Congrats, Nose. Tie-clip, heh…Archive for 'Unfiled'
Dean Barnett: 1967-2008
Dean Barnett was a great guy, dead too soon. I didn’t actually know him, though we exchanged numerous emails. He was generous to a fault. He suffered fools gladly– by answering his email. He engaged his foes in conversation and disarmed them.
Peter Robinson wrote: Laughter, wit, a tough Boston charm, and perpetual ebullience—those are the characteristics I associate [...]
Posted: October 28th, 2008 under Unfiled.
Comments: 3
Shot twice in the chest?
No worries, just lash yourself to the patrol vehicle and keep shooting back.
DESPITE being shot twice during an ambush in Afghanistan, an SAS soldier lashed himself to the front of his patrol vehicle so he wouldn’t be left behind if he passed out from loss of blood and kept on fighting.
The Digger is expected to [...]
Posted: October 23rd, 2008 under Unfiled.
Comments: 4
Tech Bleg
For the tech heads around here…
I know just enough about computer hardware to be dangerous–to myself and the hardware, haha! My computer turned itself off yesterday and refused to restart. Any help would be HUGELY appreciated.
Here’s the situation:
1. LED indicator for the power button on the case comes on, but NOTHING happens, nothing starts, no [...]
Posted: October 19th, 2008 under Unfiled.
Comments: 15
The Fly In
I’m an Army guy. Through and through. Even if I’ve been out for ten years, I’m all Army, all the way. So why am I cluttering up The Flight Deck?
Two reasons. One, I couldn’t decide what to put up on my blog. And second, I grew up on a Navy base. Naval Air Station Whidbey [...]
Posted: October 14th, 2008 under Family, Flying, Small Stuff, Unfiled.
Comments: 3
Seeking info for short museum film
Hi–
I am writing and producing a short film for a carrier museum that describes the technical process of launching and landing from the deck of a carrier. Most of the folks at this museum are museum people, not Navy people, so I need some extra technical guidance and hope the readers of this site can [...]
Posted: October 13th, 2008 under Unfiled.
Comments: none
Who designed that monument?
The Lady Katerine and I spent the past week in Washington, D.C. where, much to my dismay, I couldn’t help but notice the USAF memorial soaring about the Five Sided Monument to Murphy’s Law. Later in the week, we visited the National Air and Space Museum’s Annex at Dulles. There is a similar, but more [...]
Posted: October 12th, 2008 under Unfiled.
Comments: 16
Tony Snow and the Milbloggers
How else do you think a bunch of milbloggers got to meet the President last fall?
P.S. You better sit down. I’ve blogged three days in a row.
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Posted: July 12th, 2008 under Unfiled.
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Calling All Milbloggers
Hmmm… Anybody around here who would like a little cash for doing something they do anyway?
MILITARYCONNECTION.COM IS LOOKING FOR YOU
BLOGGER & FORUM MODERATOR
$200 per month
We will also provide you free advertising space with banner & sidebar ads to feature your blog or to donate to your [...]
Posted: June 30th, 2008 under Unfiled.
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Take Two
Update: AAR
[*looks at down at date of last post*]
Geez, this place is positively dead! Well, maybe this will stir some interest: here’s to banking on the second time being a charm…
[*frantically searches for the LexBabe-resistant shield while scrambling for the bunker*]
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Posted: June 16th, 2008 under Unfiled.
Comments: 3
ANZAC Day at the football
Found this on youtube and thought some of you might find it interesting. As an Essendon fan I can be found here each year (unless OS) and standing in a stadium full of 90 to 100 thousand people in silence never fails to raise the hairs on the back of your neck.
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Posted: May 19th, 2008 under Unfiled.
Comments: 5