“All ready, sir. Nape and CBU-24s”
It looks as if BMW has made my list of “targets of opportunity.” I just picked up my “new” 330ci just before Christmas (see The Emperor’s New Car ) and I can honestly say that it will be my last BMW. There is much to not like about [...]
This morning’s news included a report that a demonstration by thousands of lawyers in Islamabad, Pakistan was broken up by police using tear gas and clubs.
Thousands of lawyers?
All together?
In one place?
War of the Worlds
Last winter, we installed a new hot water heater. Torn between a duplicate of the one I was replacing - that only lasted twenty years - or a new technology, save-the-environment-along-with-the-whales type, I chose the latter.
Mostly, my choice was dictated by it being short and plump, instead of tall and thin [...]
I first ran across Don Winslow when I randomly purchased his California Fire and Life. Immediately I fell for his clipped style dialog, and followed this book up with his The Death and Life of Bobby Z, another winner and an introduction to one of my very favorite books, Winslow’s The Power of the Dog.
I [...]
I was excited when Stephan Coonts’ Flight of the Intruder was made into a movie. The book had gotten my attention as a Vietnam War novel, combining just the right mix of aviation, action, suspense, romance and heroism. It became one of my favorite reads, and by the time the movie was released, I [...]
Building airplanes and otherwise tinkering with everything gets one involved with a lot of design type work or if you prefer, backyard engineering. For example, in the rebuild of the Skyraider (Wandering Stepchild Returns) I converted it from a tail dragger to a nose wheel configuration, which required that I design and build the nose [...]
I think we are annoyed enough today to begin a new series. I’m sure that everyone gets irritated by something or someone once in a while that is a little out of the normal. Or at least it doesn’t appear to be a common irritant to all of us – such as tailgating drivers or [...]
