Is It Bad of Me to Gloat?
Itazuke Tower, this is Air Force 801.
Air-Minded: Speedbrake Chaff
We made do with what we had and improvised when we could. So do Russian pilots, apparently.
Relatively Civilized, Relatively European
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.
Thursday Bag o’ Bark
When we walk, Fritzi and Lulu bark at anything and everything.
Veterans’ Day 2021
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.
Polenta, Mandates, Anniversaries
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.
Getting Out
Can there be anything more courageous and self-sacrificing right now than guarding the perimeter of the airport in Kabul?
It’s All a Racket
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.