The Flight Deck

There’s a lot of people that hate the Iranian regime because they’ve had people stoned to death. My problem with the whole issue isn’t the means of execution, but rather the subject of said stoning. They pick the wrong people. Here’s one guy I wouldn’t cry too much about if he got beaned with a [...]

The blogosphere is abuzz with President Obama’s comment, comparing his bowling ability to a Special Olympics level, on Jay Leno last night.  More noise than light, I rather think. As in everybody loves to use whatever ammo they can find for their own political purposes. But I heard the comment on the show and at [...]

Definition of “Disturbing“:  A 45-minute conversation with your nearly 13-year-old daughter which somehow begins with her comment that “Bush is evil“, leading to an attempt to explain the true defintion of “evil” and ending with a full-out discussion surrounding the options available to the US after 9/11 after she at one point counters with the question [...]

Just in case Lex happens to miss it, I thought it was only right to let you know. The Canadian Human Rights Commission dismissed a hate speech complaint against Maclean’s magazine on Friday in a decision the complainants blamed on “inappropriate political pressure.” Just to be clear, that would be the complaint claiming that an article [...]

‘I Can Put It Toward My Husband’s Next Training Camp’ * * Former Nova Scotian Cheryfa MacAulay Jamal, wife of terror suspect Qayyum Abdul Jamal, arrives at a Brampton, Ont., courthouse on June 6, 2006. Ontario prosecutors stayed charges against her husband and three others this week. (NATHAN DENETTE / CP) That’s right, Cheryfa MacAulay [...]

Apparently I’m not as in the loop on things as I thought as this just made it my way: Admiral Selection List As always, some quality leaders seem to have made it, some politicians made it, and some downright heinous choices seem to have been made. Oh, and let’s not forget the many fine leaders [...]

Sent by a friend this week: To my darling husband, Before you return from your business trip I just want to let you know about the small accident I had with the pick up truck when I turned into the driveway. Fortunately it’s not too bad and I really didn’t get hurt, so please don’t [...]

Check our the Air Force recruiting web site.  On the top right of the home page is a nice little macromedia cartoon of a spinning globe. Anyone see anything amiss?  Bookmark to: Hide Sites

Hats off to the Air Force’s recruiters, they came up with a nice sounding,  yet unoriginal theme.   Stolen from Airwarriors.  Bookmark to: Hide Sites

It doesn’t work. About two months ago, I wrote this: I’ve read passing references to these vile plans for awhile, and like some half-remembered bad dream I’ve tried to ignore them, maybe hoping IVAW wasn’t really planning what headlines implied. But today John linked them and I finally read their website. Until that point, I’d [...]