Separated at Birth?
Is there something about my new car . . . . . . or is it just me?
Shakeup in the US Air Force
Some thoughts on Secretary of Defense Robert Gates’ sacking of USAF Secretary Wynn and Chief of Staff Moseley: The nuclear weapons SNAFUs described in the linked article were too serious to excuse, and ample reason to replace senior leadership. I can’t say I saw it coming, but I did wonder, back in 1992, what then-USAF […]
I’ve Got a Secret
Some maniac went on a cross-town cop-shooting rampage today. From what I see on the news, he shot a policeman on the west side of Tucson, then shot two additional pursuing policemen as he headed east. They caught him somewhere in my neighborhood. One policeman is on life support and not expected to live. I’m not […]
Island Hopping
Bachin’ it this weekend . . . Donna’s celebrating her birthday in Las Vegas, courtesy of Gregory, Beth, and the grandkids. I gave Donna a new road bike, but it was an early present. She started riding it two months ago and it’s already scuffed up. Now I feel as if I’m still on the […]
An Agitated Dog, and No Wonder
Earlier this evening, we joined several friends at a neighborhood park for a free concert. We’ve been to many such concerts; they have them every Saturday night in the spring and fall. We usually bring our dog, as do many other people, and the dogs are normally as well behaved as the people who bring […]
2008 Economic Stimulus Refund ( $1800 )
Just in case not everyone instantly recognizes this as pfishing, here are three dead giveaways: Government agencies don’t conduct official business via e-mail. “President Bush program?” Really? Can’t they find someone with a high school diploma to write this shit? The “click here” link takes you to a form that asks for the kind of personal […]
Peanuts from Hell
In April, almost a year after my father died, Donna and I flew back to Missouri to see my family. While there we decided to ship a few small items home, mostly military memorabilia my father had collected. We took the stuff to the nearest UPS store and left the packing and shipping to them — […]
Can You Drive 55?
If our president had an ounce of courage, we’d have a national 55 mph speed limit again. As much as I’d personally hate it, it would be a worthy sacrifice, even a patriotic one. Hey, tell you what . . . I’ll slow down if you will. Side note: I thought President Gerald Ford introduced the 55 mph […]