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Don’t Get Much Better ‘N That

July 18th, 2008 · No Comments

I was checking out my own blog to make sure things were working OK and looked right when I took a good look at this pic:

Yep, that’s one of the random header pics for this blog and I immediately thought about how that was one of the good times and it don’t get much better [...]

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Tags: Activities · Airshows · Aviation Stuff · Cool Stuff · Hobbies · Life · Military · Nevada · Personal · Photography · Things I Want · USA

Happy Independence Day!!!

July 4th, 2008 · 2 Comments

Happy Independence Day everyone !!!
I have a few thoughts to share in the short time I have left on my lunch break (I volunteered to work).
I never really realized just how much more independence the average citizen has in Nevada than California until I moved here. It’s more than just the [...]

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Tags: California · Life · Middle East · Military · Personal · Sierra Hotel · USA

WFT??? Iranian F-16???

January 30th, 2008 · 2 Comments

Good ol’ Pinch has a post up over at his place that made me question the contents and ingredients of my Diet Pepsi Max
Looks like either another news outlet screwed up or Iran’s a whole lot better at copying U.S. jets than we thought.
Is it just me that’s wondering :wtf: ???

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Tags: Aviation Stuff · GWOT · HOLY $*&# · Insanity · Iran · Middle East · Military · Technology

Yeah, It Was A Busy Weekend, But Worth It

January 9th, 2008 · No Comments

Author’s note - This was all pretty much finished on Sunday, but it’s taken a while to get the pics uploaded and properly edited. I’ll try to get the video up soon.
Yeah, it was a busy weekend, but it was worth it all around :thumb: ! This is a bit of a long [...]

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Tags: Activities · Airshows · Alcohol · Aviation Stuff · California · Cool Stuff · Friends · History Lessons · Hobbies · Military · Personal · Photography · Space Stuff · Technology · Things I Want · USA

Southwest Airlines Gets It - Christmas Spirit!!!

December 25th, 2007 · No Comments

News 8 Austin | 24 Hour Local News | TOP STORIES | Soldiers return home in time for Christmas
Something good in the email yesterday ! In a time when we hear about bad news with increasing frequency, it’s refreshing to get some good news now and then .
Southwest Airlines is my normal [...]

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Tags: Christmas · Cool Stuff · Military · Sierra Hotel · USA

Out And About - Thunderbirds And MiGs On Nellis AFB

December 22nd, 2007 · No Comments

My brother is in town for the week and being retired Coast Guard, he can get us both on Nellis AFB ! We went on down to the Thunderbirds’ hangar, but unfortunately the intercom was broken so we couldn’t get into the gift store in the museum - it’s actually a locked closet. [...]

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Tags: Cool Stuff · Las Vegas · Military · Photography · Sierra Hotel · Technology · USA

Alcohol Is OK, But Slots Are Not???

December 16th, 2007 · No Comments

Whilst perusing the internet this morning, I came across something that has once again lowered my opinion of politicians and the “nanny state” to a new level. Read for yourself:
Bill would ban military slot machines - CNN.com
OK, so here’s the deal - this politician thinks that it’s OK for the military to sell alcohol [...]

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Tags: Complete BS · Government BS · Insanity · Military · Politics · USA

Aviation Nation 2007 Part One - With Pictures!!!

November 24th, 2007 · 1 Comment

OK, so I’ve finally gotten around to writing up my piece on Aviation Nation 2007 To sum up the entire airshow is very difficult, but I think it’s best said that it was one of the best airshows if not THE BEST I’ve been to in many years, possibly the best ever [...]

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Tags: Airshows · Aviation Stuff · Cool Stuff · Las Vegas · Military · Sierra Hotel · USA

Posting Delays Explained

November 15th, 2007 · 5 Comments

OK, I’ve been a bit slow in posting - and I apologize to the loyal readers I’m sure are out there ! Aviation Nation took a whole lot out of me and I’ve been working on getting the images from the digital camera tweaked just right (rotate to level, crop to make it [...]

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Tags: Activities · Admin Notes · Airshows · Aviation Stuff · Cool Stuff · Military · Photography · USA

Veterans’ Day - THANK YOU!!!

November 11th, 2007 · No Comments

I’m off to go back to the air show up at Nellis, but first I just have to write and say a big THANK YOU to all those who have served and who continue to serve !
Happy Veterans’ Day, y’all !!!

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Tags: Military · USA