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Saturday Shorts
Some of you older fellas here remember the aftermath of when Osama bin Laden was finally terminated – seemed the SEALs involved spent years blowing their own horns about it, right? Reminded me of the old Cold War line that “the difference between classified information and common knowledge is that common knowledge is harder to […]
Weekend Open Thread
Most people using logic and common sense would not take a gun with them to a counter-law enforcement event that could lead to an alteration and detention with law enforcement. What happens when a confrontation occurs which results in the armed person’s being detained by law enforcement officers and receiving a call to disarm? Videos […]
Valor Friday
Harold “Hal” Fritz of Wisconsin was a 25-year old Army armor officer when he earned the Medal of Honor for actions in Vietnam in 1969. He was days away from finishing his tour when he refused to stop leading his men. Not in the face of overwhelming enemy odds, not after he was seriously wounded, […]
Let’s talk Carrier Friday
The Harry S. Truman (yes, it should be Harry S Truman but the Navy thinks otherwise) is the 8th Nimitz-class aircraft carrier in the series. Who knew she was going to be immortalized and sunk multiple times. Huh? It’s pretty safe to say that our relations with Russia are a tad strained in the last […]
Thursday thrills
Thrills, meaning some little bits and updates. Looks like the investigation into the Alex Pretti shooting is starting. Two Border Patrol agents who opened fire following the altercation with Alex Pretti in Minneapolis have been placed on administrative leave, according to reports. Placing the agents on leave is part of standard procedure as investigations into […]



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