"When I do not want to say things in real life I often say them here." — Mimi Smartypants
Aviation-related posts
It’s election day here in the States. My way of avoiding anxiety-inducing news and social media is to stay busy with something else: namely, a visit to Pima Air & Space Museum, a long session of photo editing, and now, as the time for early projections approaches, the task of putting together a blog post.
One thing I’m sure of: it’s not a real scramble but a staged photo, taken for PR purposes.
There. The KC-10 Extender retires after 44 years of service, and I have to make it all about me!
I’m tickled to see my own name still on the wall, alongside those of fondly-remembered squadronmates.
Things could be worse! And have been!
So the 14-year-old kid who committed the latest school shooting started making threats when he was 13, came to the attention of the FBI and local law enforcement, was questioned, and put on a watch list.
What did I get wrong this time? Believing something I read about F-15 Eagles and reposting it to Twitter, that’s what.
And I’ll tell you what, those two astronauts better be getting some kind of voucher from Boeing!