Air-Minded: Speedbrake Chaff
We made do with what we had and improvised when we could. So do Russian pilots, apparently.
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Damn the torpedoes . . . full speed ahead!
We made do with what we had and improvised when we could. So do Russian pilots, apparently.
I purposely avoid saying “World War III” because it strikes me as racist; as if only wars fought by white First-Worlders can rise to the level of a world war.
When I think about it, which I don’t do often, it astounds me how few of the men and women I know today are veterans.
Wasn’t OSHA supposed to put out COVID-19 guidance for employers back in April or something? Looks like President Biden finally forced the agency’s hand. Good. More leadership, please.
Can there be anything more courageous and self-sacrificing right now than guarding the perimeter of the airport in Kabul?
We’re having a proper Arizona monsoon for a change; the first to live up to its name in the 23 years we’ve lived in Tucson.
The Afghan people could make a difference … if they wanted to. There comes a time to say fuck it and move on.