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Author Archives: Chris Penningroth
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This one gets me every time: Tribute to the WWII generation.
Weltanschauung Friends in the News
Weltanschauung friend Bonnie is in the Chicago media for her work helping raise funds to build a Fisher House there (one near the Hines VA Hospital and later another in northern Chicago)! Congratulations, and thank you very much for supporting Fisher Houses. … Continue reading
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The New York Enquirer
This may be the only thing I’ve ever read or heard from Michael Kinsley that was worth repeating. This was hilarious! What’s fun is that I now get to find the Times’ most egregious errors, publish only their failures, … Continue reading
Trojan Lead
If it’s not one problem for American consumers who purchase Chinese products, it’s another. Anyone who likes these new digital photo frames as much as I do, take heed! Are any of the companies that make these … Continue reading
Posted in Asia/Pacific, Business
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Last Week in Defense
There were a couple of fairly big stories in the DoD in the past week. I’ll consolidate them briefly here. We lost an Eagle bro this week; one pilot survived, two F-15C aircraft destroyed in an apparent mid-air collision. … Continue reading
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AFA Article About Aging Aircraft
The Air Force Association put out an interesting article relating the age of various USAF airframes to popular culture historical events. It’s kind of a twist on that e-mail that one university puts out each year to the … Continue reading
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Back to the Frontier
I’m now "Downrange" again. I’ll make a preliminary effort to post whatever I can, but I can’t promise anything. All I can say for now is that where I am, it’s hot.
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An Illegal Immigration Analogy
Let’s say there’s a street out there in Hypothetica. On that street is a relatively nice big house with a couple spare rooms, 2.5 bathrooms, and a five-car garage. It’s a beachfront house with a yard that stretches from … Continue reading
Blue Sky Hawaii
I’m blogging from Waikiki beach again. I’m here for a short TDY to Hickam AFB to see the folks at PACAF. You know, the sky in Hawaii just seems to be a slightly different shade of blue than anywhere … Continue reading
Posted in Asia/Pacific, Travel, United States, USAF
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February “RAP-up”
Today was a superb day! Scrappy, Pitch, Scooter, and I were going to double-turn ACM sorties. The original plan was to try to play "ACM Baseball," with Scrappy and Pitch "batting" first sortie and Scooter and I "batting" second. … Continue reading
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