Wrongthink
At the rate I’m going here, pretty soon I’ll be saying jet fuel doesn’t melt steel.
Wednesday Bag o’ Hot Takes
Paul’s Thing and Crouton’s Kitchen were inaccessible for a few days and I apologize. Bandwidth exceeded, whatever that means. Fixed now. A friend runs the server on which my blogs reside, and I’m lucky to have him because he understands these things and is patient with me. I thank you, dear readers, for being patient […]
Air-Minded: Dirty Tricks & Flyovers
About that White House flyover yesterday, a few thoughts.
You Load Sixteen Tons, What Do You Get?
Happy Labor Day to my American readers.
Air-Minded: Give Me Some Incentive, Part II (Updated 8/16/25)
Yesterday, at Barnes Air National Guard Base in Westfield, Massachusetts, a back-seat passenger ejected from an F-15 as it taxied out for takeoff.
Air-Minded: Losing My Cherry
Meanwhile, that pretty little Cessna 172 at Pima Air and Space speaks to me every time I walk or drive past it, and no wonder. I lost my virginity to one of its sisters.
TGIF Rants & Updates
Recent posts here have been almost entirely domestic. What can a Tucson-based blogger say about events that’ll make the slightest difference? Still, one tries to keep a hand in. On the Air India crash: the engines on those Boeing 787s produce more than enough thrust to make up for forgetting to set flaps and slats […]
Half-Baked, as Usual
As hot as it is today, you’d think my thoughts would be fully cooked, not half-baked. But there you go.