In addition to the three WWII-era planes the Collings Foundation takes around the United States, they also have Vietnam-era planes.  Old NFO has a great video and tribute.  Got awfully dusty in the house all of a sudden.  Go over there and watch the video. Then go to the Collings Foundation website and see when… Continue reading

Og attended a presentation regarding attackers who are armed with knives.  Interesting factoid:  10% of gun wounds are fatal, 30% of knife wounds are.  Knives are just a bit more integrated into homo sapiens and more intuitive to use.   He points out that they are like sharp sticks. Brought the below to mind….  Continue reading

Well, on the minus side, my balance sucks.  So if I’m standing on a piece of metal that Mr B is trying to put a bolt and nut on, and it shifts, even his Wolverine-like reflexes aren’t enough to get his finger all the way out before it hits like a guillotine, with my full… Continue reading

Larry Correia has a great piece up regarding the Pout-Fest hashtags that liberals seem to think are actual legitimate substitutions for action.  As Insty would say, read the whole thing. For myself, I take the below as how negotiations should take place with those shit-bags. Amazing how those girls might still be safe if Hillary… Continue reading

If, just once more, someone tells me that they’ve been doing something for 20 years, holding that number up like a Talisman of Quality, when I’ve been fixing their fuckups for the last loooong while because they hold onto bad processes and refuse to either learn or listen, I am going to punch them in… Continue reading

Both Brigid and Old NFO posted some good news in the last couple of days.  Yesterday, Brigid met her new Lab Partner, Abby.  Welcome to the family Miss Abby!  Can’t wait for you to visit! This morning, Old NFO had his 7th Blogoversary!  I’m sure glad he decided to start blogging because otherwise we might… Continue reading

Spring celebrations are part of a lot of cultures–most of them revolve around the Vernal Equinox (Norruz or Nowruz in the Persian/Zoroastrian culture; Shunbun no hi or Shunki kōrei-sai during the higan time in Japan; Easter in the Western world.  Something that’s particularly Western/British Isles though are the May fertility celebrations.  All political co-option aside,… Continue reading

Mr. B is having to put in a lot of hours this weekend, so I’ve been kickin’ around and doing little things around the house.  I’ve got several kinds of bird feeders and yesterday all I was lacking was the Disney soundtrack–orioles, catbirds, several kinds of sparrows, bluejays, three kinds of woodpecker, goldfinches, cardinals–throw in… Continue reading

It’s been awhile since I’ve blogged more than one day in a row so I’m going easy today-can’t go wrong with an interesting video…..  Push the Pull Door had a Jonathan Coulton song up which led me to this one, which is just wrong on so many levels–listen closely…..  Sorry in advance for the earworm. Continue reading

The NRA convention had more than just guns, there were also knives.  I’ve been an avid collector for years–it wasn’t Blade Show (or even Blade Forums), but there were enough sharp pointys to make me happy. Firstly,  TOPS Knives.  The folks that bring you a knife called ‘the Devil’s Elbow’.  That said, they do make… Continue reading