Archive for July, 2019

B52 Practice Bombing Run

| July 31, 2019 | 22 Comments
B52 Practice Bombing Run

This one is for ChipNASA, because he seemed to be in need of something to keep his priorities aligned with the stars. I believe this practice run takes place near Guam, although I’m not sure that Guam hasn’t tipped over just yet. Enjoy the show. Nice to see my tax dollars at work.

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North Korea Conducts Second Missile Launch in Less than a Week

| July 31, 2019 | 8 Comments
North Korea Conducts Second Missile Launch in Less than a Week

The rogue Communist government of North Korea fired two missiles east into the Sea of Japan early Wednesday local time, South Korea’s Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS) confirmed. North Korea conducted its second weapons test in less than a week Wednesday, firing two short-range ballistic missiles off its east coast. Observers say the move was […]

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Trump’s Elijah Cummings Tweets Setting Stage for Presidential Campaign

| July 31, 2019 | 36 Comments
Trump’s Elijah Cummings Tweets Setting Stage for Presidential Campaign

President Trump succeeded in stirring debate and condemnation with his tweets against some in Congress. This time, slamming Representative Elijah Cummings. His hammering “The Squad”, and then Elijah Cummings, are connected and are a part of a long term strategy. When he hammered the squad, much focus was placed on the first sentence of his […]

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Wednesday Feel Good Stories

| July 31, 2019 | 14 Comments
Wednesday Feel Good Stories

If you have to ask, you can’t afford it. Michigan is looking more like gator-country; loose alligator attacks Tuscola County man by Alysia Burgio DAYTON TOWNSHIP, Mich. – “I heard this hissing sound and I couldn’t figure out where it was coming from, and I thought maybe it was a possum I was going to […]

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More or Les Putting Elko NV on the Map

| July 30, 2019 | 774 Comments
More or Les Putting Elko NV on the Map

Just when you thought it was over – there’s more.  Just like those commercials when they say — “but wait, that’s not all.” Since it is getting challenging finding anything significant in the comments due to the sheer number as well as the formatting, we thought we would highlight a couple of recent developments. 1) […]

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Nothing Exciting, Unless Your Boat is On Fire

| July 30, 2019 | 8 Comments
Nothing Exciting, Unless Your Boat is On Fire

Photo by PO3 John Mitchelll/USCG Looks like the Puddle Pounders are busy all the time. In this instance, they helped a local fire department put out a fire on a big motorboat offshore, down near Pensacola. FL. https://www.dvidshub.net/video/699409/coast-guard-station-pensacola-responds-vessel-fire There’s a brief movie, too, embedded in the article, by PO3 Mitchell. That is a nice and […]

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Be More Than You Thought You Could Be

| July 30, 2019 | 11 Comments
Be More Than You Thought You Could Be

Paratroopers assigned to the 503rd Infantry Regiment, 173rd Airborne Brigade, plan a maneuver at Grafenwoehr Training Area, Germany, on March 6, 2019. (Army) The Army is looking for a lot more good people. https://www.armytimes.com/news/your-army/2019/07/29/the-army-needs-thousands-more-infantrymen-by-spring/ From the article:  The Army is short more than 5,000 junior enlisted infantrymen, with the military occupational specialty manned at roughly […]

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Mark the Date: 09/20/19

| July 30, 2019 | 45 Comments
Mark the Date: 09/20/19

Sorry, I simply cannot resist this, especially since NASA yesterday announced that Earth, our little green world spinning around the Sun, was missed by an asteroid of 187 to maybe 432 feet in size at a distance of a mere 45,000 miles. They aren’t sure of the actual size but 2019 OK slipped by the […]

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