Astronomers Find Evidence Of Two Undiscovered Planets In Our Solar System | IFLScience

photo credit: Lexicon via wikimedia commons. The most distant of these outer solar system objects share a trait that hints at an unknown planet.

So Pluto isn't a planet and it then it is and so forth. I grew up with the knowledge that Pluto was a planet. In the mix is the new descriptive, dwarf planet.........................
All I know is this is pretty cool stuff when dealing with the outer reaches of our solar system.

Astronomers Find Evidence Of Two Undiscovered Planets In Our Solar System | IFLScience

A day off

Today is a federal holiday. Yours truly gets a days pay today........yep.

That being said, tomorrow I have to start the prep for my little trip to Las Vegas. Going to Red Flag. 

I get to play war...................or more correctly.................practice for war with the guys who will go and have been there, recently.

I am going to be "shown off" I think. I will always be on a flyer with my buddy on the other one. Our young "hot shot" Work Leader will have the spare. My boss is going to be plugging me to the rest of the units there. I will more than likely be the oldest crew chief at this event and at 57, that is a good bet.

So, with some luck, I may get some shots for later posting. Seems the kids at Nellis are a bit sensitive about things.

Last night, My Beloved Canadiens did win over the Rangers 4 to 1.

The local boys split up north of the 49th. The Kings lost in Edmonton 2-1 in overtime and the Ducks did a good job on Vancouver 4-2. 

Will Fisker Motors Be Another Solyndra?

This was at American Thinker yesterday.
The question is right there in front of us. What is the answer? Somewhere, that transparency thing got tossed in the shit can.

"..................There's been considerable coverage of the Department of Energy's $534-million loan guarantee to bankrupt Solyndra.  But lurking unnoticed is a similar $529-million DOE grant toFisker Automotive to build the high-end hybrid Karma and eventually mid-priced sedans.  With Hyundai, Toyota, Porsche, and GM building hybrids, why is the government funding an automotive startup?

Fisker's people believe that they can build a car with more consumer appeal.  Are they right?  The market will let them know, just like it has for Chevy's Volt.  

There are two considerations involved.  First is the Karma itself, and second is the government loan in light of the Solyndra revelations..............."

The rest of the article follows but I will give you this last one............it will keep the thought in your head..................$529 Million of our Tax Dollars gone to Finland for a hybrid start up......For a car most of us would not buy. Well, at least I would not buy one. 
If I am going to spend that kind of money, I want serious performance...............A ticket maker if you will...........

CT Scan

Got home a little while ago.
The scan went OK. The radiology tech was a cute and adorable little gal. Navy Brat!!!!!!!
The prep as it were, on the other hand, was not so good. I had to take two oral contrasts. They were in sixteen ounce cups! I showed at 0800 and took them over the next two hours for a 1000 scan that turned into 1100 plus!!!!!!!!
Side effect of these two things..................the runs.....................and I do mean runs................
Results will be at my Doc's on Thursday...............the wait.............or the weight(apologies to The Band)

New Riders of The Purple Sage--Contract

I got this on vinyl. Bought it in 1972 after seeing a review in Rolling Stone.
Yup. Gettin old ain't we Buck?

CGI Rule Five

Arty ain't it? A bit bored on a Saturday Afternoon here in the Desert!

Courtesy of The Warrior Class, Sunday Kipling.

Sunday Kipling
No comments I can add to this one. Just go and read it, OK?
To all of my Christian Friends out there, I wish you all a Blessed Easter.
Chag Semeach Pesach!

Holy S$^@! Benny Boys as Flight Attendants!

Got this one from CDR Salamander. What happens in West Pac stays in West Pac.
Geez! What the bleep is going to happen next?
Jane Fonda for sainthood?
Good Liberty Stories?

Commentary: Have we become a nation of whiners and wimps? | McClatchy

Commentary: Have we become a nation of whiners and wimps? | McClatchy

From McClatchy.

Interesting read.

I know a lot of union hack aircraft workers back in Wichita that fit this to a tee!

Flu. Sucks.

I feel horrible! Started on Thursday. Nagging low grade fever. Then chills. This morning went and got donuts for the Missus ORPO and me. Had two twists. Made a pot of coffee here at the Casa de Sharon y Glenn in Cal City. Had one cup.
Chills. Felt like I was in a cold locker. Then wringing wet. Sleep awhile, wake up, sleep a little, wake up wringing wet.
And so it goes.

For some of us.....from a certain generation

He's a poet, he's a picker--
He's a prophet, he's a pusher--
He's a pilgrim and a preacher, and a problem when he's stoned--
He's a walkin' contradiction, partly truth and partly fiction,
Takin' ev'ry wrong direction on his lonely way back home.

The chorus from Pilgrim Chapter 33. Kris Kristofferson's Album from 1971, The Silver Tongued Devil and I

It was my senior year.

Kind of fits after the life led, at certain points in history.

My sister has it up at her blog  Pixie Place Two from the you tube thingy.

Buck will understand this one.  

Mellowing out? Apologies?

My buddy Buck has an excellent post up at Exile in Portales http://exileinportales.blogspot.com/ about losing the edge. Partially it comes down to the bloggers who really get ugly. This includes yours truly. I can get nasty, ugly and down right reprehensible on this here blog. The other one at wordpress http://desertf16apg.wordpress.com/  is Among the Joshua Trees and it is much more civilized due to several nice ladies commenting on a regular basis. Maybe the in your face, I am right, screw you should be toned down? Not a bad idea. I could as Buck says, be losing my edge. Don't want that.
Also, I did a sort of reflective post on Joshua Trees. Go read it or not. Just me, ya know. But it does make a reference to the Bucket List. Yeah, I have sort of thought about it. Started one? OK, yeah, I did. Geez read the header on this blog! I had cancer for crying out loud. Seeing some old shipmates from days gone by would be a plus.

Other thoughts and such, post rant

1. RDO day. I have to take the Missus ORPO to the LAX Airport. Allegiant Air to Wichita for a couple weeks. Move related stuff and a grand-daughter's birthday. Back on the 1st of April. It is non stop so she doesn't have to attempt to walk in terminals.

2. Banter between Jeff, Buck and Jeff at PHJ&Fhttp://parrotheadjeff.com/blog/. It was for St. Patrick's Day. I worked. 24.87 an hour. Launch, recover, ground test, preflight/basic post flight inspections, covers on and call it a day. The old line from the past came to light.  The one about,,,,,, this ain't no shit.  It has it's origins for me in the following. The difference between a fairy tale and a Sea Story......is.............A fairy tale starts with "Once upon a time." A Sea Story starts with "This ain't no shit." Almost a correlation with the adventures inside the beltway that have been in the forefront of the news lately. With our resident idiots. The Wicked Witch of The West, The Scumbag from Searchlight, you know, the usual suspects in any and all processes to dismantle the Constitution. 

3. No Rant, Cuss words or such today. Got other things to do. But I figured a few words towards the dirtbags in the congress is in order.

To the lady who last week commented on either this blog or Buck's http://exileinportales.blogspot.com/about us being un American for not wanting to pay for other's health care. It isn't our job. It is your job to pay for ours. We were made a promise along time ago. Yes. A promise. Serve your country for 20 years or more and you will be taken care of. Buck is now going to be cast aside. He will be 65 soon and will have to go on medicare. Some kept promise, isn't it? For those who think this is an entitlement, it isn't in any way at all. It is paid for. In ways most of our fellow countrymen have no way of understanding. Including a fair number of my own relatives. It ain't all that cool stuff you see in the recruiting ads. Not by a long shot. Even a routine, seemingly "normal" day can be filled with hazards to life and limb. For me that was flight decks aboard The Good Ships Independence, Ranger and Kitty Hawk. And flight lines and hydraulic test stands at various Naval Air Stations I was posted at. In your service, good people, In Your Service.

ORPO Sends.

A Boo-Boo again

Buck let me know that not only did the weather pixie go Tango-Uniform. So did my comments. I do believe it may have been the template I got from Pyzam. I have gone back to a Blogger Template from the customizing pages.
UDPDATE: I went with an Accuweather gadget. Feature filled!

Weather Pixie?

It just up and quit! Hmmmmmmmmmmmmm?

What happened? I have no idea. I am bummed about it.