll on the right over there.
New term
Oblunder.
From a very nice lady at Facebook. She used it on a comment and it was too good to pass up!
Fits teh iwon to a tee!
From a very nice lady at Facebook. She used it on a comment and it was too good to pass up!
Fits teh iwon to a tee!
Anniversaries of note
Thirty years ago, Ronald Reagan was inaugurated.
I was in the Indian Ocean aboard USS Ranger. We were in theater due to the Jimmy the Dhimmi induced hostage crisis in Iran.
Fifty years ago, John Kennedy was inaugurated. I was in the first grade. A mere child of six.
I was brought up to be a good democrat. With a family full of schoolteachers, what else would happen? And I was. Then came the Naval Career and changes. Those changes started with Jimmy Carter.
I still remember the assassination of JFK. I was nine, in the fourth grade. To young to remember a lot. I do remember the teachers on my mom's side in abject grief. Then later on being indoctrinated as to Kennedy's impending Sainthood.
Then came the years with Jimmy. After the bad times of the Nixon resignation and Gerald Ford. At least Jerry Ford tried to do right. But Jimmy turned out to be such an incompetent individual that the forces suffered. After that I never voted for a Democrat for president, again. Couldn't do it. And understand Carter beat out senator Gary Hart of Colorado and...........drum roll...........Jerry "Moonbeam" Brown of California. All Brown had was Linda Ronstadt as his trophy friend. Hart had extra marital affair issues also. At least Carter did't cheat on Roslyn. The only good quality the man had.
So having been reared in the Church of Kennedy Infallibility, I guess I became a heretic.
Ronnie Reagan loved us as I found out. It was there for all to see.
Most of my old shipmates and I are in agreement that we love him in return. He did things for us.
On the whole I have to go with Reagan as the Best President I ever served.
I was in the Indian Ocean aboard USS Ranger. We were in theater due to the Jimmy the Dhimmi induced hostage crisis in Iran.
Fifty years ago, John Kennedy was inaugurated. I was in the first grade. A mere child of six.
I was brought up to be a good democrat. With a family full of schoolteachers, what else would happen? And I was. Then came the Naval Career and changes. Those changes started with Jimmy Carter.
I still remember the assassination of JFK. I was nine, in the fourth grade. To young to remember a lot. I do remember the teachers on my mom's side in abject grief. Then later on being indoctrinated as to Kennedy's impending Sainthood.
Then came the years with Jimmy. After the bad times of the Nixon resignation and Gerald Ford. At least Jerry Ford tried to do right. But Jimmy turned out to be such an incompetent individual that the forces suffered. After that I never voted for a Democrat for president, again. Couldn't do it. And understand Carter beat out senator Gary Hart of Colorado and...........drum roll...........Jerry "Moonbeam" Brown of California. All Brown had was Linda Ronstadt as his trophy friend. Hart had extra marital affair issues also. At least Carter did't cheat on Roslyn. The only good quality the man had.
So having been reared in the Church of Kennedy Infallibility, I guess I became a heretic.
Ronnie Reagan loved us as I found out. It was there for all to see.
Most of my old shipmates and I are in agreement that we love him in return. He did things for us.
On the whole I have to go with Reagan as the Best President I ever served.
Remember. No Cell Phones?
Got this from a facebook friend!
Too good to pass up!
If you are 36 or older, you might think this is truly the best!
When I was a kid, adults used to bore me to tears with their tedious
diatribes about how hard things were. When they were growing up; what with
walking twenty-five miles to school every morning... Uphill... Barefoot...
BOTH ways. yadda, yadda, yadda.
And I remember promising myself that when I grew up, there was no way in
hell I was going to lay a bunch of crap like that on my kids about how hard
I had it and how easy they've got it!
But now that I'm over the ripe old age of forty, I can't help but look
around and notice the youth of today. You've got it so easy! I mean,
compared to my childhood, you live in a damn Utopia!
And I hate to say it, but you kids today, you don't know how good you've
got it!
1) I mean, when I was a kid we didn't have the Internet. If we wanted to
know something, we had to go to the damn library and look it up ourselves,
in the card catalog!!
2) There was no email!! We had to actually write somebody a letter - with
a pen! Then you had to walk all the way across the street and put it in the
mailbox, and it would take like a week to get there! Stamps were 10 cents!
3) Child Protective Services didn't care if our parents beat us. As a
matter of fact, the parents of all my friends also had permission to kick
our ass! Nowhere was safe!
4) There were no MP3's or Napsters or iTunes! If you wanted to steal
music, you had to hitchhike to the record store and shoplift it yourself!
5) Or you had to wait around all day to tape it off the radio, and the DJ
would usually talk over the beginning and @#*% it all up! There were no CD
players! We had tape decks in our car. We'd play our favorite tape and
"eject" it when finished, and then the tape would come undone rendering it
useless. Cause, hey, that's how we rolled, Baby! Dig?
8-tracks ! Who recoginzes that one? ( I remember when cassettes were the new thing!)
6) We didn't have fancy crap like Call Waiting! If you were on the phone
and somebody else called, they got a busy signal, that's it!
7) There weren't any freakin' cell phones either. If you left the house,
you just didn't make a damn call or receive one. You actually had to be out
of touch with your "friends." OH, MY GOSH !!! Think of the horror... not
being in touch with someone 24/7!!!
And then there's TEXTING. Yeah, right. Please! You kids have no idea how
annoying you are.
8) And we didn't have fancy Caller ID either! When the phone rang, you had
no idea who it was! It could be your school, your parents, your boss, your
bookie, your drug dealer, the collection agent... you just didn't know!!!
You had to pick it up and take your chances, mister!
9) We didn't have any fancy PlayStation or Xbox video games with
high-resolution 3-D graphics! We had the Atari 2600! With games like
'Space Invaders' and 'Asteroids'. Your screen guy was a little square!
You actually had to use your imagination!!! And there were no multiple
levels or screens, it was just one screen... Forever! And you could never
win. The game just kept getting harder and harder and faster and faster
until you died! Just like LIFE!
10) You had to use a little book called a TV Guide to find out what was on!
You were screwed when it came to channel surfing! You had to get off your
ass and walk over to the TV to change the channel!!! NO REMOTES!!! Oh, no,
what's the world coming to?!?!
11) There was no Cartoon Network either! You could only get cartoons on
Saturday morning. Do you hear what I'm saying? We had to wait ALL WEEK for
cartoons, you spoiled little rat-bastards!
12) And we didn't have microwaves. If we wanted to heat something up, we
had to use the stove! Imagine that!
13) And our parents told us to stay outside and play... all day long. Oh
no, no electronics to soothe and comfort. And if you came back inside...
you were doing chores!
And car seats - oh, please! Mom threw you in the back seat and you
hung on. If you were lucky, you got the "safety arm" across the chest at
the last moment if she had to stop suddenly, and if your head hit the
dashboard, well that was your fault for calling "shot gun" in the first
place!
See! That's exactly what I'm talking about! You kids today have got
it too easy. You're spoiled rotten! You guys wouldn't have lasted five
minutes back in 1970 or any time before!
Regards,
The Over 40 Crowd
Retro Paint. Naval Aviation Centennial
For your viewing pleasure. Some Navy, Marine Corps and Coast Guard Retro paint schemes done for the Centennial of US Naval Aviation.
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| FA18A+ |
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| FA18C |
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| H-60 |
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These are courtesy the facebook page for the Centennial and US Naval Air Forces. They are pretty cool.
The Kick Off will be in San Diego, February 10-12 on the USS Midway Museum. The actual day of the Centennial is May 8.
Fuller Reacts to Release of Governor's Budget - News - Senator Jean Fuller
Fuller Reacts to Release of Governor's Budget - News - Senator Jean Fuller
My new State Senator takes Moonbeam to task.
YAY! RAH!
I just wish my members in the US Senate were as smart.
But against the left wing, commie, moonbat idiots who vote Moonbeam back in are hopefully going to suffer buyer's remorse. In very short order, I hope.
And I was no fan of The Governator, either. Arnold married a Kennedy and look what happened.
I wish Jean Fuller all the best!
But against the left wing, commie, moonbat idiots who vote Moonbeam back in are hopefully going to suffer buyer's remorse. In very short order, I hope.
And I was no fan of The Governator, either. Arnold married a Kennedy and look what happened.
I wish Jean Fuller all the best!
Tuesday, January 18, 2011
Battleships, again | Bring the heat, Bring the Stupid
Battleships, again | Bring the heat, Bring the Stupid
Link is to a cool thing to watch.
Big Gun doing it's thing!
Monday, January 17, 2011
And the BRAC and a bunch of worthless scum congress critters closed San Diego and Orlando and left that dump north of Chicago open.
Still trying to figure that one out.
From Michelle Malkin
Give it a rest
This is a good one with a lot of really provocative links.
I like reading Michelle Malkin. She can get the point across without any babble or misinformation. Straight Shooter.
This is a good one with a lot of really provocative links.
I like reading Michelle Malkin. She can get the point across without any babble or misinformation. Straight Shooter.
Sunday, January 16, 2011
NAS Whidbey Island Photocall | News | Fence Check
NAS Whidbey Island Photocall | News | Fence Check
A photo blast of NAS Whidbey Island WA.
Home, Sweet, Home for over half of my career in Naval Aviation Maintenance.
I managed to get back once in early 2006 while working a ballast train at Everett.
The displayed A/C are at the intersection of SR 20 and Ault Field Road.
The site is called Fence Check. Go check it out.
Keeping tabs on the "Tolerant Left"
Climate of Hate
This is a spin off of Instapundit, as it were.
It simply puts out what the peace loving, tolerant liberals are saying about current events.
It has some doozies, some of which I have not heard or remembered.
But go check it out for yourself and again, make up your own mind.
This is a spin off of Instapundit, as it were.
It simply puts out what the peace loving, tolerant liberals are saying about current events.
It has some doozies, some of which I have not heard or remembered.
But go check it out for yourself and again, make up your own mind.
Oscar-nominated British actress Susannah York dies - Yahoo! News
Oscar-nominated British actress Susannah York dies - Yahoo! News
I remember her for The Fighting Prince of Donegal. And I saw her on Masterpiece Theatre on occasion.
How it used to be.
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Saturday, January 15, 2011
Four Right Wing Wackos: Just how stupid is Bill Maher?
Four Right Wing Wackos: Just how stupid is Bill Maher?
From what I see.......pretty damn dumb. But that is just me....................
And we know that I tend to have issues! nyuk nyuk!
From Red Stick Rant.
From Red Stick Rant. Somebody's not getting it. Well Blow me down as Popeye would say!
Short.
Sweet.
To the Point.
What more can I add?
BHO is pretty much a worthless shitstain? Got that covered already.
Short.
Sweet.
To the Point.
What more can I add?
BHO is pretty much a worthless shitstain? Got that covered already.
From the Sipsey Street Irregulars
Sipsey Street Irregulars. Letter to some idiot
This one is a doozy. Put me in the three percent. And unfortunately, I am stuck in California due to employment. I just got this job at Edwards in November of 2009.
This one is a doozy. Put me in the three percent. And unfortunately, I am stuck in California due to employment. I just got this job at Edwards in November of 2009.
Hillbilly White Trash: Miss Ann is talking
Hillbilly White Trash: Miss Ann is talking
Got this one from the aforementioned Hillbilly White Trash.
Seems that Ann Coulter is again having fun with the left and the idiotic approach to the Tucson Shootings they are taking.
I have seen a similar post at Last of The Few.
We are now officially in raving idiot mode.
Friday, January 14, 2011
"Talking to myself again..." A different age....read it
An interesting read about how things used to be.
I have this one on my blogroll.
Thursday, January 13, 2011
Piper divorces LSA Partner
http://www.flightglobal.com/articles/2011/01/13/351852/piper-divorces-light-sport-partner.html
It lasted one year and sold fifty four airplanes.
The link above has all the skinny. It was a nice little ship, though. It is still available from the manufacturer as a kit, I think.
It lasted one year and sold fifty four airplanes.
The link above has all the skinny. It was a nice little ship, though. It is still available from the manufacturer as a kit, I think.
Le·gal In·sur·rec·tion Hil Unhinged, again?
Le·gal In·sur·rec·tion
The link is to a post about the vile, scheming former first lady, Hillary Klintoon.
It is a good one.
Go and read. Decide for yourself.
Me?
I can't stand that foul mouthed battle axe!
Wednesday, January 12, 2011
Theo Spark Sends: Palin And American Jews
Palin And American Jews
This is a very good post.
It addresses the left and their vicious, unspeakable and uncivilized attack on Sarah Palin.
I got a cure for those folks. But I could get a visit from Big Sis Nappy's GESTAPO.
Figure it out on your own.
But as before, go and read it. Then make up your own minds.
Tuesday, January 11, 2011
What People Do When It Snows from Theo Spark
What People Do When It Snows
Theo had this really good pic dump today!
I do like that top right hand one.
So hit the link to find out what I'm talking about.
Sunday, January 09, 2011
A very good read. From Monster Hunter Nation
A new viewpoint on the events of Saturday in Tucson AZ
Larry at Monster Hunter Nation has the best post up on yesterday that I have seen. He is going on the Blogroll.
Go. Read.
The reader should make up his or her own mind.
Larry at Monster Hunter Nation has the best post up on yesterday that I have seen. He is going on the Blogroll.
Go. Read.
The reader should make up his or her own mind.
From News Busters Arizona Sheriff Admits There's No Evidence 'Vitriolic Rhetoric' Incited Giffords Shooter
Arizona Sheriff Admits There's No Evidence 'Vitriolic Rhetoric' Incited Giffords Shooter
Megyn Kelly tears the Sheriff to Parade Rest.
This guy needed to be called out. He is by this single thing a rather poor, vile, bitter man.
It is time that the voters in Pima County, AZ unloaded him.
He has lost his objectivity which is essential in Law Enforcement. Sheriff Dupnik lost that yesterday.
Completely and totally. He has for all intents and purposes, lost it.
From This ain't Hell, but you can see it from here » Blog Archive » Major Dick Winters has passed
This ain't Hell, but you can see it from here » Blog Archive » Major Dick Winters has passed
Sad day, indeed.
A lot of us Senior Petty Officer/Non-Commissioned Officers could have learned from this man.
Fair Winds and Following Seas, Major.
May God hold you in his hands.
Girl On The Right » Blog Archive » This chick needs to be slapped
Girl On The Right » Blog Archive » This chick needs to be slapped
Wendy has a good one from Ezra Klein.
Read it. Make up your own mind.
Gotta love that Canadian Girl!
Pacioretty's OT goal caps Canadiens' comeback win | Washington Examiner
Pacioretty's OT goal caps Canadiens' comeback win | Washington Examiner
Les Habitants!
This could be the one that lights the fire!
Kings snap five-game skid with win over Columbus | Washington Examiner
Kings snap five-game skid with win over Columbus | Washington Examiner
Yeah! I watched it last night. For a bit in the third, I thought.......................oh shit..............here we go again.
But the Kings held them off. And now Jack Johnson will be King for seven more years. Gotta keep that nucleus around.
They still have a ways to go to knock Detroit and Vancouver out of the playoffs but they are getting there!
Examiner Editorial: Closing the books on the worst Congress From the Washington Examiner
Examiner Editorial: Closing the books on the worst Congress | Washington Examiner
This says it better than I ever could these days.
I tend to get a bit spun up about the legislative body in DC lately. Living in California and having the likes of Babbling Babs and Lyin' Diane as my senators......well............yeah.
I tend to get a bit spun up about the legislative body in DC lately. Living in California and having the likes of Babbling Babs and Lyin' Diane as my senators......well............yeah.
Saturday, January 08, 2011
Horrific news of the day
Shooting of Congresswoman Giffords
Everyone knows by now. It happened while I was working.
Prayers to the families of all the victims from The Old Retired Petty Officer.
I also pray for swift and severe justice for the perpetrator.
I was able to catch coverage on my lunch and when I got home. But I can only handle so much of Shepard Smith.
Everyone knows by now. It happened while I was working.
Prayers to the families of all the victims from The Old Retired Petty Officer.
I also pray for swift and severe justice for the perpetrator.
I was able to catch coverage on my lunch and when I got home. But I can only handle so much of Shepard Smith.
Friday, January 07, 2011
From The Right Wing News
The Forty Most Obnoxious Quotes of the year.
Classic stupidity in each and every one of them.
Classic stupidity in each and every one of them.
Wichita Thunder Update
http://chl.stats.pointstreak.com/boxscore.html?gameid=1338540
Beat the Missouri Mavericks tonight 6-4. All the details at the link.
Still follow the Thunder. We had season tickets for several years until I went out on the road working the ballast trains.
Beat the Missouri Mavericks tonight 6-4. All the details at the link.
Still follow the Thunder. We had season tickets for several years until I went out on the road working the ballast trains.
Thursday, January 06, 2011
As We Look Back At 2010. . . From At The Point Of A Gun
As We Look Back At 2010. . . A Retrospective Of The Best And The Worst, Depending On Your Point Of View
This one is good. And I have this blog on the list of Friends and Co Conspirators. You should also.
Today
It is my RDO.
Fortunately it is at a good time. I came down with some kind of bug yesterday afternoon.
I feel like crap. Either sweating like a pig or freezing. Chicken Noodle Soup, water and tylenol.
Fortunately it is at a good time. I came down with some kind of bug yesterday afternoon.
I feel like crap. Either sweating like a pig or freezing. Chicken Noodle Soup, water and tylenol.
Good News
My friend and co worker, Mary had very good news for all of us yesterday. She is now cancer free.
From a friend of mine.
A facebook friend of mine and an Army Bride had this up. I linked to the full article and here it is for your perusal.
Highly decorated nurse from Kentucky.
The link is to a news paper that carried the article.
H/T to Dbie!
Highly decorated nurse from Kentucky.
The link is to a news paper that carried the article.
H/T to Dbie!
2010: A review of the year's first flights - Flight International
2010: A review of the year's first flights - Flight International
I like airplanes.
This is a good read on all the new stuff that flew for the first time in 2010.
Hey, I am Fifty Six and I get paid to play with airplanes!
Airplanes have paid the bills for a long time with me and my family.
One for Buck. Hockey Trivia
Wikipedia entry on Foster Hewitt
When we were very young?
The man that started it all.
"He shoots! He scores!"
When we were very young?
The man that started it all.
"He shoots! He scores!"
Russia rallies to stun Canada 5-3 for WJC gold - 2011 World Junior Championship
Russia rallies to stun Canada 5-3 for WJC gold - 2011 World Junior Championship
Holy Smokes!
The Canadians gave up five goals in the third! Two of them were eleven seconds apart.
Wednesday, January 05, 2011
The Righteous Rant Of The Day… « The Camp Of The Saints
The Righteous Rant Of The Day… « The Camp Of The Saints
Good Read!
Really. It is.
Kind of sums it up rather well.
Got to get this out for all to read!
Tuesday, January 04, 2011
Cantor's Obamacare repeal bill goes online | Washington Examiner
Cantor's Obamacare repeal bill goes online | Washington Examiner
Two pages. That's all!
And the freaking abomination of obamacare is over two thousand pages.
I am for repeal of any and all legislation that was signed into law by obama.
I do not countenance well with those I hold as traitors. That applies to the former speaker.
The majority leader. The entire cabinet with the exception of Sec Def.
Monday, January 03, 2011
Hockey Post
World Junior Championships in Buffalo NY.
Canada 4, USA 1.
Canada plays Russia for the Gold Medal.
The USA plays Sweden for the Bronze.
The LA Kings lost a close one to the Chicago Blackhawks in Staples Center 4-3. They just couldn't get that go ahead goal.
Canada 4, USA 1.
Canada plays Russia for the Gold Medal.
The USA plays Sweden for the Bronze.
The LA Kings lost a close one to the Chicago Blackhawks in Staples Center 4-3. They just couldn't get that go ahead goal.
Courtesy of The Busted Nut! 2010 Year in Revolt…err, uhm, Year in Review
2010 Year in Revolt…err, uhm, Year in Review
Not nice.
Rude.
Profane Language.
Dead on retrospective.
Read this blog regular. It will do you good.
Remember.
The Busted Nut.
Remember.
The Busted Nut.
New Link to a cool blog for airplane guys
Air Refueling Archive
I found this one while reading some stuff at AirPigz.
I found this one while reading some stuff at AirPigz.
Sunday, January 02, 2011
More Snow
I invite Al Gore and company to take a look.
But it is kinda cool!
Ducks Acquire Center Lapierre from Montreal - Anaheim Ducks - News
Ducks Acquire Center Lapierre from Montreal - Anaheim Ducks - News
For most not a big deal.
But this is the fourth now former Canadien to end up in Anaheim.
With Ryan Getzlaf out on indefinite IR due to a puck in the face, it is a good thing for the Ducks.
For my beloved Habitants not so. They are just not the same since Bettman showed up as Commissioner.
And let's face it, times do change.
Right in a Left World: Who’s More Clueless, Oprah or Joe Biden?
Right in a Left World: Who’s More Clueless, Oprah or Joe Biden?
Lew from Clark County, Washington has this for us to ponder.
Lew from Clark County, Washington has this for us to ponder.
Snowing in the High Desert/SE Kern County
Today's Weather at Accuweather
I went to the donut shop. We were having light flurries and wind.
Cold here.
Pictures to come later.
UPDATE! Here are a few related to the above forecast/conditions for the day.
Just a few of our winter in the desert. It is presently 33 F with a light NNW breeze.
I went to the donut shop. We were having light flurries and wind.
Cold here.
Pictures to come later.
UPDATE! Here are a few related to the above forecast/conditions for the day.
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| There's a snowflake in there somehwere! |
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| Snow falling between Cal City and the Tehachapi Mountains |
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| Tehachapi Mountains through the snow |
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| Tehachapi Mountains from the West end of Cal City |
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| North by Northwest of Town |
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| North of town. From the driveway |
Saturday, January 01, 2011
Right in a Left World: Shouldn't Real Heroes Receive Honor Too?
Right in a Left World: Shouldn't Real Heroes Receive Honor Too?
The opening of this is about the celebrities who passed away in 2010. We get the same thing every year.
But it was compiled by the Seattle PI, a newspaper that is best used to line a bird cage.
The opening of this is about the celebrities who passed away in 2010. We get the same thing every year.
But it was compiled by the Seattle PI, a newspaper that is best used to line a bird cage.
"That burns" (UPDATED)
"That burns" (UPDATED)
This is a good read.
It is about a family from Yelm WA and the son lost in the War on Terror.
The link is to Wizbang and the post.
The link is to Wizbang and the post.
Home
We got back to Cal City last night about 2100 local.
Truck and trailer are empty. Trailer is at the Uhaul place. Done.
Back to the grind on Monday.
Truck and trailer are empty. Trailer is at the Uhaul place. Done.
Back to the grind on Monday.