Archive for June, 2007
Friday, June 29th, 2007
Holy Silmarillion, Batman! A fellow Tolkien buff, and with a blog!
And she made LGF and Patterico before I did (not to mention HoyStory).
Posted in Religion, Tolkien, What's Right | No Comments »
Friday, June 29th, 2007
My home state rocks! Thanks!
Posted in "Downrange", Military Affairs | No Comments »
Wednesday, June 27th, 2007
Yesterday was my first flight in over a month. And whoa! what a flight! Actually, it was technically two sorties. It was probably the most physically challenging flight I’ve ever made.
I wasn’t originally going to get to fly at all this month. I’ll explain briefly:
The [...]
Posted in F-16 Operations, USAF | 8 Comments »
Monday, June 18th, 2007
My buddy Matt dug this gem up: The Islamopiscopal.
I’ve said it before, and I’ll say it again: YGBSM!
Posted in Christianity, Islam, Religion | 1 Comment »
Friday, June 15th, 2007
What’s a blog without a reference to Chuck Norris?
This is kind of funny: Chuck Norris for President [hat tip to Uncle Dan].
Posted in Internet, What's Right | No Comments »
Friday, June 15th, 2007
Here is a link to a YouTube site that ‘Animated’ Travis Patriquin’s PowerPoint show.
Posted in "Downrange", Military Affairs, US Army | No Comments »
Friday, June 15th, 2007
Hannity & Colmes followed Countdown on AFN News this morning. Their first guest was Army Lt Col Ralph Peters (ret). I agree with almost everything Col Peters says, except that he thinks the Air Force should be disbanded, with the strategic assets going to the Navy and the tactical assets going to [...]
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Friday, June 15th, 2007
As I was writing the post in memory of Robin Olds, I was listening to the TV news in the background. AFN Pacific plays MSNBC’s Countdown from 9-10 AM. Normally, I turn the TV off as soon as I hear Keith Olbermann’s voice. Today he’s got a woman named Alison Stewart on for him. I don’t believe [...]
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Friday, June 15th, 2007
The living legend just filed his flight plan to Valhalla. Requiescat in pace.
Here’s his AF biography. For those not familiar, Brig Gen Robin Olds (ret), as one of my squadron commanders said, was a fighter pilot’s fighter pilot. He was a triple ace, and he maintained a presence around [...]
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Tuesday, June 12th, 2007
I just got back to Japan from a two-week stint away from my offices. My wife and I managed to get to Hawaii and to my home of record. I’d like to say it was a great getaway. In reality, it was mostly a way to get away from the office to [...]
Posted in Travel, United States | No Comments »